t-rex, the moon, and venus (by Darius twin)
Some people walk in and out of your life for just a moment, but they teach you something so profound about yourself…you just know you’ll never forget them.
J.R. Colman
The Hands Resist Him, also known as eBay Haunted Painting, is a painting created by Oakland, California artist Bill Stoneham in 1972. It depicts a young boy and female doll standing in front of a glass paneled door against which many hands are pressed. According to the artist, the boy is based on a photograph of himself aged 5, the doorway is a representation of the dividing line between the waking world and the world of dreams and possibilities, and the doll is a guide who will escort the boy through it. The hands themselves represent alternate lives or possibilities. Stoneham recalls that both the owner of the gallery in which the painting was first displayed, and the art critic who reviewed it, died within one year of coming into contact with the painting.
The painting was said to have come into the possession of a California couple, after being found on the site of an old brewery. The painting appeared on the auction website eBay in February 2000. According to the seller, the aforementioned couple, the painting carried some form of curse. Their eBay description claimed that the characters in the painting moved during the night, and that they would sometimes leave the painting and enter the room in which it was being displayed. Included with the listing were a series of photographs that were said to be evidence of an incident in which the female doll character threatened the male character with a gun that she was holding, causing him to attempt to leave the painting . A disclaimer was included with the listing absolving the seller from all liability if the painting was purchased.
Some people claimed that simply viewing the photos of the painting made them feel ill or have unpleasant experiences.
The Artist later said that the doll character was not holding a gun, she is seen holding a battery of some sort. This painting got so popular that the Artist was commissioned to make another painting of the same kind. He made a sequel to the painting called “Resistance at the Threshold” Which is set 40 years later that the painting above.
(Source: sadiemaeglutz)
A Wall That Plays Music When It Rains
When it rains, this unique colorful wall in Germany becomes a charming musical instrument.
Referred to as Neustadt Kunsthofpassage, when water runs through the drain pipes and gutter system that are attached to the outside of the building, they become an awakened orchestra. (via)
Berndnaut Smilde created a cloud in a room which was visible for mere minutes at Hotel MariaKapel.
“LAUGHTER IS A GLIMPSE INTO WHO SOMEONE IS. Tears are the window into one’s own self. These two extremes are so free from one’s own judgment and the judgment of everyone looking in. It’s humanity in its purest form, beautiful and unique to every individual.”
J.R. Colman
