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(occasionally nsfw)Tumblr (3.0; @realityayslum)http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce6f6f9af45a83a9a23a87fc3a23e6c0/tumblr_molq8dp6G11r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/237affd8543a753967c851126d1c483b/tumblr_molq8dp6G11r1w31so2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b608d90cc1fd7a4cd680f8f85ef3c2a4/tumblr_molq8dp6G11r1w31so3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://vraisreves.preprod.aceituna.fr/fr/photographes/patrick-butticker/brins-d-ils-brins-d-elles" target="_blank">Patrick Butticker</a></p> <p><em>Brins d’ils, Brins d’elles </em></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53292761007http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53292761007Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:33:00 -0700Patrick ButtickerPhotographySurrealPhotomontageContemporaryMaskMaldororNudeStockings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/083709b4529a0c65c9bcc83cb3fd868e/tumblr_mohawgD1Gj1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>~ Father’s Day Nun ~</strong></p> <p><a href="http://vraisreves.free.fr/carhaix/carhaix.htm" target="_blank">Jean-Baptiste Carhaix</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.bm-lyon.fr/lepointg/eclairage1.htm" target="_blank"><em> Like a Prayer, Sister Marquesa de Sade</em></a></p> <p>(<a href="http://thesisters.org/" target="_blank">Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence</a>)<em><br/></em></p> <p>1987</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53092167124http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53092167124Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:12:00 -0700Father's DaySister's of Perpetual IndulgenceNunSunday Nun1980sPhotographyStockingsGartersHabitJean-Baptiste Carhaix<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/577f5b5e3231842f7228e739066c3bb6/tumblr_moh6wypoAF1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.lartigue.org/us2/jhlartigue/index.html" target="_blank">Jacques Henri Lartigue</a> </p> <p><a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/216108" target="_blank"><em> [The Kite]</em></a></p> <p>c1908</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53088271327http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/53088271327Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:46:00 -0700Jacques Henri LartiguePhotography1900sKiteBeachSurreal<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1120d2b17d81a92a4924a0535255baa4/tumblr_moeh3d7abM1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa6b0d9a4ade40e215da5c005a6535d5/tumblr_moeh3d7abM1r1w31so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d65e557482f3aed2e22bef13bceba0c8/tumblr_moeh3d7abM1r1w31so3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Three Rare <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=Karin+Szekessy&_sacat=0&_from=R40" target="_blank">Postcards</a> by <a href="http://www.karinszekessy.de/" target="_blank">Karin Székessy </a></p> <p>1) <em>Selbstportrat mit Modell oder Balkonszene im Spiegel</em> , 1979.</p> <p>2) <em>Das alte Haus</em>, 1977.</p> <p>3) <em>Modell mit gelbem Band</em>, 1979.</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52969581525http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52969581525Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:33:00 -0700Karin SzekessyPostcardPhotographyNudeSelf Portrait1970sMirrorWindow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9eea6801d1741306fbfa3da4881dc23/tumblr_modgi13Pgu1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a65ba155fcaebb81733960ed21dc8e21/tumblr_modgi13Pgu1r1w31so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/714cde63c1574cfa0aee03ab2593fa63/tumblr_modgi13Pgu1r1w31so3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/161659" target="_blank">H. Y. Summons</a> </p> <p>1) <em>Calvary in Colorado</em>, 1935.</p> <p>2) <em>The Grey Veil</em>,  1921.</p> <p>3) <em>On The River Nile</em>, Egypt, 1921.</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52933050948http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52933050948Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:22:00 -0700H. Y. SummonsWho is H.Y. Summons?PhotographyPictorialism1920s1930sCrucifixionTreesSailboatThe NileEgyptColorado<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a9f054597b6a9ede713d0415f30bc1fc/tumblr_mobm226AcA1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.gallerywm.com/prusz_index.html#CV" target="_blank">Krzysztof Pruszkowski </a></p> <p><a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/216772" target="_blank"><em>Doloreze Á 4 Tetes</em></a></p> <p>1987</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52854370439http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52854370439Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:27:00 -0700Krzysztof PruszkowskiPhotographyMultiple ExposureSuperimpositionNudeSurreal1980s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2194aa7c659c5e78eec14cd85a507d0a/tumblr_mobi8u58yh1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.thera.no/" target="_blank">Thera Mjaaland</a> </p> <p><em> Henne