May 24, 2021
Mohenjo
Arts, Enthralling, Human Interest
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FROM AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND
–Artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor
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“Vicissitudes” Underwater sculpture in Grenada in honor of African Ancestors who were thrown overboard…RIP
This is located in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Grenada under water… Pass it along so more people will know about this wonderful work of art in honor of those who perished so tragically. Artist, Jason DeCaires Taylor
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“Comment from Viewer: Thanks! We appreciate your comments.
According to THE ARTIST:
1. “Vicissitudes depicts a circle of figures, all linked through holding hands. These are life-size casts taken from a group of children of diverse ethnic background. Circular in structure … the work both withstands strong currents and replicates one of the primary geometric shapes, evoking ideas of unity and continuum. … The sculpture proposes growth, chance, and natural transformation. It shows how time and environment impact on and shape the physical body. Children by nature are adaptive to their surroundings. Their use within the work highlights the importance of creating a sustainable and well-managed environment, a space for future generations.”
2. “Projects : T.A. Marryshow Community College
(depicts casts faces in the side of a large underwater stone)
In March 2007, a project was initiated with Helen Hayward of T.A. Marryshow Community College to produce a series of work for the Moliniere sculpture park.
Workshops were planned with A-level Art and Design students. Each student was required to produce a life cast of their face, to form an installation two metres deep around the shoreline of Moliniere Bay.
The project aimed to encourage local artists to contribute further works to the site and provide a arena for communities to appreciate and highlight the marine processes evident in their local environment.
The students were taught a range of skills including life-casting, cement casting and sculpting. The final pieces were installed by Jason on 25th April 2007.””
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Gabrielle Smith – Comment on “Vicissitudes” posted on “The NUBLK”
[News] Artist Jason de Caires Taylor clarifies intention of Underwater sculptures in Grenada originally thought to be a tribute to slavery
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We posted images of the underwater sculptures in Grenada by Jason de Caires Taylor. The pictures of the beautiful scenes of what was originally thought to be a tribute to fallen African slaves have been circulated on many websites. A few weeks ago I noticed that there were comments circulating that this indeed was not true and that the sculptures had nothing to do with slavery.
As a child of Grenadian parents, I was interested to find out the intention of the piece as the island of Grenada as with the majority of islands in the Caribbean have a very strong connection with the slave trade and you can still find remnants of this even today. It would be interesting to find out the discourse between the Grenadian government and the artist when they were first approached to have the sculptures placed there. After contacting the artist I received the following reply:
“It was never my intention to have any connection to the Middle passage, below is the original text. Although it was not my intention from the outset I am very encouraged how it has resonated differently within various communities and feel it is working as an art piece by questioning our identity, history and stimulating debate.”
– Jason de Caires Taylor
Although I do find it interesting that these particular sculptures were allowed to be placed on the island of Grenada I also have to respect the artists intention and commend the fact that now that he’s aware of what many take the sculptures to mean that he is now leaving the intention open to discussion.
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Underwater sculpture 1, “Vicissitudes” in Grenada, in honor of our African Ancestors who were thrown overboard the slave ships during the Middle Passage of the African Holocaust (see comments above). Plus, Underwater sculptures 2,3 and 5 by artist Jason DeCaires Taylor
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.Click link below for history of artist Jason DeCaires Taylor and his sculptures:
http://www.underwatersculpture.com/
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September 26, 2013
Mohenjo
Arts
amazon, anime, arts, Arts News, business, Business News, entertainment, homeless people, Homeless Photography, homeless population, Homeless Portraits, honest portrait, Hotels, huffingtonpost, illustration, LA Homeless, Michael Pharaoh, Michael Pharaoh Art, Michael Pharaoh Photographer, photographer michael, photography, Portraits Homeless Los Angeles, research, Science, Science News, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation
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Photographer Michael Pharaoh is only 22 years old. Yet already, he possesses the uncanny ability to capture the story written on a stranger’s face.
New Zealand-based Pharaoh created the gripping series “The Homeless of L.A.” while on vacation in California. The photographs evoke, in tremendous detail, the identity of Hollywood’s homeless population in a series of muted yet stylistically gorgeous up-close portraits.
“[The project] was fascinating to me because we don’t have the same plethora of homeless people as L.A,” Pharaoh explained in a statement for the series. “It was interesting to hear all of their stories and how they came to live on the streets. This project was both a sad yet humbling one.”
While the homeless population is all too often treated as invisible, Pharaoh’s high definition portraits explore every facet of their visages to capture a striking and honest portrait of a complete stranger.
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Another example of Michael’s work.
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September 15, 2013
Mohenjo
Human Interest
amazon, architecture, arts, aviation, business, Business News, celebrities, Hotels, huffingtonpost, HuffPost Home News, illustration, Jeremy Beasley, Jeremy Beasley Tiny Homes, research, Science, Science News, Shipping Container Homes, Shipping Container Homes Amsterdam, Shipping Container Houses, Slideshow, Small Space Living, technology, Technology News, Tiny Homes, transportation, travel, vacation, Video
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We’ve spoken to many tiny home dwellers who think a small house is a happy house. And in an attempt to spread the word that small is beautiful, Jeremy Beasley is visiting unique and teeny homes and documenting the visits on film.
