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Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region on 24 February. Opening statement by Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende (host and co-organiser).
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
The act of creativity is cathartic.
As one of my seniors said, "one must only be human, before he/she is an artist."
Being human, we are made to feel. Yet we are taught the value of control from an early age, we are expected to keep undesired emotions in, waiting for them to blow over, rather than to let them blow up.
My works begin with a visceral emotion. I hope to create a visual voice to inner thoughts and feeling, making up for the times where words have failed and other expressions have been restrained.
I started my IB art journey detached, choosing what I deemed safe subject matter: trees, butterflies, flowers, cats; devoid of emotion, nothing messy and complicated. I was lost, the first few months were spent stumbling, scared, clumsy and directionless. Yet now my works are very personal, perhaps more personal than I ever intended them to be. My friend and photographer, Nicole Wu, and her self-portraits were a huge influence. She showed me how to turn emotions into inspiration. It made me realize that was what I wanted to do in my works; to fulfill my need for cathartic expression, for reaching out and looking inwards, connecting with minds, touching thoughts, understanding psyches. Other artists that have heavily influenced my works are Cesar Del Valle, for his incredible interactive hyper-realistic illustrations and Alan Coulson, for his wonderfully expressive portraits.
The mediums I use are simple, 50-cent biro pens, charcoal pencils and acrylic paint, all monochrome. This way there are no colors to seduce the eye, the essence of scenery, objects and people become more visible. Emotion is emphasized by contrast, light, shadow, form and lines.
“I want people to feel what I’m doing, not just see what I’m drawing.”
A building that makes the grandest of imperial statements, this is officially part of the Government Offices Great George Street (GOGGS) complex, viewed from Parliament Street, London SW1. This segment is also known as 100 Parliament Street (100PS).
GOGGS was designed in 1898 by John Brydon, who drew inspiration from Inigo Jones’ unfulfilled design for a new Westminster Palace of the 1630s. After Brydon’s death, John Tanner completed the work in 1917, albeit diluting some of his predecessor’s original vision. The main 100PS occupants are HM Revenue & Customs, relocating there from Somerset House in 2004. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is also based here.
GOGGS is Grade II Listed, having been praised by the Victorian Society as “an early monument of the Edwardian Baroque Revival”.
Statement by the President of the Commission followed by debate on Multiannual Financial Framework
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Judaica ・/jü-ˈdā-ə-kə/ plural noun
things pertaining to Jewish life and customs, especially when of a historical, literary, or artistic nature.
Judaica is a space for work by Jewish creators to be considered within a Jewish lens. The term ‘Jewish creators’ acknowledges the vast diversity of Jewish backgrounds and experiences and is open to anyone who identifies as Jewish regardless of their personal practices and belief systems. Judaica is a space for both overtly and covertly Jewish art. That is, both art that codes itself as Jewish through the use of easily recognizable imagery and symbols, and art that is not explicitly recognizable as Jewish but contains ideas or themes that relate to the creator’s Jewish identity. Judaica aims to combat the room-of-silence phenomena by creating a space explicitly for creators to have their work talked about within a Jewish context. Without any preconceived notions of what the self-identified Jewish artist has to be or look like, Judaica aims to amplify the voices of Jewish artists and to be the first step in a larger conversation connecting Jewish art-makers in the RISD and Brown communities.
Mr Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway (host and co-organiser) held the opening statement on 24 February.
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
I found these shoes hanging by their shoelaces from a power line in the city centre of Canberra. Noone seems to know what it is all about but there are rumours of copycat efforts around the city with various other statements.
Policy Statements - ITU PP-18
H.E. Mr Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Nepal
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Svensker er fine og så har de så søt dialekt. Dette er uten tvil det feteste stille statementet som er i Oslo i dag. På en rivingstomt i nhærheten av Blitz.
Just one of three pop up window displays at The Larder on a theme of communication and expression. Created by local documentary photographer Garry Cook at the Recent "Making a Mark" event organised by Oxheys Mill Studios on Preston Flagmarket.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General, delivers his opening statement at the 1672nd Board of Governors meeting held at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 5 June 2023
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
Statement Necklace, Vintage Crystals, Red, Grey Gems by dabchickvintagegems on Etsy
This statement necklace features an antique ruby red and grey blue crystal rhinestone pendant surrounded by sparkling red crystals and grey glass beads.
