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The CUSP bus.
Made by Bradford based papier-mache artist John Shanks.
We have taken commissions for many of these over the years to be made to commemorate births, Christenings, weddings and retirements.
After nearly 13 years trading Cusp will close tomorrow.
We had a good ride.
We had a conversation about the bits and pieces that collect in our house and the objects that map how you live. Great idea lets gather some of them together and see what they look like as a whole. With little thought other than this here is the resulting image. Yep, it's just so much c--p, but then, what about the... this could run for some time as an idea.
Object of the month June 2011 - Vienna City Library
The last "chivy notice" from September 1, 1796 of the "kk privileged Chivy Amphitheatre under the White Tanners"
Chivy notice from the k.k. privileged Chivy Amphitheatre under the White Tanners
Animal fights and animal hunts are among the most infamous attractions of the entertainment life of the 18th century. So there were Animal Chivy Theaters in many places, for example in Graz, Bratislava, Pest and Regensburg. The Viennese public already from the year 1708 in the Leopoldstadt (now 2nd district of Vienna) was presented a cruel and brutal animal chivy spectacle. Bears, wolves, wild boars, leopards and even lions there were pursued and torn by foxhounds.
The in 1755 built "kk privileged Chivy Amphitheatre Under the White Tanners" was the largest building of its kind. It allowed an attendance of 3,000 people (male and female ones) and offered in addition to animal chivy also trick riding and tightrope walking. After the death of the builder and owner, the "Chivy House" as the third theater in addition to the Hofburgtheater and the Theater next to the gate Kärntnertor was put under the administration of the "kk Supreme Theatral-Hofdirektion".
The end of the Chivy Theatre came quite unexpectedly on September 1, 1796. The built of wood construction fell, along with the animals, victim to a fire. Emperor Franz II then prohibited the construction of new "Chivy Houses". Today, in addition to the "Hetzgasse (Chivy alley)" in the 3rd district only the Viennese saying "That was a hustle/fun" is reminiscent of the time of Chivy Theatre.
Part of the playbill collection
The Vienna City Library in Town Hall under the signature C 16,361 keeps the program list of the Vienna Chivy Amphitheatre - there is also this pictured Chivy notice of the last performance from 1 September 1796. The Chivy Theatre programme leaflets are part of the extensive playbill collection of the Vienna Library. In it, the cast list and program booklets of the Vienna theaters are meticulously collected. Playbill represent a significant source of theatrical, social and cultural history of a municipality.
Objekt des Monats Juni 2011 - Wienbibliothek
Der letzte "Hetzzettel" vom 1. September 1796 des "k.k. privilegirten Hetzamphitheaters unter den Weissgerbern"
Hetzzettel vom des k.k. privilegirten Hetzamphitheaters unter den Weissgerbern
Tierkämpfe und Tierhetzen zählen zu den unrühmlichen Attraktionen des Vergnügungslebens des 18. Jahrhunderts. So existierten Tierhetztheater an vielen Orten, beispielsweise in Graz, Preßburg, Pest und Regensburg. Dem Wiener Publikum wurde bereits ab 1708 in der Leopoldstadt ein grausames und brutales Tierhetzspektakel geliefert. Bären, Wölfe, Wildschweine, sogar Leoparden oder Löwen wurden dabei von Hetzhunden verfolgt und gerissen.
Das 1755 errichtete "k.k. privilegirte Hetzamphitheater unter den Weißgerbern" war der größte Bau seiner Art. Er fasste 3.000 Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer und bot neben Tierhetzen auch Kunstreiten und Seiltanz. Nach dem Tod des Erbauers und Besitzers wurde das "Hetzhaus" als drittes Theater neben dem Hofburgtheater und dem Theater nächst dem Kärntnertore unter die Verwaltung der "k.k. Obersten Theatral-Hofdirektion" gestellt.
