"Real heroes don't wear cape", a powerful image by Uğur Gallenkuş

Real heroes don't wear cape.

     The history of medicine shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon, China, Egypt and India. Sushruta, from India, introduced the concepts of medical diagnosis and prognosis. The Hippocratic Oath was written in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE, and is a direct inspiration for oaths of office that physicians swear upon entry into the profession today. In the Middle Ages, surgical practices inherited from the ancient masters were improved and then systematized in Rogerius's The Practice of Surgery. Universities began systematic training of physicians around 1220 CE in Italy.

    Invention of the microscope was a consequence of improved understanding, during the Renaissance. Prior to the 19th century, humorism (also known as humoralism) was thought to explain the cause of disease but it was gradually replaced by the germ theory of disease, leading to effective treatments and even cures for many infectious diseases. Military doctors advanced the methods of trauma treatment and surgery. Public health measures were developed especially in the 19th century as the rapid growth of cities required systematic sanitary measures. The mid-20th century was characterized by new biological treatments, such as antibiotics. These advancements, along with developments in chemistry, genetics, and radiography led to modern medicine.

     Louis Pasteur is one of those heroes. Pasteur is French biologist, microbiologist and chemist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. The person who laid the foundations of modern microbiology. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives ever since. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax. via Wikipedia

      Mustafa Kemal Atatürk once said, "if one day my words are against science, choose science.". I loving this strong statement. 

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Gravity-Defying Stone Balancing Art By Michael Grab

Canada-born and Colorado-based artist and photographer Michael Grab is a master of stone balancing. Perhaps magician’s a better word for it, actually, as it’s difficult to comprehend how he could have created his graceful works of balance art.

Fortunately, Grab’s videos shows the artist engage in the meditative process behind these works of art, which require enormous amounts of patience and care.

“Over the past few years of practicing rock balance, simple curiosity has evolved into therapeutic ritual, ultimately nurturing meditative presence, mental well-being, and artistry of design,” writes Grab on his artist statement. “Alongside the art, setting rocks into balance has also become a way of showing appreciation, offering thanksgiving, and inducing meditation.”

More info: gravityglue.com | Facebook | Vimeo | Twitter

Justin James Muir’s Collection of the Most Noteworthy Beards

Photographer Justin James Muir presents his A Book of Beards – a collection of some of the most noteworthy follicle creations from the likes of entertainers as well as regular Joes. Comprised of 86 stunning beards and 18 written accounts of the creation of the furry masterpieces, it’s an homage as well as a non-profit cancer relief project. A Book of Beardscan be purchased online for $45 USD with 100% of the proceeds going to charity as well as the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

 

 

via hypebeast.com

ART Web Radio - February 2014 Selection

 © Jeremy Geddes, "A Perfect Vacuum", 2011, Oil on Board, 20 x 35 inches.

 www.jeremygeddesart.com

 © BRUSK, "Plus belle la vie?", 2014, 46x114 cm, photo credit: Max Charlin.

 © Wolfgang Stiller, "Matchstickmen", 2011 - 2012, photo credit Denise Andrade.

www.wolfgangstiller.com

 © Seyo Cizmic, "Harakiri" (Seppuku), medium: redesigned hammer and nail, 2012.

www.seyocizmic.com

© Neil Simone, "As Autumn Leaves", Oil Painting, 2010.

 http://neilsimone.com/

           

                                                                                   *To see all the official selection by AWR please visit www.artwebradio.com

Underwater Beauties by Patrick Curtet

Simply titled “Water,” is an artistic advertising shoot by Patrick Curtet. Much of his current work focuses on photographic campaigns for automobiles, and although this is one of his specialities, he was once a sports photographer and reporter. So Curtet is quite experienced behind the camera and also doing art direction and editorial work. (by Adriana De Barros )

Photos © Patrick Curtet

BCH.design Competition – 4th Edition “Autumn Light”

How to join the competition?

-  Simply send your photos/artwork to bch.design@gmail.com along with your name and location (i.e. Adam Leaf, England), max 3 photos/artwork per person.

- All the images will be publish in “Autumn Light” Photo Album on facebook.com/bch.design Page, where hundreds of people will see your work.

-  You DON’T HAVE TO “like” bch.design FB Page. The main point of this competition is to burst your creativity in this time of a year! Share this information with other people!

  

Please visit http://bchdesign.wordpress.com for more info! 

