college student sharing my original artwork and stuff.Tumblr (3.0; @wes-art)http://wes-art.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca05a8945f83c8deb4ab604303cc1204/tumblr_mk74qrN02a1qdffgao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jmewan.tumblr.com/post/46222629961/the-crowd-thought-when-jesus-triumphantly">jmewan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>🌿 The crowd thought when Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem that now everything would be made right. He would overthrow the oppressors and establish his kingdom to reign forevermore. This same mentality exists with a fantasy Gospel that says Jesus gives us the abundant life, which is often defined as health, wealth, and success - a triumphant life. What the world needs to hear and see in Christian lives is not a fantasy Gospel, but a biblical Gospel that embraces a “messy” earthly life with faith because God is Triumphant.</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/46237593495http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/46237593495Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:34:14 -0700<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lukechen.tumblr.com/post/43750486613/my-life-is-rated-g-for-gangster">lukechen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>my life is rated G…</p> <p>for gangster</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/43789698789http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/43789698789Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:42:01 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me8gttEKg81r5wyv5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me8gttEKg81r5wyv5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wuxiaedge.tumblr.com/post/42958701795/legend-of-the-condor-heroes-paintings">wuxiaedge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Legend of the Condor Heroes paintings.</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/42960894322http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/42960894322Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:30:43 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f88d4731ab4e8f8907390f8590ddca75/tumblr_mhgef6CTcO1r5wyv5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wuxiaedge.tumblr.com/post/41881159604/not-sure-what-this-is-from-but-this-pic-makes-me">wuxiaedge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Not sure what this is from, but this pic makes me laugh, these grown men on a horse ROFL!</p> </blockquote> <p>hahahahaha wut</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/41904644643http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/41904644643Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:59 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba1bb3bc1d2ab7643e49547f43d8dd02/tumblr_mgxp4yjZiF1r5wyv5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wuxiaedge.tumblr.com/post/41020923066/the-meaning-behind-xia-hero-the-right-part-of">wuxiaedge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The meaning behind “Xia”/ Hero</p> <p>The right part of this word reads “human”. It represents the actions and behaviors of a person. And on the right, the word reads “double-layered”. It is made up of a big “human” with two little “humans”. What it means is that a strong person should help those who are small and frail.”</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/41050330651http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/41050330651Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:05:24 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26327a35306eb5324ffe0d0b4bd3b648/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/feb76fbb188e532b6c88d90ca1074fc8/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01974386ccbc5e6d1b2fca723a819418/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e62b7dd54270903aaf6529dd71da157/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/734ed1277f48956baa1c9180b2f17d71/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59d7f4edc77f48ffeae8e2d90d71947d/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4734760f6e7ced729be7d92af6091bfe/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1f5ad4119d8e7447d49addab11d43371/tumblr_mgn363ot4O1qgo2o2o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://free-parking.tumblr.com/post/40554239576/these-color-photographs-were-all-taken-in-the">free-parking</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>These color photographs were all taken in the Russian Empire between 1909 and 1918. </p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Prokudin-Gorsky">Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii</a> was a Russian photographer born in 1863. After studying chemistry with Mendeleev and later with Adolf Miethe, Gorskii started developing his own techniques and processes of color photography, giving it a quality that impresses even today.<br/>In 1909, he convinced the Tsar Nicolas II to send him on a trip across the Russian Empire to document its impressive diversity. It was a 10-year project, during which Gorskii took over 10,000 pictures.</p> <p>The diversity of the people, and the shockingly <em>modern</em> colors of their portraits, make them impossible to forget. They are our contemporaries, now that they stopped hiding between the unfocused black-and-whiteness.</p> <p>They are almost <em>too present</em>. [<a href="http://new-art.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-russian-art-ad-1909.html">via</a>]</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40832314915http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40832314915Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:05:54 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67a2c57d4decd98ae8577413949d5a42/tumblr_mgl1cckPf21rrws97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>bi xue jian still one of my favorite wuxia tv series so far.</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40457162855http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40457162855Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:07:00 -0800jin yongbi xue jiansword stained with royal bloodwuxiajiang huyuan cheng zhi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f2afcba8d51b0ece7ae4a96f34f1e2bf/tumblr_mgl0p4YDU51rjqmq6o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yanshifan.tumblr.com/post/40455900900/dude-this-cover-of-hsds-is-so-weird-i-think-its">yanshifan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>dude this cover of HSDS is so weird, i think it’s the cover for the english translation. </p> </blockquote> <p>lol this is a graphic novel version by hk artist ma wing shing. the artwork takes a little getting used to especially after watching the tv series, but still pretty awesome.