We are Philip and Emiel. We live in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Europe. This website is our very own definition of beauty and art. Exploring, enjoying and photographing it for years now, we asked ourselves, why not sharing it. So now we do. Just because…Tumblr (3.0; @artandimages)http://artandimages.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3810ae7d708283fb17d580305b4dd6ae/tumblr_mmpdrkTu2e1qdj1kjo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ac8ab7857089c95db89d44ff1460ca8/tumblr_mmpdrkTu2e1qdj1kjo3_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f96cc0217f847079f5d2a8b986a0887/tumblr_mmpdrkTu2e1qdj1kjo5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://anitaleocadia.tumblr.com/post/50289731543/the-sequence-urban-sculpture-by-arne">anitaleocadia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Sequence - Urban Sculpture by <a href="http://arnequinze.com/">Arne Quinze</a> in Brussels</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://www.homedsgn.com/2011/11/08/the-sequence-a-urban-sculpture-by-arne-quinze/">HomeDSGN</a> and <a href="http://afflante.com/27864-cities-like-open-air-museums-arne-quinze/">Afflante</a>). On <a href="http://arnequinze.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p><br/>Seldom seen such a strong streetimage!</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/50359044314http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/50359044314Mon, 13 May 2013 21:31:44 +0200<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b967ba6b3a0e40ef00a4e2ea6ab7c7ff/tumblr_mmr4gp57JU1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1be2af87788ea8231ef598bae6be48d/tumblr_mmr4gp57JU1rshnrbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Huh? What’s that blue hose doing over there? Are we watching an inflatable Beyoncé by any chance?</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/50358390025http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/50358390025Mon, 13 May 2013 21:22:00 +0200LOLfashioncelebsphotographyH&amp;MportraitbeachBeyoncépopstar<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e3dee51897c482561ad95aee1b5a003/tumblr_mld86zhqNG1rb8i4no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aelerin.tumblr.com/post/49164615182/qd">aelerin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>q’d ☼</p> </blockquote> <p>Leave your shoes at the frontdoor and don’t touch anything… ;) </p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49168649475http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49168649475Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:23:51 +0200whiteinterior design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/acd96866296298f1bfb4c6ae8c846fdb/tumblr_mlymelXSKe1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddde5e966dc2e82c1dca6d7ef4fc32af/tumblr_mlymelXSKe1rshnrbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>A strong image in al it’s simplicity. Just 288 square pieces, to represent ‘The Girl With The Pearl Earring’. We call this Johannes Vermeer 2.0.  </p> <p>Seen at ’de Bijenkorf’, a department store in The Hague, the Netherlands.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49080101016http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49080101016Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:59:00 +0200Johannes VermeerpaintingBijenkorfmodern artmosaicimageThe Hague<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c7cca1952c7aa51cedab28c8209644e/tumblr_mly82o3Zzv1r29uz6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artruby.com/post/49067639160/sculpture-by-tadashi-kawamata">artruby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sculpture by <span class="Apple-style-span">Tadashi Kawamata. </span></p> </blockquote> <p>Looks like it’s falling right in front of your eyes. Perfect example of ‘art in motion’. </p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49079747156http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/49079747156Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:48:26 +0200artmotionwoodinstallation artexitementimage<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6525a73262e73c131d42436955275b3b/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b067390115e84f4d7f928ab7e018323c/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b244317753f0db36f3f616e8afe2868f/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4207fda2aa2ae0375af4aa3c54acb9fa/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf3b8ca24b09bca10ff9b2832aee4f7b/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05b494881d1c7c571c80bbf3fef31a87/tumblr_mkofmryqJZ1qbkx0lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Meticulous Tape Installations (by <a href="http://www.rebeccasward.com/">Rebecca Ward</a>)</p> <p><a href="http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/rebecca-ward-cow-tipping">Via</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Stripes all over. Nice.