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Mike Maihack @mikemaihack.com · 7h

❤️ Supergirl ❤️

Drawing of Supergirl up in the air, arms casually raised, looking peaceful and at ease, likely hoping all of those below her are feeling the same, ever ready to help those who aren't.

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 13h

#Poetry #Art #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

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Randolph @arlandolpho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

David, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c.1623-4. Borghese Gallery, Rome. #rome #roma #italy #italia #travelphotography #travel #travelphotographer #city #urban #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

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Anna B. @bornforart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Whispers of the Red Rocks #Art#AnnaBArt #BryceCanyon #RedRockWonders #NaturePhotography #Wanderlust #DesertLandscape

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Randolph @arlandolpho.bsky.social · 20h

The Security Guard... was an exhibit, too....! Galleria Borghese, Rome. #rome #roma #italy #italia #travelphotography #travel #travelphotographer #city #urban #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

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TwoSpiritCrystals @louiscypher2000.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#aiart #AIイラスト #synthart #AIArtCommunity #midjourney #caturday Blessed Are The Cats For They Are A Shield

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Stan Watts - "One night with a Stranger" (1983)

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𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬 ☮١٥٧٤♡ @thesereneartist.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

WaLkInG ThE OsTrIcH #synthart #art #aicommunity #oilpainting #impasto #fineart

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Morning Kitten #Caturday

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Tony Borroz @nemounruhe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cadillac Coupe Deville Custom 1960. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A Japanese geiko’s exposed nape (unaji) emerges as a luminous focal point within Ralph Gibson's celebrated Haiku series (1983–1988).

Framed in stark, graphic chiaroscuro, a geiko’s exposed nape (unaji) emerges as a luminous focal point within Ralph Gibson's celebrated Haiku series (1983–1988). The composition captures the exquisite eri-ashi makeup tradition, where white porcelain powder (oshiroi) yields to two delicate, unpainted forks of bare skin that slenderize and elongate the neck. Downward, the deep, sensuous curve of the dark silk collar reveals an embroidered inner collar (han'eri) speckled with fine white dots and elegant, swirling motifs, resting just above the shimmering folds of a richly woven brocade obi. The photograph evokes an intimate sensory atmosphere: the cool, powdered stillness of the dressing room, the faint scent of camellia oil and bintsuke-abura hair wax, the crisp rustle of heavy silk, and the quiet, suspended breath before entering an evening banquet.

Created during Gibson’s deep artistic engagement with Japan, the Haiku series translates the radical conciseness and suggestive brevity of seventeen-syllable poetry into visual form, stripping away extraneous narrative to isolate pure shape, line, and texture. In traditional Japanese aesthetics and dress history, the nape of the neck is celebrated as the ultimate locus of understated sensuality and feminine grace—a cultural sensibility expressed through the deliberate dipping of the kimono collar (eri-moto). The contrast between the matte finish of the face makeup, the velvet depth of the kimono fabric, and the lustrous, light-reflecting threads of the Nishijin-ori obi showcases an extraordinary reverence for textile art and material mastery (monozukuri), reducing a complex cultural tradition to its most potent, geometric essence.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It doesn't get any cuter! #Caturday

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bar interior of The Hourglass pub - Exeter #pub #theHourglass #bar #beer #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #classicMono

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𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐬 ☮١٥٧٤♡ @thesereneartist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

𝙲𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎 𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎 ☕︎𖤓☕︎ #synthart #art #aicommunity

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🪬🌙🐈‍⬛Pythia Uidliua🐦‍⬛⭐️🧿GNOTHI SEAUTON ♐️⚕️🍷 @krymsynreine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Seated Hitite sun goddess Arinna with child 14th-13th century BCE, Central Anatolia, now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY #pagansky #witchsky #occultsky #archaeology #Hitite #goddess #sungoddess #Arinna #Turkey #Anatolia

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Anna B. @bornforart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Light Within the Flowers #Art #SynthArt #AnnaBArt #StillLife #FloralArt #Chiaroscuro #BotanicalElegance

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ЗИТА. @zinoky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In autumn, everything around the squirrel changes. Leaves fall to the ground and rustle beneath its paws. The air turns cool and fresh, smelling of fallen leaves and mushrooms.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In this vintage black-and-white mid-20th century photograph, the young maiko Hisagiku stands at the wooden threshold of a teahouse (ochaya).

In this vintage black-and-white photograph, the young maiko Hisagiku stands at the wooden threshold of a teahouse (ochaya), gracefully raising a dark cloth noren curtain with one hand. She wears a long-sleeved furisode kimono decorated with bold, dynamic circular geometric patterns, secured with a dark brocade obi and elevated on high wooden okobo clogs above a moist stone pavement. Above her, white calligraphic lettering on the dark curtain and a carved wooden plaque frame the entrance, contrasting with the deep shadows of the doorway. Her gentle smile as she parts the curtain captures an evocative, multi-sensory moment: the crisp click of wooden okobo on wet cobblestones, the cool scent of aged timber and dyed fabric, the play of light and shade across the threshold, and the quiet allure of the traditional flower quarters.
Dating from the mid-20th century, this portrait offers a glimpse into Japan's traditional flower and willow world (karyūkai). As an apprentice geisha, a maiko’s attire—from her high okobo clogs and elaborately styled natural hair (nihongami) to her floor-sweeping furisode—embodies centuries of refined Japanese dress history and performance traditions. The noren hanging at the doorway of the ochaya serves both as a commercial signpost and a physical divider between the public street and the private realm of entertainment. Every element in the composition—from the hand-dyed textile motifs and hand-carved footwear to the timber joinery of the entryway—reflects monozukuri (artisanal mastery), elevating everyday architectural and garment design into a timeless cultural art form.

