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Kerstin Ekman is a famous Swedish writer. In one of her books she mentions Rinkeby where I work. Here she is inaugurating a sign of Literary Stockholm, in Rinkeby of course!
Writer Jack Pendarvis and former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Laraine Newman discuss the role of gender in humor as part of a panel discussion in the Overby Center. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
Commissioned in 1891 by a writers’ association to make a monument to the French writer Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), Rodin devoted seven years of trial and exploration to the project. He found a cart driver from Tours, where Balzac was born, to model for the head. For the body, Rodin started with the imposing Study of Nude C, repeatedly adjusting its arms. The final version was adapted from a study of Jean d’Aire, one of the figures in The Burghers of Calais. Rodin replaced its legs and crossed the arms. He then experimented with arranging different types of drapery over this hybrid body. Study for the Dressing Gown, for example, was a plaster cast taken from a real gown.
Unveiled in 1898, the final abstracted figure proved too radical for the commissioners. They refused to recognise the sculpture as a statue of Balzac and rejected it. Though it wasn’t cast in bronze for another 40 years, it is now recognised as a landmark in the history of public sculpture.
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Taken in the exhibition
The Making of Rodin
(May – November 2021)
Working at the turn of the 20th century, Auguste Rodin broke the rules of classical sculpture to create an image of the human body that mirrored the ruptures, complexities and uncertainties of the modern age.
This major exhibition is the first to focus on the importance of plaster in his work. Although Rodin is best known for his bronze and marble sculptures, he himself worked as a modeller, who captured movement, light and volume in pliable materials such as clay and plaster.
This presentation evokes the atmosphere of the artist’s studio. Plasters casts in all sizes show how he continually experimented with fragmentation, repetition and joining existing parts in unconventional ways. Some of his best-known works were influenced by this process, including The Burghers of Calais, which is represented here by the newly restored original plaster.
With the process of making at its heart, the exhibition also considers the complex dynamics of the workshop, as well as between the artist and his models and collaborators, including fellow sculptor Camille Claudel, the Japanese actress Ohta Hisa, and the German aristocrat Helene Von Nostitz.
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"In her long career, which stretched over forty years and included the publication of more than forty books, Edith Wharton (1862-1937) portrayed a fascinating segment of the American experience. She was a born storyteller, whose novels are justly celebrated for their vivid settings, satiric wit, ironic style, and moral seriousness. Her characters, such as Ellen Olenska in The Age of Innocence, Ethan Fromme, and the charming but ineffectual Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, are some of the most memorable in American literature. Often portrayed as tragic victims of cruel social conventions, they are trapped in bad relationships or confining circumstances. Her own life stands as an example of the obstacles that a woman of her time and place had to overcome to find self-realization."
WRITERS RESIST: Louder Together for Free Expression was a literary protest on the steps of the New York Public Library’s Schwarzman Building at 42nd St. that brought together hundreds of writers and artists and thousands of New Yorkers on the birthday of civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. American poet laureates Robert Pinsky, Author and Rita Dove offered each other hope and inspiration with "inaugural" poems.
For FGR (In Tarantino We Trust).
I thought i'd pay homage to Quentin as a writer and do something from True Romance. I don't know that i love it as much as Reservoir Dogs, but it's still an awesome movie.
Meanwhile, this photo is shit. But i really wanted to play today and i didn't have a lot of time, so...well...deal with it. :)
Ooh...i can also use it for GTWL's Anniversary (Week 3: Dress Up! or Week 15: Movie Quotes/Titles)
The sign adorning the door of The Writers Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland. The museum is located down a close from the Royal mile. You have to love a City and Country that honors its writers and thinkers.
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Giles Duley is a photographer, writer and presenter, born in 1971 in London. His work focuses on the long-term humanitarian impact of conflict. Most recently, he filmed the television series One Armed Chef with Vice, where he visits locations impacted by war, including Ukraine, Lebanon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, cooks with the families he meets, and listens to their stories.
Starting his career as a music photographer, Duley worked with the likes of Mariah Carey, Oasis and Lenny Kravitz for publications including Q, Vogue, Sunday Times and Elle.
In 2004, Duley changed his focus to documentary work, partnering with well-respected charities such as HI (Humanity and Inclusion), EMERGENCY, Save the Children and UNHCR to highlight lesser-known stories deserving of public attention and action. Although documenting challenging, and at times, horrific situations, Giles captures the strength of those who fight adversity rather than succumb. His photographs draw the viewer to the subject, creating intimacy and empathy for lives differing from ours only in circumstance.
His work has taken him to Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, DR Congo, Angola, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ukraine, Jordan, Lebanon, Colombia, Vietnam and Nigeria among others.
In 2011, whilst working in Afghanistan, Duley was severely injured by an IED. As a result of his injuries he is a triple-amputee. In 2012 he returned to Afghanistan to continue his work as a photographer.
Duley is also CEO and Founder of the NGO Legacy of War Foundation. A core part of the project is collaborations with other artists and writers to reach a wider audience. These collaborations have included the musicians Massive Attack and PJ Harvey. He is a campaigner for the rights of both refugees and those living with disability caused by conflict.
In 2019 he was awarded the prestigious Amnesty Media Award for Photojournalism.
Thank you to our partners!
Mailchimp
Harvest
The Invisible Dog
Thank you to our photographer for this event, who wishes to remain anonymous.
To watch this talk and learn more: creativemornings.com/talks/giles-duley
Isolated studio shot of a businessman suffering from writers block trying again after several failed starts.
Jenna Fischer, Rob Benedict, Daniel Yelsky and writer/director Michael J. Weinthron answered audience questions at the July 12, 2011 screening of 'A Little Help.' The screening was held at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica by the KCET Cinema Series. It is hosted by movie critic Pete Hammond.
For more on 'A Little Help' and other films in this screening series, visit www.kcet.org/socal/cinema_series/
The seat of power for both the British Government and now West Bengal Government. Built around 1840s, this is a fine example of how the British adapted their architecture to meet the cliamtic conditions of a distant land.
Translators don’t just transfer words between different languages it’s not. Translation is the way a translator has negotiated a meaning of a text and then put it into a different language. translators have to be able to cover themselves in 2 cultures, 2 languages ways of thought. It needs to a deep understanding of the source language and the language which it is to be translated into. For more information visit: goo.gl/ePKSQa
The 30ft high installation of a giant table and chair which nestles behind Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath has drawn considerable critical and public acclaim since it was officially unveiled on 22 June this year. Italian artist Giancarlo Neri considers his work The Writer to be a monument to the loneliness of writing and says he was inspired by the atmosphere and literary traditions of the Heath. The sculpture, which was first displayed in Rome, uses six tons of steel, 1,000 pounds of wood, 200 gallons of paint and several hundred nuts and bolts to hold it together.