Designer Chris Myles has restocked his shelves with some awesome Portal inspired rings. Grab them all up, while they last,at his Shapeways shop.
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Portal Inspired Rings by Chris Myles / Ammnra (Store) (Flickr)
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Time to have some fun, methinks…
Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan, 1885
Ugh, I love this painting so much.
Just some background stuff, Ivan the Terrible was the Tsar of Russia for most of the 16th Century. In I think 1581, he caught his daughter-in-law wearing ‘immodest clothing in front of everyone’ and struck her. She was apparently pregnant and she may or may not have had a miscarriage because of it.
Ivan’s son and the girl’s husband, also named Ivan after his father, hears about it and gets into a really heated argument with his father that ends with Ivan the Terrible taking a swing at his son with his pointed staff. It’s said that he immediately fell down and kissed his son’s face, pressing his hands against his left temple to try to stop the bleeding. He famously screamed “May I be damned! I’ve killed my son! I’ve killed my son!” His son briefly regained consciousness and his last words were “I die as a devoted son and most humble servant.”
I love all the details. I love the pointed staff lying on the ground and the signs of a fight with the tossed over chair, disturbed carpet, and the door wide open. I love the single tear on Ivan’s face and their position on the floor. This is a really gorgeous but raw depiction of one of the darkest moments in an incredible man’s life. I wish there were more historical paintings like this.
We think this series of invisible man photos, created by Pol Ubeda Hervas and entitled I’m Not There, is pretty awesome. These photos were taken in Barcelona, Spain.
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The Star Wars Identities exhibit is fast approaching. It will open in Montreal, Canada April 19 and Edmonton, Canada October 27. The exhibit will look at personal identity when viewing famous Star Wars characters as well as within ourselves. You can check out each piece in greater detail here.
See if you can decipher the meaning of each of the images above.
Star Wars Identities Portraits by Bleublancrouge (Facebook) (Twitter)
