etch in light

intellectus means "light of the mind"

it is not discourse it is not even language

the inner sun 

"Rant" - Diane di Prima

This week at Take a Word the theme is LIGHTS. 

I did this by combining several photos I took at the last Bienal de São Paulo (a biennial art exhibition).

you have a poetics: you step into the world

like a suit of readymade clothes

or you etch in light

your firmament spills into the shape of your room

the shape of the poem, of yr body, of yr loves

"Rant" - Diane di Prima

Brangelinas' makeover

This week at Take a Word the challenge theme is "MAKEOVER".  We had to choose a portrait painting or photograph and change it some way. I used the same photos of Angelina  Jolie and Brad Pitt in both makeovers of a Taylor and Burton's photo (bellow) and the great American Gothic by Grant Wood.

Aquariums

This week the theme at the Muses is GO FISH. This is also my entry for Digitalmania which  is inspired by Kanchan Mahon this week.

Lady by Waterhouse; background is a photo of mine covered by pieces and bits of several quilts googled.

Lovely day

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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

Pablo Picasso

At Take a Word the  theme this week is ART and I decided to play a little bit and also pay homage to artists I like.

The background is Paul Signac's "Le Chateau de Comblat", Girls are from a Louis Vuitton catwalk. I replaced the black parts of their clothes by patterns from Gustav Klimt's paitings The Apple Tree and Tannenwald. The girl on the right wears a collar a borrow from Judith and the girl on the left has now Mäda Primavesi face. Finally lots of filters and a Kim Klassen texture.

Les filles de Bouguereau

The theme in Take a World is BEAUTY and what could be more beautiful than the girls painted by William-Adolphe Bouguereau? At some point I thought that these were all the same girl at different moments of her life. Now, it seems that there are two girls maybe sisters... What do you think?

Texture: Kim Klassen

Embracing my solitude

To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude.

Jeanne Moreau

As the winter approached, La Gioconda has escaped again from her accommodations in The Louvre and has gone to some hidden island in the South Pacific where she won't be disturbed by the paparazzi.

This is my contribution to Take a Word which  theme this week is ALTERING MONA.

Background  and Mona's body by Beth Rimmer; other elements by Createwing Designs; textures by Kim Klassen and Fabricate Stock.

Incomplete

Digital collage for Take a Word which theme this week is MANNEQUIN.

Background: pareeerica; mannequin is an assemblage of different pieces and bits; face: Gibson.

Yellow bike

The Three Muses asked for a BICYCLE and something YELLOW. A few years ago I traveled with girl friends to USA. This photo was taken in San Francisco right after we rent bikes to ride to Salsalito via Golden Gate. The background is a photo of mine which depicts a detail of "No Betweens" (1996) by Jim Hodges exposed in SFMOMA.

Postage Stamps: Pop Icons Series

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Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.

Josh Billings 

The challenge in The Three Muses is POSTAGE STAMPS. I've made each one of these stamps by recycling a digital collage I've previously created for Digitalmania. 

Stamp mask by Createwing Designs; autographs googled; texture on Liz Taylor stamp by Rein.

Traveling back in time through art

Hi there! This week challenge in Take a Word is couples and I decided to invite my husband to a time travel through art. I had so much fun!

Works of art: Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen Painting a Portrait of His Wife (1550) by Dirck Jacobsz (1497 - 1567); Mr and Mrs Andrews (1750) by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788); American Gothic (1930) by Grant Wood (1891–1942) .

Good Wine

Walmor Chagas

Hi, guys! This week the theme is WRINKLES in Take a Word. When I saw this theme it came to my mind Brazilian actor and director Walmor Chagas, who (probably) took his own life this week at age 82. He was a very beautiful talented artist who had been living alone on a farm the last 20 years. I wonder if aging is harder for these people who earn their living in front of the limelight.

“Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.” ― Abigail Van Buren

Thanks to Astros em Revista (photos) and Tigers Stock (envelope).

Oi, pessoal! Esta semana o tema é RUGAS no Take a Word. Quando vi esse tema veio à minha mente o querido Walmor Chagas. Eu me pergunto se o envelhecimento é mais difícil para essas pessoas que ganham a vida na frente dos holofotes.

Art & Beauty

Arte & Beleza

This week the host in Take a Word is Bill and he suggested ART as the theme word. To Bill “art is what makes us beautiful”.

On the other hand, sometimes I wonder on what is beautiful in art. Throughout the years artists have represented beauty in the most varied ways, not everyone would agreed with some of their visions, but be indifferent is not an option. Art always touch us one way or another. And after all should art be beautiful?

My contribution to TAW is also a tribute to everyone who dares to make art.

From left to right clockwise: Lucille by Philippe Pasque (2002); Woman Seated in a Chair by Pablo Picasso (1941); Little Louise  by Amedeo Modigliani (1915), Red Jackie by Andy Warhol (1964); The Broken Column (self-portrait) by Frida Kahlo (1944); untitled by Harding Meyer (2011); The White Skirt by Balthus (1937). Background is from a Bolon's catalog (pattern by Missoni); Texture by Jerry Jones (The Shadowhouse Creations).

Esta semana o anfitrião em Take a Word é Bill e ele sugeriu ARTE como a palavra tema. Para Bill "a arte é o que nos faz belos".

Por outro lado, às vezes eu me pergunto sobre o que é belo na arte. Ao longo dos anos os artistas têm representado a beleza nas mais variadas formas, nem todos concordariam com algumas de suas visões, mas ser indiferente não é uma opção. A Arte sempre nos toca de uma maneira ou de outra. E afinal de contas  a arte deve ser bela?

Minha contribuição para TAW é também uma homenagem a todos os que se atrevem a fazer arte.