Comments | xthegrimreaperx: 225 -|- Stendhal Syndrome & Moments of Silence

xthegrimreaperx

225 -|- Stendhal Syndrome & Moments of Silence

Apr 05, 2008 16:39

Stendhal syndrome is when a person becomes physically moved when exposed to beautiful works of art. Their body shakes, they become dizzy, their heart rate increases and they can even have hallucinations. To see something so beautiful it really does, literally take your breath away. Something so powerful that it moves people to tears, to make ( Read more... )

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_call_me_snake_ April 5 2008, 23:29:42 UTC

OMG!!! I love it. Maybe it is the artist in me but this piece is perfect!

xthegrimreaperx April 5 2008, 23:31:19 UTC

I am really very pleased that you like this! It was time for a nice death.

_call_me_snake_ April 6 2008, 15:53:15 UTC

Yes it was. I really like it. :)

duxbellorum April 9 2008, 02:32:49 UTC

Hello again.

And I can truly understand the power of beauty that saw this woman to the end of her life. I have not seen this type of art before, but growing up in Rome, and seeing the Senate floor for the first time, filled with the power of history (Julius Caesar was murdered here!), I found myself unable to breathe or speak for a few moments.

Beauty is in everything, and its power can be wonderous and horrifying.

xthegrimreaperx April 9 2008, 03:17:28 UTC

I agree, in nature one often finds that the most beautiful creatures are often the most deadly.

I suppose, in some instances, beauty is a curse.