All Blog Posts Tagged 'martin' (11)

The Beauty and Pain of Love - Martin Stranka (15 pics)

I Was Falling High

Martin Stranka is a Czech artist and photographer who asks us to experience the beauty and pain of love. It's those times in our life when we're consumed by our heartache and grief, when… Continue

Added by alice on October 29, 2009 at 8:39am — No Comments

Martin Tomsky - Illustrator (9 pictures)

So, today, I wanna big up a personal favourite of mine and an up and coming British illustrator. Martin Tomsky or mtomsky as he's known to some, draws inspiration from the natural world, street culture, geometric forms, computer games and comics. His interests primarily lie in creating new worlds and unique characters to inhabi… Continue

Added by Doctolero on October 28, 2009 at 1:12am — 1 Comment

Pictures From Wonderland - Cade Martin (14 pics)

"It appears cameras can capture the soul." So it says on photographer Cade Martin's website. Take one look at his amazing portfolio and you'll see what he means. Martin tells magnificent, intriguing and beautiful st… Continue

Added by alice on October 20, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Vivid Storytelling - Christoph Martin Schmid (10 photos)

It's makes a lot of sense that photographer Christoph Martin Schmid has a film background. "It was via photography that I discovered film which eventually brought me back to photography,"… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 2, 2009 at 11:30am — 4 Comments

Nighthawks

After Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World, my favorite painting is Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. I borrowed from the title when selecting my CB "handle" in the 1970s (Arkansas Nighthawk). Hopper didn't like to discuss his art. He said, "The whole answer is there on the canvas." Some things don't need explanations (although what he d… Continue

Added by Ret Miles on March 13, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments

A little about me—part 3 of 3

SPEAKING OF A VISION At Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I hiked up Cascade Canyon to Lake Solitude. Won't mean anything to you unless you've been there. MEMPHIS AND DAD I took driver's ed at Trezevant High School, in Memphis. On our first day street driving, I drove down Beale Street by the legendary Pee Wee's (where supposedly WC Handy first wrote the blues, although that's now known to be primarily a legend) before a lot of that neighborhood was torn down. I was also in Memphis when E… Continue

Added by Ret Miles on March 11, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - ART+CULTURE: CitizenOfThePlanet by Martin Denker: Los Angeles

Opening Reception December 13th, 7pm

It's almost like one of those really cool trippy dreams... Benjamin Trigano Gallery will be exhibiting 20 high-speed dynamic works by 32-year-old German artist Martin Denker. CitizenOfThePlanet combines elements of sur… Continue

Added by Eugene on December 10, 2008 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

A Reliable Jetpack

GizmoAve - Once the mere dream of a madman, the concept of the jetpack really first took off when Sean Connery was hovering around with one in the movie Thunderball back in 1965. Since then however, other than some lacklustre performances at various Super Bowls, the personal jetpack that we all thought was just around the corner has failed miserabl… Continue

Added by George Costanza on November 28, 2008 at 3:38am — 3 Comments

I Bet James Bond Wants One of These! - Aston Martin One-77

The One-77 boasts 700 horses and 7.3-liter V-12 engine.

Take a peak at this beastly creation. Aston Martin's One-77 is rumored to carry a price tag of a $1.5 million, about six times the price… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 9, 2008 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

'Cause Insects Close Up are Cool but with Dew Even Cooler: Photography by Martin Amm

Born in Germany, Martin Amm photographs these 6 legged creatures using his digital SLR (Nikon D70). Amazing in their detail, these photos show us the beauty of our little friends.… Continue

Added by alice on October 17, 2008 at 8:00am — 3 Comments