Select artworks from Nigerian artist Njideka Akunyili:
“Nigeria is almost a third character in my work,” she said. “A lot of my work is about investigating my love for Nigeria and my life in America.
“I met my husband at college and there was some anxiety that if I married outside my culture I would lose my identity, but there is a space in my work where these things come together.”
Akunyili is hoping to help change attitudes to art in Nigeria, where she said appreciation is growing slowly.
“If I hadn’t left Nigeria, I wouldn’t be an artist, I would be a doctor,” she said. “When I told my parents I wanted to be an artist, they couldn’t get their heads around why an educated person who went to college in America would want to be an artist.
“If people think of artists, it’s somebody by the side of the road painting signs.”
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“When I was young, the less Nigerian you were the cooler you were, but now we have gone back to tradition,” said Akunyili. “There’s a nice energy about the country that’s finally coming into its own.”
so fucking beautiful
(via fuckyeahhardfemme)
This Helmet With Brake Lights And Turn Signals Lets Bikers Speak The Language Of Cars
Windshields and airbags are just two the of many safety features bicyclists don’t have, unlike their automobile driving comrades. And while there’s nothing designers can really do about those (other than design sexier velomobiles or install bicyclist-friendly airbags into the exterior of cars), a Hungarian designer has created a concept for a bicycle helmet with three safety features that no car would ever come without: a headlight, a taillight, and turning signals.
I need this!
(via fastcompany)
“Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there’s humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd.” - David Lynch
“Absurdity is what I like most in life, and there’s humor in struggling in ignorance. If you saw a man repeatedly running into a wall until he was a bloody pulp, after a while it would make you laugh because it becomes absurd.” - David Lynch
Photographer Hal’s latest project is called Fresh Love, which captures the many varied and fresh couples in vacuum.
After our descent from Cape Lookout, we stumbled upon our first Oregon dunes. - Sand Lake, OR
Gear, pre-leaving Seattle. It’s shrunk since then. Mailed back stuff I don’t need. Don’t worry, still carrying my Frisbee and pepper spray.
Bar top sketch at the Bayhaven in Newport, OR.
Stretch break! This is from after climbing Cape Lookout first thing in the morning a few days back.
Campbell Club - Eugene, OR
Stayed at this great Co-op for two days. Friendliest folks and witnessed a great open mic night. Thanks for the hospitality!
Lincoln City!