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/47030461989http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/47030461989Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:40:26 +0200<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b04e8eb0af2e32064d8c1fa5151f0f8/tumblr_mkbg54EGQ21qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/87313e89cb5e18e11e38ab78f525d6f3/tumblr_mkbg54EGQ21qbkx0lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7626bd88e424321f265be412f02eb601/tumblr_mkbg54EGQ21qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0190c8a7c233c3e3f5c952fab5c4ac87/tumblr_mkbg54EGQ21qbkx0lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Bridget’s Bardo, 2008 (by <a href="http://www.boumbang.com/james-turrell/"><span>James Turrell</span></a><span>)</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Forgive us our untameable love for bright colors and lighting.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/46438034479http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/46438034479Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:12:02 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16078ad46bc3c6c51af0c8dc48bb730a/tumblr_mk4ifq83TY1qdt6e2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/40a06d1b9070d89a04f67dd7cfa63b22/tumblr_mk4ifq83TY1qdt6e2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/12305dcfb483eb1b0239d5c506a7af94/tumblr_mk4ifq83TY1qdt6e2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc7c980dc87ebcc421ec722bc826d7e3/tumblr_mk4ifq83TY1qdt6e2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://escapekit.ca/post/46084570323/wood-installations-brazilian-artist-henrique">escapekit</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Wood Installations</strong><span> </span></p> <p><span>Brazilian artist </span><a href="http://www.henriqueoliveira.com/">Henrique Oliveira</a><span>, specialized in the installation of giant sculptures made of wood.</span></p> </blockquote> <p>Just…wow!</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/46165754901http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/46165754901Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:48:12 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/493fda01e04decd33fb86574a2c25394/tumblr_mjted3A3lJ1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you like visually sophisticated and conceptually provocative photography, read this.</p> <p>This spring Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf’s latest series <a href="http://www.erwinolaf.com/#/portfolio/berlin,_2012/gallery/">‘Berlin’</a> will be shown on two continents at the same time. In London (Hamiltons Gallery) and in New York (Gallery Hasted Kraeutler).</p> <p>Enjoy!</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45596559285http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45596559285Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:10:14 +0100photographyimagesErwin OlafDutchBerlinLondonNew YorkprovocativeartHamiltons GalleryGallery Hasted KraeutlerUKUSA<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9f6ddf9abad2f89a3640827d9f2ac25/tumblr_mjpoyhVhLb1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dutch artist Bart Hess is exploring several fields that straddle textile, fashion and animation.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45427029506http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45427029506Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:08:00 +0100TextilefashionpaperanimationBart HessartistDutchexpressionpinkmanartimagepicturebody artlightningcomics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/413caa01413950fa29e93e7344b79421/tumblr_mjndrcwXwD1rzm6vko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25e56e279fd5340675152c2b1dd21fd5/tumblr_mjndrcwXwD1rzm6vko3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0893d53fa77b2e010bb4bc54d1098866/tumblr_mjndrcwXwD1rzm6vko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e560f602f7ffeb47bd0acb1f03ca31b9/tumblr_mjndrcwXwD1rzm6vko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>The Swirling Op-Art <a href="http://beautifuldecay.com/2012/11/05/the-swirling-op-art-pedestrian-bridge/">Pedestrian Bridge</a></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><span class="bqQuoteLink">Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build.</span></p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45420266537http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45420266537Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:50:48 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e21d040483f4805360e6101505176299/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0512772fdd87bffd8031fdafc46ab68f/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5385c98a75cd7a205e87c7065d4bf38/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b56e30a721bef036ef19c2e53f3d710a/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3e813b01fdcd9438e289fcca8f419a2/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d424e0e49fe25fff7a0e12d998d7d7dc/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8eb48561458b866ab792cd6237a6ada6/tumblr_mjot49CKCC1qbkx0lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Magnetic steel block installation</p> <p>OBU <span>(by </span><a href="http://bona-lemercier.blogspot.it/">Elisabeth Lemercier</a><span>) </span></p> <p><span>[</span><span></span><a href="http://www.designboom.com/art/magnetic-steel-installation-obu-by-elisabeth-lemercier/">Via</a><span>]</span></p> <p><span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="bqQuoteLink"><span class="bodybold">Like Richard M. Nixon said: “</span>The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire”. </span><br/><br/></p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45419577701http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45419577701Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:34:18 +0100<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Rh8zaA7oxQ8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This young Dutch female rapper, with her strong rhythmical poetry combined with a electronic sound, needs to be heard/seen.