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Jan Smitz-Artist-professor-lecturer/painter/drawing/digital art a.o./Jan van-from-de Jan(ek) van-from-de(real)Jan van Eyck🤪/❤️music-musician/❤️the heater, the maintenant, the nowadays blue sky?/ We are human! we are just stardust/ a smile is so important😉

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Manet's Balcony / Le balcon de manet - 1950 #artbots #magritte
https://botfrens.com/collections/61/contents/19968

15.08.2025 10:44 — 👍 16    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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Israel's DARK SECRET Genocide Economy EXPOSED | Francesca Albanese The REAL Reason US Sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

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Dark Ages
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Gillian Murphy, one of American Ballet Theater’s most enduring stars, was living in rural Pennsylvania with her husband, Ethan Stiefel, and their infant son, getting curbside delivery from a market 20 miles away. Murphy and Stiefel had joked that the two-bedroom cabin in the woods was their apocalypse house, and in a way, it was. When the Covid pandemic hit, they moved there.

“Full isolation,” Murphy said in a recent interview at Lincoln Center. “But in terms of the timing of it, for me as a mom it was kind of amazing. That being said, I also thought my career was over.”

Early in the pandemic, Murphy told Kevin McKenzie, then Ballet Theater’s artistic director, that if and when the company made it back onstage it would be time for her to wrap things up. He told her that she had years left in her.

“That conversation was really incredible because I would have come back and maybe done ‘The Dream’ and retired years ago,” Murphy said, referring to the Frederick Ashton ballet.

But “when I got back in the studio,” she continued, “I ended up feeling so much better than I could have ever expected. I absolutely love to dance. It’s actually a little unclear to me why I was just going to walk away from that.”

She knew, though, that she wanted to stop while she was still feeling good and to leave on her own terms.

And that’s just what she is doing. On Friday, after a 29-year career with Ballet Theater, Murphy, 46, will dance her final performance, Odette-Odile in “Swan Lake,” opposite her friend James Whiteside, who summed up her decision to go out in such an arduous ballet as “completely unhinged.” Susan Jaffe, Ballet Theater’s artistic director, wasn’t surprised.

“A lot of ballerinas retire that ballet and they do ‘Romeo and Juliet’ or things that are easier on the body,” Jaffe said. “But not Gillian Murphy, and that shows not only her physical strength, but strength of character and courage and determination, which is what she always has embodied.”

Murphy joined Balle…

Gillian Murphy, one of American Ballet Theater’s most enduring stars, was living in rural Pennsylvania with her husband, Ethan Stiefel, and their infant son, getting curbside delivery from a market 20 miles away. Murphy and Stiefel had joked that the two-bedroom cabin in the woods was their apocalypse house, and in a way, it was. When the Covid pandemic hit, they moved there. “Full isolation,” Murphy said in a recent interview at Lincoln Center. “But in terms of the timing of it, for me as a mom it was kind of amazing. That being said, I also thought my career was over.” Early in the pandemic, Murphy told Kevin McKenzie, then Ballet Theater’s artistic director, that if and when the company made it back onstage it would be time for her to wrap things up. He told her that she had years left in her. “That conversation was really incredible because I would have come back and maybe done ‘The Dream’ and retired years ago,” Murphy said, referring to the Frederick Ashton ballet. But “when I got back in the studio,” she continued, “I ended up feeling so much better than I could have ever expected. I absolutely love to dance. It’s actually a little unclear to me why I was just going to walk away from that.” She knew, though, that she wanted to stop while she was still feeling good and to leave on her own terms. And that’s just what she is doing. On Friday, after a 29-year career with Ballet Theater, Murphy, 46, will dance her final performance, Odette-Odile in “Swan Lake,” opposite her friend James Whiteside, who summed up her decision to go out in such an arduous ballet as “completely unhinged.” Susan Jaffe, Ballet Theater’s artistic director, wasn’t surprised. “A lot of ballerinas retire that ballet and they do ‘Romeo and Juliet’ or things that are easier on the body,” Jaffe said. “But not Gillian Murphy, and that shows not only her physical strength, but strength of character and courage and determination, which is what she always has embodied.” Murphy joined Balle…

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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/a...

Gillian Murphy, a Ballerina With Joy and Aplomb, Steps Down
After 29 years, the American Ballet Theater principal bids farewell with “Swan Lake.” It’s demanding. But she’s got this.
By Gia KourlasPhotographs and Video by Amir Hamja
July 17, 2025 for the NYT

19.07.2025 17:44 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Erratum: Birthday must bé 1930 ( not 1939 !)