Das Ende des Hetztheaters kam ganz überraschend am 1. September 1796. Das aus Holz erbaute Gebäude fiel mitsamt den Tieren einem Brand zum Opfer. Kaiser Franz II. untersagte daraufhin die Errichtung neuer "Hetzhäuser". Heute erinnert neben der "Hetzgasse" im 3. Bezirk nur noch die Wiener Redensart "Das war eine Hetz" an die Zeiten des Hetztheaters.
Bestandteil der Theaterzettel-Sammlung
Die Wienbibliothek im Rathaus verwahrt unter der Signatur C 16.361 die Programmzettel des Wiener Hetzamphitheaters - dort befindet sich auch dieser abgebildete Hetzzettel der letzten Vorstellung vom 1. September 1796. Die Hetztheater-Programmzettel sind Bestandteil der umfangreichen Theaterzettel-Sammlung der Wienbibliothek. In ihr werden die Besetzungszettel und Programmhefte der Wiener Theaterhäuser akribisch gesammelt. Theaterzettel stellen eine bedeutsame Quelle der Theater-, Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte eines Ortes dar.
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Objectivity, truth, are tricky. There's the linguistic complexity and the abstracts.
I used to work for an organisation who called themselves 'neoplatonist', simplistically considering that Plato's Ideals existed in the real world, somewhere, and applied themselves to material objects in various ways. Maybe I misrepresent them - but I didn't buy much of their philosophy. One Idea was that there was an Ideal Science. I read the booklet (generated may years before by the Leader of the time, a prolific man, but a man of libraries, archives and words) but made neither head not tail of it in scientific terms. There was no understanding of the Method, or Process, Ideal Science was just a static thing, so - no spiralling round the 'Truth' to get closer to it.
This Order also placed high value on the Will as an aspect of Mind/Intellect. They did indeed show remarkable willpower and staying power since 1947. But each individual Willed towards slightly different objectives, according to character. This could, at times, generate considerable conflict, especially with employees! I thought they paid insufficient attention to the physical body and the 'heart's' emotions. These three (or two if you consider the mind a strange emergence of the body) in fluctuating balance is what is required in my life, sometimes more, sometimes less.
The objective lens of a microscope is the one closer to the Object, the other is the eyepiece, maybe there's something in that. The Eye is further from the real thing which is too small to see unaided. The eye gives perspective, two eyes give distance, the mind extrapolates with imagination.
I like the upper case and the lower case, they can be so subtly expressive.
There is value in examining the past, enjoying or at any rate dealing with the present and speculating about the future.
This is an image of an icy puddle, now employed as background on my laptop. It froze, melted and sank into the mud ages ago, cycling and re-cycling itself. I'm looking at it in a different way, now, and I'm feeling that I could work.
model: object
designer: David Brill
folder: David Brill
I met with David Brill second time at the convention in Poland this year (Kazimierz 2010). He was so kind and borrowed to us several of his folds. This is very special piece - the cube with parts of the sphere piked on its apexes. The major of the arranging city was especially fascinated by this object. Thank David very much!
A very long chain of events meant that it was sensible to get a new phone - so I went expensive.
The manual's 207 pages + appendicies and index. Might take a while to work out how it all works.
But it does make phone calls.
This photo meets the requirements of the assignment because the two tree stumps in the photo have been removed. They definitely distracted from the feel of this snowy day picture. I like the way the front steps lead you down into the picture.
I would use this picture to evoke a response in writing class. The prompt would be something like "What is happening inside the house on this snowy day?"
I learned many things attempting to eliminate the tree stumps. It is easier to cover up objects using a bigger brush. Choose the area carefully or it shows up as brighter or different from the selected area.
Detail of A Cultural Object (1985), by Dawn Scott, in the National Gallery of Jamaica; Kingston, Jamaica, 22 May, 2007
There's a place in South Yarra called Misty's Diner that sells what I gather is considered authentic American food. Naturally, it's a total hit amongst my friends, what with us tending toward the "robust", but my friend Brendan and I had never been. Until yesterday. I think I'm now addicted to Chil ... Via my Posterous blog, view the entry here