Symbolism

Adults-Only Playgrounds

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Video, Amy Bessone, Lisa Yuskavage, Haunch of Venison, Sculpture, Slideshow, Surrealism, James Ensor, Odilon Redon, Marlene Mocquet, Painting, Female Artists, Arts News

French painter Marlene Mocquet brings the fanciful spirit of the childhood imagination to an adult psychological meltdown. The result is an aesthetica...

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Gustav Klimt's Spectacular 150th Anniversary

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Symbolism, New York Art Exhibitions, Video, Neue Galerie, The Kiss Klimt, Slideexpand, Pre-Raphaelite, Adele Bloch-Bauer, Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Painting, Klimt, Vienna, Arts News

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt's birthday, and museums around the world are celebrating the Austrian Secessionist's work. You c...

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Listening to the Heron

Patricia Crisafulli | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Creativity, Birds, Creative Writing, Inspiration, Fifty News, Writing, Symbols, Spirituality, Fifty News
Patricia Crisafulli

What carries meaning or significance for you? When is an object, event or occurrence more than what it appears on the surface?

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A New Symbol for New Times

John Jackson | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Social Justice, Nonviolence, Ant-War, Arab Spring, Burma, Activism, Indignados, Resistance, Occupy Wall Street, Peace, Impact News
John Jackson

The aim of a symbol is to communicate as immediately and directly as possible the core of what you represent. Which brings us to an important question: Is it time to consider a new symbol for a new era?

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Artist Interview: Jesse Bransford

Kari Adelaide | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Symbolism, Planets, Astronomy, Astrology, Brooklyn, Art, New York City, Art History, Arts News
Kari Adelaide

For the past eight years, Jesse Bransford has systematically engaged with ancient visual symbols and the cultural lore surrounding the seven classical planets. 2012-04-24-JesseBransfordpic.png

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Happy Birthday, Odilon Redon!

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Video, Dreams, Edgar Allen Poe, Pastel, Claude Debussy, Slidewide, Charles Baudelaire, Odilon Redon, Artist Birthday, Redon, Arts News

We want to wish a happy birthday to one of our personal favorites: Bertrand-Jean Redon, aka Odilon Redon. The artist, who would be 172 today, created ...

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Lori La Mont: The Status Symbol of Sports

Tracey Harnish | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Symbolism, Sports Teams, Sports, Athletes, Advertising, Frank Gallery, Lori La Mont, Watercolor, Animals, Painting, Arts News
Tracey Harnish

In her latest show at Frank Pictures Gallery, Lori La Mont uses captivating painting techniques to examine the intersection between animal imagery and advertising in the wide world of sports.

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Painting Stolen By Nazis Expected To Sell For $25 Million

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Austria, Sotheby's New York, Lodz Ghetto, Holocaust, Salzburg Austria, Nazis, Symbolist Art, Poland, Nazi Repatriation, Gustav Klimt, Landscapes, Sotheby's, Landscape Painting, UK Arts, Museum of Modern Art Salzburg, Arts News

After a tremendous journey over the past few decades, Gustav Klimt's landscape, "Litzlberg on the Attersee," has found itself on the auction block and...

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PHOTOS: Ryan De La Hoz Channels Tim Burton And Matisse

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Canson Wet Paint, Ryan De La Hoz, Paint Grant, Award Winning Artist, Beautiful Decay, Contemporary Art, Tim Burton, De La Hoz, Beautiful/Decay, Henri Matisse, Arts News

(Via Beautiful/Decay.) The work of Ryan De La Hoz exists in a very particular world, a world comprising haunting, nostalgic paper cut-outs and draw...

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"I'm Goin' Fishin', Yes, I'm Goin' Fishin' and My Baby's Goin' Fishin' Too!"

Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Success, College Students, Mantra, Feng Shui School, Students, Feng Shui, Education News
Ellen Whitehurst

Title of today's blog is a chorus of one of my all time favorite Taj Mahal songs. I sure does love me some Taj Mahal! Okay, have to make this quick ...

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Eggs On End: Standing On Ceremony At The Equinox

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Spring, Spring Equinox, Astronomy, Seasonal Change, Vernal Equinox, Egg, Zodiac Signs, Spirituality, Equinox Eggs, Winter Solstice, Healthy Living News
Donna Henes

It is immaterial whether or not the egg can stand at any other time of the year (as some critics maintain). The important thing is to recognize the symbol, the season, the sky and the kindred souls who surround us.

