Napoleonic criss-cross

Exquisitely layered with a mixture of innocence, sexuality, beauty and decay, Vania Zouravliov’s illustrations are filled with meticulous, elaborate, copious, lavish, extravagant, generous, baroque, overflowing, flourished (thank you Thesaurus), mucho intricate details.

Napoleon as a Young Boy

Seeing works of Goya, Dürer, Mantegna, and Arcimboldo made me realize that there was a multitude of fascinating worlds out there. Even as a child, I felt that I needed a world of my own. Starting drawing early in life also taught me the importance of discipline and routine. Just like any other exercise, drawing needs to be practised regularly; otherwise, you lose form.

I learned how to draw by closely studying the works of the German masters. The basis of my technique was formed by looking at engravings and drawings by Dürer, Martin Schongauer, Lucas Cranach, and Hans Baldung Grien. At various other points in my life, I’ve also been inspired by artists such as Wilhelm von Kaulbach, Max Klinger, and Eduard Thöny.

I’m deeply in awe of Rei Kawakubo [a Japanese fashion designer] and her work. She’s most definitely one of my heroes.

There are lots of reasons why I find folklore enjoyable, important, and inspiring. Folk tales are full of deeply powerful imagery.

I feel that, as an artist, it’s my job to give people pleasure. I would never draw anything that lacked beauty or life.

[whole interview here]

Russian-born Vania Zouravliov was inspired from an early age by influences as diverse as The Bible, Dante’s Divine Comedy, early Disney animations and North American Indians.

I would add the characteristic bicorne hat to the list.

 Ballet 2

 Beyond the Clouds

 Columbina

 Furstin der Finsternis

 Galliano

 Girl Color

 Kitsune

 Lilin

 Napoleon as a Young Boy

 Queen

 Rooster 2

 Shi Shi

 Stella 1

 Stella 2

 The Head

 Tiger of Sweden

 Viv

 White Rooster

 Icon 1

Bow Wow Wow - I want candy (live! 80s)

Man's man's man's world

Marius Sachtikus is a photographer from Slovakia. This black and white series is called Man's World.

 Awakening

 Christmas Time

 Closer

 Exodus

 Famine

 Guardian

 Take Me from This World

 Thousand Needles

 Thrown Dreams

 Man and Curiosity

 Man and Depth

 Man and Distance

 Man and Space

Marius Sachtikus's web site
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He's also a musician: myspace
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Slovakia.

Slovaks? Slovaks
Athlets? Slovaks in the NHL

Montreal best known Slovak, Jaroslav Halak

 Custom figurine of Jaroslav Halak

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This is a man's a man's a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl  

You see, man made the cars to take us over the road
Man made the trains to carry heavy loads
Man made electric light to take us out of the dark
Man made the boat for the water like Noah made the ark 

This is a man's a man's a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl 

Man thinks about a little baby girls and a baby boys
Man makes then happy 'cause man makes them toys
And after man has made everything, everything he can
You know that man makes money to buy from other man 

This is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl 

He's lost in the wilderness
He's lost in bitterness


It's a Man's Man's Man's World is a song written by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York studio and released it as a single later that year. The song's title is a pun on the title of the 1963 comedy film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

James Brown - It's a Man's Man's Man's World (1966)

Re-make/re-model

Territory

Old school theme through modern glitchy cacophony: Frank Gonzales orchestrates colorful and dynamic bird paintings that touch the heart. Take a peek inside a pop world of color, form and composition. Almost music.

I like to construct and deconstruct during the process, leaving traces of my journey in the end results. Like life itself, there are elements of uncertainty, dialogue and changes that take place which can be both fascinating and frustrating to me. (Frank Gonzales)

 At arms length

 Bide

 Canto

 Caracara

 Cuckoo

 Gila woodpecker

 Hunt

 Oriole

 Passing thru

 Reverence

 Rose

 Sharp I

 Sharp II

 Sharp III

 Sharp IV

 Sharp V

 Sharp VI

 Sharp VII

 Simplex I

 Simplex II

 Simplex III

 Simplex IV

 Simplex V

 Song of summer

 Song sparrow

 Two

Verse

My work is about taking forms in nature and making them my own. What I do is nothing new, but by using the language of color, composition, fragmentation and representation, my aim is to speak about these known elements and present them from a different perspective.

Inspired by old masters, modern graphic design and musical compositions, Frank Gonzales paints birds, foliage and plants. His works are a result of the exploration and love he has for nature, with charm and rhythm through the manipulation of design, dripping effect, color and compositional elements.

I like to challenge myself with every new work but ultimately I try to portray a sense of beauty or that feeling of energy you get when you really feel alive. 

Roxy Music - Re-make/Re-model (1972) LIVE

Added video to audio, tried to make video fit, failed in piano section (trekkertos)

I feel I am constantly growing as an artist every day.


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