The Vincent van Gogh Gallery Runic alphabet Runology is the study of the runic alphabets, runic inscriptions, runestones, and their history. Runology forms a specialised branch of Germanic linguistics. The earliest runic inscriptions date from around AD 150. The characters were generally replaced by the Latin alphabet as the cultures that had used runes underwent Christianisation, by approximately AD 700 in central Europe and AD 1100 in Northern Europe. However, the use of runes persisted for specialized purposes in Northern Europe. The three best-known runic alphabets are the Elder Futhark (around AD 150–800), the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc (AD 400–1100), and the Younger Futhark (AD 800–1100). Historically, the runic alphabet is a derivation of the Old Italic alphabets of antiquity, with the addition of some innovations. The process of transmission of the script is unknown. History and use[edit] The runes were in use among the Germanic peoples from the 1st or 2nd century AD. The name runes contrasts with Latin or Greek letters.
1000 Awesome Things HUMUMENT.COM - The Official Site of A HUMUMENT by Tom Phillips Introduction Fifth edition 2012 A Humument started life towards noon on November 5th (Guy Fawkes Day) 1966 at a propitious place. Austin's Furniture Repository stood on Peckham Rye where William Blake saw his first angels and which Van Gogh must have passed once or twice on his way to Lewisham. As usual on a Saturday morning Ron Kitaj and I were prowling the huge warehouse in search of bargains. It turned out to be a novel by someone that neither I nor my even more bookish companion had heard of, W. Like most projects that end up lasting a lifetime this had its germ in idle play at what then seemed to be the fringe of my activities. Once I had got my prize home I was excited to find that page after randomly opened page revealed that I had indeed stumbled upon a treasure. It was while I was experimenting with ways of combining pages that the book's christening took place; again by a chance discovery. By 1973 I had worked every page. - Tom Phillips
"The Creative Process and Entheogens" -- Alex Grey The Creative Process and Entheogens by Alex Grey adapted from The Mission of Art PDF version of this document Twenty-five years ago I took my first dose of LSD. Due to its visionary richness, I think the entheogenic experience has great importance for fueling an artistic and cultural renaissance. Oscar Janiger's studies of LSD and creativity showed that many artists felt the work done while tripping or post-tripping was more inventive and inspired work than their previous work. "How can we bring the insights of the entheogenic state into our lives?" First Effects: 1). Beginning to Surrender to a Higher Power: 3). Transpersonal Stages: 4). Heinrich Klüver studied the effects of mescaline on normal subjects and he found there were certain visual and perceptual "form constants" that recur in psychedelic voyages. An experience of such overwhelming power can influence an artist's approach to their work. The Creative Process: 1). Notes: 1.
One Sentence - True stories, told in one sentence. Personism Hacker Graphic - Blogs, MySpace Graphic and Generator, Profiles, Forum Signatures The Minimalist Principle: Omit Needless Things “Omit needless words.” - William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style While minimalist aesthetics and products and the minimalist lifestyle appeals to a lot of people, they find it easier to like it than to live it. Minimalism is something people might strive for, but they don’t know where to start. I’d start with the advice of William Strunk Jr. in his classic minimalist treatise on writing (quoted above), but apply it to life in general, and everything you do: “Omit needless things.” I could (and probably should) stop writing there, because that’s really all the advice you need. However, the idea needs a little expanding. “A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This is the addition to “Omit needless things” that is necessary: not that you have as little as humanly possible, but that every thing you do have counts.
Frank Gonzales Fun Forever - Luxury fun is affordable for everyone! » Thursday’s weird art Today is a very weird day. So we have decided to make a compilation of really weird artists.1. Number one is Erwin Olaf. More of weirdest Erwin Olaf’s photosErwin Olaf for Koehler&Co 2. 3. Janna Syvanoja’s paper 4. Justine Smith priceless works 5. Swiss Cube | The first swiss satelite joshtaylorart.net Weird Houses Living in a box doesn't look so strange after this... You shouldn't run or jump through this house. Especially if you don't swim. I'm feeling so upside-down! How the Santa climb that chimney? Where's the witch? Living in a box? I'm not weird. Spooky... Weird.