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Les six toiles monumentales de l’exposition ont été créées par Olivier Debré comme les composantes d’une seule et même série en 1990-1991. Le titre de l’exposition, dessinant un lien symbolique entre les Nymphéas de Claude Monet et les grands tableaux de Debré, évoque en filigrane toute l’histoire de l’abstraction du XXe siècle. Les œuvres tardives de Monet ont en effet été considérées par certains artistes – les expressionnistes abstraits, notamment – comme les premières manifestations d’une forme d’abstraction en peinture. « Les Nymphéas d’Olivier Debré » n’entend pas invoquer un rapport d’influence direct entre l’impressionniste et le peintre ligérien, mais propose de souligner la parenté conceptuelle de leurs processus de création respectifs.
L'exposition Les Nymphéas d'Olivier Debré permet de présenter au public pour la première fois et dans son intégralité, cette série déployant ses couleurs sur près de cinquante-cinq mètres. L’œuvre, supposant une dimension spatiale, réclame un accrochage singulier, permettant d’embrasser la peinture d’après plusieurs points de vue, d’une manière comparable à celle dont l’artiste percevait son travail à l’atelier. Il ne s’agit pas d’une représentation directe du fleuve, mais d’une interprétation de sa fluidité, de sa liquidité, proprement plastiques. Face à ces œuvres, le regard s’évade, s’épanouit, se promène au gré de la surface et se perd dans les jeux de transparence et de matière, tantôt sèche, tantôt humide. Car Debré ne travaille pas la matière uniquement pour frapper la vision, il donne à ses couleurs un relief tactile et une présence enveloppante qui se propage bien au-delà des limites de la toile.À la manière des Nymphéas de l’Orangerie, ces six toiles de Loire, parmi les plus grandes jamais peintes par Debré, forment une incroyable fresque presque ininterrompue de couleurs et de lumière.Juxtaposées dans la galerie blanche, elles supposent une immersion totale dans un paysage pictural mental et coloré que l’on pourrait qualifier de « wall painting »¹. Ce rapprochement inhabituel, cette suggestion sensorielle font de cet accrochage un grand spectacle.
The six monumental canvases of the exhibition were created by Olivier Debré as the components of a single series in 1990-1991. The title of the exhibition, drawing a symbolic link between Claude Monet's Nymphéas and Debré's large paintings, evokes the entire history of 20th century abstraction. The late works of Monet have indeed been considered by some artists - the abstract expressionists, in particular - as the first manifestations of a form of abstraction in painting. "The Water Lilies of Olivier Debré" does not intend to invoke a report of direct influence between the Impressionist and the painter Loire, but proposes to emphasize the conceptual relationship of their respective creative processes.
The exhibition Les Nymphéas by Olivier Debré allows to present to the public for the first time and in its entirety, this series unfolding its colors on nearly fifty-five meters. The work, assuming a spatial dimension, requires a singular clash, allowing to embrace the painting from several points of view, in a manner comparable to that of which the artist perceived his work in the workshop. It is not a direct representation of the river, but an interpretation of its fluidity, its liquidity, properly plastic. Faced with these works, the gaze escapes, blossoms, wanders at the whim of the surface and is lost in the games of transparency and matter, sometimes dry, sometimes wet. Because Debré does not work the material only to strike the vision, it gives to its colors a tactile relief and an enveloping presence which spreads well beyond the limits of the canvas. In the manner of the Nymphéas of the Orangery, these six paintings of the Loire, among the largest ever painted by Debré, form an incredible almost uninterrupted fresco of colors and light. Juxtaposed in the white gallery, they imply a total immersion in a mental and colorful pictorial landscape that could be described as "Wall painting" ¹. This unusual combination, this sensory suggestion make this hanging a great show
There are several places at Monument Rocks in western Kansas where the soft chalk formations can be seen. The ultimate fate of this exposed chalk is clear to see here. Monument Rocks is listed as one of the eight wonders of Kansas. It is not easy to fully appreciate all the wonders in my state, since two of them are below ground level: www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/
The chalk was deposited during the Cretaceous Period of geologic history, about 80 million years ago, when the central interior of the U.S. was covered by a seaway. The several hundred feet deep water contained single-celled animals that drifted to the sea floor for eons, creating a mucky ooze. This material was perfect for trapping and preserving the remains of animals that lived in that ocean, such as fish, turtles, sharks, swimming reptiles called mosasaurs and plesiosaurs, swimming birds, gliding reptiles called pterosaurs, as well as invertebrate animals such as giant clams. Today the chalk beds routinely give up these fossils. Probably the best-known fossil from these beds is the famous "fish-within-a-fish" on display at the Sternberg Museum in Hays.
