ianbrooks:

8-Bit Dreams

There’s an art form not commonly recognized in the static backgrounds of the pixel era, where silhouettes meet the neon-glow gradients that could only be produced in the circuit boards of primitive gaming technology. Yet there’s a unique kind of tranquility to be found in the serene pixelscapes and zen-like mantras found at tumblr: cameos, who finds the rich, meditative calm in never-ending retro gaming.

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meeresstille:

by Malcolm T Liepke

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jaded-mandarin:

Rubens. Detail from St. John the Evangelist.

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theartofanimation:

Yoann Lossel

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meeresstille:

by Santiago Ydañez

fer1972:

Shaun Barber: Tattoos & Illustrations

meeresstille:

by Magda Zych

artsyrup:

Nightswimming by John Defeo

darksilenceinsuburbia:

Erik Olson. Architecture of the Face. Jessica, 2013. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36”.

funkystarfishy:

Erwin Keustermans

matthewfilipkowski:

“Burn and Scar”
Monotypes 

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meeresstille:

1. Odd Nerdrum, 2002

2. Théodore Géricaultca, 1822

3. Franz von Stuck, 1895

4. Edvard Munch, 1897

5. Francesco Hayez, 1859

6. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892

7. René Magritte 1928

8. Pablo Picasso 1969

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2headedsnake:

Nicolas Jolly

‘Storm’

buongiorno:

“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” - Andrew Wyeth 

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sakrogoat:

Alessandro Papetti

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