Octopus Isle. Heike Weber Installations. Without Hope, Sin Esperanza, Frida Kahlo, C0520. A lack of appetite resulting from her many surgeries and numerous illnesses, left Frida very thin. Her doctor, Dr Eloesser, prescribed complete bed rest and a fattening diet of puréed food every two hours. In this painting, the artist portrays what she considered to be a "forced feeding" diet. The wooden structure that once held her canvases for painting now holds a funnel that continuously feeds her. Not even the sugar skull on top of the heap makes the entrée look appetizing. Her arms seem to be pinned beneath the blankets and she is unable to control the situation….the situation seems to be "Without Hope". On the back of the painting Frida inscribed the following entry: "A mí no me queda ya ni la menor esperanza….Todo se mueve al compás de lo que encierra la panza.
" Some look at this painting and see the food being regurgitated rather than consumed. La falta de apetito, consecuencia de sus muchas operaciones quirúrgicas y numerosas enfermedades, dejo a Frida muy delgada. Silk — Interactive generative art. Awesome Nature Photos Of Incredible Places - 39 Examples. Nature photography tends to put a stronger emphasis on the aesthetic value of the photo than other photography genres, such as photojournalism and documentary photography. Apart from this difference, nature photography will always be more surprising than any other type of photography. Nature, with all its resources creates far more beautiful scenery than what a man can create artificially. Kochia Hill, Hitachinaka City, Japan Japanese Tea Field Tea Garden near Mt. Fuji, Japan Hokitika gorge, New Zealand Fields of Lavender in Provence, France Tibet Altay mountains, Russia Beachview Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan Garden The Flatirons, Boulder, Colorado Banyan tree Cypress Gardens, FL In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks 1500 year old Angel Oak in Charleston, South Carolina Flower Ocean in China Nature finds a way Moraine Lake, Canada So Full Tree in Portland Japanese Garden Ponthus beech in Brocéliande forest, Bretagne, France Nagano, Japan Marqueyssac Gardens – Vézac, France Piúva.
Twelve Animals: World maps as Chinese zodiac. 12 Feb 2009 In a series of illustrations entitled "Twelve Animals," graphic artist Kentaro Nagai rearranges the world map to create the beasts of the Chinese zodiac. Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake // Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Boar The images shown here are high-contrast black-and-white photos of Nagai's work, which is on display at the Japan Media Arts Festival at the National Art Center, Tokyo until February 15. - Added: Also check out the animated Flash version of "Twelve Animals" at Graflex Directions. L E N S C R A T C H.