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The four-faced god of creation in Hinduism, Brahma is also called Vāgīśa, the Lord of Speech. It is said that the four collections of Hindu sacred texts, the Vedas, were spoken into being by Brahma, one from each of his mouths. read more

Brahma, Religion

The Etruscans, 400BCE

Chimera of Arezzo

This is an undeniably modern interpretation. The chimera, like most beasts of antiquity, was the bad guy. Child of the giant serpent Typhon and the half woman half snake Echidna (you know her from the Starbucks logo) the Chimera was an abominable thing, unnatural combination of lion and goat, with the head of a snake for a tail. Her brothers and sisters live in legend. read more

Chimera of Arezzo, The Etruscans

What's in a name?

Names are assigned to us before we are aware of their meaning, and we grow into them as much as they come to reflect us. In Japan artists often changed names after milestones in their lives, but in the west, once you've been given a name, you're usually stuck with it—a rigidity that makes claiming a new name even more powerful magic. read more

Toyen, The Artists

Sascha Schneider, 1904

To Sascha Schneider the male body was perfection, and the world its antagonist. Schneider worked in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the development of Freikörperkultur, free body culture, also called the Health and Hygiene movement. Freikörperkultur aimed to counteract the restraint and stress of industrialization with a restorative mix of open air nudity, exercise, and healthy diet. read more

Hypnosis, Sascha Schneider

Born on February 23

Kazimir Malevich, The Artists

Portrait of Kazimir Malevich

Kazimir Malevich

"Art does not need us, and it never did"

Eduardo Kingman, The Artists

Portrait of Eduardo Kingman

Eduardo Kingman

Strength is found in the hands

Franz Stuck, The Artists

Portrait of Franz Stuck

Franz Stuck

The darkness beckons

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