tristetriste:

V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt and Kissing the War Goodbye by Victor Jorgensen

V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt that features an American sailor kissing a lady in a white dress on Victory over Japan Day in Times Square, New York City, on August 14, 1945. The photograph was published one week later in Life magazine among many other photographs of celebrations around the country presented in a twelve-page spread entitled Victory.

Mr. Jorgensen, a U.S. Navy photo journalist, captured another view of the same scene, which was published in the New York Times the following day. It does show less of Times Square in the background, lacking the characteristic view of the complex intersection as in Mr. Eisenstaedt’s photograph - ergo, the identity of the location is a lot less obvious. It is also darker and shows fewer details of the main subjects. Interestingly enough, unlike Mr. Eisenstaedt’s photograph (which is protected by copyright) this Navy photograph is in the public domain as it was produced by a federal government employee on official duty.

hifructosemag:

Japanese artist Xhxix, also known as Hi, creates multilayered digital illustrations that entrance the viewer with their subtlety. With a color palette that looks like the rainbow reflection on a soap bubble, a myriad shapes and colors can be seen in the watercolor-like wash of the works. Solitary protagonists that look like they might have come form a Morrissey song pout at the viewer, their distressed facial expressions always coupled with a sleek haircut. 

The figures’ bodies erode into candy-like stars and confetti — perhaps a gesture towards the pain that belies these characters’ external beauty. Take a look at some images courtesy of the artist.

http://hifructose.com/2012/06/26/the-art-of-hi/