Olio Ataxia: an Accumulation of Miscellany

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Where one may find all manner of fascinating, assorted, multifarious, omnifarious and peculiar images of interest. Posts are grouped around (but not limited to) and categorised by an intrinsic, constantly evolving taxonomy. Key within this categorical system are the following particular tags:
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General: documentary photography • maps • colours: pink • cultural landscapes • fashion photography • Repetition of Form • colour palettes • Natural Disasters •
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December 19, 2012

Most Screenshot-Worthy Music Videos of 2012 | Part 1: MIA: “Bad Girls”

8:51am | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/38293898179/most-screenshot-worthy-music-videos-of-2012-part

(No. OF NOTES: 34)

June 21, 2012

James I era personages a

See: Jacobean Types Royal, Military and Court Costumes from the time of James I on BibliOdyssey

11:56am | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/25568680607/james-i-era-personages-a-see-jacobean-types

(No. OF NOTES: 14)

FILED UNDER: drawing clothing black dress history Jacobean robes woman

January 6, 2012

Iranian grooms, Javad Jafari, left, and his brother, Mehdi, right, pose for photographs with their brides, Maryam Sadeghi, second left, and Zahra Abolghasemi, who wear their formal wedding dresses prior to their wedding in Ghalehsar village, about 220 mi (360 km) northeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, on July 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) #img01

6:41pm | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/15406523243/iranian-grooms-javad-jafari-left-and-his

(No. OF NOTES: 20)

FILED UNDER: The Atlantic documentary photography wedding costume dress wedding dress Iran brides flounce Grooms portrait formal tradition

December 14, 2011

Acre Province, in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. Ashaninka Indians apply face-paint each day, in a design that reflects their mood. Made from the seeds of the Urucum plant, the paint has a rich, red color. Men take just as much care of their appearance as women. (© Mike Goldwater) #img 01

7:33pm | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/14224093866/acre-province-in-the-amazon-rainforest-brazil-ashaninka

(No. OF NOTES: 66)

FILED UNDER: documentary photography indigenous people Brazil Ashaninka indians cultural traditions paint dress Amazon portrait beautiful red

December 11, 2011

This dress was remade from a Japanese kimono in London.

Dress: 1870s from the Kyoto Costume Institute Archive

Brand: Turner Label: MISSES TURNER COURT DRESS MAKERS 151 STREET

Material: White kimono fabric of figured “shibori” silk satin; embroidery of wisteria, chrysanthemum, peony, and Chinese fan motifs in metallic threads; wrapped buttons with Japanese “tomoemon”-like motif on bodice (only bodice and overskirt sur

6:23am | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/14054405193/this-dress-was-remade-from-a-japanese-kimono-in-london

(No. OF NOTES: 37)

FILED UNDER: Kyoto costume institute 19th century dress womens wear detail beautiful embroidery kimono

October 18, 2011

Ex stasis

Ecstasy, (or ekstasis) from the Ancient Greek, έκ-στασις (ek-stasis), “to be or stand outside oneself, a removal to elsewhere (from ek-: out, and stasis: a stand, or a standoff of forces).”

8:37am | URL: http://olio-ataxia.tumblr.com/post/11606447732/ex-stasis

(No. OF NOTES: 17)