Individual, hand wired beads applied to a delicate gold tone chain blend the old with the new.
The length is 18 inches but, the necklace can be lengthened with the gem topped extender or shortened for a choker style.
This is a delicate yet bold statement piece and will look stunning on anyone interested in making a stunning first impression.
Press Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore: State Visit of the Governor-General of New Zealand Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae, 6 to 8 July 2015
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae will make a State Visit to Singapore from 6 to 8 July 2015 at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Governor-General Mataparae will be accompanied by his wife Lady Janine Mateparae and officials from the New Zealand Government House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
An official welcome ceremony will be held for Governor-General Mateparae on 7 July, following which he will have separate meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Tan and Mrs Tan will host a State Banquet in honour of Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine that evening.
During the course of Governor-General Mateparae’s visit to Singapore, he will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on a tour of the Treelodge@Punggol, HDB’s first Eco-Precinct. Deputy Prime Minister Teo will host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch after the tour. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will also host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch to reaffirm the close and long-standing defence ties between Singapore and New Zealand. Governor-General Mateparae will be accompanied by Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to view ongoing collaboration between Singapore and New Zealand at the Neurodevelopment Research Centre under A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences.
Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine will attend an orchid-naming and tree-planting ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 7 July.
Governor-General Mateparae’s visit underscores the excellent ties between Singapore and New Zealand as both countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. There is close cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, defence, and the people-to-people sectors.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 JULY 2015
Paintings and giclee prints for sale at stores.ebay.com/unlikely-moose (click on the "pollock" link at the left)
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Erik Maldre
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Jackson Pollock biography/Erik Maldre autobiography
There is a huge myth surrounding Jackson Pollock due to the sweeping elemental forces merging with rugged gallantry surrounding his work and public image. Yet, we actually know very little about his life outside of the ferociously poetic painting, excess boozing and shattered womanizing. He's such a captivating figure that I aspire for unknown information about him. I want to know what other things he has done in his life. I want to know how he felt about broad issues and also about common, everyday items. I want to know if he collected nickels. I want to know if he ever stole some khakis. I want to know if he ever visited London.
As I formulate these questions, they most often relate back to my personal experiences. So, in essence, I am fusing my study of Jackson Pollock with an expression of my life. Some questions are inquisitive such as "did he like donuts". Some are relatable such as "did he lose his keys". And some become boastful. For example "did he fix cameras" incites that I did something that he couldn't do. It's these questions that I must infuse into visual form.
How to communicate these thoughts? Well, the best starting point is to examine what made Pollock famous in the first place. That's his Abstract Expressionist "drip" paintings. I have decided to use that as the foundation of this series. Certainly this is a mute exercise on many levels. It's almost impossible to enter the same level of subconscious freedom that Pollock experience simply because of the 50 years of history that follow his work. To simply replicate his work is only a plagiarized exercise in unoriginality.
Alas, I'm not attempting to paint Abstract Expressionist paintings. This is an autobiography of myself and a biography of Pollock. The Abstract Expressionist technique is simply a means for the viewer to connect my questions on Pollock's life with Pollock himself. His drip style is unmistakable. So it's to my advantage that it is terribly cliche to replicate Pollock's paintings. I need that recognizability factor for people to associate my questions with Pollock.
Large 2' by 4' paintings were made in the same manner Pollock was famous for by placing the work surface and the ground and applying the paint in a ritualisitic manner around the developing shrine. The next step was to dissect these large paintings into 5x7 and 8x10 pieces. When studying a large topic, one must attack it piece by piece; so this series follows a similar approach. Each sliced painting becomes a facet in the study of Pollock allowing me to investigate many areas of his life. Each painting becomes a journal entry. That's why the questions are painted directly on top of the painting. The focal point becomes the study of the life of Jackson Pollock and a study in the life of myself.
Yet, when it's all said and done, all these paintings are just questions. I propose no direct answers in the paintings (or do I? I purposely put no question marks in the paintings). The only answers attained are the ones that the viewer brings to the work. That sounds a lot like what Pollock's paintings do on a postmodernist level.
A lovely young lady seen wearing a unique set of bangles... edible ones. In Goa, they are called "kanknna" in Konkani. The occasion was the launch of O'Luv's audio CD "Love You, Goa" recently.
