The Door of Perception
Flor Garduño is an artist from Mexico City. In the beginning of her career her photography focused on documenting Latin American culture and traditions. After the birth of her second child she returned to the studio to create her black and white poetry, without any use of artificial light. To me her pictures are a celebration of eternal womanhood and fecundity of nature.
Remember this first DOP post on female nudes in nature:
Rimantas Dichavičius — Blossoms among blossoms
Sophy Hollington is a Brighton-based illustrator who has made a name for herself through her unique take on futuristic folklore realized in linocut.
I was told it’s a pity that DOP is such a men’s club. And it’s true, the feminine is underrepresented.…
Escher reveals a world far away from our general perception of reality, a world of mathematics, a world of abstractions, anticipating deep features of modern day cosmology.
The photography of Tyrone Williams is a reminder that beauty is to be found everywhere — In trash cans, puddles and rearview mirrors. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
La Planète sauvage is a classic of surreal animation. But it’s far more than just dazzlingly beautiful, it holds many thought-provoking ideas to contemplate on.
The fantastic Marina Abramović wants to share her legacy with the world. It’s all her knowledge condensed into a method — The Abramović Method.
Frieder Grindler is one of the big names of German poster design in the second half of the 20th century.
Goldsworthy is at play with the relentless flow of the elements, forming fragile and temporary moments in time.
Indulging in the aimless activity of watching the ephemeral beauty of clouds can enrich your life. Realize we don’t live beneath the sky, we live within it.
I grew up with Tintin and I just realized how formative Hergé’s ‘ligne claire’ was for me. His distinct visual…
Cymatics is the study of visible sound and vibration. The phenomenon is visualized with various materials…
Every belief system has to offer a good story. The more poetic and sensational the more likely to find followers. Paul Gustave Doré‘s way of depicting Christian imagery is a great example.
These days the light returns and I behold an enchanted world. I feel so grateful for this gift of vision and the living world it presents to me.
After decades of neglect, the British artist and writer Ithell Colquhoun is finally recognized as one of the most exciting and creative occult thinkers of the 20th century.
Rimantas Dichavičius is a photographer and illustrator from Lithuania. In this book he confronts the female nude with pictures of nature.
Why is it that looking at an open body causes such revulsion?
His meticulously rendered landscapes suggest a nostalgia for Eden and the availability of peace and joy through an expanded awareness of the beauty inherent in the land.
These portraits of the woods are influenced by imaging neuroscience. Especially the colors are reminiscent of the artist’s experience with fluorescence microscopy.
The publication uses AI to mash up ages, geographies and traditions, creating virtual artifacts indistinguishable from historical records.
A perfect summer night and the mental state of being truly present to the current moment in time.
