mucholderthen:

Troels Carlsen  (b.1973)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Anyone Who Knows Anything
acrylic on antique [natural history] print
(Paperworks 2013)

About The Use
acrylics on antique engraving
(Paperwork 2012)

Small Amounts over a long period of time
acrylics on antique anatomy print
(Paperwork 2011)

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For the first two, Carlsen used prints from the Cyclopedia as canvas:
“QUADRUPEDS - MAMMALIA  |  ORDER - FERAE  I  
GENUS -  MUSTELA” 
[Note:  Ferae is no longer an order;  Mustela is in the order Carnivora]

and “ZOOPHYTES”

[source: Antique Prints of Animals from Cyclopedia]

Antique copper engraving published 1811 / 1814
in Cyclopedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature … 

archiemcphee:

Belgium-based street artist ROA (previously featured here) has made a name for himself by painting awesome animal murals all over the world. We’re particularly fond of his pieces which appear to view animals with x-ray vision.

Click here to check out more of ROA’s beautiful artwork.

He’s here on Tumblr too.

2headedsnake:

Levalet

Street art in Paris

ikenbot:

freeselfdefense:

Rape Escape

  • Easy and very effective
  • Requires nothing but your body
  • Includes attack.

razorshapes:

Abandoned Places and Modern Ruins

1. Tunnel of Love in Kleven, Ukraine

2. Sunken Yacht, Antarctica

3. Underwater Statue of Jesus, Malta

4. Abandoned Mill in Sorrento, Italy

5. Keelung City, Taiwan

6. Abandoned Plane Crash, Iceland

7. Wonderland Amusement Park, China