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RAOUL DE KEYSER (1939-2012 Deinze- Belgium)

1: Raoul de Keyser - Zinkend |Luc| 1982-1983 Oil on Canvas 65 x 54 cm - private Collection
2: Raoul de Keyser - Angoulême 1994 Oil on Canvas - SMAK Gent Belgium
3: Raoul de Keyser - Oil on canvas on wood: 18 x 15.5 cm
4:1985 acrylics in canvas
60 x 50 cm

15.07.2025 17:32 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Thornton Willis
1936-2025

1: Mercer Street, 2017 acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 inches
2: Golden Gate, 2017 acrylic on canvas, 18 x 14 inches
3: Approach, 1983, Acrylic on canvas, 108 x 120 inches
4: Image: Thornton Willis in New York City, January 2013. Photo by Carla DeVore.

#Abstractart#Geometric

15.07.2025 16:58 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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MATERIAL WITNESS: A TRIBUTE TO ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG (1925–2008) GIVING AWAY AND LEAVING BEHIND: Such was the magnanimity of Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), arguably the most influential figure in postwar American art. Working at the intersection of media old and…

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15.07.2025 16:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Young woman stands behind men during anti - Shah demonstration. Tehran, Iran. 1978.
Abbas | Magnum Photos

03.07.2023 08:43 — 👍 57    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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How dare you❓❗
🚨 The EU will not suspend the trade agreement with Israel.

15.07.2025 16:12 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
PSG YM2149F - Turbo Sound x3 MIDI Synth #synth #psg #chiptune #ym2149f
YouTube video by INIT01: Preset Reset PSG YM2149F - Turbo Sound x3 MIDI Synth #synth #psg #chiptune #ym2149f

So, it actually worked.
www.youtube.com/shorts/gSuCU...
#psg #chiptune #ym2149f

14.06.2025 00:42 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Sign the petition - stop genocide now!

This isn’t a war. It’s a genocide. Over 54,000 people in Gaza killed. The EU still rewards Israel with a 16B€/year trade deal. We can help suspend it — sign the petition now! share.myvoice-mychoice.org/s/k7Xxcad3

12.07.2025 09:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Good Morning 🤗 today:

Tracking Light in Movement : Xanthopsia 104

2160 x 3840 px / 4k mp4 / 116 Mo / 8 fps / 59s / 1/1

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#treeskulltown #tezos #abstract #subrealism #mixedmedia #handpainting #digitalart #postdigitalism #minimalism

24.05.2025 06:35 — 👍 45    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Inhuman ...such a lovely animals...some humans are ' BEASTS' and there's a huge difference between animals and beasts. 😥😡

22.02.2025 09:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Trump administration called book bans a hoax, but now the call is coming from inside the house. Vice Pres. JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" joins the list of books removed from Department of Defense schools pending "compliance review."
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ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᶠᵃˢᶜⁱˢᵗ ᵇᵉʰᵃᵛⁱᵒᵘʳ 😡

20.02.2025 13:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Humour heals and makes it possible to deal with sad things, bad things....etc..etc..

20.02.2025 12:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ᵒʳⁱᵍⁱⁿᵃˡ ⁱᵐᵃᵍᵉ: ˡᵃ ᶜᵘˡᵗᵘʳᵃⁿᵒᵛᵃˡʳᵉˢ - ᵃ ᵇⁱᵗ ʳᵉʷᵒʳᵏᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᴶᵃⁿ ˢᵐⁱᵗᶻ ²⁰²⁵
It's amazing how in dark times creativity pops up in a humourous way, to cope with the loss of moral values, by a person not worth to be a leader, who spreads false info. I stand personally with Ukraine and president Zelensky.❤️🇺🇦

20.02.2025 12:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So am I. I love Ukraine!! 🇺🇦
Hope the world doesn't look back for the tyrannical behaviour of the president of the United states ( what's still in that title now). I hope President Zelensky ( who deserves that title) keeps on resisting and gets all help to resist two vicious dictatorial nitwits. ❤️🇺🇦

20.02.2025 12:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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28.01.2025 08:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Don Hertzfeldt Shares His Favorite Shot From ‘ME’ (Exclusive) In this exclusive series, the filmmakers behind each of this year's Oscar-shortlisted shorts reveal their favorite shots.

Oscar Shortlist Interviews: Director Don Hertzfeldt shares his favorite shot from ‘ME’ (Exclusive)

10.01.2025 02:01 — 👍 22    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

❤️❤️❤️

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There are only 2 days in 2025 that you are allowed to retweet this. Today is one of them.

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⭐❤️it

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👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

26.01.2025 10:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

👍🏽😉

26.01.2025 10:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

❤️❤️👍🏼👍🏼❤️this work 👋🏼

20.01.2025 10:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

De enige en echte goede keuze, veel succes met al het goede werk en een nieuwe start hier. 👍🏼⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐❤️

20.01.2025 08:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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RIP DAVID LYNCH - MONUMENT OF CHANGE IN FILM
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David Keith Lynch (Missoula (Montana), 20 januari 1946 – 15 januari 2025)

17.01.2025 08:39 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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