http://www.metafilter.com/tags/michelangelo Posts tagged with 'michelangelo' at MetaFilter. Thu, 14 May 2009 06:54:09 -0800 Thu, 14 May 2009 06:54:09 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/81652/Dude%2Dthat%2Dspiky%2Dfish%2Dwith%2Dthe%2Delephant%2Dtrunk%2Dis%2Dlike%2Dtotally%2Dtrippy When you were 12 or 13, did you like to draw scary monsters? Well, so did <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/13/art-michelangelo-torment-saint-anthony">Michelangelo</a>. Be sure to check out the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/may/13/michelangelo-torment-of-saint-anthony?picture=347322465">slideshow</a> that accompanies the article. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.81652 Thu, 14 May 2009 06:54:09 -0800 art history Michelangelo painting flapjax at midnite http://www.metafilter.com/55215/The%2DCreation%2Din%2DKrylon <a href="http://www.paco-rosic.com/">Paco Rosic</a> is nearing completion of a one-half scale replica of the <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/10/01/MNGBJLDNO51.DTL">Sistine Chapel</a> in Waterloo, Iowa - all painted with about 2,000 cans of <a href="http://www.wcfcourier.com/photos/paco/index.php?pic=0&year_month=2006,09">spray paint</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55215 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 20:26:45 -0800 art iowa magnificentobsession michelangelo sistinechapel spraypaint madamjujujive http://www.metafilter.com/46101/The%2DLaurentian%2DLibrary <a href="http://bennicholson.com/ma/maessay.htm">Under Foot and Between the Boards in the Laurential Library</a> "Within the <a href="http://www.bml.firenze.sbn.it/historical_notes.htm">Laurentian Library</a>, the enigmatic masterwork of Michelangelo, there exists a complex <a href="http://bennicholson.com/ma/geometry/geo.htm">geometric</a> pavement that is hidden from view, little known about and shrouded with mystery...Why had an immensely complicated pavement been constructed, only to be covered over?" tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.46101 Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:22:31 -0800 architecture art geometry history library michelangelo pavement dhruva http://www.metafilter.com/35458/Happy%2DBirthday%2DDavid <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo's_David">Happy Birthday David!</a> Today is the 500th anniversary of the statue's unveiling. tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.35458 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:42:50 -0800 anniversary art David Michelangelo sculpture statue azul http://www.metafilter.com/28873/Who%2Dcreated%2Dwho <a href=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A681680>Some</a> believe that <a href=http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html>Michelangelo's</a> famous work the <a href=http://www.vaticanart.com/Sistine-Chapel/creation_of_adam.html> <i>Creation of Adam</i></a> depicts God superimposed on a cross-section of a human <a href=http://psych-www.colorado.edu/users/spencer/psyc2012/michelangelo.html>brain.</a> Michelangelo routinely made use of symbolism and humor in both his painting and sculpture. Was he suggesting man created God? If so, this is delicious irony. tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.28873 Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:23:22 -0800 adam art michelangelo painting sculpture gruchall