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A feat of British engineering. The Hive - Kew Gardens - a 17m high multi-sensory installation commissioned by the UK Government and created by artist Wolfgang Buttress, Simmonds Studio and BDP. It formed the centerpiece of the UK Pavillion at the 2015 Milan Expo.
The structure highlights the importance of pollinators to our future food security.
Actually, it was many small steps, as this toddler led his mother on a wide ranging exploration of the grounds of the church at Ta' Pinu.
Variaciones a partir de la fotografía con la que Moustache90 ganó el 2º premio de CAM4 en 2016 (variaciones realizadas en septiembre 2019)
No he encontrado medio para contactar con él, aunque la foto es pública y no tiene ninguna indicación. Si él o alguien que lo conozca ve esta serie y no está a favor de que haya usado la foto que me lo diga por favor.
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The High Line, NYC
by navema
On view May 7, 2010 — May 2011 on the east side of the High Line, between West 17th and West 18th Streets.
Richard Galpin is best known for creating altered photographs of cityscapes. His chosen method of manipulation is to cut and remove the top layer of the colored emulsion from his photographic prints, exposing the paper substrate. By eradicating part of the photograph, the imagery becomes altered to the point of total abstraction. Using clean lines and sharp angles, Galpin's technique produces works with an emphasis on geometric shapes, recalling early 20th century movements such as Constructivism, Cubism and Futurism.
For the High Line, Galpin has created a 'viewing station' that functions in a manner similar to his cut photographs. Park visitors can look through a viewing apparatus lined up with a metal screen from which geometric shapes have been cut. The combination of these two devices gives visitors an altered, abstracted view from the High Line. One of the wonderful experiences the High Line has provided to visitors is a new vista of Manhattan. Similarly, Galpin's artwork will offer a novel reconsideration of our surroundings.
This High Line Art Commission is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Since graduating from Goldsmiths College with an MA in 2001, Richard Galpin has had solo exhibitions at Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis; Brancolini Grimaldi Arte Contemporanea, Rome; Galeria Leme, Sao Paulo; Roebling Hall, New York; and Hales Gallery, London. Group exhibitions include Under Erasure at Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin; When it's a Photograph at The Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles; Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions at the British Museum, London; The Photograph in Question, Von Lintel Gallery, New York; Attack: Attraction, Marcel Sitcoske Gallery, San Francisco; and Looking With/Out at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. His work is included in several public collections including the British Government Art Collection, the British Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He lives and works in London, and is represented by Hales Gallery, London and Galeria Leme, Sao Paulo.
HISTORY OF THE HIGH LINE:
The High Line is a park built on a section of the former elevated freight railroad spur called the West Side Line, which runs along the lower west side of Manhattan; it has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway.
In 1847, the City of New York authorizes street-level railroad tracks down Manhattan’s West Side. Between 1851 – 1929, so many accidents occur between freight trains and street-level traffic that 10th Avenue becomes known as Death Avenue. For safety, men on horses, called the West Side Cowboys, ride in front of trains waving red flags.
The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. The entire project was 13 miles long, eliminated 105 street-level railroad crossings, and added 32 acres to Riverside Park. It cost over $150 million in 1930 dollars—more than $2 billion today. In 1934, the High Line opens to trains. It runs from 34th Street to St. John’s Park Terminal, at Spring Street. It is designed to go through the center of blocks, rather than over the avenue, to avoid creating the negative conditions associated with elevated subways. It connects directly to factories and warehouses, allowing trains to roll right inside buildings. Milk, meat, produce, and raw and manufactured goods come and go without causing street-level traffic.
No trains have run on the High Line since 1980 - the last train ran on the High Line pulling three carloads of frozen turkeys. Friends of the High Line, a community-based non-profit group, formed in 1999 when the historic structure was under threat of demolition. Friends of the High Line works in partnership with the City of New York to preserve and maintain the structure as an elevated public park.
The project gained the City's support in 2002, and in 2003, an open ideas competition, "Designing the High Line," solicited proposals for the High Line's reuse. 720 teams from 36 countries entered - hundreds of design entries were displayed at Grand Central Terminal. The selected team was established in 2004: James Corner Field Operations, a landscape architecture firm, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, an architecture firm, and experts in horticulture, engineering, security, maintenance, public art, and other disciplines.
In 2006, groundbreaking is celebrated on the High Line with the lifting of a rail track, and the beginning of construction begins. On June 9, 2009, the first section (Gansevoort Street to West 20th Street) opens to the public. The second section (West 20th Street to West 30th Street) is projected to open in spring, 2011.
When all sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighborhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen. It features an integrated landscape, combining meandering concrete pathways with naturalistic plantings. Fixed and movable seating, lighting, and special features are also included in the park.
Access points from street level will be located every two to three blocks. Many of these access points will include elevators, and all will include stairs.
