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Why Should You Hire Restoration Services Jacksonville?

A fire or water damage to your house or company may make the problem appear insurmountable. Smoke and water damage may cause long-term issues, but you don’t want to deal with them for the rest of your life. Should you hire Restoration to clean up the mess or do the cleanup yourself?
However, before you begin a project, be aware that your insurance company may punish you if the appropriate measures are not taken. That’s why working with a restoration business is typically a good decision. You’ll also be able to focus on your career or family rather than your house while the repair is completed.
Restoration Service: What Is It?
Fire, flood, water, and mold damage are all common causes of emergency restoration services, and their technicians are well-versed in dealing with them. Restoration professionals with a good reputation have been trained, licensed, or qualified to do the job.
A restoration service Jacksonville may be required for your house or company, but are you unsure whether you need one? Check out the following reasons to hire restoration services:
Highly Skilled
To stay ahead of the curve in today’s fast-paced business environment, firms of all sizes need the proper training. Climate change and natural catastrophes are increasingly impacting communities, and experts in the restoration business must adapt. To do their jobs correctly and promptly, they need to be well-trained.
Restoration professionals take care of many types of damage, including water damage, long-term damage, fire damage, and many more. While learning how to operate the essential equipment, technicians also learned how to evaluate the severity of the challenges and devise an effective strategy for solving them.
They Collaborate with Insurance Providers
Hiring restoration professionals rather than doing it yourself is always less expensive if you have house insurance for the repair. Cleaning and restoration businesses review your property for damage and report their findings to your insurance carrier.
Besides estimating the cost of the complete project, they also negotiate with your insurance carrier on your behalf. However, you don’t have to pay the whole amount if you want a better job, but it’s more expensive than what your insurance would cover.
Concerns About Safety
You and everyone else in your house or workplace must be protected in an emergency. A restoration firm should be called if the damage is so extensive that it renders the building uninhabitable.
Emergency restoration businesses use personal protection equipment (PPE) in response to various loss scenarios. Commercial-grade masks are the most common method for protecting the airways from chemicals or other irritants.
Because of an emergency, such as a fire or flood, it might be challenging to relocate. However, it will take emergency restoration services in Jacksonville far less time to get you back into your house or workplace than it would take you to conduct the job yourself.


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The Victorians: An Unexpected World of Erotica and Pornography [18+]

The subject of erotica is vast. Even reduced to only the Victorian world of erotica, it’s a challenge to write about in the space of an article. Really, it’s more the stuff of a book, and indeed many books have been written on the subject! Erotica is tied up with so many other major subject areas: feminism, the scopic consumption of the human form, voyeurism, immorality, domestic virtue, and pornography, to name a few. These and many more conspire to make erotica a much more complex visual form than it might at first seem to be. Let’s concentrate then on sampling some of the images of the era as voyeurs in our own right. However, be warned: some of these images really are explicit!
Victorian Erotica and Pornography: Early Days
Before the Victorians there was Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), who was a representative of Georgian Era. He was an artist and caricaturist famous for his absurd depictions of the times in which he lived. He was a purveyor of the satirical print, which, at the time, was extremely popular both in and out of England. In terms of his more “naughty” works, he had a fondness for depicting young curvaceous maidens being topped by a variety of very virile men, all with big smiles and literally everything on show.
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Often the young and willing ladies are ogled by much older and very ugly men. Sometimes there is even a third character in the room looking around the corner or from behind a door as if to catch the lovers in flagrante.
The scenes are ridiculous and hilarious (I laughed out loud several times looking at these and trying to decide which ones to show). Have you ever wondered where the makers of the cartoon film Jungle Burger AKA Shame of the Jungle (1975) might have found some of their inspiration? Look no further than Rowlandson! They were considered in their time though to be very rude indeed, and were censored by c. 1840.
Victorian Erotica and Pornography: A Hidden Side
The Victorians have a reputation for being very uptight and overly moralistic when it comes to the carnal pleasures. Phrases like “no sex please, we’re British”1 and “lie back and think of England”2 come to mind when we consider them. To some extent we are right to think about them in that way. There was a public moral loathing of debauchery.
Prostitution, adultery, and homosexuality were just a few activities that were seen as an affront to Victorian ideals of domestic purity, and to feminine virtue in particular. It is interesting to note that homosexuality between men was a criminal act, but not between women. It was the act of penetration that was deemed loathsome. Therefore a Victorian woman, being not in possession of a penis, was not physically capable of it.
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It is nonsensical to think that a society could be so outwardly righteous without wondering where the outlet might be for basic sexual desires. For the Victorians, sex for the purposes of procreation was a necessary evil. Yet the moment it became lustful or sinful, it was problematic. As mentioned before, “dodomitical miscreants” were the most heinous of all. The following passage is from The Phoenix of Sodom, or the Vere Street Coterie:
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One of these horrid wretches got hold of a fine handsome boy, whom he met with in the Park […] for the most abominable purposes. The lad had the curiosity to watch him home; and having called many times without seeing him, the wife was induced to ask his business with her husband? when this young student in the cursed science told her […] The woman, struck with horror, grief, and amazement, retired to her room, and was a corpse in an hour!
The Phoenix of Sodom, or the Vere Street Coterie, was written by lawyer Robert Holloway in 1813. It was about the case of a group of men arrested and found guilty of homosexual acts. The two were hanged, and the other six pilloried as punishment for their crimes. The attitude towards homosexuality didn’t improve during the Victorian era. To either produce or to possess these images was at great personal risk. The accusation of being involved in “the gully-hole of breathing infamy”, a euphemism for anal sex, could end a man’s life. What sad times to be one way, but to have to pretend to be another.
Pornography Advanced by Photography
Their external outrage however hid a different side which was partly fed and satisfied by erotic images. As shown by the image above, it was to some extent the invention of photography that transformed Victorian erotica into something closer to pornography. Cartoons can be very erotic or just downright dirty, but they are only impressions of reality, therefore there is a certain element of fantasy present. We are shielded from contamination, and allowed to view content that is questionable without compromising our sense of what is proper and what is not. The photograph has no such qualities. What we see is real, it is happening, it cannot be forgotten, and it certainly can’t be laughed at.
Photography was used for this purpose almost as soon as it was invented. The Victorians, for all their outward respectability and high-minded principles, had another, secret life in which these images were circulated.
Well, now that we’ve filled our heads with plenty of old-fashioned smut, we probably all need a good spanking to rid ourselves of all these impure and slutty thoughts!
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Footnotes