I</em></p> <p>1987</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52850909726http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52850909726Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:05:00 -0700Thera MjaalandPhotography1980sTorsoNudeNorway<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/698134e4ee32abb9528203a7a0b442cb/tumblr_mobdwj2BUb1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thera.no/" target="_blank">Thera Anne Lise Mjaaland</a></p> <p><a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/216391" target="_blank"><em>Louise</em></a></p> <p>1978</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52845717660http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52845717660Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:31:00 -0700Thera Anne Lise MjaalandThera MjaalandPhotographyPortrait1970sNorwaythought this was Ralph Gibson when i first saw it<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c23d246afaf6f474a6c8c45d9cc92187/tumblr_moafnyYOJE1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mariogiacomelli.it/" target="_blank">Mario Giacomelli</a></p> <p><em> Caroline Branson</em></p> <p><em>Spoon River</em> series, 1968-73</p> <p>… via <a href="http://www.refoto.rs/broj-101/fotografi/mario-giacomelli-crno-bela-poezija.186.html" target="_blank"><em>ReFoto</em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52795709283http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52795709283Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:11:00 -0700Mario GiacomelliPhotographyItalyPortraitFlowersDistortion1960s1970sCaroline BransonChiaroscuro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/376743d5a7b1031bec98ec1fd0c16c94/tumblr_mo9ucklrH11r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8997317b675bdab7fbd2802a25983931/tumblr_mo9ucklrH11r1w31so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://icplibrary.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/yasuhiro-ishimoto-1921-2012-the-visual-bilinguist/" target="_blank">Yasuhiro Ishimoto </a></p> <p>1) <em>Untitled (Two Girls Playing at a Pond)</em></p> <p>2)<em> Untitled (Boys Swinging From Tree)<br/></em></p> <p>c1950s</p> <p>… via <a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/154639" target="_blank"><em>LACMA</em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52778026344http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52778026344Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:31:00 -0700Yasuhiro IshimotoPhotographyChildren1950s<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/99xISVjovuM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://beth-orton.net/" target="_blank">Beth Orton</a> - <em>Daybreaker</em> (Four Tet remix) … from <em><a href="http://www.discogs.com/Beth-Orton-The-Other-Side-Of-Daybreak/release/182967" target="_blank">The Other Side Of Daybreak</a> (<a href="http://www.astralwerks.com/" target="_blank">Astralwerks</a>).</em></p> <p><em><br/></em>[ True Story: i randomly ran into Beth Orton on Sunday evening. She was so kind and put me and friend on the guest list to her sold out performance on Monday evening at <a href="http://www.thechapelsf.com/" target="_blank"><em>The Chapel</em></a>, a new music venue in San Francisco that i had been dying to check out.  Wonderful performance and lovely venue. Thank you Beth. Also worth noting; <a href="http://www.jamesbaymusic.com/home/" target="_blank">James Bay</a> as the opening performer.]</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52753322071http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52753322071Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:13:00 -0700Beth OrtonDaybreakerAstralwerksThe ChapelJames BayMusicSan FranciscoPersonalBlessing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05972988fc27a67e3ace60f07ac7a9af/tumblr_mo8stlFmzr1r1w31so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.joannapallaris.com/" target="_blank">Joanna Pallaris</a> (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannapallaris/" target="_blank"><em>flickr</em></a>)</p> <p><em>Untitled</em>, 2011.</p> <p><em>My practice is strictly analogue, the inherent depth and delicacy of the photographic medium compliments my endeavour to make work that ventures to otherworldly domains. To make images that ask more questions than they answer and can somehow transcend the surface is the continuous force that drives me; these paper ghosts, making realities</em> <em>unreal</em>. ~ via <a href="http://smileinyourface.com/my-name-is-joanna-pallaris/" target="_blank"><em>smile in your face </em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52725129496http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52725129496Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 -0700Joanna PallarisContemporaryPhotographyVeilPortrait<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9184cf39ff57e4d1a04a94eee4c8e34/tumblr_mo8kz8FR6r1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://filmesque.com/" target="_blank">Eric Rose</a> (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eric-rose/page1/" target="_blank"><em>flickr</em></a>)</p> <p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p><em>2012</em></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52714321250http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52714321250Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:11:00 -0700Eric RoseContemporaryPhotographyPortraitCollage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a3e4b25c958284278d6379784f363f00/tumblr_mo8jnfBAwR1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38771387@N06/" target="_blank">Lydia Roberts</a> (<a href="http://sorehearts.