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It is well known that the lakes in the Upper Engadine freeze at an altitude around 1800 metres in winter, and I wanted to experience this for myself. I travelled there in mid-February in the most beautiful weather - and it was far too warm for the time of year! But the Lake Sils was frozen and I - like many others - hiked across it to the mouth of the Aua da Fedoz. There, however, the lake was open and formed gorgeous ice sculptures. I just had to make sure that the ice under my feet was stable enough, a cold bath would have been a bit unpleasant...
Es ist bekannt, dass die Seen im Oberengadin auf rund 1800 Meter im Winter gefrieren, und das wollte ich einmal selber erleben. Mitte Februar bin ich bei schönstem Wetter hingereist - und es war viel zu warm für die Jahreszeit! Doch der Silsersee war zugefroren und ich bin - wie viele andere auch - darüber gewandert bis zur Flussmündung der Aua da Fedoz. Dort war der See allerdings offen und bildete wunderschöne Eisskulpturen. Ich musste beim Fotografieren nur gut aufpassen, dass das Eis unter meinen Füssen stabil genug war, ein kaltes Bad wäre etwas unangenehm gewesen...
These sculptures, by Stephen Walker, depict aspects of the wildlife and history of the central highlands.
Such a beautiful, peaceful place to visit.
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Three piece sculpture (bronze) by Henry Moore, 1968/69. Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Perry Green, Hertfordshire. 7Artisans manual lens; processed in Luminar and macOS High Sierra.
The green man sculpture,carved by a local man called scouse Dave from Llanberis.
Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.
Chihuly's amazing glass sculpture which covers 2,000 sq ft of the lobby ceiling at the Bellagio, Las Vegas.
"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."
Albert Einstein
"Looking and seeing are two different things."
John Paul Caponigro
Pareidolia is defined as a situation in which someone sees a pattern or image of something that did not exist.
This small sculpture I found on a recent trip intrigued me enough to have an impromptu photo session. I'm so glad I did. The image has seized my imagination, lending itself to stories galore.
I took both the tours of Blanchard Springs Caverns in Arkansas. I'd never heard of this place, but it had huge underground rooms with lots of elaborate cave decorations like this and was every bit as good as Carlsbad Caverns. I didn't have a tripod, so I braced the camera on the railings where I could.
Autour de la place de la fontaine-aux-Lions-de-Nubie, Will Ryman érige sept sculptures de « têtes » jaune soufre, allant de trois à sept mètres de haut. De facture abstraite et dotée d’ouvertures de tailles diverses (ou « yeux »), chacune est délibérément imparfaite. Façonnées dans l’argile puis moulée dans la résine, les Heads portent des titres tirés de répliques d’En attendant Godot de Samuel Beckett (1948). Écrit à l’origine en français, puis traduit en anglais par Beckett lui-même en 1953, les thèmes universels et philosophiques de la pièce n’ont rien perdu de leur pertinence.
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This sculpture portrays Rose McClendon (1884-1936), an African American actress.
Artist: Richmond Barthe
FRANCE 2017
This year we took a wonderful trip to France. We went to Monet’s Garden, Rouen and Paris. Had a brilliant time, took too many photographs as usual. Here are a few of them………..
Depicting a Smuggler carrying a Barrel on his shoulder .Seen on the Cliff Top at Flamborough on the Yorkshire Coast .
‘wind stone - the threshold of consciousness'
Sculpture by Koichi Ishino
Sculpture By the Sea 2014, Sydney
Have a lovely weekend!
A section of a large sculpture by Henry Moore, temporarily, I would think, deposited next to Moore's Maquette Studio (Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire). I have not yet found out the title of the sculpture and when it was made. Perhaps you can help? Fuji X-E2.
Mark Swan's bronze sculpture "Diva" at the Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens in Surrey. There are plenty of sculptures in this vast area, and this one in particular, facing a pond and surrounded by benches where people can sit down and relax, produces an element of playfulness. Playfulness is important for horticulture which, at the RHS Wisley, people are a dead serious about.
Sculpture by Henry Moore, 1966 (Bronze). Henry Moore Studios and Gardens, Perry Green, Hertfordshire; processed in Luminar and macOS High Sierra.
A-MAZE-ING laughter sculptures at English Bay
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The Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) is a small maple tree with a characteristic stripy bark. It is native to Northern America where it is also known as the Moosewood or Moose maple because moose (as well as deer and beavers) found its bark particularly tasty in winter months. Old Arboretum; Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
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Calgary, CANADÀ 2024
The Wonderland Sculpture is an impressive and iconic piece of public art located in the plaza of The Bow Tower in downtown Calgary.
Artist: It was created by the acclaimed Catalan sculptor Jaume Plensa (born in Barcelona).
Description: It is a monumental portrait of a young girl's head, standing approximately 12 meters (39 feet) tall, constructed from a bent, painted steel wire mesh, which gives it a transparent and ethereal quality.
Meaning: The piece represents humanity and the "palace of dreams" of the province's young people. Plensa's intention is to link art, architecture, and society.
Unique Feature: Visitors are encouraged to walk inside the sculpture through an opening at the neck, allowing them to experience the artwork from within and view the city through the wire mesh.
Sculpture by Henry Moore, 1966 (Bronze). Henry Moore Studios and Gardens, Perry Green, Hertfordshire. 7Artisans manual lens; processed in Luminar and macOS High Sierra.
From Wikipedia :- "Designed by Vanbrugh and built 1720–1721, this is a circular temple, consisting of ten unfluted Roman Ionic columns raised up on a podium of three steps. The dome was altered by Borra in 1773–1774 to give it a lower profile. In the centre is a statue of Venus raised on a tall decorated plinth. The current sculpture is a recent replacement for the original and is gilt. The building was modelled on the temple of Venus at Knidos."
The Sibelius Monument by Eila Hiltunen is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The monument is located at the Sibelius Park in the district of Töölö in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. Wikipedia
Artist: Eila Hiltunen
Address: Sibeliuksen puisto, Mechelininkatu, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
Opened: September 7, 1967
Created: September 7, 1967
Architect: Eila Hiltunen