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trying to create the look of amber with a luminous finish using digital manipulation - best on black - thanks for looking
West window of the nave by Anthony Holloway 1980. The theme is Mary, one of the three patron saints of the cathedral (her colour blue and the piercing sword of sorrow are referenced).
Manchester Cathedral still looks to all intents and purposes like an especially grand town parish church, exuding civic pride. This is historically speaking the truth, for the diocese of Manchester was only created in 1847 and before being raised to cathedral rank this was the parish and collegiate church of St Mary, St Denys and St George. It is nonetheless an imposing edifice, with reputedly the widest nave of any medieval church in England, owing to the former presence of a multitude of chantry chapels whose internal subdivisions have long since disappeared.
Though a parish church had existed here previously the bulk of the present building is the result of rebuilding in the 15th century when it was promoted to collegiate status. Stylistically the church is uniformly late Perpendicular, and though the upper half of the west tower is a Victorian addition it blends well with the remainder of the cathedral. Unfortunately the original sandstone did not age well, necessitating not only the complete renewal of the external stonework but also much of the internal surface too (which was in poor condition following an ill advised attempt to lighten the interior by applying 'roman cement' and hacking into the stonework to key the new layer, an unrestored section of original stonework at the west end of the nave illustrates the state it was reduced to). The work inside and out respected the original design faithfully, though the cathedral has lost most of its patina of age in the process, and thus despite being a medieval building it now appears as if it is a Victorian one.
Further restoration was necessary following bomb damage in World War II when a high-explosive demolished the lady chapel and much of the north east corner. The rebuilding didn't entirely follow the original form, a new (largely windowless) design was used for the lady chapel, the new north east window was reduced in size and a small chantry that formerly projected from the north wall was not rebuilt.
Another consequence of the bombing was the loss of all the pre-war stained glass. This was almost entirely Victorian and had made the interior rather gloomy so its loss is generally not mourned. Today the cathedral is adorned instead by some very vibrant examples of contemporary stained glass, most notably the sequence of five windows at the west end by Anthony Holloway providing bold splashes of colour in their abstract expressionism.
Despite all the restoration and renewal the cathedral still has much to offer, and whilst the stonework was largely replace there is much medieval woodwork remaining in the roofs and furnishings. The outstanding feature here are the early 16th century choir stalls, some of the very finest in the country with enjoyable misericord seats set beneath wonderfully rich canopies, some of the best late medieval wood carving to have survived.
Manchester is one of the most successful of the 'parish church cathedral' upgrades where new dioceses were formed, and whilst its form still betrays its origins as a collegiate church it possesses the scale, interest and dignity of a cathedral.
The cathedral is normally open to visitors daily.
similar to the other one but a bit different...wasn't sure which one to use so put both in....
thanks for looking.....best bigger....hope you have a great day
Powerful, Conquered, Control
abstracted shape and design of a stylized fist, negative space
Unity using placement with different odd shapes to make a fist, it's main principal is it's actual lack of variety from other elements
A fist, the one thing man has used for thousands of years to make himself feel dominant. Clenched in exertion, this gesture can send a powerful message, that you need or want what this product has to offer, and that if you have it, you are a better man. It could even be perhaps a white man's fist, targeting an even smaller racial market.
Created after staying up much too late a night on a business trip to Taiwan and reading Brian Greene's book on string theory.
Abstracted Nude
by Koola Adams
Modern Original Acrylic Inks on Paper, Abstracted Nude by Koola Adams.
Frame not included.
Copyright retained by artist.
www.contemporary-artists.co.uk/paintings/abstracted-nude-4/
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Another section of Paul Ewing's "Leg Ohs, ChromaDepth 3D, Psychedelic", which is shown below in the first comment. Selected and modified by me.
One of a photo collection taken at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Ariznoa. They have an amazing collection, and a friendly and knowledgeable staff. We had a great day there with the whole family. The kids love it… and so do the grown-ups. I had not been since I was a child… anyway. I hope you enjoy the image.
Derived from a macro photograph of a piece of cut agate. Clearly heavily photoshopped. First of a series of 4.
(More of how to kill time in hotels)
Beethoven Symphonies Abstracted: Mo Willems Exhibit at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Hall of Nations at 2700 F Street, NW, Washington DC on Thursday afternoon, 27 January 2022 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Beethoven Symphonies Abstracted: Mo Willems Exhibit website at www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/mo-willems-beethoven-exhi...
Elvert Barnes Public Art 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/public-art-2022
Trip to / from Washington DC for Catering at Kennedy Center
Elvert Barnes January 2022 at elvertxbarnes.com/january-2022
Created after staying up much too late a night on a business trip to Taiwan and reading Brian Greene's book on string theory.
Abstracted, vertically lined wall which meets the ground in bottom of frame. The ground is dirt and curb.
The movement known as Humanistic Psychology arose in the 1950s. It was a philosophy that valued the understanding of people as unique individuals. It fought against societal trends that threatened to undermine individuality by alienating and abstracting the individual: the treatment of people as a market place, the notion that the human is just a complex biological machine, and the reduction of our identities to computerized statistics and numbers.