Elisabeth Van Aalderen had a lot going for her. After getting her diploma from the Utrecht School of Arts, she applied to the photography department of the Fotovakschool in Amsterdam. Since then, she has worked in the fashion industry as a stylist and art director but eventually quit her job to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional photographer. However, about 8 years ago, when she was 25, something came up that tried to slow Elisabeth down. Vitiligo. A skin condition in which a lack of melanin leads to developing white patches on the skin.
Auguste Toulmouche’s 1866 painting “The Hesitant Fiancée” is making the rounds on TikTok FYPs across the globe, inviting women of all ages to not only marvel at and meme-ify the bride’s pissed off scowl, but see themselves in it, too.
Interview conducted by Heming Liu In your images of both still life and human bodies, I find a patient gaze towards a most natural form. Emotions are stripped of any dramaticism, revealing an individual's thoughts and senses. How do you define the natural form? Subsequently, do you find formalis
Black women being Ethereal beings
Whether they're lost, rarely loaned out, or in private collections, here are some of the most beautiful Caravaggio paintings that you might not have seen before.
New collections for new projects and your inspiration. This article presents techniques for drawing a girl, anatomy, pencil or through Photoshop
Emerging Creative 2018 participant Stephanie Kenyaa Mzee also talks about xenophobia and why her work centres black women.
The way that Margaret Bowland depicts little girls with their faces painted white, wearing cotton wreaths on their heads or how she paints little people in a grand style that's reminiscent of Manet, the famous 19th Century French painter, conjure up ideas about deeply rooted beliefs and societal prejudices. Bowland speaks about her work as a reaction to common mainstream belief structures. She identifies this societal ideal as “One must be tall, thin and white. One’s features must be diminutive and regular.” Read more after the jump!
We invite you to go through some "moody comics" by the artist Yaplaws.
@solitalo Hoy me miro en el espejo y comienzo a amar incondicionalmente a la persona que veo en el reflejo porque es maravillosa y única. SM
No AI, no digital art, just traditional sketches. I'd love to see your OCs or any queer art you've done for pride month!
Sensual boudoir poses for shy girls. Try one or several boudoir photo poses from this list for amazing photos. Look though these boudoir photography poses and save only the best ones. Universal boudoir posing ideas for women and men.
Some amazing art, on some amazing bodies!
Rococo was the major art movement of the 18th century. Discover its most important representatives - here are 6 greatest Rococo artists!
in praise of the luxuriant submission of midlife
Dedicated to 20th-century people and culture, 'Lost In History' posts pictures that illuminate our past in ways we haven't seen before. Or have simply forgotten about!
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A Wattpad Featured Novel. "For all you know there could be a shadowy Goddess cult ruling the world with us all just tiny cogs in its system... things are changing, can't you sense it?" Daughter to a diplomat or not, Simone is just your average, bored teenager. Until she wakes up in a parallel world, sworn to a goddess she didn't know existed. To escape the convent, Simone has to learn to fight, cast magic and of all things, cook with four female creatures from very different worlds. Just who is Simone's mother and where does her loyalty lie? Before long Simone has to decide where she belongs. Will she embrace her destiny and stay at Sanctuary even if the price is murder? The fate of the world and Simone's soul, lies in the balance.
