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The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
Optimistic a person as I usually am, I can't help feeling a little gloomy: as if mankind didn't have enough problems already, the whole financial system of our World is threatening to come to a complete standstill. It makes me want to cry out loud, as a bad actor in a disaster movie: " WE ARE ALL DOOOOOMMMMED!!!!!"
Thomas Rowlandson
Hand-coloured etching
Hardwearing breeches of thick leather had long been a functional option for working men, but the softer; more pliable skins such as doeskin and lambskin were now highly desirable among men of fashion. Achieving the requisite tight fit was not without its difficulties, ridiculted in this print in which a man of large girth is being manhandled into an optimistically small pair of breeches by two tailors. Despite their tendency towards exaggeration, satirical prints reveal underlying attitudes towards dress and offer a contrast to sanitised and perfectly arranged formal portraits.
According to one account:
When a gentleman was in labour of a new pair of leather breeches, all his strength was required to force himself into them ... when it was nearly accomplished, the maker put his hands between the patient's legs, closed them, and bade him sit on them like a saddle, and kick out one leg at a time, as if swimming. They could not be buttoned without the help of an instrument.*
From the exhibition
Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians
(April to October 2023)
The display brings together over 200 works from the Royal Collection, including paintings, prints and drawings by artists such as Gainsborough, Zoffany and Hogarth, as well as rare surviving examples of clothing and accessories. The exhibition builds up a layer-by-layer picture of what the Georgians wore - from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court - and chart the transformation of clothing and silhouettes from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of George IV in 1830.
At the heart of the exhibition is a rarely displayed, full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte by Thomas Gainsborough, c.1781, which usually hangs in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle. Painted by candlelight, it depicts the Queen in a magnificent gown, worn over a wide hoop and covered with gold spangles and tassels. The painting is be shown alongside a beautifully preserved gown of a similar style, worn at Queen Charlotte’s court in the 1760s, on loan from the Fashion Museum Bath.
On display for the first time is Queen Charlotte’s book of psalms, covered in the only silk fabric known to survive from one of her dresses. The expensive fabric, decorated with metal threads to glimmer in candlelight, was most likely repurposed after the dress had passed out of fashion. As textiles were highly prized, Georgian clothing was constantly recycled, even by the royal family, and there was a thriving market for second-hand clothes.
The exhibition includes items of jewellery from Queen Charlotte’s famed collection, such as a diamond ring featuring a miniature of her husband George III, given to her on her wedding day. Other accessories on display will include beautiful English and French fans, which reached their fashionable zenith during this period, some representing topical events such as the first hot air balloon flight, and jewel-encrusted snuffboxes, reflecting the craze amongst both men and women for taking snuff throughout the 18th century.
The exhibition reveals how the Georgians ushered in many of the cultural trends we know today, including the first stylists and influencers, the birth of a specialised fashion press and the development of shopping as a leisure activity. From the popularity of fancy-dress and the evolution of childrenswear, to the introduction of military uniforms and the role of clothing in showing support for revolutions at home and abroad, Style & Society will explore what clothing can tell us about all areas of life in the rapidly changing world of 18th-century Britain.
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From the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Royal Palace. 1825 design, begun 1826 by John Nash, rebuilding Buckingham House of 1705 as a palace for George IV, completed 1837 with alterations by Edward Blore; The east range added 1847-50 by Blore; the Ballroom block of 1853-54, with Ambassadors' Court, by Sir James Pennethorne; the east front refaced 1913 by Sir Aston Webb for George V
Marble faced east front, the rest Bath stone except for Blore's west quadrangle front in Caen stone; slate and leaded roofs. Quadrangle plan. Monumental Graeco-Roman, composed with picturesque intent by Nash; Webb's east front a stiff Dixhuitieme exercise constrained by Blore's existing range but with elegant detailing: East front: three storeys with ground and attic floor mezzanines. Fenestration in rhythm 3:7:3:7:3 with centrepiece and terminal pavilion. Channelled ground floor with semicircular arched central gateway flanked by square headed doorways, all with fine ornamental iron gates of 1847; end pavilions and main range with square headed and semicircular arched gateways respectively; architraved sashes with open pediments on first floor and cornices on second floor; fluted Corinthian pilasters rise through first and second floors supporting main entablature with blocking course and balustraded parapet; centrepiece and terminal pavilions with Corinthian columns in antis and plain outer pilasters, in pairs on centrepiece, crowned by blind attics with pediments; continuous balustraded balcony to first floor.
