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not the usual four elements, and still all of these contained... light, water, chrome and wood together created this wonderful pattern -- morning surprise in our bathroom :)
May contain trace amounts of Water, Air, and Fire.
This is an Earth-like superball placed on a dark upholstery swatch. By setting the zoom at 50 percent and getting close enough that it fits edge-to-edge, I can get it to look like a real planet seen through a telescope or from orbit.
Here is the unadorned ball at actual size:
52 weeks again - week 31
for the teleidoscope week#30 theme: the four elements
i wanted to make something of a scary floating island, like the greek imagined their gods in the old times: furious men that came from the sky. i somehow made a strange scene not exactly god like... maybe for this theme i should have gone with a "captain planet" tribute or a "fifth element" spoof..
earworms:
- moby - the one
- moby - the day
FOUR ELEMENTS CONVENTION 2010 www.fourelements.at/
Graz, Austria.
Aristotle's Square, 2011
Artisit: Ted Fullerton
The conceptual premise for this sculpture, is
intended as a poetic metaphor to the four
Aristotelian elements of creation; earth, water,
air and fire. The symbol/image of the square within many cultures suggest birth or womb due
to its balanced dimensions of vertical (the mystical) and the horizontal (life experience).
The male and female figures facing each other propose the potential of life while their polar
opposite positions suggest harmonic balance somewhat like the eastern harmonic of the Ying
and Yang. The reference to the philosophical reference to the classical elements of life or
creation but also imply (by association of name) his social philosophies that encompass all facets
of intellectual inquiry supporting the humanist intent of the sculpture.
Hall of Memory
Australian War Memorial
Campbell, Canberra, Australia.
The Australian War Memorial is located at the foot of Mt. Ainslie in Campbell, Canberra.
The War Memorial is unique as it is both a museum and a shrine.
The Memorial was founded to commemorate the 60,000 Australians who died in WWI (1914-1918).
Since the Second World War it has been updated to include the remembrance of fallen Australians in all military conflicts.
The AWM was the vision of Charles Bean (1879-1968) who was a journalist & Australia’s Official War Correspondent in WWI.
Bean served at Gallipoli & the Western Front & witnessed first-hand the terrible battles during the First World War.
Charles Bean later became Australia’s war historian and edited much of the ‘Official History of Australia in the 1914-18 War’.
Bean approached the Australian Government with his idea for a memorial & they accepted the proposal.
An architectural competition was held in 1927 but failed to provide satisfactory single design.
Two of the entrants in the competition, Emil Sodersten & John Crust, were invited to submit a joint design.
This incorporated Sodersten’s vision for the building & Crust’s concept of cloisters to house the Roll of Honour.
The construction of the building was completed in 1941.
The Australian War Memorial was officially opened on Remembrance Day, at 11am on 11th November 1941, by Governor-General Lord Gowrie.
The AWM is a sandstone building of Byzantine architectural style with art deco elements used throughout.
The floor plan of the memorial is in the shape of a cross.
John Treloar (1894-1952) is another important figure in the history & realisation of the AWM. Treloar also was part of the Gallipoli landing.
In 1917, as a Captain, he was appointed as head of the newly created Australian War Records Section in London.
After the war John Treloar devoted his life to the Australian War Memorial.
He was appointed Director of the Memorial in 1920 and served in this position until he passed away, apart from a brief period during WWII.
The Australian War Memorial consists of four sections:
The Commemorative Shrine Area that includes The Hall of Memory that contains the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier.
The Memorial’s Galleries which are a museum. Thirdly, The Research Area where records are maintained.
There is also an outdoor sculpture garden.
At the entrance of the Memorial are two medieval stone lions that once stood at the gateway of the Menin Rd at Ypres in Belgium.
Ypres, in the County of Flanders, was the site of several major battles in WWI. The lions were presented to the Memorial in 1936.
Stepping through the front entrance you find yourself in the Commemorative Area.
Directly ahead in the Courtyard is the Eternal Flame & Pool of Remembrance.
Flanking both sides of the Courtyard are a series of arched sandstone cloisters.
This is where the Roll of Honour is found. Here, inscribed in bronze is the name of virtually every one of the 102,000 Australians that has died in war since 1885.
Paper poppies are inserted into niches to honour the fallen.
At the top of the Commemorative Courtyard is the awe-inspiring Hall of Memory with its copper-clad dome.
The Hall of Memory is a tall domed chapel with a floor plan in the shape of an octagon.
At the centre of the hall is the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier.
The unknown Australian soldier was brought home from a cemetery in France to eventually lie in the tomb. He represents all Australians that have been killed in war.
The walls of the hall are covered by one of the world’s largest mosaics, comprising over six million enamelled glass tiles.
The four pillars behind the Tomb represent the four ancient elements: fire, water, air, and earth.
Three of the walls facing east, west & south feature ornate stained glass windows representing the qualities of Australian servicemen & women.
The four walls that face southeast, southwest, northeast & northwest feature mosaic images of an airman, soldier, sailor and a servicewoman.
The mosaics and stained glass are the work of one-armed artist Napier Waller, who lost his right arm during WWI. He completed his work in 1958.
In the dome of the Hall is an intricate mosaic depicting the souls of the dead rising toward their spiritual home, represented by a glowing sun within the Southern Cross.
Sources
Australian War Memorial website.
Wikipedia website.
This is for Ellygator's contest “The Four Elements” on Deviant Art. ellygator.deviantart.com/journal/40521094/
For this pendant I wanted to focus on surface pattern rather than texture to represent the elements. Therefore I have arranged four tiles together in a minimalist setting, sanded and polished till smooth to give the look of Japanese lacquered inro. On the back the elements are echoed by simple 'carvings'.
