Sunday, September 7, 2008
3D Tattoos Arts and Weird Tattoos Design,very cool !!
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Friday, March 21, 2008
No One Can Do That
how could they make this show with this amazing performance
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Cake
Cake by rathergood.com, from the album Rather Good Songs. A little kitten sings about his love of cake! Song available on iTunes now!
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Jesus Painting
An awesome depiction of a spiritual anomaly.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tattoos In History
What did President Theodore Roosevelt and Winston Churchill's mother have in common? They both had tattoos. While Jennie Churchill's tattoo was allegedly covered for the sake of reputation, and Teddy Roosevelt's was simply in a location which was not readily visible, this information caused a stir amongst many of their day as well as modern-day history buffs. President Roosevelt's daughter Alice also had a tattoo which was in a concealed location. Neither Mrs. Churchill's nor President Roosevelt's artwork, however, lent itself to gaining a sense of respectability amongst the average citizens. Even when such notable figures possessed tattoos, they were still considered to be socially unacceptable for most people.
Going as far back as any studies have been on the subject, it is claimed that the "Ice Man" who lived some 3300 years B.C., had some form of tattoos. Upon discovering the remains, researchers have been able to do little but guess that this most primitive form of tattoo was for the purpose of warding off evil spirits, or that it may have been some type of rite-of-passage. Combined on his spine and behind one knee and on one ankle, the Ice Man had approximately fifty-seven tattoos. While it is impossible to do more than speculate as to the actual reason for them, it certainly shows that tattoos are not unique to current eras nor to the people in the modern-day world. As the Ice Man was the oldest mummified human remains found in Europe, today's tattoo fans have history on their side-- there's nothing "modern" about tattoos.
In the distant past, tattoos were connected to an entirely different nature than they have been during the last few decades. There was nothing notorious or rebellious about them. It used to be that tattoos were reserved for those of high social standing, and were not available to average people. Tattoos were only available to-- and a sign of-- those who were wealthy, important, and usually in some high position of government or royalty. Sweden's King Oscar had tattoos; so did England's King George the fifth. In that era, tattoos were a status symbol.
In other time-periods, tattoos also served specific purposes. Going the furthest back in American history, many Native American tribes utilized the practice of tattoos; it was primarily for the purpose of showing one's connection to one's specific tribe. For the Polynesians, tattooing was a method of relating family history; each individual person had his own individual tattoos to show the story of his family. Some of the earliest explorers on the American continent have been said to have acquired this practice from the Polynesians' forms of tattoos.
Two of the oldest Egyptian mummies were discovered to have had tattoos. These tattoos, which have only been found on female mummies, consist of patterns of lines, dots and dashes. As the women themselves were connected to ritualistic practices, it is assumed that the tattoos they had in common were in some way representative of that fact. It is only speculation on the parts of the researchers, of course, based on their knowledge of the lifestyles of that period in time.
Although Oriental symbols are quite popular for tattoos in America, it is not widely known that both the Japanese and Chinese cultures have held a strong opposition to the practice of tattooing throughout history. With both societal and religious viewpoints agreeing that tattooing is something which should not be done, it is still considered to be a means of contaminating one's body. For the ancient Chinese, tattooing was used as a punishment for criminal activity, putting such visible marks on a person to forever brand him as a criminal.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Native American Girl
While attending a Pow Wow, Jason captured the beauty of this young Native American girl on film. He translated her image onto canvas. After many hours of painstaking atte... More»ntion to detail and color he has once again created a work of art that displays not only his talent as an artist,but his passion for each creation. This portrait is now in a Limited Edition Print Visit Jason's site to experience his other beautiful and unique works of art.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Slipped Away
This video is actually a remake of the 1st AMV I ever made. I made this 10 months ago, so I have improved a lot. I remember that it didn't take that long, but I think it ..
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Amazing Lego Creations
non copyrighted photos of Lego creations that are a work of art
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Pancake Mines
A claymation of a couple of very mean fellows, that lead everybody to believe some landmines are actually pancakes. Made in 2007.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
What's Your Sign
It's a painting of all the Astrological signs of the Zodiac. Each painting is on a human canvas. It is painted by Rudi Everts
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Monday, January 14, 2008
HOW TO DRAW PEOPLE USING BOXES
A little tutorial on how to draw people using boxes as reference. Using boxes its a good advice to start drawing: they make everthing a little easy.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
AMAZING Mustang Drawing!!!
13 hours of drawing shown in 1 minute. American Muscles in high speed for you! Music and video made by me :) Hope you like it!
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Colorblind Creation
Nature painting made with black and white spray paint. Put away the colors and try and black and white painting, it's fun.
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Swallow Tattoos, Nautical Stars, and Cherry Tattoos are Hot Ideas for Rockabilly Girls
I have noticed recently that there are tons of Rockabilly girls getting some great tattoo work done. They are getting themes like swallow tattoos, or nautical stars, and even cherries. These are all very classic and great looking tattoo designs. Many of them will work wonderful in combination with each other. For example a large chest piece tattoo design that incorporates two swallows on either side of a sacred heart with some nautical star tattoos to round out the design!
These work so well and
have noticed recently that there are tons of Rockabilly girls getting some great tattoo work done. They are getting themes like swallow tattoos, or nautical stars, and even cherries. These are all very classic and great looking tattoo designs. Many of them will work wonderful in combination with each other. For example a large chest piece tattoo design that incorporates two swallows on either side of a sacred heart with some nautical star tattoos to round out the design!
These work so well and are becoming so popular among this group of rockabilly women because they hark back to the time period of the 1950s and especially have the look and feel of Sailor Jerry type of tattoo designs.
This trend of course started with the now very popular West Coast tattoo style that at it's heart takes older tattoo designs and recolors them with new vibrant splashes of brightly colored ink. So taking old Sailor Jerry tattoo designs and redoing them with new bright ink colors not only has a great retro look and theme but also are becoming very popular tattoo designs for women.
All three of these designs have great symbolism behind them also. Sailors are a very superstitious lot by nature and would do anything to come home alive. They often would look for signs or clues to help them navigate their way home. Over the years these signs have turned into symbols for luck, safe travel, and returning home! For example the swallow tattoo is a symbol for returning home safely. Swallow birds can not fly very far from land and so when a sailor at sea spots a swallow bird he knows that land is close by and therefore home. So the swallow and therefore the swallow tattoo is a symbolism for returning home. Stars were also used frequently by sailors to navigate their way home and a nautical star is a symbol of this.
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