Shooting the Square Mile (15/24)
At a personal level I like the simplicity of this almost abstract statement. I read into it a step change in the way architects work. The older building, the one on the right, comes from the age of the orthogonal age of the manual drawing board; the Gherkin on the left is from the curvaceous age of computer aided design. The older building deserves a name check, it is now known as St, Helen's Skyscraper (formerly known as the Commercial Union Building) designed by Gollins Melville and Ward and completed in 1969. The City is a restless place.
Press Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore: State Visit of the Governor-General of New Zealand Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae, 6 to 8 July 2015
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae will make a State Visit to Singapore from 6 to 8 July 2015 at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Governor-General Mataparae will be accompanied by his wife Lady Janine Mateparae and officials from the New Zealand Government House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
An official welcome ceremony will be held for Governor-General Mateparae on 7 July, following which he will have separate meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Tan and Mrs Tan will host a State Banquet in honour of Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine that evening.
During the course of Governor-General Mateparae’s visit to Singapore, he will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on a tour of the Treelodge@Punggol, HDB’s first Eco-Precinct. Deputy Prime Minister Teo will host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch after the tour. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will also host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch to reaffirm the close and long-standing defence ties between Singapore and New Zealand. Governor-General Mateparae will be accompanied by Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to view ongoing collaboration between Singapore and New Zealand at the Neurodevelopment Research Centre under A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences.
Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine will attend an orchid-naming and tree-planting ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 7 July.
Governor-General Mateparae’s visit underscores the excellent ties between Singapore and New Zealand as both countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. There is close cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, defence, and the people-to-people sectors.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 JULY 2015
A bold statement of luxury and grand touring, this custom-bodied Duesenberg was the hit of the Paris Salon when it first appeared in 1932. Often the car of choice among the Hollywood elite, Duesenbergs represented the finest in American cars. Trimmed with high-contrasting ivory interior against royal metallic luster red paint, this stunning Duesenberg is the pinnacle of automotive art and fashion.
As with all great cars, there are always great stories. For Duesenberg, there are not only great stories but personalities associated with one of the finest automobiles of the 20th century. These stories remind us of the magnificence of the designers, builders and patrons of these fine cars.
In 1932, all of France was stunned as the special-bodied Fernandez and Darrin Duesenberg appeared at the Paris Salon. Fernandez had been a well-known coachbuilder with European designs to his credit, and Howard "Dutch" Darrin had made significant inroads in both U.S. and European markets with his firm, Hibbard and Darrin. In 1931, Darrin dissolved his partnership with Hibbard and began working with Fernandez. One of their first major European contributions to the world of coachbuilt automobiles was built on a stunning, long-wheelbase 1932 Duesenberg Model J chassis.
Resplendent in metallic red with contrasting ivory interior trim and featuring an elegant three-position landau roof, this Duesenberg would later be made in two (perhaps three) otherconfigurations from 1932 through 1933. At some point in the history of these rare cars, a two-toned blue and black car became attributed to movie star Greta Garbo. Although she persisted in denying this, the legend of the Garbo Duesenberg continued as part of the mystique of this illusive actress. Some speculated that her denial of the car was due in part to not wanting to be recognized as she was driven in it. The Garbo mystery could very well be due in part to her friendship with French film star Suzy Vernon, who owned and was pictured many times with the blue and black Model J Duesenberg known as the "Garbo." Some speculate that this is how the legend began.
Today, both cars are regarded as some of the finest coachbuilt cars ever built upon a Duesenberg chassis. The original Paris Salon car has been fully restored to original condition and is currently in a private collection.
1933 Duesenberg J Victoria
1933 Duesenberg J Victoria
The most glamorous Duesenberg ever.
Only two were created -- and now you can own a fabulous recreation!
An astonishing array of luxurious details.
True-to-life operating features.
Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. ~Mason Cooley
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i have admired some of your "wigs" for weeks now and thought i'd pick one up for this week's costume theme... being the holiday and all...
the one in the comments was from my "selfy sunday" submission for the google+ group. some amazing stuff in that gallery... you should check it out!
i had intended to use the same portrait for both groups, but i didn't want to do my make-up twice so i almost skipped out on the g+ entry... i didn't really do my makeup last night, i photoshopped the eyelashes on. ;)
for Me Again Monday theme: halloween and Bam #16