Sunday, October 31, 2010

How Long Is The D & C

The Triumph of Death by Brueghel the Elder

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Pieter Brueghel was a Flemish painter of the sixteenth century in 1562 would make one of his darker works grim and called The Triumph of Death . At first glance, what stands out are those red and ocher colors giving it a hellish tone throughout the work. It has been said that the intention of painting is extremely psychological and moralistic, ie a statement of intent about the futility of the time, the insignificance of human problems and we all will be time sooner or later.

Brueghel was a humanist influenced by the works of Bosch, according to the Flemish tradition of using large format (117 cm x 162 cm) and develop a number of details in the composition, however the vision of death in his case is much more grim than Bosco, as Brueghel not use the Christian heaven and hell.

decided to represent this idea personified Death as a huge army of skeletons destroying everything in its path, women, men and children in a desolate landscape devoid of vegetation, even the sea is rough with shipwrecks and headlights ablaze. It is an almost apocalyptic vision influenced by episodes of Black Death that ravaged Europe in those days.

No one can escape death, whatever their social class, so we can see that in the left a king at all splendor falls as a skeleton shows the hourglass and the other steals your gold indicating the low value of money in the afterlife, it is a symbol of the sins of avarice and greed. The monks and religious are destroyed along with the gentlemen who unsuccessfully defended by the sword, we see right now as the court jester, frightened, hides under the table without a solution.


Consider carefully what happens in the foreground, we see a great final battle with Death over a red horse starving, scythe in hand, haranguing his troops while sweeping the men in a great slaughter. The Condemned and defeated men are thrust into an enormous coffin perhaps an allegory of the mouth of hell while being guarded by the armies of the underworld who use them as shields wooden coffin lids in a macabre scene. To the left is the carriage of the dead collected the skulls of the unfortunate while carrying an hourglass and a bell signifying the final account of life has arrived. The truth is to me this gives me a sense of influence l to Dante's Divine Comedy, but again is a totally personal opinion.




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we look at the detail of the right we see the skeletons bursting into a kind of party with jugglers and pairs of lovers, death again mocks worldly pleasures, love and food. Observed a pair of lovers outside the drama playing a lute with a skeleton at his side taunting them also touching in turn. The card players around the table together with the lovers represent the sins of sloth, gluttony and lust and thus must be executed.

on the left is a small pond or lake where dead bodies of drowned with her swollen belly while others are thrown and killed. Skeletons fishing nets used to catch live while others dressed in white playing trumpet in a nod perhaps the Apocalypse. Also on the left side of the work can look like a giant bell tolling oxidized.


The fund is no less terrible, infantry and cavalry on the right and left around with no possibility of escape from the men in the middle. There is a kind of church or home where the skeletons are concentrated waiting to attack.


Everywhere there executions, gallows, beheadings and torture as the wheels used in the trials of heretics condemned by the Church. Added to this are fires, looting and plundering of the cemetery, removing the bodies from the graves to join the army of Death.
This work peterneció Elizabeth Farnese, second wife of Philip V, who had in the palace of the House, is currently on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Property Rates In Kharghar

The Crow. Edgar Allan Poe


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The Black Cat

Artiste Regal By Scott Kay

online games Horror Short

I propose a collection of games to pass some time ... interesting.




Friday, October 29, 2010

Healthy Slogans For 2010

. Torre Oskar Santos

The Bilbao Oskar Santos, whose first film was released this year Evil Alien, made in 1999 winning short film entitled Tower, with an impeccable history that climax keeps you hooked until the final outcome. His argument: a building that seems claustrophobic empower the minds of his neighbors do not know any that is happening in reality, psychological terror, disturbing feeling of being watched, strange crimes and an unexpected ending.



Never tell the final details in the comments
Match:
Address: Oskar Santos
Writer: Oskar Santos, Javier S. Donate
Starring: Chete Lera (Paul), Sonia Almarcha (Clara), Pepo Oliva (Abel), Kepa Hernández (black man), Javier Tirado (Mental handicap), Sabin Egilior (Neighbor), Carmen Balenciaga (Neighbor)
Music: Fernando Velázquez
Art Direction: Jorge Santos and Marta
Sickles Photo: Gaizka Bourgeaud
Production: Oskar Santos and Norberto Val Ramos

Torre from Norberfilms on Vimeo .


