I always was fascinated by images.
In the old days, I collected, being only half aware of it, pictures that were somehow inspiring.
It went from the entire spectrum of things.
And it went on for a long time.
I still have an absorb collection of posters that we stuck under the coach...
Then came the digital age.
And I happily continued to collect images.
My folder of images on that computer has now 9498 pictures, and, it is growing daily.
This being, of course, only part of the complete collection...
Anyway, I also have my blog folder, which is filled with images I also have collected to share with ya people, and it is getting fat...
Too fat.
With about 480 items a brutal diet was required.
So, today, I decided to post a bus load of pictures, organized the same way they are organized in my folder, by themes.
THEME 1: ILLUSTRATIONS
This goes from classic illustrations to comic books, with a possible stop by Art Deco along the way.
So, here we go:
Voila.
I could comment endlessly to any of those images, but I let you do the talking this time.
I am all eyes.
Words can be missing, but that's okay.
What really matters is compassion, because we don't have a lots of options.
I wonder where this is really going.
It is simply astonishing to be witnessing all of that.
What an incredible time to live in.
So difficult to handle...
I can certainly say, more to come soon...
Where does it start and where does it end, this, I do not know.
Voila, I cleaned my blog folder a little, I hope you liked it.
More to come soon.
It's almost like spring cleaning.
Behave and be yourself.
Sincerely,
Serge
26th October 2011
In the old days, I collected, being only half aware of it, pictures that were somehow inspiring.
It went from the entire spectrum of things.
And it went on for a long time.
I still have an absorb collection of posters that we stuck under the coach...
Then came the digital age.
And I happily continued to collect images.
My folder of images on that computer has now 9498 pictures, and, it is growing daily.
This being, of course, only part of the complete collection...
Anyway, I also have my blog folder, which is filled with images I also have collected to share with ya people, and it is getting fat...
Too fat.
With about 480 items a brutal diet was required.
So, today, I decided to post a bus load of pictures, organized the same way they are organized in my folder, by themes.
THEME 1: ILLUSTRATIONS
This goes from classic illustrations to comic books, with a possible stop by Art Deco along the way.
So, here we go:
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| Ancient Commercial For A Pastis Brand In France |
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| In Between Comics & Movies, Tintin |
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| Le Marché Aux Puces |
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| Good Old Spiderman - A Dark Cover |
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| The Avengers - They Are Coming |
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| The Avengers - And They Are Awaited |
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| Mug Shot |
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| Corto Is A Zombie |
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| Batman Is A Complicated Being |
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| batman is A Tormented Being |
Voila.
I could comment endlessly to any of those images, but I let you do the talking this time.
I am all eyes.
THEME 2: ROUGH TIMES
This section is mainly being feed by images I collect from online newspapers, mainly from Europe.
It is the witness of extreme situations.
I do not know if we are supposed to be aware of everything that happens, I am not even sure we have he ability to process that kind of information, but we have the option.
So, here it is:
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| The Aftermath - Pakistan, India or Afghanistan |
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| Le Déluge - South East Asia |
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| Flying Under The Water - USA |
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| Thailand |
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| Monks - Thailand |
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| Extreme Floods - South East Asia |
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| Tsunami - Japan |
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| Waste - Africa |
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| Hurricane - Florida |
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| Under The Water - Thailand |
Words can be missing, but that's okay.
What really matters is compassion, because we don't have a lots of options.
THEME 3: ANGRY PEOPLE
This speaks for itself.
I often post images from this category.
And, there is a lots of examples nowadays.
People are angry.
Everywhere.
Are you?
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| Don't Tell me How To Dress - USA |
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| Dead Walking Man - Asia |
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| Confrontation - Greece |
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| Revolution - Chile |
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| Anger - USA |
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| Les Indignés - USA |
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| Les Indignés - USA |
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| Confrontation II - Europe |
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| Verdad - Spain |
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| Last Standing man - Libya |
I wonder where this is really going.
It is simply astonishing to be witnessing all of that.
What an incredible time to live in.
So difficult to handle...
THEME 4: MY OWN LITTLE SECTION
Ok, time to breathe a little.
I smile.
Inside and outside.
This section is mine, from the family pictures to the cool cars and streets I cross, my own vision of the world.
Naive and childish, it is often the comic relieve.
And, because, I am also a tad lazy, it has the tendency to not be present as the others sections.
I smile again.
Anyway, here we go, with very few pictures, from Victoria BC, where we see a lots of things in red & green:
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| The Red Car At The Airport The Day Mike Left |
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| The Green Mustang I |
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| The Green Mustang II |
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| The Green Mustang III |
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| The Green Mustang IV |
Sweet car.
No other comment.
THEME 5: ART
Ah, this is everybody's favourite, the one everyone agrees about.
- large smile -
So, this is everything and nothing, this is what i consider being art, without a capital A, just something interesting, inspiring, and that can always be contradicted.
Welcome to the world of Art:
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| 2001 A Space Odyssey Poster |
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| Mr. Ai Weiwei |
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| Ground Zero Concept |
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| Expressing Through Art |
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| Revolutionary Art |
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| Good Old Modern Art |
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| Magnificent Giant Artwork in England |
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| A Real Hobbit House |
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| Doom's Screams |
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| Father & Son |
I can certainly say, more to come soon...
THEME 6: SIMPLY AMAZING PICTURES
You like photography?
What do you mean?
Do you like that?
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| Man & Dog |
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| Man & Aligator |
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| Man Alone |
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| Emptiness |
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| Man & His Machines |
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| Women |
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| Men & Truck - Also Known As Forgetting To Put The Brakes On |
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| Woman's Eyes - Also Known As The Diamonds Contact Lenses |
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| Man & Pandas |
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| Men & The Cycle Of Life |
Where does it start and where does it end, this, I do not know.
AND THEME 7: PEOPLE
Et voila, we have reached the last section already.
It was faster that I had thought.
Comme quoi, lorsque on passe du bon temps, ben, ça passe plus vite!
Let's finish with the people.
It goes from north to south, and goes east and west.
And, it goes through my head too.
Enjoy:
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| Georgia May Jagger - Model |
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| Silvio Berlusconi - Corrupted Italian Politician |
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| Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs - Apple Founders |
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| Jonah Lomu - NZ Rugbyman |
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| Bjork - Icelandic Artist |
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| Poutine - Russian Manipulator |
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| Dick Rivers - French Singer |
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| Trinity aka Carrie-Anne Moss - The Public Defender |
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| Jane Fonda - American Actress & Activist |
And, at last but certainly not least:
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| Richard, Jagger & Tosh |
Voila, I cleaned my blog folder a little, I hope you liked it.
More to come soon.
It's almost like spring cleaning.
Behave and be yourself.
Sincerely,
Serge
26th October 2011
