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So cold and so late that no one else was out here but us. I took a handful of photos, and right before the security personnel approached us to tell us the park was closed, we were on our way.
Cloudgate (the Bean) in Millenium Park, Chicago, IL. September 2004.
Unfortunately it had not been cleaned recently, but I really like the composition.
I hadn't been down to Millennium Park in awhile, so I hopped on the El and brought my camera, of course.
雲門50「薪傳」戶外同步轉播，就在今夜7:45，台北兩廳院廣場。
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan Legacy by Lin Hwai-min
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Cloud Gate, "Legacy" is revived at Arts Plaza, NTCH (National Theater and Concert Hall) tonight.
Taipei, Taiwan
2023/4/29
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dans.photo@gmail.com
Cloudgate by Anish Kapoor. I suppose I needed a Cloudgate (a.k.a. "The Bean") photo to keep my flickr membership in good standing?
perhaps better large and on black:
Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate at Chicago's Millennium Park. It was in the Bollywood film Dhoom 3 and Transformers 4.
"Cloudgate" at Chicago's Millenium Park. I only got to try it once because we got kicked out, you can see the guard standing there watching me. He was nice enough to let me do one take. Didn't quite turn out how I wanted but I think it still looks alright. I wish I had a wider lens, maybe a fisheye so I could get much closer. Maybe I'll see if I can borrow one and try again soon.
If there are any Chicagoans out there that know of good places near the city for light painting, please drop me a line. We got kicked out of two places last night....
SOOC but with a slight crop
I'm walking under the Bean as I shoot this. Usually there are so many people under it that you can't get a good picture. I happened by there just after a rain. Take a look at this picture to see where I was going in.
Start of the week, and we're living in five star luxury overlooking Michigan Avenue here in Chicago.
We both went to bed before ten the night previously, and so we were both awake at about five, laying in bed watching the light traffic cast shadows on the ceiling of our room.
And another packed day ahead, this time with added art.
We get up at six, and its still dark outside, but the traffic is jumping and horns of the cars are a honking.
Welcome to the working week.
We were up, showered, dressed and waiting in line to Starbucks by half seven, another spiced pumpkin latte was good enough for us, but we had to sit outside again as there are so few chairs to on inside. I feed the small family of sparrows with left over granola, and they are very happy with that situation, each carrying away their sugary nugget of food into nearby trees to try to eat.
We walk down Michigan, over the Chicago River, past row upon row of impressive classical skyscrapers, and Trump's penis extension of a building. It is a vulgar and classless thing, which makes sense.
Down Michigan, until we reach the park near to the museum, where we turn inland to find a place for breakfast. We come across an independent coffee house, have two Queen Bee coffees, vanilla honey roast or something. Is nice, but sweet.
After drinking and eating, we walk back to Michigan, cross over and go into the park to hunt for the Sky Gate, a huge silvery bean shaped sculture that is very reflective. I hoped to be early enough so there would be few others about.
Some luck.
Everyone's a photographer these days, but the poor shots I take are more than made up (yeah, right) by the look of joy on the people around me's faces, as they try to take shots of the clear blue sky and huge buildings reflected in the sculpture's surface.
I take shots from all angles, but the truth is, none are that good.
Anyway, I spy some kind of area just beyond with sweeping, arcing supports for lights, that might be a winner? I snap that too.
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Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Sir Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed The Bean because of its shape, a name Kapoor initially disliked, but later grew fond of. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (100 t; 98 long tons).
Kapoor's design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the "omphalos" (Greek for "navel"), a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, and it is popular with tourists as a photo-taking opportunity for its unique reflective properties.
The sculpture was the result of a design competition. After Kapoor's design was chosen, numerous technological concerns regarding the design's construction and assembly arose, in addition to concerns regarding the sculpture's upkeep and maintenance. Various experts were consulted, some of whom believed the design could not be implemented. Eventually, a feasible method was found, but the sculpture's construction fell behind schedule. It was unveiled in an incomplete form during the Millennium Park grand opening celebration in 2004, before being concealed again while it was completed. Cloud Gate was formally dedicated on May 15, 2006, and has since gained considerable popularity, both domestically and internationally.