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Curiot murals are increasingly complex and full of details, each...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:21:00 -0300

Curiot murals are increasingly complex and full of details, each day closer to a pictorial art with tribal influences, which means long hours for several days to reach that level of perfection and rich ornamentation. It is at this point where crafts, street art and concentration come together to summon his magical beings to form.

Curiot’s colorful paintings, featuring mythical half-animal...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:18:00 -0300

Curiot’s colorful paintings, featuring mythical half-animal half-human figures and scenes, which allude to Mexican traditions (geometric designs, Day of the Dead styles, myths and legends, tribal elements), are rendered in precise detail with a mixture of highly vibrant yet complementary colors. “Growing up in the States sort of gave me a diluted Mexican culture, I had no clue what I was missing out on until I moved back 10 years ago”, says Curiot. “The bright colors, folklore, ancient cultures and the beautiful handcrafts are some of the things that I embraced and which influence my work deeply”.

The Mexican artist The Curiot brings some extraordinary...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:16:00 -0300

The Mexican artist The Curiot brings some extraordinary images. His murals are unique and spray well with message, because it uses recycled materials. It is based on ancient civilizations and make huge mythical creatures representing the majesty of nature in shaping their colors and textures.

Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:37:00 -0400

Iceland has many geysers, including Geysir, from which the English word is derived. After a phase of inactivity, Geysir started erupting again after a series of earthquakes in 2000. Geysir has since then grown quieter and does not erupt often.

Iceland, is composed primarily of basalt, a low-silica lava...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:35:00 -0400

Iceland, is composed primarily of basalt, a low-silica lava associated with effusive volcanism. It has a variety of volcanic types (composite and fissure), many producing more evolved lavas such as rhyolite and andesite. Iceland has hundreds of volcanoes within approx. 30 volcanic systems active.

The Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago from the...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:18:00 -0400

The Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a region within a large molecular cloud. Most of the matter gathered in the center, while the rest flattened into an orbiting disk that would become the Solar System. It is thought that almost all other stars form by this process.

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is...

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:18:00 -0400

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields. It has a diameter about 109 times that of Earth, and its mass is 330,000 times that of Earth. The Sun accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System.

Vladimir Stankovic is a graphic designer and illustrator from...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:12:07 -0400

Vladimir Stankovic is a graphic designer and illustrator from Serbia, currently based in Rovaniemi, Finland. His work is a combination of illustration and graphic design, with the use of both traditional and digital mediums. Inspiration comes from science and nature on one hand, and fantasy, fairy tales and all sorts of mysteries on the other.

Both asexual and sexual spores or sporangiospores are often...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:04:00 -0400

Both asexual and sexual spores or sporangiospores are often actively dispersed by forcible ejection from their reproductive structures. This ejection ensures exit of the spores from the reproductive structures as well as traveling through the air over long distances.

The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:53:31 -0400

The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems.The term “biophilia” literally means “love of life or living systems.” It was first used by Erich Fromm to describe a psychological orientation of being attracted to all that is alive and vital.

The Mantis Shrimp has the most sophisticated visual system in...

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:23:00 -0300

The Mantis Shrimp has the most sophisticated visual system in the world, as its eyes contain 16 different types of photo-receptors (12 for color analysis, compared to humanity’s 3 cones). Mantis shrimps can thus see polarized light and 4 colors of UV light, and distinguish up to 100,000 colors (compared to the 10,000 seen by human beings).

The famous 2001: A Space Odyssey Theme is from Also Sprach...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:21:17 -0300

The famous 2001: A Space Odyssey Theme is from Also Sprach Zarathustra, the symphonic poem by Richard Strauss, based on a book by Friedrich Nietzsche, which contained his famous declaration God is dead. One can assume, given Stanley Kubrick’s working methods, that this was accidental.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 19:16:49 -0300

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.

She’s my cousin… but doesn’t she look almost...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:36:00 -0300

She’s my cousin… but doesn’t she look almost exactly like Laura Palmer? She’s filled with secrets. Where we’re from, the birds sing a pretty song, and there’s always music in the air.

man is a mystery, man is a dreamer, man is a beast, man is on a...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:35:34 -0300

man is a mystery, man is a dreamer, man is a beast, man is on a stage, man is a puppet, man is a robot, man is a split being, man is empty.

Misogyny is a central part of sexist prejudice and ideology and,...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:53:00 -0300

Misogyny is a central part of sexist prejudice and ideology and, as such, is an important basis for the oppression of females in male-dominated societies.

Metatron’s Cube represents the gridwork of consciousness...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:24:00 -0300

Metatron’s Cube represents the gridwork of consciousness and the framework of our Universe. It is the Matrix in which everything is contained in our three dimensional being.

Merkabah is the divine light vehicle used by ascended masters to...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:00:00 -0300

Merkabah is the divine light vehicle used by ascended masters to connect with and reach those in tune with the higher realms. “Mer” means Light. “Ka” means Spirit. “Ba” means Body.

We are reminded in the ancient paintings that the stated purpose...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:52:58 -0300

We are reminded in the ancient paintings that the stated purpose of art was not to present photographic reality but to convey the essence and harmony which underlines all of creation

Hermann von Helmholtz examined the human eye and concluded that...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:46:28 -0300

Hermann von Helmholtz examined the human eye and concluded that it was, optically, rather poor. The poor-quality info gathered via the eye seemed to him to make vision impossible. He therefore concluded that vision could only be a matter of making assumptions and conclusions from incomplete data, based on previous experiences.