Final Frontier Voyager by George Grie: In early Classical Antiquity, the Earth was generally believed to be flat. Greek philosophers from that time period were prone to form conclusions similar to those of Anaximander, who believed the Earth to be a short cylinder with a flat, circular top. It is conjectured that the first person to have advocated a spherical shape of the Earth was Pythagoras (6th century BC), but this idea is not supported by the fact that most presocratic Pythagoreans considered the world to be flat. Belief in a flat Earth is found in mankind's oldest writings. In early Mesopotamian thought, the world was portrayed as a flat disk floating in the ocean, and this forms the premise for early Greek maps like those of Anaximander and Hecataeus. The Flat Earth Society "The facts are simple, " says Charles K. Johnson, president of the International Flat Earth Research Society. "The earth is flat." As you stand in his front yard, it is hard to argue the point. From among the Joshua trees, creosote bushes, and tumbleweeds surrounding his southern California hillside home, you have a spectacular view of the Mojave Desert. It looks as flat as a pool table. The last known group of Flat Earth proponents, the Flat Earth Society, kept the concept alive and at one time claimed a few thousand followers. The society declined in the 1990s following a fire at its headquarters in California and the death of its last president. William Carpenter (1830-1896) maintained that "There are rivers that flow for hundreds of miles towards the level of the sea without falling more than a few feet - notably, the Nile, which, in a thousand miles, falls but a foot. A level expanse of this extent is quite incompatible with the idea of the Earth's "convexity." Carpenter also presented aeronautic testimony that even at the great observable heights no curvature of the earth is observed, and fits with the idea of a flat-earth, since it is the nature of level surfaces to rise to a level with the human eye. English scientist Samuel Rowbotham (1816-1885), writing under the pseudonym "Parallax, " published results of many experiments which tested the curvatures of water over lakes. He also produced studies which purported to show the effects of ships disappearing into the horizon can be explained by the laws of perspective in relation to the human eye.

Contemporary gothic culture is a celebration of music, dress and attitude all wrapped around Thanatos, the Greek concept of death. Gothic music encompasses a number of different styles. Common to all is a tendency towards depression, sacred, supernatural, mystical sound and views. Modern Gothic rock music otherwise called Goth rock is a genre of alternative rock. The genre itself was defined as a split movement from punk rock during the early 1980s. Gothic music artists deal with dark themes and intellectual movements such as gothic terror, Romanticism, surrealism, and nihilism. Gothic rock bands: Bauhaus, The Cure, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Skeletal Family, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Play Dead, the Sex Gang Children, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, and others. Neo-Surrealism art desktop wallpaper 1280x768

While angels and demons alike are generally regarded as invisible to human sight, they are frequently depicted as human-like creatures with wings, though many theologians have argued that they have no physical existence, but can take on human form. Most theologians agree that angels have no gender. Therefore, they usually appear as androgynous, although guardian angels appear more feminine and maternal. The angels of the Bible generally appear in the role of God's messengers to mankind. They are His instruments by whom He communicates His will to men, and in Jacob's vision they are depicted as ascending and descending the ladder which stretches from earth to heaven while the Eternal Father gazes upon the wanderer below. Such appearances of angels generally last only so long as the delivery of their message requires, but frequently their mission is prolonged, and they are represented as the constituted guardians of the nations at some particular crisis, e.g. during the Exodus. Surreal Artist Gallery

Full Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity and various magical phenomena such as lycanthropy. You might have seen the film, Ghost Ship, but not might be aware that ghost ships have existed for centuries. Like the movie, some ghost ships are fictional, while others are real. Some ghost ships crewed by the dead, while some ghost ships are real ships that have disappeared or sunk tragically. Ghost ship series: Full moon rising, Open Edition Surrealism Prints

The Angel of Mercy was one of the first of the caring Angels, and all the spirits, this one has to be of extreme compassion, gentleness, and to have Love radiating from its very being, for no-one can leave this world without being touched by this Spirit. The distinction of good and bad angels constantly appears in the Bible, but it is instructive to note that there is no sign of any dualism or conflict between two equal principles, one good and the other evil. The conflict depicted is rather that waged on earth between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of the Evil One, but the latter's inferiority is always supposed. The existence, then, of this inferior, and therefore created, spirit, has to be explained. Surreal Artist Gallery

Inspired by The Expiatory Temple of the Sagrada Familia, the unfinished masterpiece of Barcelona’s most celebrated architect, Antonio Gaudi. This famous surreal and modernist architecture has been a source of creative inspiration for many artists. Its surrealistic nature and visual appearance cannot leave you untouched. The Spanish cathedral presented in American environment of Niagara Falls gives the temple image an additional icy appearance that corresponds to the surrealistic and gothic architectural style of this great well-known creation. Gothic art architecture is a style that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It is also the architecture of many castles, palaces, town halls, universities, and to a less prominent extent, private dwellings. The primary Gothic art mediums were sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco and illuminated manuscript. Gothic art told a narrative story through pictures. NeoSurrealism art desktop wallpaper 1280x768

MODERN SURREALISM ART GALLERY 2006 by George Grie: Dehydration (hypohydration) is the removal of water (hydor in ancient Greek) from an object. In humans, dehydration can be caused by a wide range of diseases and states that impair water homeostasis in the body. Prolonged physical activity without consuming adequate water, especially in a hot environment. Related websites: FANTASY ART WALLPAPERS : ANIMATED DESKTOP WALLPAPERS : FREE 3D 2D ART SOFTWARE : MODERN SURREALISTS GALLERY : FUNNY PICTURES POP-ART : 3D ARTISTS GALLERY

Kali the Destroyer by George Grie:Kali is the fearful and ferocious form of the mother goddess Durga. She assumed the form of a powerful goddess and became popular with the composition of the Devi Mahatmya, a text of the 5th - 6th century AD. Here she is depicted as having born from the brow of Goddess Durga during one of her battles with the evil forces. As the legend goes, in the battle, Kali was so much involved in the killing spree that she got carried away and began destroying everything in sight. Kali's proximity to cremation grounds where the five elements or "Pancha Mahabhuta" come together, and all worldly attachments are absolved, again point to the cycle of birth and death. The reclined Shiva lying prostrate under the feet of Kali suggests that without the power of Kali (Shakti), Shiva is inert.

Mermaid Syndrom by George Grie, Tales of mermaids are nearly universal. The first known mermaid stories appeared in Assyria, ca. 1000 BCE. Atargatis, the mother of Assyrian queen Semiramis, was a goddess who loved a mortal shepherd and in the process killed him. Ashamed, she jumped into a lake to take the form of a fish, but the waters would not conceal her divine nature. Thereafter, she took the form of a mermaid — human above the waist, fish below — though the earliest representations of Atargatis showed her as being a fish with a human head and legs, similar to the Babylonian Ea. The Greeks recognized Atargatis under the name Derketo, where she was often conflated with Aphrodite. Prior to 546 B.C., the Milesian philosopher Anaximander proposed that mankind had sprung from an aquatic species of animal. He thought that man with his extended infancy could not have survived, originally, in the manner he does presently. This idea does not appear to have survived Anaximander's death.