</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40456870268http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40456870268Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:04:10 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0ac213ce22fb8763a330b62c8bc001a9/tumblr_mgc5ys8gWY1rjqmq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yanshifan.tumblr.com/post/40059376756/actor-yu-chenghui-cheng-huis-most-well-known-tv">yanshifan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Actor <span>Yu Chenghui</span></p> <p><span>Cheng Hui’s most well known tv role is the role of Zhang San Feng in HSDS 2009, he also played Feng Xi Fan in Lu Ding Ji, Huang Yao Shi in ROCH 2006, and Mu Ren Qing in Sword Stained with Royal Blood. Most Wuxia actors have little to no experience with Martial Arts, most of the “cool fighting” you see is due to good choreography and computer effect. In LOCH 2008, Ha Ma Gong(toad skill) and Xiang Long Shi Ba Zhang, was mostly based on computer graphics. Although actor Yu Chenghui did not  use any real martial arts in the making of HSDS 2009, he is in fact, China’s wushu champion at the age of 20 (he’s now 73) and was the champion in the Zui Jiu category (translates into drunk sword, similar to the technique used by The Drunken Sword Immortal in Chinese Paladin 1). What I found especially interesting was the fact that he recreated one of the lost techniques, Shuang Shou Jian (double hand sword), which has been a lost skill since the Tang Dynasty. Even though double had sword is commonly seen in Wuxia film and tv series, the actual technique has been lost for centuries. Yu Chenghui said that he got the inspiration after seeing a praying mantis in the rain. The Shou Shou Jian is now a recognized category in WuShu competions. Yu Chenghui has been in several Jin Yong tv adaptions and could truly be considered a master in martial arts. Yea, he’s pretty kewl</span></p> </blockquote> <p>yu cheng hui’s shuang shou jian form: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3kY32TuJEY</p> <p>a couple other shuang shou jian forms survive in other lineages, especially tang lang and xing yi quan. very rare to see though. i hope the two handed sword can make a comeback!</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40078732168http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/40078732168Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:23:11 -0800<a href="http://wuxiaedge.tumblr.com/post/39763911846/why-do-i-love-promoting-ancient-chinese-series">Wuxia Edge: Why do I love promoting Ancient Chinese Series?</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wuxiaedge.tumblr.com/post/39763911846/why-do-i-love-promoting-ancient-chinese-series">wuxiaedge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sometimes, I wonder what makes me really go out of the way to promote Ancient Chinese Series? It’s not my only area of interest when it comes to shows, in fact, I love a lot of other types of shows as well equally, but why am I so obsessed with promoting Ancient Chinese Series? <br/><br/>I think it…</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39790267175http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39790267175Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:55:21 -0800<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zK0ENpKtIpw?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>Another original piece: nocturne-impromptu no.2 in Bb, next up in the set</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39617805935http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39617805935Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:13:16 -0800romanticmusicnocturneimpromptuclassicalpieceoriginal<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9e787e0bea16e715af25e60ffd283b85/tumblr_mg1dlusQyF1rrws97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>wuxia girl</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39546681988http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39546681988Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:20:00 -0800wuxiagirlnuxiajiang hu<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Vz2ynsP0pbs?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>nocturne-impromptu: original piece, my attempt at romantic style music</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39527108642http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39527108642Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:19:00 -0800romanticmusicpianooriginal<iframe src="http://www.collegehumor.com/e/6859454" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/38954688261/deadmau5-strobe-piano-cover-its-missing-the">collegehumor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/embed/6859454/deadmau5-strobe-piano-cover">Deadmau5 Strobe Piano Cover</a></strong></p> <p>It’s missing the bass, but it more than makes up for it with heart</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39021453073http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/39021453073Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:40:39 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_men39uHigP1rrws97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>huang rong, old pencil sketch</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37376587989http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37376587989Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:37:03 -0800wuxiahuang rongjin yong<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_memtnwGhSd1qasthro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.collegehumor.com/post/37376060354/have-a-day-dont-worry-be-neutral">collegehumor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/picture/6854530/have-a-day" title="haveaday">Have a Day</a></strong></p> <p><span>Don’t worry. Be neutral.</span></p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37376242024http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37376242024Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:32:39 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehlxtZfEH1rjqmq6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yanshifan.tumblr.com/post/37163447496/the-newest-version-of-actresses-that-have-played">yanshifan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>the newest version of actresses that have played huang rong</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37178903497http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37178903497Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:18:04 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mefr7xZi5t1rrws97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>portrait sketch 2</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37088160454http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37088160454Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:33:32 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef7hkKQBL1rjqmq6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yanshifan.tumblr.com/post/37054327020/holy-crap-tshirt-from-loch-eastern-heretic">yanshifan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>holy crap 东邪 tshirt from LOCH (eastern heretic) need this so badly</p> </blockquote>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37087054415http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/37087054415Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:19:09 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mecn3c0qbC1rrws97o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>hk noir. an homage to all those hong kong gangster movies</p>http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/36944714991http://wes-art.tumblr.com/post/36944714991Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:11:35 -0800hong kongtriadsgangstermovies