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><em>tumblr</em></a>)</p> <p><em>Untitled</em></p> <p>2012</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52712655532http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52712655532Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:42:00 -0700Lydia RobertsContemporaryPhotographySelf PortraitNude<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/02b1814722bf21f61fa44a58bf7818ae/tumblr_mo6wsb7dGA1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/8051406/Floris-Neususs-Interview.html" target="_blank">Floris Neusüss</a></p> <p><a href="http://kassel-zeitung.de/cms1/index.php?/archives/12720-Floris-M.-Neusuess-und-das-Fotoforum-im-Antiquariat-Wilfried-Jenior.html" target="_blank"><em>Photogram Principle, Self-Portrait </em></a></p> <p>1972</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52641892682http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52641892682Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:31:00 -0700Floris M. NeusüssFloris NeusussPhotographySelf PortraitPhotogramNude1970sGermany<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d45b952865d65969df5c005693164024/tumblr_mo69lbdzwH1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.rogallery.com/Hak/Hak-hm.html" target="_blank">Miroslav Hák </a></p> <p><em>Pussy Willow in Vase</em></p> <p>c1936</p> <p>… via <a href="http://collections.lacma.org/node/215908" target="_blank"><em>LACMA</em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52618010733http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52618010733Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:10:00 -0700Miroslav HakPhotographyPussy WillowChiaroscuroCzech1930sShadowReflection<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa3f48da095c0280c7c4a50aacf28c55/tumblr_mo67bksS4w1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Utopiste Adeuxballes</strong> (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rygo75/with/6782765264/" title="" target="_blank">GregOry</a> on <em>flickr</em>)</p> <p><em>Untitled </em></p> <p>2012</p> <p>… via <a href="http://azurebumble.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/utopiste-adeuxballes-street-photography/" target="_blank"><em>Azurebumble</em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52616624489http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52616624489Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:21:00 -0700Utopiste AdeuxballesGregOryContemporaryPhotographyCompositionSilhouetteChiaroscuro<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3cb7acb70d4bb1c3e6aeb55a47d5a156/tumblr_mo58kyUuYl1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b149a780a1d755932659136a5d065480/tumblr_mo58kyUuYl1r1w31so2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/578984b338283fc2f42e747954508ec1/tumblr_mo58kyUuYl1r1w31so3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Vilem Kriz </p> <p>1) <em>Untitled (Abstract), from Sirague City, Berkeley</em>, 1973.</p> <p>2) <em>Untitled (Figure)</em>, 1981.</p> <p>3) <em>Untitled (Shell and Body) from Seance, Berkeley</em>, 1978.</p> <p>… currently on view at the <a href="http://www.scottnicholsgallery.com/" target="_blank"><em>Scott Nichols Gallery</em></a> (San Francisco) ~ Vilem Kriz :<em> An American Surrealist</em> ~ May 2nd – June 29</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52571867302http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52571867302Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:50:00 -0700Vilem KrizPhotographySurrealism1970s1980sScott Nichols Gallery<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12527ad4f40ee15d4f75ca813f3ed18b/tumblr_mo53vaq4lq1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6029451" target="_blank">Martin H. Miller </a></p> <p><em>One Pussy</em></p> <p>c1960s</p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52564340349http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52564340349Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:09:00 -0700Martin H. MillerPhotographyCatCatsNude1960s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a34ef8a309962b58df81325d3a0bbd0/tumblr_mo4jh4FYQB1r1w31so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nun for you.</p> <p>David Octavius Hill & Robert Adamson </p> <p><em> Miss Elizabeth Rigby (Lady Eastlake) as a Nun</em></p> <p>1845</p> <p>… via the <a href="http://metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/190015046" target="_blank"><em>The Metropolitan Museum of Art</em></a></p>http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52538391716http://realityayslum.tumblr.com/post/52538391716Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:48:00 -0700David Octavius HillRobert AdamsonEarly PhotographyNunSunday Nun1840s