rudygodinez:

Prof. Dr, Max Bruckner, Four Plates from the Book “Vielecke und Vielflache”, (1900)

Regular convex polyhedra, frequently referenced as “Platonic” solids, are featured prominently in the philosophy of Plato, who spoke about them, rather intuitively, in association to the four classical elements (earth, wind, fire, water… plus ether). However, it was Euclid who actually provided a mathematical description of each solid and found the ratio of the diameter of the circumscribed sphere to the length of the edge and argued that there are no further convex polyhedra than those 5: tetrahedron, hexahedron (also known as the cube), octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron.

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occupiedmuslim:

From the series Aldeia Maracana : Indiians VS FIFA

by Kim Badaw

(2013) In 1978, the Rio de Janeiro Museum of the Indian moved out of its home in the city’s Maracanã neighborhood. The historic building sat abandoned for nearly three decades until 2006, when real Brazilian Indians started moving in. Today, dozens of indigenous Brazilians from distant corners of the country call the museum grounds home, where they make traditional crafts, grow food and tobacco, and invite Cariocas to learn about their cultures. They call their community Aldeia Maracanã, or Maracanã Village.

Recently, local authorities proposed new residents for Aldeia Maracanã: thousands of soccer fans. The neighboring Maracanã Stadium, which will host major events in the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, needs a new entryway and expanded parking, according to administrators. Under this plan, the Indians would be evicted and the building and its grounds would be demolished to make way for new construction.

The conflict escalated throughout last year until January 12, 2013, when police surrounded the museum grounds. They were met by Indians brandishing bows and arrows, and by local activists bearing posters and pamphlets. Faced with this protest, the police decided to leave the area as authorities awaited a court order to evict the Indians. The fate of the building is now in limbo, although administrators insist on evicting the Indians.

Read the captions and interviews here.

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artchipel:

Tumblr Artist

Julia Geiser | on Tumblr (Switzerland)

Julia Geiser‘s collage aesthetic follows the well worn path of many collage artists; the use of vintage images, elements of sci-fi, animal hybrids and so on but there it stops, finishes and Geiser heads off on a twisted macabre tangent. Geiser loves the darkness, or perhaps its Japanese food she has a passion for because nearly every image is carefully sliced and diced, ready for serving, beautifully composed and presented. And if it’s not slicing and dicing it’s something equally bizarre. Geiser does more than present people as sashimi but it remains the clearest example of her strange imagination and if you look through her portfolio you’ll quickly realise that all her work is executed with aplomb in a style that is all of her own. (source: Mutantspace)

[more Julia Geiser | artist found at darksilenceinsuburbia]

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Brilliant. 

Jessica Harrison - Porcelain

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When winter strikes, add a little light. 

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