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Another "quadratic" contemporary mandala referring to the Hindu iconography of the Yoni and the Divine Mother. Inspiration and title from Gong's "YOU" album of 1974.
The original shot was a Pano-Sabotage of a derelict house, patched up with various materials and covered in graffiti. I took it and mirrored it into quadrants then processed colour and effects from there.
A bridge piece to a new phase of work, one that incorporates everything I've done before and ventures into further possibilities. To be posted soon.
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Music Link: "Magick Mother Invocation" - Gong, from their album "YOU".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK2lCI8PaPQ
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Art of mirrors is surely one of the most delicate architectural decorations in Islamic-Iranian civilization. Essentially, mirrorwork is the art of making ordered, symmetric and geometrical designs using large and small pieces of the mirror for decorating interior surfaces of a construction. The first appearance of the art of mirrors in Iranian architecture was in decorating the Porch House of Shah Tahmasib Safavid (921-984 Hejira/ 1524-1576 A.D.) in Qazvin.
Carrying on the theme of dreams and fantasies engendered under trees. History and myth are overflowing with stories of varying visions under the boughs.
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One above the plane of separation and one below. The Willow contemplates it's own existence as it stares into the abyss. Just as it is with life and death.
That's the way I see it, anyways.
Smile on Saturday theme: Mirror or Mirror glass!
Thanks to everyone who took the time to view, comment, and fave my photo. It’s really appreciated. 😊
Frozen veggie samoosas I decided to try today since my mother bought herself a deep fryer, they were spicy and yummy, looking forward to making some from scratch though very soon :)
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Kashan (Persian: کاشان, Kāshān) is a city in the province of Isfahan, Iran. When visiting Kashan in 1993, the chairman of UNESCO remarked: “Kashani architects are the greatest alchemists of history. They could make gold out of dust”.
Khaneh Tabatabaei-ha or "The Tabatabaeis' House" is a famous historic house in Kashan, Iran. The house was built in the 1840s for the affluent Tabatabaei family. It consists of a four beautiful courtyards, delightful wall paintings with elegant stained glass windows, and all the other classic signatures of Traditional Persian residential architecture such as biruni and andaruni.
One of the amazing things you can do in Iran is visit its incredible historical houses or some of the mosques which have stunning color glass windows. If you are there at the right time the room is flooded with light and color.
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Those Lofoten tunnels keep my mind being inspired. This is rendered for Sliders Sunday. Happpy tunneling :D
"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, Eat Well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress :)
"Charles Pierre Monselet, French author (1825-1888)
Explored :)
Tucked into the theatrical bustle of St Martin’s Lane, The Salisbury stands as one of London’s finest surviving examples of late Victorian pub design. Built around 1899, this Grade II listed gem replaced an earlier establishment and was originally named The Salisbury Stores—hence the “SS” motif still seen in the etched glass and mirrorwork. Inside, it dazzles with Art Nouveau bronze nymphs, carved wood panelling, and intricate glasswork that places it on CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Named after Lord Salisbury (three-time Prime Minister and head of the influential Cecil family), the building still belongs to the Cecils, their coat of arms flanked by two angels above the corner entrance.
Beyond the bar’s architectural bravado lies a more intimate legacy: The Salisbury was a rare gay-friendly pub from Oscar Wilde’s era into the 1980s, and it featured prominently in the landmark 1961 film Victim—the first English-language film to use the word “homosexual.” Not all chapters are happy ones: in 1979, serial killer Dennis Nilsen met a would-be victim here, who escaped, though others tragically did not.
It remains today a striking cultural landmark—equal parts stained-glass splendour and layered social memory.
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🇫🇷 Situé au cœur de St Martin’s Lane, The Salisbury est l’un des plus beaux témoignages de l’architecture des pubs victoriens tardifs à Londres. Construit vers 1899 sur le site d’un ancien établissement, ce pub classé Grade II fut à l’origine baptisé The Salisbury Stores – d’où le motif « SS » que l’on retrouve dans ses vitres finement gravées. Son intérieur, orné de nymphes en bronze Art Nouveau, de boiseries sculptées et de miroirs opulents, figure sur l’inventaire national de CAMRA pour ses intérieurs historiques.
Le pub tire son nom de Lord Salisbury, trois fois Premier ministre, dont la famille Cecil possède toujours le bâtiment. Au-dessus de l’entrée d’angle, son blason est soutenu par deux anges, une touche noble à ce coin de Covent Garden.