For more information, visit: www.thehighline.org
The Vaillancourt Fountain, also known as "Quebec Libre!," is one of San Francisco’s most controversial and intriguing public art pieces, located in Justin Herman Plaza at the Embarcadero. Designed by Armand Vaillancourt in 1971, the massive, raw concrete fountain is a bold example of Brutalist architecture, standing in stark contrast to the waterfront’s more polished and modern surroundings. Its jagged, geometric blocks of cement rise into the air, creating a visual puzzle that draws you in for a closer look.
At night, the fountain takes on a new character. The harsh edges of the concrete blocks soften under the glow of the plaza’s lights, casting long shadows that emphasize the structure’s abstract forms. Originally designed to have water flowing through it, the fountain was intended to evoke nature’s raw power, with water cascading through its maze-like structure. However, it’s the interplay of light and shadow after dark that makes Vaillancourt Fountain a must-see for those exploring San Francisco at night.
Vaillancourt created this piece as a statement of artistic freedom, and its controversial nature—some have loved it, others have called for its removal—only enhances its mystique. Over the years, it has become a symbol of San Francisco's rebellious and avant-garde spirit, standing defiantly amid its critics. Whether you’re an admirer of Brutalism or not, the Vaillancourt Fountain continues to captivate as a piece of art that refuses to fade into the background.
Macro Mondays ~ Geometric Shapes
This scarf caught my eye as I was storing it away for the season (hopefully) and I found a few shiny beads rolling around in my junk drawer which is the colorful bokeh background.
HMM to All!
31 Mar 2000 --- Christina Aguilera in Golden Knee High Boots --- Image by © Isabel Snyder/CORBIS OUTLINE
Jean Dubuffet’s La Chiffonnière sculpture, located in the bustling heart of San Francisco, is an extraordinary example of public art that captures the city’s eclectic energy. Part of Dubuffet's renowned Hourloupe series, this abstract sculpture was created in 1972 and stands as a striking monument to the artist’s fascination with texture, spontaneity, and playful forms. The towering piece, crafted from painted fiberglass and resin, features bold, irregular shapes that almost seem to defy the traditional rules of balance and form.
Dubuffet, a French painter and sculptor, was a central figure in the post-war avant-garde movement. His works often embraced a rejection of classical aesthetics in favor of raw, expressive designs. La Chiffonnière—meaning “the rag-picker”—perfectly embodies Dubuffet’s ethos, drawing inspiration from discarded materials and transforming them into something dynamic and thought-provoking.
This striking sculpture is located near the Financial District of San Francisco, where its abstract and whimsical design creates a fascinating contrast against the sleek, modern architecture of the surrounding buildings. As day turns into night, the lighting enhances its shimmering metallic hues, making it an even more captivating sight under the city’s glow.
For those interested in public art, La Chiffonnière offers a perfect example of how sculpture can enliven and reshape urban spaces. It’s not just a piece of art but a conversation starter, challenging viewers to engage with its playful forms and reconsider the boundaries of modern sculpture.
Walls of two buildings (a grey and white one on the left, a blue glass one on the right) appear to be meeting, and perhaps even be butted together at right angles, near the middle of the frame. This is of course a visual illusion aided by the spatial compression of a long lens.
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Round stuff that tends to stick around.
A few things from my square memorabilia case.
I found this coin metal detecting. It is real. Just talked with a coin collector friend of mine. It's not silver, it's copper. You'd be kind of dingy grey if you were 267 years old too.
Photo by suggestion of MacroMondays here on flickr. This week's theme is "Geometric Shapes." Every Monday we post one or two photos of our depiction of the suggested theme.
Helps keep your eye out for photo ops during the week.
trying for some leading and converging lines while trying to capture some storefronts at Charlotte Mews downtown. It was rainy wet at the time so this was a safe bet
I've driven by this recently constructed colorful apartment complex frequently on my way to Ventura, Santa Barbara or points north. It is located on the right hand side of the freeway as you drive northbound on U.S. 101. The apartments are part of a new mixed use major development called Riverbend which is in the northern part of the City of Oxnard almost at its border with the city of Ventura. Everytime I drive by I notice their potential as a photogrpahic subject and file the intention to photograph them away in my brain. On previous occasions the timing or weather or light conditions have not been right but on this particular mid-November day they were perfect and I was finally able to carry out my photographic mission. This photo and the two following were taken on the same block in the apartment complex. These are the actual colors.
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Hey dudes I am still around and still drawing. Life has been a bit complicated and busy but i am trying to get back into putting things on the internet for you to see and hopefully like.
The Flickr Lounge ~ Geometric Shapes
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The former Savings Bank of South Australia. This excellent example of a CBD Art Deco building was started in 1938 but not completed until 1943 because of War shortages. The architects were Eric McMichael and Albert Harris. The headquarters of the bank had a polished granite base, monumental central entrance doors, strong vertical lines with rendered work and window alignment, a round niche near the roof line, rendered Art Deco motifs below the windows etc. The polished granite is stepped on the second floor around the entrance; and there are stepped projections just below the roof line and a rendered version of the bank’s then logo below the niche with the sunrise rays in the niche above it.