West front: of Blore's east range; advanced centrepiece with tetrastyle giant fluted Corinthian column portico above archway; sculpture in pediment. North and South quadrangle ranges: by Nash and given uniform three storey height, with attic, by him in 1828; slightly advanced five-window wide pilastered centrepieces; ground floor Greek Doric colonnades filled in by Blore; to the south Ambassadors' Court with temple portico-porch and flanking ranges with Corinthian colonnade in antis, adjoining Pennethorne's 1853-1854 Ballroom block which continues giant columned corner pavilion theme of Nash's garden front.
East front of Nash's West range: originally open to deep forecourt and Mall, has storeys and attic main block, 11 windows wide, with three storey three-window wings, the main block with prominent, tetrastyle, two storey portico centrepiece, its low ground storey with cast iron coupled Greek Doric columns and the upper with giant coupled stone Corinthian columns carrying entablature and pediment with sculpture by Baily and crowning figures in Coade stone by W Croggan; the cast iron Doric colonnade is returned across ground floor of main block which has pavilion end bays dressed with giant pairs of Corinthian columns; tall blind attic; the friezes either side of portico by Westmacott and originally intended for the attic of Marble Arch.
West garden front, by Nash: Long symmetrical composition with five accents; basement, ground floor, piano nobile through two storeys and attic to main block with three-storey wings; the main block with five-window central bow and three-window side ranges terminating in one-window pavilions; the wings each of four windows with similar pavilion end bays; ground floor channelled, giant engaged Corinthian columns to bow and detached coupled Corinthian columns to pavilions carrying entablature with rich rinceau frieze; large frieze panels of Coade stone over first floor by Croggan; the attic above half dome of bow (Blore's replacement of Nash's dome) has a frieze by Westmacott intended for Marble Arch; the range is flanked at east of terrace by projecting conservatories in the form of hexastyle Ionic temples with pediments; the south conservatory altered as palace chapel in 1893 and as the Queen's Gallery in 1962.
Interior: State Apartments in west range at firs floor level, with two suites divided by the Picture Gallery, c1829-36 by Nash and Blore, in rich and already eclectic Graeco-Roman style with Louis XIV and Wren details in mouldings and motifs, approached via the Grand Hall with marble columns and Nash's recasting of the original Buckingham House staircase as well as by Pennethorne's Grand Staircase to south extended by Pennethorne to give access to his Ballroom block; the Picture Gallery redecorated 1914; the interior of the Ballroom retains Pennethorne's ceiling and throne recess but redecorated by Ludwig Gruner in 1902 when the walls, windows and doorways were remodelled by Verity; the plainer ground floor rooms below the State Apartments survive virtually as designed by Nash. Marble Arch (qv) designed by Nash in 1828 as the forecourt gateway was removed by Blore's east range and re-erected in 1851 on its present site.
[Historic England]
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
Holch, a regular attendee at the PMAI show, expects to find an
optimistic bunch despite the projected slowdown in camera sales. The
Digital Rebel XT SLR even offers a monochrome mode.
"I'd like to see the big companies like Kodak and Fuji stand up and
tell consumers that prints made on photo paper are higher quality and
longer lasting than the ones you make at home," he says.
Hard cover and soft cover designs in various sizes and page
quantities are available. This makes it possible to maintain perfect
balance regardless of whether you are using a 5 foot soft box or no
light modifiers at all.
Expectations for camera-phone prints at last year's PMAI show were
huge, but so far are unfulfilled. That's great news for consumers.
"Kirk Sidley, who runs Picture Perfect lab in Portland, Ore.
"That was one reason for buying the camera in the first place," says
Reid Webber, who runs Sarasota Photo Center in Florida. Celartem has
developed technology in the areas of digital image compression,
scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management.
2 mega-pixel resolution rating, individual pixel dimensions are
identical, and they both provide the same effective angle of view,
equivalent to 1.
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
prime sunshine
watched one of my favorite movies last night "Immediate Family" which has many great songs in it and this one fit this shot quite well.
Optimistic souls, getting to the beach nice and early and claiming their spot before the sun breaks through...
