ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky1 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky2 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky5 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky4 ivankonstantinovichaivazovsky7 American Shipping off the Rock of Gibraltar (1873), oil on canvas, 70 x 58.5 cmThe extraordinarily evocative seascapes of the late 19th century Russian painter Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, one of the greatest marine artists of all time – famed for his ability to capture the sea like no-one else could.

What separates Aivazovsky’s seascape paintings from others is his ability to replicate both the intensity and motion as well as the translucency and texture. His energetic waves and calm ripples are equally effective. Aivazovsky also plays with colors, simulating the effects of sunlight filtering through the waters to present an ethereal quality that imitates a sort of magical realism.

 

Mesmerizing Translucent Waves from 19th Century Paintings (My Modern Met)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbUYVVmWESg

One of the late Manga artist Osamu Tezuka’s wonderful 13 Experimental Films – a gentle parody of vintage cartoons, filled with sight gags related to the degraded nature of the prints.

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GTAV

As the sales behemoth of Rockstar’s GTA V thunders on, having passed $1 billion within three days of launch, Despicable Channel presents a soothing, violence and theft-free timelapse of the fictional San Andreas landscape.

Soundtrack by Exist Strategy

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90316300(Seanad and Court of Appeal Referendum polling places for Dublin South East)

Derval writes:

I am one of the people affected by the “due to technical errors, your Polling Information Card for the Referendums was not printed”.

I received a letter yesterday telling me that this does not affect my right to vote and my Polling Place and Details are set out below: Polling Station: ST. JAMES PRIMARY SCHOOL

There is no address mentioned whatsoever. I had to google this school and the only address I could find was for Basin Lane. Basin Lane doesn’t exist on Google Maps. It also doesn’t exist on an A-Z map of Dublin that I have.

Anyway, I decided to go along to my usual voting place which is the Mater Dei primary school at Basin View to ask them where St. James Primary School is. It turns out that it is on the same street – Basin View. I suspect that a lot of people might have difficulty finding the location. Do you think the government have done this on purpose to get a lower voting turnout?

Previously: Dublin Polling Card Drama

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