And if you still want more, you can watch short films of last year's Halloween, Train witch, Vincent and 7337, you will like.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

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Samhain We are again and again in stellar companion wants to redecorate my blog for the occasion. Despite my reservations last year, these dates were used to edit a couple of those post that greatly enjoy preparing them, as could the review by the image of death in different cultures or different visions of the hereafter, as well as deepen the origins of this celebration, which many people still thinking it is the adoption of American fashion.

As it turned out very positive to a special, this year we repeat Though I know it will promote the confusion which produces the theme of the blog and your name. To open this special and as a guide to what you will see throughout the week, we leave you collected the best short horror and posts published earlier on the occasion of Halloween, to whet your appetite.

Halloween or Samhain , I approached the dark origins of this popular festival.

Discover the short Train Greed, fear of the unknown man.

Pofundizamos in the world of Beyond in Egyptian culture

mythology that underlay the Greek underworld, you'll find in Hades.

The Black Cat, the intriguing story of Edgar Allan Poe, read it in an e-book download.

Find out what are the personification of Death in various cultures.

We show another classic horror short black and white as 7337.
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Enjoy Tim Burton, Vincent

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

How To Make A Bmx Cakes

Halloween Samhain 2010 Wildlife Photographer of the year 2010

Another year has released the winners in different categories in the contest wildlife photographers for 2010. The project is organized by the Museum of Natural History in London and the magazine Wildlfe. If you remember in the past year one of the awards had been initially English by this photograph of a wolf , but then was disqualified for not being taken naturally. Those who do are clear winners are those that I show below a selection taken from the magazine Very Interesting.

harvester ants in Costa Rica captured by Bence Mate (Hungary). Winner of nature photography.

A baby springbok pursued by two young cheetahs Bridgena Barnard (South Africa), winner in the category "Mammals"

A crow on the back of an owl by Jim Neiger (USA). Finalist in the category "Birds"

spider crabs piled
against each other during their migration along the coasts of Australia, French Pascal Kobeh. Winner of the category "Other Animals"

A sea turtle caught in a fishing net, English Jordi Chias obtained One Earth , awarded to the images denounce the activities of man against nature. After taking the photos, released it
Chias
The Tinto river captured by the English Francisco Mingorance ¸ taken at 500 meters above the ground. Category Winner "Creative Visions of Nature"
Four sperm whales, American photographer Tony Wu is the Caribbean island of Dominica. Winner of the category "Underwater World"

National Park Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, declared a World Heritage Site, taken by Maurizio Biancarelli (Italy). Winner in the category "Wild Nature"
Bence Mate, 25, has not only taken the first prize but has also been awarded the Eric Hosking, prize awarded to the photographer between 18 and 26 years with the best portfolio. This is one of the iconic images of their work.

Adrian Bailey took this picture in the Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe, when a baboon found a dead bird. " was holding cautious looking, staring at her as if thinking " says the author, whose image was among the finalists in the category "Mammals" contest.

To learn more about the contest can visit the official website here

Monday, October 25, 2010

Clear Blisters In Mouth

Clash of the Titans [III]. Medusa 2


This article is the result of the success obtained by the chapter within Medusa cycle led to the mythology of some of the key characters in the film and subsequent remake of Clash of the Titans , as you can see from the list on the right is one of the most visited post. Well add information to complete and we will add a documentary that traces the mythology connected with this sinister character along with its eternal alter ego, Perseus, two inseparable figures that were a source of inspiration for many artists, both in sculpture, painting and today obviously in the film.


Friday, October 22, 2010

Thank You Comming Message

Friday October 22 "Day of Public Education











On the occasion of the Day "Public Education" Cerro Colorado School conducted a series of activities with children of all classes.
In the words of Ms. Head began the celebration 10:15 hours, there was very good support from parents and local residents enjoyed what action of children.













People Wetting Themselves

The Xi'an terracotta warriors


Today Friday is celebrated each year as the delivery of the Prince of Asturias prize in the Campoamor Theater of Oviedo. This time the Social Sciences category went to the team of archaeologists and scholars dedicated to exposing the treasures of Xi'an, among which the famous terracotta warriors.

This could not have traveled to the capital of the principality Xu Weihong, director of the archaeological team of warriors and horses of Qinshiuang Mausoleum in Xi'an, Cao Wei, deputy director of the museum, and Zhang Wexing , a member of the archaeological team. The importance of the discovery of the warriors of Xian and the figure of Emperor Qin and the uniqueness of a heritage which is visited annually by more than two million people, was highlighted by the three during his meeting with the media .

