Whispering Lion's Den
“Sad Woman” — maggiebebbe
The monument to lawyer Giuseppe Todde in Cagliari, Sardinia’s Cemetery of Bonaria.
Kirsten Hassenfeld Knows Paper
That’s right: paper. That is all paper. The work of Kirsten Hassenfeld is intricate to a point that makes me a little bit afraid. Folding, cutting and otherwise manipulating paper to create sculptures like these must take crazy patience, not to mention a level of dexterity most of us will never possess. While looking through her work on the Bellwether Gallery I couldn’t decide which images to share with you, so be sure to check them all out for yourself. Absolutely freaking amazing. Check out the full article for a few more of my favorites, including some mind-blowing detail shots.
~Carly
Crépuscule sur Paris by Thierry Duval in Paris, France.
In all of my travels, I’ve never seen watercolor as detailed as Duval’s. Stunning.
Wow. Indeed, it is.
Carved Wooden Gargoyle
By Philippe_28
Little sculpted details like this make my world go ‘round. Always have, even when I was a kid. Thank you, old school carvers, for taking the time to craft your wonders.
The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One(Source: kindlequotes)
Guys, do not even get me started on the awesomeness that Google unveiled this morning! The Google Art Project allows you to see famous works of art in extreme close-up detail, like Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, above.
From New York, we’ve got MoMa, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Frick contributing, and there are also world-famous museums like the Uffizi (Florence, Italy), the Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), and the Hermitage (St. Petersburg, Russia). Seriously, have a look — who doesn’t need some beauty in his or her day?
As a bonus, you can literally get close enough to see some slight imperfections, which makes me feel better knowing that these seemingly supernaturally talented artists were, indeed, human. (I was an art history major in college, can you tell?)
(Source: yennifoo)
Botticelli, “The Birth of Venus” detail via perfectionista-v
Those eyes sink right into you.