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The Dystopian Surrealism of Zdzislaw Beksinski

There are many fans of gruesome and gore art who are attracted to the dystopian surrealism of Zdzisław Beksinski. After all, he created such a gothic, haunting and stressful ambience in his paintings, making it hard to look away. He was a pioneer of Polish contemporary art. So, let’s have a look at his life and of course his work!
The Man Before the Artist
Zdzisław Beksinski was born on 24 February 1929 in Sanok, southern Poland. He studied architecture at the Krakow University of Technology. He survived World War II and continued to draw provocative pieces during communist times in Poland, when many forms of art were frowned upon, especially by the pro-Soviet Government.
In 1955, Beksinski returned to Sanok after completing his studies and worked as a construction site supervisor and as a bus designer. He didn’t like either of the jobs.
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Photography
While working at the construction site, Beksinski also occupied himself with photography and sculpture. His photographic works were characterized as Surrealistic and Expressionist.
In the early 1960s he gave up on photography. He was disappointed by the limited possibilities of altering the images. So, he turned to painting.
Beksinski’s Heyday
Beksinski started experimenting mostly with oils, even though he used acrylics too. He started working on the photographs he had previously taken by using the original photo and adding whatever he wanted. He never visited museums and did not admire any great artists in particular. While painting, he always listened to classical music, although he enjoyed rock music too. It was to music that he owed his inspiration to.
Regarding the meaning of his works, Beksinski insisted that there was none. In fact, that is the reason why the vast majority of them is untitled. He left it to the observer to comprehend each piece as they wanted.
Dystopia is defined as an imaginary, undesirable and horrific place. It is the exact opposite of utopia, which is the ideal place or society, where there is no crime or poverty. Surrealism was a 20th-century movement which promoted the full liberation of the subconscious. The two of them combined create the dystopian surrealism of Beksinski. It is this nightmarish ambient with scenes of grotesque, horror, death, anxiety and decay.
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Beksinski named this period a “fantastic” one and it lasted up to the mid-1980s. The concept throughout the years, and even in his latest works, remains the same: oneiric and hellish, disturbing landscapes and figures.
Despite the grim overtones, he felt his works were misunderstood. According to him, they were optimistic and even humouros. Plus, he painted in great detail because, according to his words:
I wish to paint in such a manner as if I were photographing dreams.
International Acclaim
In the mid-1980s, Beksinski saw his reputation skyrocket due to two factors: the first one would be his contract with Piotr Dmochowski in 1984. Dmochowski spread Beksinski’s art to the west. He had exhibitions in the USA, France and even Japan. The second factor would be Beksinski’s denial to paint what was popular in the art industry. He didn’t have any interest in becoming the critics’ favorite, he always created what he wanted and what was true to him.
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Personal Tragedy
In 1977, Beksinski moved to Warsaw with his wife, Zofia, and their son, Tomasz. In 1998, Zofia died of cancer. The next year, Tomasz, who had become a famous radio presenter, a music journalist and a movie translator, committed suicide. Beksinski never recovered from that and he closed himself off, even though he wasn’t very social anyway. In 2005, age 75, he was stabbed to death by the 19-year-old son of his caretaker, Robert Kupiec, because he refused to lend the teenager some money (around $100). Kupiec was sentenced to 25 years in prison on 9 November 2006.
Beksinski completed his last piece (the one below) on the day of his death, 21 February 2005.
Artistic Legacy
Beksinski inspired many artists. Guillermo del Toro credits him for the movie Pan’s Labyrinth, for which he won an Oscar in 2006. Also, Beksinski’s works are often compared to those of Hans Giger, the Swiss painter who designed the eerie creatures of the movie Alien in 1979. In 2016, Jan Matuszynski directed a movie, The Last Family (Ostatnia Rodzina), which is about Beksinski’s life. Below you can see the movie trailer:
A big red cross is placed today at the Burning Man location in the USA, as an ode to the artist.
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In 2016, the Historical Museum in Sanok opened a gallery with more than 600 works of Beksinski. It is the biggest exhibition in the world with his artworks!

