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	<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>All that is found is not lost</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/all-that-is-found-is-not-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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I’ve recently been introduced to the notion of “found art” by artists such as JafaGirlArt and Lisa Bachman.   And no, I don’t mean art made from found materials such as described in Mary Lou Stribling’s book, Art from Found Materials: Discarded and Natural (a brilliant used book sale find), nor the assemblage works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The blue ribbon is passed on to you</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 02:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to pass along this post from Vinounku, a WordPress blog:  Who you are makes a difference.  A powerfully moving message and a reminder that individuals can make a difference.  I can think of several people I know who deserve a blue ribbon.  Can&#8217;t you?   
Who I am and what I do can Make a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nazi-Looted Cross Saved From Garbage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 16:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Medieval processional cross

Nazi-Looted Cross Saved From Garbage Returns to Heirs (Update1)  by Catherine Hickley (as reported by Bloomberg.com on May 6, 2008): 
&#8220;A medieval processional cross that was looted from Poland by the Nazis and discovered decades later in an Austrian garbage bin has been returned to the heirs of the countess who owned it before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art to die for</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/art-to-die-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Pippa Bacca in Istanbul a few days before she was killed.  Image by Sirio Magnabosco. Source: The New York Times. 
Two performance artists, Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro, conceived the idea for the “Brides on Tour” project for peace about a year ago.  Wearing white wedding dresses, they would hitchhike from Italy to the Balkans to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The power of the photo image</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/the-power-of-the-photo-image/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photography is a powerful artistic medium.  I’ve been waiting for just the right moment to publish on the authority of the photograph.  A recent post by Argot provides the perfect segue into the subject.  ~TAB
CAUTION: Each of these links leads to a powerful emotional experience illustrating the authority of the photographic image. 
Life Before Death
Check out this “sombre series of portraits taken of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Close Cover Before Striking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These adorable matchbooks with tiny printed match heads are from Japan via ReubenMiller.  Seeing them reminded me of my family&#8217;s habit of collecting matchbooks.  We had examples from all over the United States and Europe.  A highly incendiary collection!
&#8220;A matchbook is a small cardboard container (matchcover) that holds a quantity of matches inside and has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arte y Pico Award</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/arte-y-pico-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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MadSilence has been awarded the Arte y Pico Award by JafaBrit.  Thanks for the nomination, Corrine.  The Arte y Pico Award recognizes a blogger for:
Creativity, Design, Interesting Material, and Contributions to the blogging community.
MadSilence is ranked among an impressive array of fellow award recipients.  Creative types, including artists and crafters.  The other five recipients include: Casey Klahn,  jean yates,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloggers Unite For Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/bloggers-unite-for-human-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    
A notable and worthy activity.  I think less in terms of rights and entitlements, and more in terms of responsibility and accountability.  Bloggers have access to a communication medium with tremendous potential - use it well.    ~TAB
&#8220;Bloggers Unite For Human Rights challenges bloggers everywhere to help elevate human rights by drawing attention to the challenges and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The art of the barcode</title>
		<link>http://madsilence.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/the-art-of-the-barcode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s called “synchronicity,” that coincidence of events that seem related, but are not obviously caused one by the other.  In this case, we have a Japanorama post on the subject of artistic barcodes, an Argot post on Pop art - barcode animation, and a link to Bar Code Art.  Cool stuff.
&#8220;In Japan, artistic barcodes grace everything from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charley Harper - An Illustrated Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Do you recognize the artistic genius of Charley Harper?  Although I didn&#8217;t recognize the artist&#8217;s name, I instantly knew his work from a February 2008 story reported on CBS Sunday Morning News.  As a child I loved Harper&#8217;s illustrations in the “The Giant Golden Book of Biology.”
 
The self-described commercial artist left a modernist legacy memorialized in a book written [...]]]></description>
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