Elements from top to bottom are: Air, Fire, Water, Earth
Made from polymer clay.
Blogged: fulgorine.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/it-all-seemed-so-simpl...
The central cabochon represents earth, solid, central, stable. The water flows unstoppably downwards, and the fire dances upwards. Air itself cannot be seen, but it feeds the flames in the spaces between, and is in the water's foam.
I have textured the back to echo the elements, fire, earth, water and air (implied as for the front). The back has been antiqued with acrylic paint to enhance the textures while the colours on the front are all polymer clay.
It is made with polymer clay and metallic powder for the gold and touches of acrylic paint on the back. The pendant is approximately 7cm in length.
Blogged: fulgorine.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/my-backside-is-not-alone/
Pencil drawings;
First The Earth. 77.8 x 14.5 cm.
Second Water. 71.5 x 14 cm.
Third The fire. 71.5 x 14 cm.
4th The air. 71.5 x 14 cm.
Stanisław Wyspiański was a Polish playwright, painter and poet, as well as interior and furniture designer. A patriotic writer, he created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland Movement. Wyspiański was one of the most outstanding and multifaceted artists of his time in Europe. He successfully joined the trends of modernism with themes of the Polish folk tradition and Romantic history. Unofficially, he came to be known as the Fourth Polish Bard (in addition to the earlier Three Bards: Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński).
Wyspiański’s artistic output is very eclectic. Among dramas and poetry, one can find there views of Cracow (drawings, sketch-books, oil-paintings, pastel drawings), portraits and self-portraits, designs of stained glass windows and paintings, illustrations, graphic art, plans of furniture and interiors, development of Wawel. Drawings, such as 1890 self-portrait and drafts from his journeys across Europe and Poland, are among Wyspiański’s well-known works. He later created a herbarium by drawing plants. He was, however, most frequently using the technique of pastel; his first pastel drawings were produced between 1890 and 1894. They mainly present the artist’s family, friends and other artists. Wyspiański eagerly drew his children in everyday situations such as sleeping or feeding.
In 1906 Wyspiański became professor of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he was also a member of the City Council. In his last years Wyspianski’s health condition deteriorated, as a result, he underwent medical treatments in Rymanów and Bad Hall. Then he settled in his small cottage in a village of Węgrzce. He died of then incurable syphilis. His funeral took place in Kraków and became a national manifestation. Wyspiański was buried in the Crypt of the Distinguished in the Skałka Church.
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The Four Elements- Air
Took this on my camping trip, i really love how this turned out, simple but there is a lot to it.
Aristotle's Square, 2011
Artisit: Ted Fullerton
The conceptual premise for this sculpture, is
intended as a poetic metaphor to the four
Aristotelian elements of creation; earth, water,
air and fire. The symbol/image of the square within many cultures suggest birth or womb due
to its balanced dimensions of vertical (the mystical) and the horizontal (life experience).
The male and female figures facing each other propose the potential of life while their polar
opposite positions suggest harmonic balance somewhat like the eastern harmonic of the Ying
and Yang. The reference to the philosophical reference to the classical elements of life or
creation but also imply (by association of name) his social philosophies that encompass all facets
of intellectual inquiry supporting the humanist intent of the sculpture.
On the front the water flows around a highly polished polymer clay cabochon like a river delta. On the back tiny waves lap the depths of the midnight ocean.
Polymer clay pendant with Pearl Ex powder for shimmer.
Blogged: fulgorine.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/go-with-the-flow/
This is for Ellygator's contest “The Four Elements” on Deviant Art: ellygator.deviantart.com/journal/40521094/
FOUR ELEMENTS CONVENTION 2010 www.fourelements.at/
Graz, Austria.
Foamy wave on the shore of Langeoog island - Welle auf der Insel Langeoog
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"Night Shift", front, scrap quilt, linen and cotton, made from cut up clothes and curtains, a few pieces in the 9-patches 25-30 years old. This has been picked up and put down many times... It took me a long time to finish, hah!
Pendant made with polymer clay. Four tiles represent the elements from top to bottom: Air, Fire, Water Earth.
This is a more primitive, ancient version of the Lacquered Elemental Pendant.
Blogged: fulgorine.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/it-all-seemed-so-simpl...
This is for Ellygator's contest “The Four Elements” on Deviant Art: ellygator.deviantart.com/journal/40521094/
Information:
Photographer: JonWHowson (Model Mayhem #725023/Purestorm)
Model: Kirsty Lou (Model Mayhem #1001719)
MUA: Gemma Lawrence
(c) 2011 Jon W. Howson Photography. Any use of this image without the permission of the photographer is in violation of the copyright.
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Photographer: JonWHowson (Model Mayhem #725023/Purestorm)
Model: Kirsty Lou (Model Mayhem #1001719)
MUA: Gemma Lawrence
(c) 2011 Jon W. Howson Photography. Any use of this image without the permission of the photographer is in violation of the copyright.
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...and when I have requir'd
Some heavenly music (which even now I do)
To work mine end upon their senses that
This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff,
Bury it certain fadoms in the earth,
And deeper than did ever plummet sound
I'll drown my book.
- Tempest V.i.50-57
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FOUR ELEMENTS CONVENTION 2010 www.fourelements.at/
Graz, Austria.
Pendant made with polymer clay. The front has coloured tiles representing the four elements, the back is pock marked iron. (Perhaps I shouldn't like the back more than the front?)
This is a more primitive, ancient version of the Lacquered Elemental Pendant.
Blogged: fulgorine.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/it-all-seemed-so-simpl...
This is for Ellygator's contest “The Four Elements” on Deviant Art: ellygator.deviantart.com/journal/40521094/