Creativity and Eternity: The Aboriginal Dreamtime
Is the emphasis on a rational grasp of reality destroying the creativity and insight that come from dreams and myth? The indigenous peoples of Australia have fantastic Creation myths, peppered …
Quote for Today: Anaïs Nin
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country. …
From Cave to Palace: Mocárabe in Architecture
Architecture is full of flowers, textures and patterns of nature. How do these recollections both soothe and impress the eye? We are accustomed to seeing stylized imitations of plant and …
Quote for Today: Lewis Thomas
The need to make music, and to listen to it, is universally expressed by human beings. I cannot imagine, even in our most primitive times, the emergence of talented painters …
Art from Dark Places: Caves as Houses of Faith
Caves are places of deep spiritual significance, containing connotations of safety and shelter on one hand and darkness and terror on the other. Much like the human psyche itself, a …
Iimuahii – Structure And Texture
Check out these fascinating avant garde outfits from Elena Slivnyak reblogged from my favorite fashion blog, The Citizens of Fashion. You might remember the outspoken Slivnyak from Project Runway. She …
Quote for Today: Kazuo Ishiguro
Memory is quite central for me. Part of it is that I like the actual texture of writing through memory. —Kazuo Ishiguro
The Art of Joan Danziger: Beetles Invasion from the Smithsonian Blog
Synkroniciti is happy to feature this wonderful article from the Smithsonian blog on the work of Joan Danziger. Danziger started her career as a painter, but her life changed after …
The Very Inspiring Blogger and One Lovely Blog Awards
Much thanks to Sarah Vernon at First Night Design for giving Synkroniciti the Very Inspiring Blogger Award and the One Lovely Blog Award! Sarah is a lovely and inspiring person …
Inspiring the Cities of the Future: 45 Incredible Futuristic Scifi 3D City Illustrations
This gallery from Inferno Development contains beautiful eye candy from the world of 3D science fiction illustration. Anyone who thinks that the shape of the modern city is not changing …