Saturday, April 29, 2006
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Wim Delvoye
Einer der wildesten Künstler, den die je Welt gesehen hat - das ist sicherlich der Belgier Wim Delvoye. Mit "Cloaca" hat er ein berüchtigtes Werk zeitgenössischer Kunst geschaffen: Diese Maschine ahmt das menschliche Verdauungssystem nach - man füttert die Maschine mit Lebensmitteln, diese werden von der Maschine verdaut und schließlich kommen am unteren Ende möglichst lebensechte Fäkalien als Kunstwerk heraus. Ben Lewis setzt alles daran, den Realismus von Delvoyes Werk auf alle möglichen Arten zu überprüfen. Seine Abenteuer führen ihn nach China, wo Delvoye eine Farm besitzt und Schweine tätowiert. Inspiration für Ben Lewis, sich zu einem Kunstwerk zu machen: Er lässt sich von Delvoye den Rücken tätowieren und bei Sotheby's auf seinen Marktwert schätzen.
Quelle: Art Safari
Friday, April 21, 2006
Asch-Scharh - Das Weiten - Sure 94
Bismil-lahir-rahmanir-rahim
(1) Haben Wir dir etwa nicht deine Brust erweitert,
(2) und dir deine Last abgenommen,
(3) die deinen Rücken niederdrückte,
(4) und dein Ansehen erhöht?
(5) Also gewiß, es gibt mit der Erschwernis eine Erleichterung.
(6) Gewiß, es gibt mit der Erschwernis eine Erleichterung.
(7) Also wenn du entlastet bist, so strenge dich an,
(8) und deinem Herrn, wende dich ganz und gar zu!
Mit anderen Worten: nach jedem Tief kommt ein neues Hoch
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Just as attractive
More than half of senior French men polled say a woman's beauty peaks in her 40s
HONG KONG - MTV booty-shaking minx or Catherine Deneuve - In a recent Synovate survey of seniors aged 55 or older, there is no contest - nearly 40 per cent of men in 12 key markets said older women were just as attractive as their younger counterparts. And in a day and age when Hollywood roles for older actresses are in rapid decline and Botox use starts in the teenage years, this is refreshing news.
The study was conducted among 3,481 seniors in France, Germany, the US, Japan, Greece, Hungary, South Africa, Slovakia, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong and Korea. Questions asked of respondents ranged from their perceptions of beauty vis-a-vis age, the age they think a woman's beauty peaks and the least beautiful thing about men and women as they age.
Apart from the 50 per cent of Greek men and 33 per cent of Italian men who point out weight gain as the least attractive aspect of women getting older, a flattering majority of men in most markets surveyed find mature women every bit as attractive - wrinkles, grey hair and all. Still feeling ancient? Book a ticket to Germany, where six out of 10 older men think older women are simply gorgeous....
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Source and copyright: Synovate
HONG KONG - MTV booty-shaking minx or Catherine Deneuve - In a recent Synovate survey of seniors aged 55 or older, there is no contest - nearly 40 per cent of men in 12 key markets said older women were just as attractive as their younger counterparts. And in a day and age when Hollywood roles for older actresses are in rapid decline and Botox use starts in the teenage years, this is refreshing news.
The study was conducted among 3,481 seniors in France, Germany, the US, Japan, Greece, Hungary, South Africa, Slovakia, Italy, Romania, Hong Kong and Korea. Questions asked of respondents ranged from their perceptions of beauty vis-a-vis age, the age they think a woman's beauty peaks and the least beautiful thing about men and women as they age.
Apart from the 50 per cent of Greek men and 33 per cent of Italian men who point out weight gain as the least attractive aspect of women getting older, a flattering majority of men in most markets surveyed find mature women every bit as attractive - wrinkles, grey hair and all. Still feeling ancient? Book a ticket to Germany, where six out of 10 older men think older women are simply gorgeous....
more on...
Source and copyright: Synovate