Chinese archaeologists the prize money allocated (50,000 euros) to create a foundation of study of the Qin Dynasty. Shall be a body designed to support and reward the work of archaeologists working for years to expose the terracotta army guarding the mausoleum of the emperor who unified the country.

delegation to China, the most singular of the site, which they hope to find some 8,000 figures of warriors and other characters, "ranging from the manufacturing process, with pictures of different faces and different uniforms, the presence of weapons that will describe the development of the foundry industry the China of 2,200 years ago. "

" The Qin emperor during his devoted all resources to build the Great Wall of China and then to the mausoleum "says the director as team excavations. The greatness of what we expect to find on the artificial hill at the moment remains unemployed archaeologists for fear of not meeting the technologies needed to address it. "We are in the process of research and technology when we are ready we can begin this work. We know we're going to find something amazing and we want to be well prepared. "

The figure of the first emperor has been controversial, Mr. Zheng was the kingdom of Qin, who after putting the other six kingdoms into which China was divided at the end of the period of the Warring (450-221 BC) was proclaimed Sovereign Emperor, Shi Huang Di.秦始皇, achieved victory by a huge mass of his infantry and cavalry archers founding an ephemeral empire in time and barely lasted 20 years but that would mark the transition to centralized state that characterized China's history. Considered as a tyrant who oppressed his people strongly in their megalomaniac projects after His death occurred rebellions that raze his palace and capital Xianyang. as well as the buildings of his extraordinary mausoleum tomb relegating all but forgotten.

would come one day in which the Yang brothers in the spring of 1974 would be doing a little digging to construct an irrigation well as one of many until the chance would you give to one of the walls separating the corridors of the warriors of the Emperor. A real surprise because the room is just a mile from the tomb popularly known and had a pyramid. Over the centuries had forgotten complex dimensions reaching some 56 square km.

The center of this complex was the mausoleum with a large burial mound covering the tomb of the emperor. Where they amassed a large amount of precious objects on the ground simulating the great rivers of China in mercury, under a dome where the sky was reproduced. As mentioned, this part has not been excavated but measurements indicate that the amount of mercury in the area is unusually high which could confirm the sources of Sima Qian as that described in detail in his memoirs how fabulous Historic site .

The said mausoleum is surrounded by a double wall inside which housed a palace and buildings for worship that were destroyed in the riots following the death of the emperor. But still continue to discover new treasures in this area as the pits where they lay scribes, other dancers, acrobats, musicians to dance a series of bronze ducks and swans around 600 small and so were also pits where stable-boys watching each of a real horse and leaving only the skeletons.

However, the most famous and spectacular lies outside the walls, as stated at 1500 meters east in 3 pits different. This is where you have unearthed the famous terracotta warriors, created to protect the emperor in the Hereafter. The figures used in these digs are impressive.

In the first pit about 6000 warriors line up a front edge triple row which was followed up 38 rows of soldiers standing next to which there are also 160 tanks, eleven corridors with floors paved , the paneled walls and beamed roofs.

In the second pit tanks are four horses. There are 939 soldiers, including 330 are archers, with 472 young horses the style of northern China.

The third pit is built around a tank may empty ready for the emperor, is surrounded by the Staff of the Army with 68 senior officers. Generals wear a hat with pheasant feathers tied on the chin, called Hegu, with a mustache and beard. Wear campaign clothing or armor more elaborate than ordinary infantry. The double-edged swords made of a complex alloy, chromium oxide coated today still remain sharp.


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Qin was seen as a cosmic ruler with a strong religious, sovereign, both in this world and the Hereafter and given his experience in wars and massacres had no choice but to secure protection of his army in the world of the dead. Of course if your intention was to achieve immortality and his name will endure for ever and ever did it, yes the world still take many years to discover all its treasures, and carried 36 of excavations and it's only a fraction of what that remains to be seen.

I leave the news published in lne.es I have taken in part as a source

And this is the official website of the project of terracotta warriors in English and Chinese, http://www.bmy .com.cn / template / GZB / index_en.aspx

To complete the article will add CH documentary, China, building an empire which speaks of the emperor and his work on especially in the first three chapters.


Part 2; Part 3 ; Part 4, Part 5 ;