Source and more info: www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/8wondersofkansas-view.php?...
La plaza de toros de Ronda es un edificio histórico de la ciudad de Ronda (Málaga), declarada Bien de Interés de Cultural en su categoría de Monumento, y que es propiedad de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda. El edificio inicia sus obras en 1780 y tras una suspensión temporal de las obras, se concluye en 1785, bajo el proyecto del arquitecto Martín de Aldehuela; siendo considerada como una de las más antiguas de España.
El auge del toreo llevó a la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda a erigir su famosa plaza, obra que se atribuye a Martín de Aldehuela, el mismo arquitecto del Puente Nuevo sobre el Tajo de Ronda. La construcción de la plaza duró seis años, y fue inaugurada en 1785 con una corrida de toros en la que actuaron Pedro Romero y Pepe-Hillo. Concebida en piedra arenisca con un esquema monumental, la nobleza de su traza arquitectónica, con su doble galería de arcadas y la ausencia de tendidos al descubierto, tiene más espíritu de claustro que de recinto para espectáculos, y recuerda al patio circular del famoso palacio de Carlos V en la Alhambra de Granada.
Su ruedo de 66 metros de diámetro está considerado como el más amplio del mundo y está circundado por un callejón formado por dos anillos de piedra. Los tendidos tienen cinco filas de gradas, de dos pisos, con 136 columnas formando 68 arcos de columnas toscanas, salvo la del Palco Real. Cubierta con tejado a dos aguas de teja árabe, la elegancia de su interior no tiene igual en ninguna otra plaza de toros. (Wikipedia)
Une vue hivernale de l'oeuvre de l'artiste Patrick Dougherty au Jardin Botanique de Montréal.
A winter view of the work of the artist Patrick Dougherty at the Botanical Garden of Montreal.
“Las calles están vivas con el sonido del dolor.”
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Callao | Peru | 2018
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A huge storm rises in the early evening at the border of Monument Valley, Utah. I shot this panorama on last 4th July, almost a year ago, but now remembered again the gorgeous light and mood of this sunset.
Another dawn view of Cartmel Sands without the ICM. The Bardsea Monument silhouetted against the Ulverston Channel, Southern Lakes in the distance. From Birkrigg Common.
Storms continued pounding the entire valley area all day and let up just enough to allow me to shoot with some filtered light at sunset. Even then I still had to wipe the lens free of a stray raindrop or two. I missed getting any lightning strikes and had to work around a multitude of tourists getting shots of themselves on the two large boulders here, but I think I did alright. I had a great time just watching the storm move across this iconic landscape.
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Monasterio benedictino del siglo XVII
En la parte más alta de la villa de Monforte de Lemos está situado el Conjunto Monumental de San Vicente do Pino formado por la Torre de Homenaje, el Monasterio de San Vicente do Pino y el Palacio de los Condes de Lemos, incluyendo estos dos últimos las instalaciones del Parador de Monforte.
El origen del monasterio data del siglo IX, aunque el edificio actual que sustituye a otra construcción anterior se construyó en el siglo XVII en estilo neoclásico. El edificio del monasterio cuenta con un claustro central neoclásico de cantería muy bien labrada, y que ofrece el mayor interés arquitectónico del monumento.
It looked promising for a good sunset tonight so I took a trip out to Penshaw monument. It seemed to be very popular at this time of day which was handy for this shot, just as the setting sun was shining through the arches. I think the black and white approach works best for this picture. I assure you these people did not pose for this shot.