Mais derrière l’élégance se cache une histoire plus personnelle : The Salisbury fut l’un des rares pubs londoniens accueillants envers les homosexuels dès l’époque d’Oscar Wilde jusqu’aux années 1980. Il apparaît dans le film Victim (1961), pionnier en son genre, et fut lié à une tentative de meurtre échappée du tueur en série Dennis Nilsen.
Un lieu où patrimoine architectural et mémoire sociale se rencontrent, entre splendeur gravée et récits enfouis.
It was on all of us, even the silverfish recognised that, though it's hard to get anything past Falstaff at the best of times, but more especially after an intensive 'mirrorwork' session.
Marcel liked seeing himself represented as a slightly hysterical Methuselah, beyond his years, beyond himself.
969 years, who wouldn't be hysterical? No one deserves that.
The idea of wanting it was strangely human, all the same.
Methusaelah:
Born: 3074 BC, Ancient Near East
Grandfathers: Jared, Danel
Children: Lamech, Rakel
Parents: Enoch, Edna
Grandchildren: Noah, Emzara
Died: 2105 BC, (Go figure).
2 kids in 969 years, surely the definition of grace under fire, a 21st century role model, even.
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360x180 panorama of Sheesh Mahal (Palace of mirrors)
It won a Bronze Award at Epson Panoawards
Title: Ma Voiture
Medium: Enamel & Sequins on 1985 Dodge
Artist: Thaneeya McArdle
© Thaneeya McArdle - Please do not use this image without permission.
For 3 months in the late 1990s, I travelled throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. I was fortunate enough to spend several dizzying afternoons in the desert heat of remote tribal villages in Kutch. When our crampy bus rattled to a dusty stop in each new village, we were shuffled inside small, beautiful one-roomed houses made of mud or dung, with walls and ceilings decorated with intricate designs using paint and tiny mirrors. Swarming around us were gypsies - men, women, and children clad head-to-toe in their astoundingly colorful tribal gear - bright, vivid colors and patterns, large heavy metal necklaces, huge thick bracelets, heavy earrings that caused many an ear to droop, arm and neck bands of tight ivory, shirts made of stunningly detailed embroidery and many, many mirrors. The sat us down amd proudly hurled before us amazing handmade mirrorwork textiles: endless tapestries, blankets, and clothes of beautiful colors that mesmerized the eye. Soon we were swimming in a kaleidoscope of color. Some pieces took up to a year to painstakingly make, completely hand-stitched. My Dodge has in a way become a tribute to those diligent desert people. I painted it in authentic tribal designs, right down to the shiny mirrors (I had to substitute sequins and rhinestones). One thing that struck me about India was the unabashedly free-spirited use of decoration and color, in both the big cities and the small villages. Upon my return, America seemed practically dull and subdued in comparison. Painting my car was a way to keep the memory of India alive for me on a daily basis.
There are some side view / close-up shots of the car in my photostream as well!
What do we see in art but ourselves?
View On Black - Part of a triptych - Larger than life and The fountain of inspiration can be found here.
Beautiful view of the ceiling inside Abbasi House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Abbasi House is an 18th century traditional house said to have been the home of a prominent Kashan cleric. The house, which was built over 20 years, has six courtyards. This traditional mansion is a collection of Persian arts such as stained glass, lattice, moqarnas, mirrorwork and stucco reliefs.
Built over an area of 7,000 square meters and in five stories, the house features traditional Persian residential architectural features such as an Andarouni (interior), which was the private quarters used by the women and servants, and a Birouni (exterior) which was the public quarters mostly used by the men.
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Su Taung Pyae Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma
The ancient hilltop pagoda offering sweeping city views is reachable by walking or an escalator for a fee. Su Taung Pyi Pagoda,means wish-granting Pagoda, built by King Anawratha in 414 Myanmar Era.
Sheesh Mahal - Pavilion in the Amber Fort built for use by the imperial family, famous for intricate mirrorwork.
دختری با جام شراب ، نقاشی پشت شیشه ای معکوس، سده ۱۹ ترسایی، اندازه قاب ۶۲.۶ در ۴۳.۱ سانتیمتر
A reverse glass painting
Persia, 19th century
portrait of a maiden holding a small glass beaker, with a landscape in the background, mounted and framed
62.6 x 43.1 cm.(with frame) "Reverse-glass painting, or églomisé, introduced during the early Qajar period, probably evolved from the mirrorwork in geometric and vegetal patterns that had been favoured for palace interiors since the Safavid period. As was the case with enamelwork, reverse-glass painting was first practiced in the court ateliers, where imported models were readily available.
In the thick oceanic heat of July a fantastic trellis of roses, with their heady fragrance and magical essence of pain and sublimity, becomes an entrance to EN-trance, to dream, to imagination.
