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If you’ve been to Paris or seen it in photos, you’ll recognize the swirling, plant-like gates, with their distinctive lettering, that serve as entryways to the city’s subway system, or  metro , as it’s known there. Of the many terms for  Art Nouveau  in France,  Style Metro  remains one of the most persistent, thanks to  Hector Guimard ’s enduring design for the entrances. Unveiled during the Paris World’s Fair in 1900, the design would become a symbol of the Art Nouveau movement. But it had begun years earlier. From the 1880s until World War I, artworks, design objects, and architecture in Western Europe and the United States sprouted with sinuous, unruly lines. Taking cues from  Rococo  curves, Celtic graphic motifs, Japanese masters  Andō Hiroshige  and  Katsushika Hokusai , and  William Blake ’s  Songs of Innocence (1789), Art Nouveau artists took the plant forms they saw in nature and then flattened and abstracte...

‘Abstract 50’s Masters (Where Were the Mistresses?)’ at Anita Shapolsky Gallery This exhibition emphasizes the pluralistic nature of abstraction art. Featured artists include: Ernest Briggs, Peter Agostini, Seymour Boardman, Ilya Bolotowsky, James Brooks, Lawrence Calcagno, Nassos Daphnis, Beauford Delaney, Friedel Dzubas, Jimmy Ernst, and many more. Anita Shapolsky Gallery 5 days ago     Ernest Briggs, Untitled, 1-15-53, diptych, oil on canvas, 69 1/4″ x 53 1/4″ (photo courtesy Anita Shapolsky Gallery) Abstract 50’s Masters (Where Were the Mistresses?) Saturday, November 19–Saturday, February 25 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 19th, 4-6pm Panel Discussion:  Lives of the Artists  Spouses, Children & Friends Saturday, December 10th, 3-5pm Abstract art has roots in the late 19th century and reached ascendance in the late 40’s – 50’s. Philip Pavia (sculptor), one of the leaders of “the Club” and his publication  It is  was...

Human beings are guided by internal systems and organic clocks that help to govern and control our bodily functions. These systems also directly affect our spiritual well being and our physical fitness and health. Ancient traditional medicine practitioners carefully observe the placement and movement of energy through our bodies in a 24 hour cycle. Within this cycle, the clocks and programming in our bodies devote certain amounts of energy to certain areas. If you have a habit of waking around the same time every night while trying to sleep, it could be an indicator that some of your energy is being blocked or diverted to the wrong place. This disrupts our body’s rest and hurts our ability to recuperate. Organs need energy to heal and work properly. Below is a list of times and organs they are associated with. Many of these blockages can cause visible outward changes, both emotional and physical. You should pay attention to your diet, what is going into your body in general can b...

Innovative technique to curtail illegal copying of digital media November 22, 2016 A new optical watermarking system uses single-shot ptychography encoding to create the watermark (Part 1) that is then embedded into a host image (Part 2). Credit: Yishi Shi, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences In today's digital world it can be challenging to prevent photos, videos and books from being illegally copied and distributed. A new light-based technique is making it more practical to create secure, invisible watermarks that can be used to detect and prosecute counterfeiting. "In our research, we use a complex pattern of light, or diffraction pattern, as a unique watermark," said Yishi Shi, from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. "The invisible watermark is embedded into the content we are trying to protect. Imperceptibility is one of the most significant advantages of optical watermarking." In The Optical Society's journal  ...