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when you miss him so much, you see his face everywhere...
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National Museum, Oslo – Cast Hall
Visitors to the new National Museum in Oslo may be surprised—and perhaps moved—to find a dedicated hall of plaster casts among the sleek, modern galleries. The presence of these replicas pays homage to a formative chapter in art education and museum history: a time before commercial travel, digital media, and visual saturation, when even well-educated Europeans could rarely, if ever, encounter the originals of world art.
In 1904, when painter Ivar Lund depicted the Interior of the National Gallery, cast halls served both pedagogical and cultural missions. They democratized access to Greco-Roman antiquity and Renaissance masterworks, offering a surrogate form of aesthetic communion. These casts were not dismissed as mere imitations; rather, they were prized as tools of knowledge—objects to be studied, copied, and internalized.
Importantly, many casts were made using molds taken directly from the originals. Classical sculptures in major European collections—such as the Louvre, the Vatican Museums, and the British Museum—were at times permitted to serve as sources for plaster molds, particularly in the 19th century. If viewers knew or believed that a cast had been taken from such a mold, that knowledge was often sufficient to establish the object’s authenticity in their eyes. Few would have fixated on the missing aura of the original.
Even today, in an era obsessed with provenance, attribution, and originality, the authenticity of so-called “originals” is far from guaranteed. In the murky world of dealers, restorers, and curators, forgeries and misattributions remain a known hazard. A museum label, even in the British Museum or the Met, is not a metaphysical guarantee of truth. What casts offer—paradoxically—is clarity: a frank acknowledgment of derivation and replication that frees the viewer to engage directly with the sculpture’s visual and formal language.
As Jeannine’s pencil drawing of the Nike of Samothrace (a cast of the Louvre original) reminds us, to draw is still to see. The museum provides paper and pencils and invites the public to try their hand at sketching under the motto "to draw is to see." The replication of the ancient masterpiece, no less than the act of sketching it, forms a bridge between observer and observed. It demands attention, patience, and fidelity—not to provenance, but to form.
The very presence of casts in a 21st-century museum affirms a deeper philosophy: that art’s value lies not only in originality but in transmission. That touchstones of cultural memory must remain physically accessible, even in duplicate. That learning still begins with looking—long and hard—and that beauty survives translation.
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A few years ago I used to get out and shoot one night almost every full moon with a regular group of nocturnal photographers. These days my schedule is a lot busier and I tend to do more sunrise shooting, so I don't get out at night as often as I'd like. I'm definitely hoping to change that this year.
This image is from the archives, from a car dismantler in Northern California. The collection of cars here is pretty incredible and they all possess such amazing personalities.
Violette awoke in bracken and felt immediately somehow empty. She listened, but heard nothing at all. As she moved to stand, she saw there were beads of blood on her torn dress… her heart was gone
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Luckily this happened to our only immortal girl, whose heart didn’t beat anyway… but who would do such a thing?
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Pullip Seila with dress by blackcandy_doll
Missing who? Blue skies. The sun. The moon. The stars. November is the first full month of the rainy season, meaning clouds and rain.
Officially Foxfield the signalbox built in 1879 sits at the end of Foxfield station . Built with a facility for 52 levers by 2012 there was just 10 operational
Approaching is Northern rail 156463 working the 2C54 Carlisle - Lancaster
Happy New Year to all my photography friends. This time last year Peter and I were in Venice. This is a multiple exposure to show how busy Venice can get. Olga
As soon as she landed in that puddle of water, away from the comfort of her old branch, the yellow leaf knew she wasn't that happy with the fall anymore... and started missing a home she would never be able to return to...
Autumn is here, and it is to stay.
Central Park,
New York
Taken with a 3G iPhone.
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Chocolate fudge, and yes the missing piece was very tasty
Taken for Macro Mondays Theme Negative Space
I took this photo during the Winter of 2013. I originally processed this photo and the result was uploaded to my 500px portfolio. However, one thing I really enjoy about photography is the fact that you're always learning new techniques to fine-tune your skill set.
I am currently going back through some of my old photos; studying them more carefully and seeing if I can make any improvements. The original image "The Boatshed" was a HDR image. This photo, is a single shot image. I feel this photo captures the mood a lot better. It was raining with fog and about 5 degrees when I took this photo. I remember waiting for a while until enough of the fog lifted to be able to just make out the base of Cradle Mountain in the center of the image.
Work # 459 from 201O/11
" The swirl of glue-imprint remains after the metal viewpoint memorial plaque at Orrest Head, Windermere, Cumbria ( Lake District) was jemmied and stolen from its slate plinth in 2011. The plaque featured an enlarged engraving of a drawing by A. Wainwright, famous guidebook writer, fell-walker and artist. ( Subsequently replaced by the cliquey Wainwright Society )
Echoed somewhat aptly in the missing view that day due to an all-enveloping mist. " - M. St.M
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Link to the LD 6191 post
londondada.art/2011/05/20/new-dada-work-459-pyramid-power...
Ever since Scout\'s Cousin Rosie arrived at our house, Jago has been missing his little sister, Daisy-Maude, who lives with Mummy June junibears in Norfolk in the United Kingdom.
Mummy June describes Daisy-Maude as, "a sweet and loving little girl bear. who is looking forward to meeting her new Daddy.. I think he\'ll spoil her....Jago will be pleased to see his little sister." Daisy-Maude is made of German mohair with glass eyes and soft floral cotton pads on her paws that match her pretty sunhat, which, when she does get here, she will most likely need to protect her pale English Rose plush.
This is a photo of Jago and Daisy-Maude together in the rose garden in Norfolk. It's an old photo, so it is a little bit faded from the sun and Jago's paws touching Daisy-Maude's face and paws. Don\'t they look happy together? No wonder Jago misses her.
Jago is going to write to Daisy-Maude and ask her to come and stop with us. I do hope that she says yes! It would make Jago so terribly happy! If Daisy-Maude does say yes, then Mummy June can organise her passport and a berth on an ocean liner for her and she can set sail here to us. I know that is a very big voyage for a little bear to make, but somehow I suspect that Daisy-Maude is full of pluck and tenacity.
Jago was a gift from a dear friend in England. He is made of English mohair with suede paw pads and glass eyes. He is a gentle bear, kind and patient who carries an air of calm about him. He is already fitting in with everyone else very nicely.
Really soon my wife will leave the hospital and I´m really happy to have her at home again. And in a few weeks we can start some new tours together. Love you so much my dear.
Soon I will have a couple of Scotland pics, but they are still in post processing state - not happy with them at the moment. Bokeh & Landscape are really two different things :)
Bokeh Testing with the Sigma Art 135/1.8. All natural light!
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