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ᴀɪ-ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ @ai-visions.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trick or Treat #aiart #midjourney #ai #aicommunity #ThOrcsday

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Anna B. @bornforart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Quiet Grace of Spring #Art #SynthArt #AnnaBArtArt #JapaneseAesthetics #Elegance #PoeticBeauty

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Water droplet necklace

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Vale of Tears, Gustave Doré

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible." - Helen Keller

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

© Edward Gordon. 'April Evening.' Oil on panel, n.d. 32 x 25 inches.

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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

‘The Sound of the Sea.’ #Painting by Karl Gussow (1879) #art

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Greg Hartwick @greghartwick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Zebra Bar #AIart #Midjourney8_2

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Last of the Mohicans, NC Wyeth, 1919

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

© Giuseppe Mallia. 'White Grapes.' Oil on canvas, 2023. 30 × 30 cm.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Debut of maiko Satohina. Photography by Onidide on Flickr

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The models for ‘American Gothic’ pose in front of the iconic painting, 1942.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Steps leading to a temple in Noboriro, Japan.

Ascending into the atmospheric stillness of the night, a grand covered stone stairway (Noborirō) climbs steeply beneath a rhythmic timber arcade. Lined along every stone step, small square paper lanterns cast a soft, candlelight glow across the weathered flags, while iconic oval paper lanterns (chōchin) hang suspended from the heavy wooden ceiling beams above. The warm, amber radiance filters through white washi paper, carving an illuminated path through the surrounding darkness. The stark contrast between the coarse, unpainted timber posts, the smooth stone steps, and the gentle, flickering halos of light creates a deeply tactile sensory atmosphere: the cool night air of the mountain, the faint aroma of incense drifting from above, and the hushed, reverent stillness of a sacred ascent.
Located at Hase-dera in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, this famous 399-step covered corridor—known as the Noborirō (登廊)—was originally erected in 1039 by Chinen, a priest of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, in gratitude for a miraculous healing. Functioning as the primary pilgrimage approach from the Niomon Gate to the temple's National Treasure Main Hall (Hondō), the stairway features three distinct sections hung with unique oval "Hase-style" lanterns. During special evening illuminations such as the annual Kannon Mantōe (Ten Thousand Lantern Ceremony), hundreds of lanterns are lit to guide pilgrims toward the temple's 10-meter gilded Eleven-Faced Kannon statue.

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Photography by Elliot McGucken

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Owl Attacking a Bat, by Horaku, early to mid-19th century

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Samuel Benjamin @samuelxl5.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Cabbies Waiting For Their Fares" Order prints at samuelxl5.darkroom.com/products/the... #photography #art #streetphotography #NoAI

Glasgow, Scotland

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TwoSpiritCrystals @louiscypher2000.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#aiart #AIイラスト #synthart #AIArtCommunity #midjourney Stafford & Quimby Caturday, 1978

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Vicente López y Portaña (1722 - 1850)

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Randolph @arlandolpho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Yet Another Yank Tank - Havana, c.2007. 3/x The ones still running are in highly polished and meticulously kept condition. #cuba #havana #habana #caribbean #travel #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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🥀 𝚂𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝙱.🖋 🚫 No DM’s @sbwordmuse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I call this Abandoned Autumn. 🍂 Isaac Brodsky, Fallen Leaves, 1915 #art #autumn

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

flood

Digital painting, flooded city streets

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Ambabheg @ambabheg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Architecture - wonky building, Prague #weeklychallengeSM

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Egon Schiele - Trieste Harbor, 1907

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

© Damian Lechoszest. 'The Quiet Threshold.' Oil on linen, 2026. 20 x 16 inches.

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

© Carel Willink. 'House with two Holly Trees.' Oil on canvas, 1934. 90.5 × 68 cm.

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Anna B. @bornforart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gone With The Wind #Art #SynthArt #AnnaBArt #SadBeauty #DramaticArt #EleganceAndSorrow #FineArt #EmotionalArt

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Florence 🍂 @fra1964.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Portraits Of A Day #ai #art #mj

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Landscape & Wildlife Photo Magazines @photomagazines.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

LPM PHOTO OF THE DAY Take Part: landscapephotographymagazine.com/ulp Portland Head Light, Maine, USA by Rebecca Gillum

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Kyudo archery, Japan. Photography by Teruhide Tomori on Flickr.

Captured from a low perspective on polished wooden floorboards, this photograph focuses on the lower torso and posture of practitioners of kyūdō (traditional Japanese archery). In the foreground, an archer wears a vivid crimson hakama, its crisp, vertical pleats catching strong directional light and casting sharp shadows across the fabric. A hand firmly grips the wrapped handle of a dark, lacquered bow (yumi), while the taut bowstring (tsuru) cuts a sharp diagonal line through the frame. Behind, another archer stands clad in a deep forest-green hakama, their white split-toed socks (tabi) firmly planted upon the warm timber floor.
Photographed by Teruhide Tomori, this image captures the spiritual essence and ritualized mindfulness of kyūdō—the "Way of the Bow." The asymmetrical Japanese longbow (yumi), constructed through time-honored bamboo-and-wood lamination techniques, represents a pinnacle of traditional monozukuri (artisanal mastery) tracing back to the battlefield archery (kyūjutsu) of the samurai. Far beyond a test of marksmanship, modern kyūdō is a meditative discipline anchored in strict etiquette (reihō), where every breath, movement, and adjustment of attire—evidenced in the immaculate pleats of the hakama and pristine tabi—serves as an expression of internal dignity and spiritual composure within the practice hall (dōjō).