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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2009 21:10:37 GMT
She is just unhappy.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 5, 2009 21:39:36 GMT
She reminds me of various baked bodies that I saw at Pompeii. People were contorted and mummified in grotesque positions, poor things.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2009 21:46:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 5, 2009 23:40:05 GMT
Wonderful pictures!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2009 18:26:19 GMT
An equestrian statue of Louis XIV can be found at Place des Victoires. Naturally, it is a more recent copy (1828) of the original since the first one was destroyed during the Revolution.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2009 6:32:31 GMT
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Post by imec on Nov 18, 2009 23:46:38 GMT
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Post by hwinpp on Nov 19, 2009 8:20:03 GMT
The two top ones look like something from a Dali or Magritte painting.
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Post by traveler63 on Nov 25, 2009 17:57:36 GMT
This is my all time favorite in the Louvre and that is hard to say because there are so many. More to come when I do the Louvre post. It is called Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss by Antonio Canova. This was taken after 20 minutes or more wait by Mr. T63 at 1/60 f/4.0 with a 70-200MM Image stabilized and hand held. No flash
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2009 17:57:55 GMT
Every tourist who has been to Notre Dame and taken photos also has a photo of this statue of Charlemagne which is just to the right of the cathedral.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 7:01:51 GMT
I was thinking yesterday how frustrating it must be to create statues that people can't really see. After all, most people will never bother to look at a lot of them through a telephoto lens.
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2009 10:25:47 GMT
I can't think of any nice statues here in Toulouse, but we found a nice one in Krakow, Poland last year.
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Post by traveler63 on Dec 6, 2009 12:03:11 GMT
bjd;
I love this picture, you certainly were at the right place at the right time.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 12:15:35 GMT
Do you know more on your telescopic statue K.?
Very nice BJD,have always wanted to see Krakow. Thanks for the glimpse.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 15:40:29 GMT
Do you know more on your telescopic statue K.? That's a statue of Napoleon on the top of the colonne Vendôme. The column was built in 1810 and various statues were put on top. In any case, during the insurrection of 1871, the Commune destroyed the column (with considerable difficulty), under the inspiration of the painter Gustave Courbet. The edict for the destruction said that it was a monument of barbarianism, a symbol of brute force and false glory, an affirmation of militarism, a negation of international law, a permanent insult by the victors to the vanquished and a permanent blow to one of the three principles of the Republic, fraternity. [/i] [/blockquote] Lucidity does not last long, so it was rebuilt in 1873. It cost 323,000 francs to rebuild, and Courbet was supposed to pay for it -- 10,000 francs a year for 33 years. He died before making the first payment.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 6, 2009 16:27:56 GMT
It's so interesting to have the history -- with photo! -- behind a statue or monument.
Great photo, Bjd! I love the way it's framed, of course the kids, & the happy turquoise balloon bobbing at the end of what is meant as a solemn statement. Any idea of the sculpture's story?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 17:10:22 GMT
But you have to go and take another photo so that we can see what the entrance looks like on the back of the head.
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2009 17:16:00 GMT
There was some exhibition and fair going on on the main square of the city. The person with the balloon is in fact the little kid's mother, telling him to come out. That was the only entrance. I don't think it's a permanent sculpture there. This is a permanent sculpture nearby.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 17:39:35 GMT
No other entrance? Oh, that could cause problems if a little one can't wiggle his way out. I have seen too many reports showing little "heads stuck between bars" recently. I guess it's mostly because ears don't fold as well when trying to back out.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2010 23:39:47 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 16, 2010 0:10:42 GMT
Oh YUCK! It's poo-poo man!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 3:06:47 GMT
That last shot with the soft drink machines is cool. What and where is this K?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 3:21:51 GMT
It's in the entrance to a parking lot in Charleston.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2010 22:51:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2010 23:56:46 GMT
Well...
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 15, 2010 0:07:05 GMT
Oh -- delightful statues. Are there more by the same sculptor in that park, and are those to close to each other?
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Post by spaceneedle on Feb 15, 2010 5:19:56 GMT
Jimi Hendrix, who was a native of SeattleChief Sealth aka Chief SeattleA few quotes from him: "The white man's dead forget the country of their birth when they go to walk among the stars. Our dead never forget this beautiful earth, for it is the mother of the red man." "We know that the white man does not understand our ways. One portion of land is the same to him as the next, for he is a stranger who comes in the night and takes from the land whatever he needs. The earth is not his brother, but his enemy, and when he has conquered it, he moves on." "What is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are connected." "Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints." "How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the earth is sacred to my people." "Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." Waiting for the Interurban - it is a tradition to decorate it both festively and in protest New statue of Gandhi:
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2010 6:25:23 GMT
Oh -- delightful statues. Are there more by the same sculptor in that park, and are those to close to each other? Yes, they're next to each other on just a little trapezoid of grass that doesn't even qualify as a park.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 15, 2010 7:24:36 GMT
They are really nice. I suppose the two together constitute one work of art. ================================================= For those who perhaps were not around when The Image Bank was inaugurated, here is the post that is stickied at the top of this board: This is the place to share pictures that you have taken yourself by adding to a thread that already exists or by creating your own thread with a new theme. Please display the photo directly and do not just post a link to it. If you need help, just ask.
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Post by imec on Feb 15, 2010 17:25:15 GMT
Here are some works by Winnipeg artists outside a local gallery. The first two (Plains Call and Bird Wrap) are by Ivan Eyre. They will only be displayed here for 1 year after which they will be shipped to Toronto to reside in a sculpture garden. This bush pilot (an iconic symbol of Canada's north) was created by the late Leo Mol. Peter Sawatzky is recognized for his wonderful wildlife bronzes. Sorry, couldn't resist this last one with a new suggestion for a title for the work.
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