Varvara Stepanova

 1. Varvara Stepanova and Alexander Rodchenko 2. Varvara Stepanova with parts of her set design for The Death of Tarelkin, 1922 3. Textile design 4. Textile design 5. Varvara Stepanova wearing one of her designs 6. Charlie Chaplin Turning Somersaults, 1922 7. The Proletariat is the creator of the future not the heir to the past, 1919 8. Study the old, but create the new, 1919

Paul Nash - Stages

1. Paul Nash, Diving Stage, 1928 2. Paul Nash, Mansions of the Dead, 1932 3. Paul Nash, Moon Aviary, 1936-7

Rocks

1. Andrea Mantegna, The Agony in the Garden, 1457-1459 2. Andrei Tarkovsky, Still from Stalker, 1979 3. Jiro Taniguchi, Page from The Walking Man, 1992 4. Katsushika Hokusai, Studies from Rocks, 1815  

...I think of Magritte

'Whenever I drive in any mountainous region and look at the line against the sky, I think of Magritte. And whenever I see beautiful, perfect clouds in the sky, he's the first thing that comes to mind. I think there is a humanity, a generosity and a kindness to others in Magritte's work. He takes the viewer into account. And I have always found the economy of his images very moving. They communicate very purely and directly. One of the most profound pieces of Magritte's is Discovery [1928]. It is an image of a woman whose flesh resembles the grain in wood. There is this aspect of Magritte which is about dealing with the world around us, and there is a certain materiality, a reality about that world that he creates, even though he makes these strange juxtapositions.

It is hard to imagine a lot of the computer programs that we work with in daily life, such as Photoshop, without the influence of Magritte. We owe to Magritte the many ways that we see the world through transparency or gradation. So I hold him in high esteem for showing us how images can be overlapped, or how they can be gradated into each other.' 

Jeff Koons

1. Réne Magritte, Le Monde des Images, 1950 2. Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, North Korea  
3. Réne Magritte, Le Siècle des Lumières, 1967 4. Clip art banner on cheese image
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Albrecht Dürer studies

1. Albrecht Dürer, Three studies of a helmet, c.1503 2. Albrecht Dürer, Muzzle of an Ox, c.1502-4

Ceramic Components

1. Turbine component 2. Boron nitrate ceramic shapes 3. Black and white zirconia component 4. Ceramic honeycomb filters 5. Ceramic knee prosthesis component 6. Total knee replacement system comprising of ceramic components

Giovanni Bellini / David Lynch

1. Sacred Allegory, Giovanni Bellini, 1490-1500 2. The Red Room from Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch, 1992 3. Stage in Eraserhead, David Lynch, 1977