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5 Greatest Baroque Painters and Their Works

1. Caravaggio, Bacchus
Few people are aware that the first of our Baroque painters, Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, was more famous during his life for his violent behavior rather than for his art. The Italian artist from Bergamo came to be known as a pioneer of tenebrism (tenebroso), the use of dramatic contrast between light and shade.
Caravaggio led a truly dramatic life, just like his paintings, and he is known to have committed serious crimes more than once in his lifetime. At the age of 38, he died under mysterious circumstances in Porto Ercole in Tuscany.
Bacchus was painted during Caravaggio’s 1595 sojourn in Rome with his first patron, Francesco Maria del Monte.
2. Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Two Circles
Rembrandt van Rijn, the eminent Dutch painter, was born in 1606 in the present Netherlands, and even though he never went abroad his pieces were inspired by foreign influences. When most people think of the most significant Baroque painters and the Dutch Golden Age, Rembrandt almost universally comes to mind. This is because his work was truly significant. Auguste Rodin once famously stated,
Compare me with Rembrandt? What sacrilege! With Rembrandt, the colossus of Art! We should prostrate ourselves before Rembrandt and never compare anyone with him!
Auguste Rodin, Sotheby’s.
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Self Portrait with Two Circles is a mystic piece, painted in Rembrandt’s later years of life and one of his many self-portraits.
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3. Peter Paul Rubens, The Garden of Love
Peter Paul Rubens, known for being “the prince of painters and the painter of princes,” was a flamboyant Flemish grand master of art born in 1577. His work was highly influenced by historical and mythological ideas, and his unique painting style came to be associated with the Counter-Reformation.

The Garden of Love was a symbol of love for his second wife, the young and beautiful Helena Fourment. The painting depicts a scene of flirtation in a utopian garden filled with Renaissance elements.
4. Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus
Diego Velázquez was a prominent court painter of the Spanish King Philip IV. He represented the Spanish Golden Age being one of the best portraitists of his time. Velázquez was familiar with Italian art; his inspiration initially came from artists such as Raphael and Michelangelo. Later in his life, his work inspired the Realists and Impressionists.

The Rokeby Venus was strongly criticized by the Catholic Church. This painting is the only surviving piece by Velázquez that presents a female nude.
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5. Nicolas Poussin, Landscape with a Calm
Nicolas Poussin was one of the famous French Baroque painters. He introduced the classical tradition which was often described as embodying the opposite traits of Caravaggio, and there is some truth to this. His works were very subtle and his compositions were meticulously staged, just as if on a stage. Poussin inspired other great painters in later centuries, such as Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Paul Cézanne.

Landscape with a Calm is an image of silent tranquility. Rather than telling us a story, the painting seeks to awaken our imagination.

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