View allAll Photos Tagged conversationpiece
Walking in the city. How long are our politicians going to talk about real gun control? Blah blah blah.
© All rights reserved.
This is my personal favorite photo that I took in 2010.
Here are but just a few of my favorite photos from some of my Flickr friends—check them out. :)
This incredible set of bronze figures were created by Juan Muñoz, and they are located at the Little Haven Beach in South Shields, near the Little Haven Hotel.
Locals sometimes affectionately refer to the figures as the ‘Weebles’ or ‘ the wobbly men’
22 life-size bronze statues have stood beside Little Haven Beach at South Shields, overlooking the harbour and the Tyne piers
Took a trip out to a little place that deals in second hand furniture and such like, saw these WWI field glasses, had to have them.
Juan Muñoz’s Conversation Piece a major art work by a top artist is tucked away between a hotel, carpark and beach at Little Haven South Shield. This photograph was taken at the start of a very stormy day, 13th January 2017.
We have had this old typewriter in our basement for years. Last week I had it restored for no reason. Good old Royal. I learned to type on one. Or I should have learned. I had the opportunity in high school but looked at the keys so I never truly learned. I am kicking myself now!
The man who fixed this said nobody wants one, it's just a conversation piece. The restoration was not worth the conversation. Ha! P1250127
A sub-group of the twenty-two surreal sculptures that make up the 'Conversation Piece' artwork at Littlehaven, taken during a brief visit to South Shields on 8 March 2021. Created by the Spanish sculptor Juan Muñoz in 1999, each of the bronze figures is approximately 1.5m tall and weighs around a quarter of a ton.
'Conversation Piece' , created by renowned Spanish artist Juan Munoz - Each of the 22 pieces in the installation are made of Bronze. The life-size figures weigh approx. a quarter of a tonne (each) and stand approx. 1.5 metres high.
in an unadorned room, three chairs and a television set the stage for an absent audience. two vibrant red chairs, their color speaking louder than the silence around them, flank a solitary black chair, creating a visual dialogue of contrast and companionship. the stark white wall serves as a blank canvas, challenging the viewer to imagine the stories that these chairs might tell. the scene is a study in stillness, a static frame of modern life where human presence is implied yet conspicuously absent. this photograph captures the essence of potential interaction, the spaces between us, and the quiet anticipation of company in the simplicity of an everyday setting.
The light bulb in this photo was made in Poland. I thought it was an interesting find, and for the simple fact that everything now days has the label “Made in China” or similar “Made for Blab-blab-blab” but assembled in Mexico. The story on the “Made in Poland” light bulb is that it came out of an antique lamp and the woman who bought the lamp didn’t want the glass bulb to break in her car while getting home, so she gave it to me to recycle. I notice the Poland stamped in the light bulb and thought it was an interesting conservation piece so took this photo of it—and voilá, a photo for you to enjoy, and contemplate on. © All rights reserved.
Thank you for your visits, comments and faving.
Nestled in the sun-soaked alleys of Collioure, Le Petit Resto serves up colour, conversation and casual charm. A pit stop for the peckish and a stage for spontaneous street-side banter — where the shutters are always cheerful and the mood even more so.
—
Dans une ruelle baignée de soleil à Collioure, Le Petit Resto offre couleurs, convivialité et cuisine sans chichi. Une pause idéale pour les gourmands et les bavards, avec des volets éclatants et une ambiance tout aussi chaleureuse.
"Since 1999, 22 life-size bronze statues have stood beside Little Haven Beach at South Shields, overlooking the harbour and the Tyne piers. With their large round bases, these strange figures resemble children's wobbling toys. Like many public sculptures, they have been given a local nickname. Tynesiders call them the "Weebles", after the popular toy of the 1970s (slogan: "Weebles wobble but they don't fall down"). The first thing many people do on seeing them is to push them to see if they do wobble. At a quarter of a tonne each, they cannot be budged.
The official title of the work, by the Spanish artist Juan Munoz (1953-2001), is 'Conversation Piece', a play on the 18th-century genre of painting featuring an informal social gathering, such as a card game, tea party or musical recital. Munoz's figures, in small scattered groups, seem to be conversing with each other. They also form a topic of conversation to passing walkers, who might ask each other, "What do you think they are talking about?""
I thought they were charming.
detail of Conversation Pieces - A Form Of Communication 2012 by Ros Rixon at the exposition Papier Biënnale 2012 at the Museum Meermanno Westreeniaum, The Hague
complete text from two books dating from 1936 and 1953
Late again Blenkinsop?
What's the excuse this time?
Not my fault sir.
Whose fault is it then?
Grandma's sir.
Grandma's. What did she do?
She died sir.
Died?
She's seriously dead all right sir.
That makes four grandmothers this term
And all on PE days Blenkinsop.
I know. It's very upsetting sir.
How many grandmothers have you got Blenkinsop?
Grandmothers sir? None sir.
None?
All dead sir.
And what about yesterday Blenkinsop?
What about yesterday sir?
You missed maths.
That was the dentist sir.
The dentist died?
No sir. My teeth sir
You missed the test Blenkinsop.
I'd been looking forward to it too sir.
Right, line up for PE.
Can't sir.
No such word as can't. Why can't you?
No kit sir.
Where is it?
Home sir.
What's it doing at home?
Not ironed sir.
Couldn't you iron it?
Can't do it sir.
Why not?
My hand sir.
Who usually does it?
Grandma sir.
Why couldn't she do it?
Dead sir.
I hadn't planned on uploading more abstracts at this time. but this photo just screamed abstract. And I could see it above somebody's couch......a conversation piece. (my couch??)
© Full Copyright.
The shadows of my boyfriend and myself.
I chose the title with the original use of the phrase in mind, albeit with a contemporary slant. If you're unsure what I mean by this you can read more on Wikipedia.
Tee- Mezzanine from Conversation Pieces
Tank- American Eagle
Jeans- Levi's "Too Superlow"
Shoes- BCBGeneration
Hat- Dull Roar (handknit)
my blog: www.cafblog.com
A few info pages here-
www.edinburghspotlight.com/2010/06/review-wild-west-edinb...
www.conversationpieces.co.uk/2012/02/29/edinburghs-secret...
Probably not worth a special trip for but an interesting curiosity if you are in the area!