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The Meaning Behind 111 And Why You Keep Seeing It Everywhere

Gahl Eden Sasson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Numbers Symbolism, God-Signs, Magic, Symbolism, Astrology, 11:11, Kabbalah, The Inner Life, 2011, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Gahl Eden Sasson

When you see a great deal of 111, or 3333, or 777 or 666 stop for a second, close your eyes, breathe deeply, and try to pick up messages, clues, sensations, sounds and smells that can relate to what you are going through in life.

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Symbolism Versus Substance

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power of the Purse, Tea Party Republicans, President Obama, House, Budget, Repeal, Gamesmanship, Congress, Reform, Obama, Democrats, Symbolism, Substance, Obamacare, Chris Weigant, Health, Republicans, Health Care, Senate, Healthcare, Health Care Repeal, Health Care Repeal Vote, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Republicans know full well that their healthcare repeal vote today is nothing more than empty symbolism. They should enjoy their symbolic moment in the sunshine, as the substance that follows is not going to be anywhere near as much fun.

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Saint Patrick and the Snakes

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guinness Stout, Snake, Patrick, Saint Patricks Day, Arthur-Guinness, Saint Patrick, Guinness, Snake Tattoos, St Patrick, Tattoo, Druids, Symbolism, Druidism, Myth, Saint Patrick Snakes, Snakes, Chris Weigant, Banning Snakes, Proselytizing, Mythology, Christianity, Patron Saint, Ireland, Conversion, Tattoos, Irish, Eire, Druidic, Padraig, Druid, Religion News
Chris Weigant

By bringing Christianity to so many of the Irish people, Patrick was a major instrument of Christianity supplanting the Druids. And, by doing so, Patrick "drove the snakes into the sea" in a metaphorical way.

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Why We Need To Work With Symbols

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Religion, Internet, Sufism, Dreams, The Bible, Soul, Interconnectedness, Sacred, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

A symbol is not just an image, but is like a door into the inner world of the soul, through which we can access the energy and meaning that belongs to this sacred dimension of our self.

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An Introduction To Kabbalah, Part 4: Kabbalah As A Spiritual Practice

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mysticism, Symbolism, Magic, Jay Michaelson, Meditation, Kabbalah, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Religion, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Jay Michaelson

Kabbalah enables the "receiving" of more and more of reality, with more and more depth and sensitivity. Let's see how this works, in each of its three streams.

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The Triumph of Symbolism over Substance

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conventions, Corporate Responsibility, Ceos, Corporate Meetings, Champagne-Misconceptions, Ford-Ceo, Symbolism, Political Debate, Tarp, Corporate Jet, GM CEO, Chrysler CEO, Home News
Tom Morris

To favor symbolism over substance is to allow the proverbial tail to wag the aphoristic dog. And that's never a good idea.

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In Pixar's Up, Two Chairs Mean the World (SPOILERS)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Animated Films, Pixar, Disney, Film, Cartoon, Movies, Comedy, Animation, Entertainment News
Mark Blankenship

I never thought I'd cry while wearing 3-D glasses.

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How Obama's Adroit Symbolism Yields Sky-High Approval

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Barack Obama, Chicago, Hawaii, Obama Transition, Media, Manchurian Candidate, Presidential Transition, Cabinet, Wall Street Meltdown, Video, Politics News
William Bradley

Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.

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If Christmas Were a Dream

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dream Symbols, Symbolism, Oscar Wilde, Dreams, Winter Solstice, Christmas Trees, Christmas, Ornaments, Dream Interpretation, Gold, Freud, Holiday Season Commentary, Dream Symbolism, Christmas Commentary, Penguin Dictionary of Symbols, Style News
Anne Hill

One of my favorite things to do is thinking about what real-life events would mean if they were dreams. So, I thought I'd have some fun analyzing some holiday traditions for their dream meanings.

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Taking Back Rosie the Riveter

Deborah Stokol | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Women, 2008 Election, Rosie the Riveter, Sarah Palin, 2008 Campaign, Alaska, Sarah Palin Reaction, John McCain, Home News
Deborah Stokol

Even if Sarah Palin was an unassailable paragon (and she isn't), I would still find it inappropriate to see her on a Rosie the Riveter poster because to change it is to adulterate it.

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The Palin Choice and the Reality of the Political Mind

George Lakoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Republican VP, Sarah Palin Vp, Realities, Populism, Frame, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Obama, Democracy, McCain VP, Barack Obama, Symbolism, Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Palin, Sarah Palin, Reality, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
George Lakoff

The Palin nomination is not about external realities and what Democrats call "issues," but about the symbolic mechanisms of the political mind -- the worldviews, frames, metaphors, cultural narratives, and stereotypes.

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