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Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Oil on canvas
The title refers to bells rung on board ship to mark the end of each four-hour watch. Here, two sailors use astronomical instruments to record the vessel's location following a storm, their oilskins glinting as the sun breaks through the clouds. Homer expressed interest in writings by oceanographer Matthew Maury (1806-1873), who connected scientific measurement with divine order. Through this lens, the depiction of the sailors' everyday work becomes a meditation on the human struggle to comprehend nature.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
Oil on canvas
A sailor faces possible death on a distressed boat. A ship on the horizon allows for the possibility of rescue. Splayed across the deck are stalks of sugarcane, a commodity central to the economy of empire. The swift ocean current of the title enabled both the trade of sugar and the devastating history of transatlantic slavery. Studied, interpreted and reinterpreted by critics and artists, The Gulf Stream has become a modern icon of Black imagery.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
The Postcard
A Surrey Series postcard published by H.A. & Co. of London EC.
It was posted in Wallington on Sunday the 30th. April 1905 to:
Miss L. Potter,
St. Hilda,
Manor Road.
The message on the back of the card was as follows:
"Wishing you a happy
birthday.
With love from
Miss Annie".
John Humphrey
So what else happened on the day that Miss Annie posted the card?
Well, on Sunday the 30th. April 1905, in Hampton, New Brunswick, John Peters Humphrey was born.
He was a Canadian legal scholar, jurist and human rights advocate. He is most famous as the author of the first draft of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Declaration, dubbed my Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt as:
"The international Magna Carta
of all humankind".
John Humphrey died in 1995 aged 89 in Montreal.
Science + Humankind + Equality + Earth = The only VOTE that makes a difference for ALL www.tumblr.com/hello-maury
Four hundred thousand years ago
They came from outer space
And gave us life here
And we are taking everything for granted
I don't think we should do this now
And when I see the smoke around
I feel like I'm not
From humankind down there
I feel like glaciers are my eyes
And mountains are my head
My heart is ocean
And I feel all alone
Because everybody's wrong
I feel the living
What is this thing that we call hate
And that's inside of me
Get out of here!
Global Warming - Gojira
INOCULATION ETERNITY is a story about a place called Eternity. It is my imagination about what life might have been like before humankind ever existed. We all have this hope that when we die we go to a perfect place called Heaven. In this book I paint a picture of a similar place where there is no time, sickness or war. Its essence beholds perfection and pure happiness. The entire story evolves around the life of Archangel Lucifer, who is the Master of Ceremony for the Gathering.
The Gathering could be likened to a church service, but far greater. Its purpose is to recharge everyone's spirit in what I reference in the book as life's resurgence. Everything was perfect until something happens at the latest Gathering service. This something has to do with Lucifer. It begins a wind of change that rocks the core of Eternity and everyone's existence. You will witness how Lucifer's unleashed emotions assimilate negative potential. As the story progresses, readers will witness how many of Eternity's inhabitants who are witnessing the changes, become determined to understand what is happening. Amongst them evolves a certain sect of creatures who begin to enjoy their newfound knowledge. Different sensations are experienced as new emotions surface, which were hidden from them since the beginning of their existence.
Gabriel, who is another principal character is one determined to understand what is happening. Prior to these dysphonic eruptions everything was all good. Now another realm appears on the horizon. His concern for Lucifer and scientific interests beckon him to go in search of a remedy.
Ancient of Days' is my version of God. He is the center of all moral consciousness and the animator for life. He doesn't even attempt to explain what is happening or what has caused the eruption in the first place. Some begin to wonder why. His expression of love for His creation is to stand back and allow them the freedom to choose their own destiny. It is His desire that they trust Him. He encourages them to govern themselves. He lends them support and intervenes only when it is absolutely necessary. With an infinite space ahead of them, He is in no hurry to stop what appears to be a disaster.
Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Last Day in S.A. - Cradle of Humankind in Maropeng, South Africa. Pictures from the Cradle of Humankind "Museum"
Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
On Homer's second trip to The Bahamas, in the winter of 1898-9, he demonstrated a growing interest in tropical storms and hurricanes. As in Palm Tree, Nassau, Homer shows a tempest building on the horizon of a richly textured seascape. A red pennant is visible at far left, behind a white coral lighthouse. This hurricane flag replaced the Union Jack during storms, alerting passing ships of rough seas. Thus Homer draws attention to the distant steamer's vulnerability in open water.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
Cradle of Humankind, Maropeng, South Africa. Dec/2012. O Berço da Humanidade. África do Sul. Dez/2012
Watercolour and graphite on off-white wove paper
On Homer's second trip to The Bahamas, in the winter of 1898-9, he demonstrated a growing interest in tropical storms and hurricanes. As in Palm Tree, Nassau, Homer shows a tempest building on the horizon of a richly textured seascape. A red pennant is visible at far left, behind a white coral lighthouse. This hurricane flag replaced the Union Jack during storms, alerting passing ships of rough seas. Thus Homer draws attention to the distant steamer's vulnerability in open water.