</p> <p>Her name is <a href="http://d-luzion.com/">D-Luzion</a> and her track is called ‘Sexy Money Bitches’.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45332722743http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/45332722743Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:35:00 +0100MusichiphoppoetryelectronicfemalerapperdutchD-Luzionartistvideovideoclip<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8efb335159fdbb3e014e8be4107965cc/tumblr_mihha0Krw31rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra has painted this exiting polychromatic portrait of architect Oscar Niemeyer at the side of a skyscraper in Sao Paulo.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43503990290http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43503990290Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:08:24 +0100Eduardo Kobrastreet artistportraitSao PauloBrazilpolychromeOscar Niemeyerarchitectcolorbrightredorangeblueyellowpurplegreen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc3298744bc9a2412de909595d407867/tumblr_mih9x94e3Q1qbkx0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58e9130f234141953c2c4b4b85abb3ac/tumblr_mih9x94e3Q1qbkx0lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04f5898381db198b504bfc6fd66dec00/tumblr_mih9x94e3Q1qbkx0lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>A Large Scale Installation Made with Thousands of Plastic Bags.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.junk-culture.com/2013/02/a-large-scale-installation-made-of.html">via</a>]</p> </blockquote> <p>Plastic fantastic!</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43499876977http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43499876977Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:03:18 +0100plasticartimage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cf433b738e19873cf8f4026b9d4e834a/tumblr_miflcj87gw1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dutch artist Bart Hess (1984) combines material studies, animation and photography. With his designs he is able to use new and existing materials in a very innovative and unexpected way.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43420004595http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43420004595Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:41:07 +0100Bart Hessmaterial studiesanimationphotographyinnovationartbody art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/901453bba8f13bdff088fd69ab3f619e/tumblr_mi2b9zqhwv1ro8q3uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://afflante.tumblr.com/post/43320231830/cities-like-open-air-museums-arne-quinze">afflante</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Cities Like Open-Air Museums // Arne Quinze | Afflante.com</p> </blockquote> <p><br/>Colorful artwave in a black and white city</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43417544024http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/43417544024Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:10:15 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1bbef7cc97366e8f7140d830d5384b4f/tumblr_mi2b4975XG1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Our favourite piece of artist Peter Kogler is this powerful image. It would be a very strange experience walking through it.</p> <p>Can’t wait experiencing it in real life sometime.</p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42844873588http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42844873588Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:31:21 +0100designinstallation artformlightblackwhiteblack-whiteimageEuropeanAustriaPeter Koglercontemporary<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ebeae97bc61fa1f1e3310a0ca1de1513/tumblr_mi2arfgCQy1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another creation by the Austrian artist Peter Kogler. Such a beautiful image.    </p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42844511447http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42844511447Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:23:00 +0100contemporarysculptureinstallation artformlightartimageartistEuropeanPeter KoglerAustriadesigner<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d6e9496196fa241c09360aab11b8879/tumblr_mi29xqMRns1rshnrbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We like to call this ‘strong persuasive’ design. Created by artist Peter Kogler. A nickname for this one could be ‘BlueTube’.    </p>http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42843700457http://artandimages.tumblr.com/post/42843700457Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:05:49 +0100Sculptureinstallation artformlightimageartartistEuropeanPeter KoglerAustriadesignvisual arts