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We were very privileged: few non-Moslems are allowed inside the shrine, but as a small group (2 of us plus our Iranian guide), we were given a private tour by the liaison officer. Secondly, photos are not allowed inside the shrine, but I was given special permission to use my camera, so photos like these are hard to come by.
I found this great old Pepsi sign on the side of the closed Ft Wayne MirrorWorks while on the way out of Fort Wayne.
When we turn left from the Bada Darwaza (western gate i.e. the entrance gate) and walk along the periphery of the fort, we’ll come to the northern gate of Purana Qila, the Talaaqi Darwaza (‘forbidden gate’), built in 1533-4. Nobody seems sure of how this gate received its name, a fictional legend has it that a princess shut the gate on her husband who was defeated in a battle and said that it would be opened only when he returned victorious; he was killed shortly after and the gate has remained shut ever since. Although the Talaaqi Darwaza looks dilapidated, it merits a closer look. Sir Edwin Lutyens actually aligned the central vista of New Delhi with Talaaqi Darwaza when planning the layout of New Delhi.
To get to the Talaaqi Darwaza, you’ll need to go down a short flight of semi-circular steps. The gate is closed, so you can’t go through and admire it from the outside, but the interior of the gate is exquisite enough. If you look up, you’ll see that the ceiling still has traces of some fine ornamentation: medallions of incised plaster, mirrorwork, and strips of bright blue glazed tile. The exterior shows remains of incised plaster and blue
tiles on the upper storeys.
Houghton Hall
Built in the 1720s for Sir Robert Walpole, Great Britain’s first Prime Minister.
Houghton Hall is one of Norfolk’s most beautiful stately homes and one of England’s finest Palladian houses.
Anish Kapoor at Houghton Hall
12 July – 1 November 2020
An impressive exhibition of sculptures representing Kapoor’s groundbreaking body of work created over the past 40 years.
This series of works challenges the classical architecture of the house and the idyllic beauty of the grounds.
www.houghtonhall.com/art-and-exhibitions/anish-kapoor-at-...
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The Stone Hall
(2a)
Mirror Works, 2019–20
Beautiful view of the ceiling inside Abbasi House, situated in Kashan, Isfahan province of Iran.
Abbasi House is an 18th century traditional house said to have been the home of a prominent Kashan cleric. The house, which was built over 20 years, has six courtyards. This traditional mansion is a collection of Persian arts such as stained glass, lattice, moqarnas, mirrorwork and stucco reliefs.
Built over an area of 7,000 square meters and in five stories, the house features traditional Persian residential architectural features such as an Andarouni (interior), which was the private quarters used by the women and servants, and a Birouni (exterior) which was the public quarters mostly used by the men.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
Title: Ma Voiture (passenger side door)
Medium: Enamel & Sequins on 1985 Dodge
Artist: Thaneeya McArdle
© Thaneeya McArdle - Please do not use this image without permission.
For 3 months in the late 1990s, I travelled throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. I was fortunate enough to spend several dizzying afternoons in the desert heat of remote tribal villages in Kutch. When our crampy bus rattled to a dusty stop in each new village, we were shuffled inside small, beautiful one-roomed houses made of mud or dung, with walls and ceilings decorated with intricate designs using paint and tiny mirrors. Swarming around us were gypsies - men, women, and children clad head-to-toe in their astoundingly colorful tribal gear - bright, vivid colors and patterns, large heavy metal necklaces, huge thick bracelets, heavy earrings that caused many an ear to droop, arm and neck bands of tight ivory, shirts made of stunningly detailed embroidery and many, many mirrors. The sat us down amd proudly hurled before us amazing handmade mirrorwork textiles: endless tapestries, blankets, and clothes of beautiful colors that mesmerized the eye. Soon we were swimming in a kaleidoscope of color. Some pieces took up to a year to painstakingly make, completely hand-stitched. My Dodge has in a way become a tribute to those diligent desert people. I painted it in authentic tribal designs, right down to the shiny mirrors (I had to substitute sequins and rhinestones). One thing that struck me about India was the unabashedly free-spirited use of decoration and color, in both the big cities and the small villages. Upon my return, America seemed practically dull and subdued in comparison. Painting my car was a way to keep the memory of India alive for me on a daily basis.
There are some other side view / close-up shots of the car in my photostream as well, along with a photo of the whole car!
Resham and mirror work hand embroidery done on sheep nappa. An exclusive idea for smart ethnic wear.
Inside, the enormous dome above the shrine is inlaid with hundreds of thousands of pieces of finely crafted tiles and magnificent crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling above.