Underwater Photography by Alix Malka

Underwater photography is actually not a new concept in the world of photography. William Thompson in 1856, based on the record, takes the first underwater photos using a camera mounted on a pole. In subsequent periods many names popping successfully introduced this kind of concept, from Louis Boutan, John Ernest Williamson, until Bruce Mozert, which emerged in the 1930s. Underwater photography can be done with a variety of purposes, such as science or conceptual, including fashion photography which began to enter the underwater world. 

Alix Malka, certainly is one of the few fashion photographers who should be at the forefront of ever doing underwater shots. Born in the south of France and got his fine art degree in Aix en Provence, Malka moved to New York in 2002 and started his fashion and beauty photography career in earnest. It was worth putting his work after a series of photographs "Fairy Tales Come Alive" by Zena Holloway. Some of the photos you see here have also been published in a Japanese magazine, Numero Tokyo. 

Seeing all of his final touch, let's go back to its roots: exposure to the beauty of the dresses used looks well executed. This is an advantage of the underwater shot, where the overall flow always seems more dramatic. The water naturally move existing elements in a more slow and smooth better than the wind. Flat expression of the model with closed eyes is very safely take, this would make our first focus will be on the dress, rather than the model's gaze. Firmness of body gestures, checked! Obviously this is the result of collaboration between the models with Malka who managed to capture the best moments.

His perfectionism took him to the top. He has quickly become involved with prestigious magazines such as Numéro, Harper’s Bazaar, Flair and numerous international editions of Vogue. His first exhibition was “In Fashion Photo / Art Basel 2009” followed by an exhibition in a Soho Gallery in New York 2010. Today he is one of the most in demand photographers by the international magazines, who draws inspiration from the like of Pedro Almodovar and John Water, and designers like Alexander McQueen and John Galliano.  

Photos Combined with Sketches

Combining sketch and photograph? If we talk about it 3 years ago may still be sound not familiar, but now with the emergence of modern artists who apply these concepts in their work, it seems not a new concept anymore. Ben Heine, an artist from Belgium who I interviewed last year (read again here) may be one of the pioneers who managed to bring this concept perfectly. It is undeniable, "Pencil vs. Camera" is a masterpiece, not only about the work itself, but the overall packaging that Ben gave to the whole series. Combination of real photos and pencil (which can also be done through the software such as Photoshop. How? find out here) is a result of the exploration of the imagination of the creator, so every artist can have different styles though using the same tool and technique. This kind of work is always able to lead the audience into the artist’s imagination. In 2013, we found two other artists, which I think do this well, they are Dan Lester, a young artist based in Leeds, England and Sébastien Del Grosso, a photographer based in Ecouen, France. Next we will look at both their works...

Dan Lester

Most of his work took a plain background with shades of warm beige.. not elaborate sketches, but somehow the whole combination made ​​by Dan could be seen to be so attractive, look soft and very pleasant in my eyes, though he drew his legs as the legs of the monster. Danny took his picture and some of his friends as the focus of this project, create an imagination about what might happen to them, which perhaps not possible in the real world. One of my favorites is the one where he made another version of himself who were strangling himself, ok confusing .. just look at the picture! looks very much alive. Apparently, not so much editing on the original image, making it look so natural, plus the proper placement and composition while sketches made with simple lines. Even one simple stroke seems to have been considered enough for him. For me personally, it makes it seem not so "popping up", but the end result makes it not so important anymore. Warm and fun, Well done! 

Get to know more about Dan, find him on Tumblr!

Sébastien Del Grosso

Now about "The sketch of a life" by Sébastien Del Grosso. Taking a gray background with light centered in the middle, making our view be focused to the displacement of the original photo to sketch. It seems he took a realistic theme, not about his ideas, but more to its application, it can be seen from the sketches that close to the actual shape, it's like being continued, except for one of his works which he drew another figure as a rabbit, one of my favorites! Scratches on his sketch looks bold, and it seems that he outsmarted by changing the contrast of the original photo. What a good idea, because in the end result, all can be seen together in harmony. However for Sébastien  I hope to see more versions, more "rabbits", perhaps?

"Catch & Sketch" - Behind the scene.

In this series "The sketch of a life", I wanted to illustrate my life, like my sketches gave birth to each of his actions or by intervension of someone I are close (for example in “sketch your mentor” with the intervention of my grandmother who taught me in the drawing), or events that have been important to me (like in “sketch the life” with the birth of my daughter “Cataleya”), but also with something a little more humorous (in “Catch & Sketch” for example with the intervention of my friend Cal Redback, or in “sketch and fight” with a battle of two artists with each his technique).

"Self sketch"

"The power of the sketch"

"Sketch your mentor"

"Catch & Sketch"

"Sketch your (x) dreams"

More about Sébastien's work, find him on: Facebook and 500px

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