[National Gallery]
Taken in the Exhibition
Winslow Homer: Force of Nature
(September 2022 – January 2023)
[A]n overview of Winslow Homer (1836–1910), the great American Realist painter who confronted the leading issues facing the United States, and its relationship with both Europe and the Caribbean world, in the final decades of the 19th century.
Homer’s career spanned a turning point in North American history. He lived through the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, so-called Reconstruction, and war with the last colonial European power in the Americas, Spain.
From his sketches of battle and camp life, to dazzling tropical views and darker restless seascapes, the works reflect Homer’s interest in the pressing issues of his time; conflict, race, and the relationship between humankind and the environment – issues still relevant for us today.
After the war, Homer’s subject became the lives of Americans in the wake of the war and abolition with a focus on the lives of formerly enslaved African Americans.
Homer travelled to France, England, the Bahamas, Cuba and Bermuda. In England, he painted scenes of heroism and resilience that he saw while staying in Cullercoats, a town on the North East coast. In the Caribbean, his paintings became more vivid as he painted the transparent turquoise waters and lush vegetation. His interest in conflict remained constant and he often explored the issue through painting the life and struggles of Black people.
With more than fifty paintings, covering over forty years of Homer’s career, 'Winslow Homer: Force of Nature' is part of a programme of exhibitions that introduce major American artists to a UK and European audience and follows on from our exhibitions about George Bellows and the Ashcan painters, Frederic Church and Thomas Cole.
[National Gallery]
"The Kraken" is about our relation and impact on the natural world. Humankind in this painting, represented by the conquistadors ship is both tied to the cause and effect of complex global problems like pollution in our oceans. Being in the bottle we are caught in a trap of our own making.
The octopus is a very intelligent animal, able to solve complex problems. It is the most advanced invertebrate on earth. In Norse Mythology an octopus like sea creature called the Kraken was believed to have the power to sink enormous ships. Here it stands for the complexity and intelligence of the natural world. On this wall the Kraken takes the shape of a number 8 which is also the symbol for infinity. An animal that takes this shape is said to represent life without end. Although humankind is the cause of significant change in the global ecosystem. Life will persist. The system will not just quit. It is our choice how we will affect it.
@canadianmurals
16 MAY 2017
The Hidden Secrets of Epidemics & Evolution
From disease-causing bugs to humankind itself, evolution is the steamtrain of life! Uncovering the secrets behind how bacteria and humans have evolved enables scientists to improve our day to day lives. Join us as we explore the early human art scene, learn how diseases can spread through a population, and find out how evolution takes place
Hosted by:
Olivo Miotto (MORU)
Evolution Director
ผู้กำกับวิวัฒนาการ
Narupat Hongdilokkul (Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University)
Life is merely a complex chemical system that tries to sustain itself. The ability to sufficiently convert chemical compounds to the others is a foundation of life. Enzymes are molecular machineries that enable these chemical conversions in all living systems. The sophisticated mechanisms of enzymes are the product of millions of years of evolution. We can accelerate and direct this process in laboratories to tailor the properties of enzymes. I will discuss how we can harness the power of evolution to engineer enzymes with unprecedented activities.
The Outbreak Breakout!
Wirichada Pan-ngum (Pongtavornpinyo) and Lisa White (MORU)
Imagine there’s disease outbreak coming and you could play out every scenario before it happens. Understand how a disease epidemic occurs and spreads. Think about how to control or prevent it. You can do it with a balls and hoops game you can play yourselves.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Elephants: The unseen cave paintings of Southeast Asia
Noel Hidalgo Tan (SEAMEO SPAFA)
Step into the world of rock art - filled with carvings of gods, cave paintings and reminders of humankind's long interaction with the landscape. Like the landscapes of Australia and South Africa, Southeast Asia is home to hundreds of rock art sites even as most of them are unknown or inaccessible. What have archaeologists learned about the past through these ancient images?!
Thank goodness, humankind hasn't evolved yet, when those guys roamed the planet. They look scary! -- Gott-sei-Dank hatte sich die Menschheit noch nicht entwickelt, als dieser Kerl auf unserem Planeten umhergewandert ist. Der macht einem richtig Angst!
As humankind finds it's way out into the cosmos there is no better person to lead the quest than Admiral Mehmood Shahjahan. The Admiral is an extremely advanced forward thinking individual inboldened with creative thought, sophisticated knowledge of the cosmos with high regard for all forms of life in the cosmos in which we reside in. After over 200 years the Pakistani Starfleet has been in operation with UNIPASA the Pakistani Starfleet has now appointed Admiral Mehmood Shahjahan from a majority 38 planetary vote. The admiral now goes on diplomatic missions to seek out new life on far away worlds helping to merge humanity with extraterrestrial life of all sorts. What better person for the job than Admiral Mehmood Shahjahan? Really, the people feel he is the right person and I personally would have to agree. The Admiral is a very passionate leader to lead us into an ever bolder era of space exploration across the endless reaches of space in the new Pakistani Starfleet flagship "Quasar Five".