“The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.” – Jerzy Kosinski

Wikipedia article of the day is HMS Levant (1758). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2AwyGWq Summary: HMS Levant was a sixth-rate 28-gun frigate of the Coventry class, launched in 1758. Principally a hunter of privateers, she was also designed to be a match for small French frigates, but with a broader hull and sturdier build at the expense […]

“Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.” – Michael Korda

Wikipedia article of the day is Black currawong. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2ZJpd6W Summary: The black currawong (Strepera fuliginosa), also known as the black jay, is a large passerine bird endemic to Tasmania and nearby islands in the Bass Strait. One of three currawong species, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian magpie in […]

“The work of art is a scream of freedom.” – Christo

Wikipedia article of the day is Arch of Remembrance. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3f0fak5 Summary: The Arch of Remembrance is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in Victoria Park, Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. A committee was formed in 1919 to propose a permanent memorial, and the first […]

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.” – Pablo Picasso

Wikipedia article of the day is Peter van Geersdaele. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2HzIIHQ Summary: Peter van Geersdaele (3 July 1933 – 20 July 2018) was a British conservator best known for his work on the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. Among other work he oversaw the creation of a plaster cast of the ship impression, from which […]

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