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The Manchester Mona Lisa

A photograph showing a gothic witch has been selected by voters as the winner of an online photo competition by the Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester, to find the Manchester Mona Lisa. Carol Hodge from Chorlton attracted voters with a photo by Vicky Johnson-Brown, of her posed in a witchy top hat, white face and kohl-rimmed eyes against a firey back...

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Not so much a poll, in fact not a poll at all, but a collection of opinions on what "art" is.

Does art exist to provoke a response whether negative or positive? Does it exist to put a picture to an escape from reality? Or is art just what you call something when you don't understand it? How do you feel about what is considered art and what do you think it's purpose is?

I’m afraid that if I see you again
I’ll want to fall down at your feet
Clutching your knees; digging fingernails deep
Breathing in the scent of you
As I look into your eyes
Emotions with no compromise
Hating the way it makes me feel
Vulnerable upon confession; completely surreal
The way your skin feels
Filling the empty crevices; your appeal...

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After takng a look at Witchartist's thread i thougnt id start a thread for everyone to post their work that is also on deviant.

here is a new one by me:

Keeping Time

The X-Ray Vision of Nick Veasey

Xray photography of Jim Wehtje

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-gmECWtlos&feature=player_embedded

Neat stuff.

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"Guest curator Robert Marbury (along with his partners Scott Bibus and Sarina Brewer) coined the term in 2004, upon forming the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists. Road kill becomes a central part of their "recycled" philosophy, as are discarded livestock, destroyed nuisance animals, casualties of the ...

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I wasn't sure where to put this, but... yeah. This thread is for things that are fire dancing related.

I'm hoping to learn it eventually, but I need to work on my belly dancing first.

So far, I found this series on how to spin poi.

Fire performance and practice supplies

Home of Poi forum with archive

Staff spinning info page

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