In the video above, Beasley visits one woman who lives in one of the shipping container houses, which are used as student housing in Amsterdam. Although, the home is a mere 215 square feet, the young woman says she has all the room she needs, including enough space for her cat. In fact, she loves her place so much, she cant ever see herself living in a big home.
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September 8, 2013
Mohenjo
Arts
3-D art, amazon, Art News, arts, big apple, business, Business News, chalk drawings, chalk man, Hotels, illustration, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, street art, technology, Technology News, the chalkman, travel, vacation
RECEIVED THESE DRAWINGS IN EMAILS FROM FRIENDS
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The chalk man has returned with more of his 3-D art.
I actually saw some of his chalk drawings on 6 Ave in New York (the big apple), they are amazing.
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One example!.
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Click link below for my collection of his work (just give the – powerpoint .pps – a minute to load, it will run automatically):
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August 18, 2013
Mohenjo
Human Interest
1950s, 1950s Pinups, amazon, arts, aviation, business, Business News, celebrities, clothing, Duane Bryers, Duane Bryers Hilda, Duane Bryers Pin Ups, fashion, Hilda, Hilda is a vintage icon, Hilda Pinup, Hotels, huffingtonpost, illustration, illustrator Les Toil, Les Toil, Marilyn Monroe, Messy Nessy Chic, Pin Up, Pin Up Girls, Pin Up Illustrations, Plus Size Pinups, Plus-Size, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, style, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation, Women News
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The phrase “pinup girl” often conjures up images of hourglass figures and vintage fashion. But how often are the pin-ups we see actually plus-size women?
Not often enough. That’s why we’re so excited that Hilda, originally drawn in the 1950s by illustrator Duane Bryers, resurfaced on the Internet this week.
According to the blog Messy Nessy Chic, Hilda is a vintage icon who was “one of history’s longest running calendar queens” alongside Marilyn Monroe and others.
“She’s a creation out of my head. I had various models over the years, but some of my best Hilda paintings I’ve ever done were done without a model,” Bryers said in an interview with illustrator Les Toil.
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August 10, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
amazon, Art And Science, Art And Technology, Art Science, arts, Atomic-Force-Microscope, aviation, business, Business News, climate, gaming, Hotels, huffingtonpost, illustration, Mini Lisa, Mini Mona Lisa, mona lisa, Nanotechnology, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, Smallest Mona Lisa, Tcnl, technology, Technology News, Thermochemical Nanolithography, transportation, travel, vacation, Weird Science
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The enigmatic image is perhaps the most reproduced in art history, but it’s never before been painted on such a small canvas.
Using a novel nanotechnique, researchers have made a miniature Mona Lisa that stretches 30 microns across, just a third of the width of a human hair.
A team from Georgia Tech created the molecular masterpiece using an atomic force microscope and a process dubbed ThermoChemical NanoLithography, or TCNL for short.
Each 125-nanometer pixel of the “Mini Lisa” represents a confined set of chemical reactions. The technique allowed the researchers to control the amount of heat applied over each pixel to vary the number of new molecules created in each spot. More heat resulted in more molecules and lighter shades of gray. In this way, the team made the tiny copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work, pixel by pixel.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/06/mini-mona-lisa-worlds-smallest-nano-technology_n_3713694.html?ref=topbar
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June 19, 2013
Mohenjo
Science
alan kwan, amazon, anime, arts, biology, business, Engineering Humans, evolution, Faces Of Future Photos, Faces Of The Future, features photos, Future Humans, Genetics, Hotels, huffingtonpost, Human Evolution, Human Faces, Human Facial Features, Human Genome, illustration, nickolay, Nickolay Lamm, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation, Video
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What might humans look like in the distant future?
Nickolay Lamm, a Pittsburgh-based artist, has created four sci-fi-like illustrations showing one idea of what changes to the human genome may do to the human face 20,000 years, 60,000 years, and 100,000 years hence. The images are based on hypotheses put forth by Dr. Alan Kwan, an expert on computational genomics.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/faces-of-the-future-human-facial-features-photos_n_3391747.html
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June 15, 2013
Mohenjo
Human Interest
amazon, arts, Bad Marriage, BREAKING UP, business, Divorce Advice, getty images, Health, Hotels, How To Have a Good Marriage, huffingtonpost, human-rights, illustration, maing, Marriage, marriage advice, Marriage Counseling, Marriage Problems, Men, mental-health, myaol, OWN Empower Yourself, OWN Live Happier, OWN News, OWN Relationships, photography, research, Science, Science News, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation, When To Divorce
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What do you need to think about before calling it quits? The experts weigh in.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/14/when-to-divorce-ending-marriage_n_3423342.html?icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl26|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D329354
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May 22, 2013
Mohenjo
Made Me Laugh
amazon, arts, business, comedy, email, entertainment, Hotels, illustration, photography, research, Science, Science News, slides, Slideshow, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation
RECEIVED THESE SLIDES IN AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND
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Check out all of the slides in the show!
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First slide
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Good enough to read
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May 17, 2013
Mohenjo
Photographs
amazon, arts, Beauty, business, entertainment, Hotels, illustration, Photo Galleries, photograph, photography, research, Science, Science News, Slideshow, style, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation
RECEIVED THESE PHOTOGRAPHS IN AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND
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These are beautiful photographs that stand on their own.
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Just 1 photograph from collection
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