Ying's Links
Welcome to my links page!
I have bookmarked various websites on my computer over the past few years.
As I revisit these wonderful links, and explore new ones, I would like to share them with all of you.
-Ying
Filmmaker Chris Abbas writes: "I truly enjoy outer space. It's absolutely amazing that we now have the ability to send instruments out into the void of the universe to observe all sorts of interesting things. Asteroids! Moons! Planets! Dark matter! This is the perfect opportunity for a Carl Sagan quote:
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
The footage in this little film was captured by the hardworking men and women at NASA with the Cassini Imaging Science System. If you're interested in learning more about Cassini and the on-going Cassini Solstice Mission, check it out at NASA's website: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/index.cfm"
From Joan Armatrading's wonderful album "Show Some Emotion". Enjoy!
Classic Retro Pin-up Paintings and the Real Life Artist’s Models They Were Based On
Written by Ying
Many artists study years of anatomy and go study life drawing for countless hours, but when it gets down to it, it's always helpful to have a real life model to go by to get all of the nuances of light and shadow and posture. And so here are several pin-ups that you've probably seen before, paired with the real life models that you may not have seen before.
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Designed by Eva Alessandrini and Roberto Saporiti for the Italian furniture design firm Saporiti.
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This wonderful bench is created by Japanese designer Satoshi Itasaka.
Although it appears as if the bench is floating, the illusion is created by the balloons actually being anchored to the ceiling. The balloons even act as lamps!
Three Ants Carrying Chili Peppers by Yahya Taufikurrahman
Written by Ying
Yahya Taufikurrahman via 1X
From my cousin: "Fugue yeah! love this piece! Does he do any Philip Glass?"
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