In the center of this photo U may notice a tiny litle village. It is called Borg and its where I was born and raised. The surroundings are quite spectacular and the light is really incredible during most of the different seasons. I do hope that some of the flickr family once in their lifetime could take the possibility and visit a few of theese beautiful islands to see for themselves- And if U need guiding, just give me a call :)
La hice en la Plaza de la Virgen Blanca, y es el monumento que recuerda la batalla de Vitoria contra las tropas napoleónicas, en 1816.
Muchas gracias por la visita.
So I was doing a Buzzfeed quiz yesterday to see what my "spooky soulmate" should be, and I kept coming up with Gargoyle as my result. My fae girlfriend told me this was impossible for her to fulfill as she couldn't stay quiet long enough. (At least I think that's what she said, I was talking at the time as per usual.)
Today I am not quite a Gargoyle but I am rock hard. This is the Jen skin by Gloom in Scream, the Miyabi hair corsage by Mandala which was on the marketplace for only 75l this weekend and the Poison eye makeup by Miamai.
YES MIAMAI IS BACK OMG CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!
Monica Outlander has promised all kinds of goodies to come. If you haven't known me long, then you won't know I used to be one of the Miamai team and there used to be a pictures of me all over the danged place. Complete with hand drawn pubes. Not even kidding. I promise you that if you visit Miamai this time, you're safe.
For now.
p.s I just aded this to a group called "SL Decor and Fashion." I'm vastly amused at the fact that right now I'm both.
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Please take a look at a selection of H2 Photographic Club images at - www.flickr.com/groups/h2showcase
El Ayuntamiento de Lovaina, Bélgica, es un edificio histórico que se levanta en la Plaza Principal, frente a la monumental Iglesia de San Pedro. Fue construido en estilo gótico brabantino tardío, entre 1439 y 1469, con una arquitectura ornamentada.
El Ayuntamiento presenta el aspecto de un relicario arquitectónico, con una fachada de tres pisos, revestidas con ventanas góticas en las tres caras visibles desde la Plaza Principal. Por encima se levanta un tejado empinado tachonado con cuatro niveles de buhardillas. En los ángulos del tejado se levantan seis torreones octogonales rematados por chapiteles calados que permiten el paso de la luz.
Por toda la fachada se distribuyen multitud de estatuas en nichos con doselo. Las ménsulas que soportan las estatuas están talladas con escenas de la Biblia. Si bien los nichos y repisas se construyeron con el conjunto del edificio, las 236 estatuas datan de 1850. Los situados en la primera planta representan a personajes de importancia en la historia de la ciudad, los de la segunda representan a los santos patrones y figuras simbólicas y los de la tercera, a los condes de Lovaina y duques de Brabante de diversas épocas.
La fachada principal tiene una escalinata a la entrada, y dos portales en el centro, encima de los cuales se encuentran las figuras de San Pedro a la izquierda y la Virgen con el Niño a la derecha.
El interior alberga una interesante colección de obras de arte, incluyendo esculturas de Constantin Meunier y Lambeaux Jef. En el interior también se pueden ver los retratos de los alcaldes de Lovaina desde 1794.
At a modest 448 meters high, Reinebringen is far from one of the highest peaks on the Lofoten islands. Yet this is more than made up for by the iconic view from the summit. The view, combined with the easy access from Reine and a constant flow of images on social media means that Reinebringen is one of the most popular hikes on Lofoten, with hundreds of people making the ascent each day during the summer season.
In 2016 construction on a stone stairway on the mountain was started due to the increased erosion and danger of rockfall from the high amount of visitation. As of July 2019 and a cost of 7 million Norwegian kroner, the Nepali Sherpa team as completed all but the final 50 meters at the top of the mountain. So now the route is little more than a 1560 step stone staircase. It is likely the steps will be completed when funding can be obtained.
This certainly was a moment to remember!
Not long before I took this shot, rain was pouring down and lightning bolts were dropping all around me. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the sun poked through a low hole in the clouds right at sunset, illuminating a small rainbow on the left and creating an inverse mitten shadow in the middle butte.
Click on the first image to see the pano. I really wish you could see this pano in full size. It’s so detailed I could print it at over 8ft long without any enlargement! I always feel so honored when people ask for prints of my work. If you are interested, PM me for details!