all of this rain has been inspiring me :-)
I'm experimenting with some in gold as well, which look very well holding rain. Though, if they should happen to dry out during a few weeks of glorious summer, I wouldn't be cross or anything...
:-)
Showing posts with label art for all seasons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art for all seasons. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Security canvas
You just don't realise the various hazards: gusty erratic wind; people walking, moving, gesturing; umbrellas held at awkward angles; treacherous wet leaves; polluting emissions from vehicles...
Walking home with my new painting was quite the stress rollercoaster.
But it's safe, and all beautiful. Happy sigh.
Well, the Bank Holiday weekend zipped by. Babysitting on Sunday, and the rest was a mix of home-hunting, dharma talks, yoga, shopping, sunshiney walks and a seasonal horror movie or two.
PS - I guest-blogged on visitlondon: one of those ambling conversations over the summer that a friend listened to with a gleam in her eye before saying 'Can you write that down for me?' :-)
Walking home with my new painting was quite the stress rollercoaster.
But it's safe, and all beautiful. Happy sigh.
Well, the Bank Holiday weekend zipped by. Babysitting on Sunday, and the rest was a mix of home-hunting, dharma talks, yoga, shopping, sunshiney walks and a seasonal horror movie or two.
PS - I guest-blogged on visitlondon: one of those ambling conversations over the summer that a friend listened to with a gleam in her eye before saying 'Can you write that down for me?' :-)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Questions, asked and answered
First up: it's ask a curator day on twitter. Museums around the world are open for questions from around the world. Things are buzzing so far (in the woken-up time zones), with questions ranging from "What parts of the job do curators hate?" to "Could the heist from the Thomas Crown affair really happen?" Their main site is at www.askacurator.com/ and their twitter stream is at #askacurator
In other news, I've been meaning to post these lovely images from 'Eleven Heavy Things,' a sculpture exhibition by Miranda July. It was set up this summer at Union Square Park in New York; I love the fabulous contrast between weight and play.
The NY Times pointed out that the art will take on a life of its own beyond the exhibition, as messages and experiences spread through photographs taken and shown to other people, parents, friends.
In other news, I've been meaning to post these lovely images from 'Eleven Heavy Things,' a sculpture exhibition by Miranda July. It was set up this summer at Union Square Park in New York; I love the fabulous contrast between weight and play.
The NY Times pointed out that the art will take on a life of its own beyond the exhibition, as messages and experiences spread through photographs taken and shown to other people, parents, friends.
Delightful, thought-provoking; would love to see that in the flesh :-)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Such delights...
Word work is at a scene with an art nouveau backdrop, which means I nip online to check some detail and return hours later, dizzied by purdy things, determined to visit the Horta museum when next in Brussels...
...and hoping that someone rescued this fairytale four-hearth fireplace from Tiffany's New York home before they tore the building down.
In Life News, another weekend blinked by... our little group was in Waterloo on Friday (yep, Abba's stuck in my head too); we sampled local delights on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon strolled the leafy avenues of Primrose Hill.
I haven't quite figured out how to define the North-South London divide yet, but I recognise it at least... pondering pondering.
...and hoping that someone rescued this fairytale four-hearth fireplace from Tiffany's New York home before they tore the building down.
In Life News, another weekend blinked by... our little group was in Waterloo on Friday (yep, Abba's stuck in my head too); we sampled local delights on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon strolled the leafy avenues of Primrose Hill.
I haven't quite figured out how to define the North-South London divide yet, but I recognise it at least... pondering pondering.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Below the horizon
I think I mentioned Jason de Caires Taylor before - he's the guy who does the phenomenal underwater sculptures (below is probably his best known).
Anyhoo, his next project is underway: in the waters around Cancun, three new works are sited and currently growing new things at the bottom of the sea - The Archive of Lost Dreams (where an archivist is categorising messages-in-bottles from around the world), Man on Fire (growing coral flames) and The Gardener of Hope, who is busy nurturing coral cuttings rescued from parts of the reef system damaged by extreme weather and human activity.
He did a project in Canterbury called 'Alluvia', which I suspect must transform the urban environment. They reminded me of Antony Gormley's statues around the South Bank - powerful presences.
His site is well worth some dreamy browsing time.
Have a lovely weekend, all :-)
Anyhoo, his next project is underway: in the waters around Cancun, three new works are sited and currently growing new things at the bottom of the sea - The Archive of Lost Dreams (where an archivist is categorising messages-in-bottles from around the world), Man on Fire (growing coral flames) and The Gardener of Hope, who is busy nurturing coral cuttings rescued from parts of the reef system damaged by extreme weather and human activity.
He did a project in Canterbury called 'Alluvia', which I suspect must transform the urban environment. They reminded me of Antony Gormley's statues around the South Bank - powerful presences.
His site is well worth some dreamy browsing time.
Have a lovely weekend, all :-)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
From Aprille to Auguste
[Hmmm... this is turning into a 'folk who drew upon Dante' week...]
Anyhoo, A Season in Hell is an interesting short documentary examining the two different versions of Rodin's Gates of Hell. The more familiar, super-expressive version (below) was completed in 1889. It stands 6m x 4m, is comprised of 8 tonnes of bronze, and was never exhibited by Rodin. But there is another, more abstract version (completed in plaster in 1900), which eliminates most of the characters, leaving a turbulent enigmatic surface.
The video packs a lot in to its 26 mins; and offers an interesting context for both renditions as sculptures very much of their time, by a cutting-edge artist.
It's part of a series by Canal Educatif, introducing various aspects of art history.
(PS - On that site, don't be fooled by the ever-changing title: The Gates of Hell: The Story of a Damned Artwork, The Gates of Hell: From Expression to Abstraction... it might as well be Lough Adheann Ine Hyne Oighin).
Anyhoo, A Season in Hell is an interesting short documentary examining the two different versions of Rodin's Gates of Hell. The more familiar, super-expressive version (below) was completed in 1889. It stands 6m x 4m, is comprised of 8 tonnes of bronze, and was never exhibited by Rodin. But there is another, more abstract version (completed in plaster in 1900), which eliminates most of the characters, leaving a turbulent enigmatic surface.
The video packs a lot in to its 26 mins; and offers an interesting context for both renditions as sculptures very much of their time, by a cutting-edge artist.
It's part of a series by Canal Educatif, introducing various aspects of art history.
(PS - On that site, don't be fooled by the ever-changing title: The Gates of Hell: The Story of a Damned Artwork, The Gates of Hell: From Expression to Abstraction... it might as well be Lough Adheann Ine Hyne Oighin).
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