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
We’re here are copycatting Ruth for her birthday. She said it’s a big one ending in 0. So, I went to her 40th page of photos and picked one to copy to honor the milestone ;-)
The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
When it rains, it pours! No, it isn't raining literally yet (soon!) but figuratively speaking.
My day just gets better as the day goes by!
I went back to Sunken Meadow this morning but it was drizzling so I was not optimistic about getting good shots. I went to my fave spot and a few stops along the way. I was able to spot a couple of birds including a belted kingfisher! I probably spotted about 15 species today including a handful of cardinals and the noisy bluejays! A canada goose made a close flyby at me at the bridge, at about 6 feet. I throttled down to 135mm and yet I couldn't get him all in the frame! It was breathtaking as you can hear the whoosh of air as he flaps his wings! I'll post that one next time. A red-tail hawk also showed up overhead but I lost him in the misty sky high above.
After doing errands, I proceeded to Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. It was an awesome place! It was like South Shore Nature Center but way closer to our place, just about 3 miles away. I never knew this place existed until last week when a couple of photographers I met in Sunken Meadow invited me to see some photography exhibits at Sweetbriar. The staff was so friendly and they have live animals which are very interesting to watch. For more info, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org/ .
These series of photos were taken just after the snake was fed with mice (dead). I was so captivated with the snake swallowing the mice whole that I forgot about the camera! I did remember it eventually, running to my car, nearly stumbling and fitted my trusty 70-200mm VR f/2.8. It was indoors so I had an SB-600 flash as well.
Again, BRING EVERYTHING WITH YOU! I never planned on shooting close-up so I didn't bring extension tubes with me today. Doh! Wrong decision! I was forced to shoot without it so I had to back up everytime the snake tried to lunge at me and bite. Just kidding! He was on the floor and was slithering towards me (and ignoring the mouse being offered to him) which made it very hard for me to maintain the minimum focusing distance while I was crouching on the floor to keep myself level with the snake. I think the staff was more fascinated with me than the snake!
This is just the first four shots. More to come tomorrow. I hope you all like them.
Please visit the Sweetbriar set here. More images to follow.
I didn't want to leave. I said goodbye with teary eyes. But somehow I knew it was all for the best. I parted from the summer and welcomed a new life
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I get dizzy when I look at this shot too long! I'm sorry about all the flowers and butterfly uploads. It isn't really my thing but I thought I'd try it out.
Leaving to England today. I'm excited. Although apparently the locks of our house have been changed and we don't have the right keys anymore. Perhaps I'll experience my first "sleeping on the street" :) WIsh me luck!
Oh and for any film lovers. I've written a film review on my blog for Los Abrazos Rotos.
I’m an optimistic futurist - that’s another way of saying that I can’t walk on stage and say to the audience “guess what! Your future sucks!” I wouldn’t get a lot of repeat business.
I’ve actually turned that phrase into a great storyline on stage - it resonates with people!
Yet, if you think about it, negativity is the cancer that leads to failure.
You don’t hear of Olympians talking about how they were focused on losing when they were at the top of the ski hill. Race car drivers who are relentless in their pursuit of last place. Game show contestants who want to walk away with the least amount of money.
Innovation is the same way. If you are going to pursue a new idea involving a radical new product or service, you need to be relentless on your potential for success, not the chance for failure. Your strategy must presume that you’ll win, so that you’ll do everything you can to ensure that you achieve that result.
Positive attitudes are energy and fuel for action, because they help to define the effort that we might put forward towards any initiative we pursue.
This is why you find so many leadership narratives focused on success and opportunity, rather than potential risk and downside. If you are going to motivate a group of people to step out of their ‘comfort zone’, you need to feed the enthusiasm that it will be a worthwhile investment.
Here’s the kicker - your positive attitude might not always lead to equally predictable results, it’s far better than the alternative!
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The Optimistic Suburbia Workshop took place at ISCTE-IUL from may 18th to may 22nd 2015. Fotografia de Hugo Alexandre Cruz.
Optimistical Feijenoord thinking: at this place will coming summer the players of Feijenoord at the balcony standing as champions of Holland...
With the step-wise unlocking of the lockdown, our optimistic students of Grade 7G have made a smashing video to thank the Corona Warriors and spread the message 'Everything will be alright'.
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