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4397407498_ed62116aed.jpg (JPEG Image, 353 × 500 pixels) Krümel. Мечта миров Выявленные на холсте. Along with some magnificent dreams, Jacek Yerka finds inspiration for his masterful paintings from his childhood memories: the places, remembered feelings and smells of 1950′s Poland. He studied fine art and graphic design before becoming a full time artist in 1980… and we’re glad he did. His paintings will take you through incredible worlds of imagination, bending reality in captivating and clever ways fit to inspire a novel or film.

See many more examples of his find paintings at yerkaland.com. See Also ENDEARING MONSTER DRAWINGS POP FROM THE SCREEN Via: hypeness.com.br. African American. This Week's Top Picks in Imperial & Global History | H-Net. Marc-William PalenLecturer in Imperial History, University of Exeter Cross-posted from the Imperial & Global Forum. It's time for the weekend roundup in imperial and global history. To kick things off, ever wonder what a map of Africa might look like if it had never been colonized?

Swedish artist Nikolaj Cyon has done just that: The Washington Post notes that 'the map asks what Africa would look like today if colonialism had never happened. (Africa's present-day borders were determined largely by colonialism, which continues to create lots of very big problems.) Next on the list, the Wellcome Library has made freely available more than 100,000 high resolution images for commercial or personal use, 'including manuscripts, paintings, etchings, early photography and advertisements': British imperial historian Warren Dockter has a fascinating take on Winston Churchill and Islam. Thousands of years of visual culture made free through Wellcome Images.

David Levine. Punk Hardcore Flyers. Cultural Institute. Search Gateway Home. Villafane Studios :: Home. My Modern Metropolis. Escape Into Life. Interactive: In Rome, Caravaggio Still Beckons Hoi Polloi - Interactive Feature.

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