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WC-2000
WC-2000 A WC-arrow on the trek around the “Aiguilles Rouges” (Red Peaks) opposite the Mont Blanc. Even for the spic and span Swiss Alps this signpost at 2000m altitude looks a bit over the top. Photo of the week: Aiguilles Rouges, Switzerland 1998
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A statue of liberty
A statue of liberty In 1674, during a great storm, the nave of the gothic Dom Church in Utrecht collapsed and from the rubble one must have had a view into the choir and apse that were still standing. The nave had fallen to pieces because it had never been properly finished at the time…
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The lost heroes of Rozenoord
The lost heroes of Rozenoord A monument of empty chairs with nameplates underneath. Names of resistance fighters – mostly – who were executed nearby in the final months of Nazi German occupation of The Netherlands during World War 2.A chair without armrests for the young ones below 30 years of age; for the ones of…
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Christo tree
Christo tree An enveloped tree in 2009.Christo still had 11 years to go.Now he is also dead. Photo of the week: Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009
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Amstelredam
Amstelredam Passing this spot in Amsterdam and seeing the late light of the sun reflecting in the water of the Prinsengracht and the Amstel River, I thought I’d better take a picture. I love this city.The photo breathes the atmosphere of an old painting, and for a moment I imagine myself walking in 17th century…
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Lightness of being
Lightness of being In last week’s post I touched upon the innovative art of Mondrian, De Stijl and Bauhaus in the first half of last century and I mentioned their impact on abstract art and modern design.At a friend’s house in Geneva I once saw the coffee table of the picture. Impressed by its clever…
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Mondria(a)n
Mondria(a)n This painting (The Grey Tree), revealing cubist influence, shows Mondriaan at the crossroads between his earlier figurative work and his later purely abstract paintings. Mondriaan made it in 1911, the year he went to France where he wished to join the Parisian Avant Garde. On his way to Paris Mondriaan dropped one ‘a’ of…
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Bonies in the Art Museum (2021)
Bonies in the Art Museum (2021) (Nota bene: After Autumn Sonata, the first weekly post on my blog almost ten years ago, today’s post happens to be number 500. And I’m still there to continue!) The ‘Kunstmuseum’ (Art Museum) in The Hague, the GEM of Berlage, is a piece of art in itself. I think…
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‘Hollands Glorie’
‘Hollands Glorie’ ‘The pride of Holland’. In the 17th and 18th century the rich Dutch bourgeoisie built houses like this outside the cities at their newly acquired country estates. These were country houses (‘buitenhuizen’) where the owners would spend the summer months with their families. Between Amsterdam and Utrecht many of these country houses were…
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Getaway gateway
Getaway gateway A wall in the forest.A tightly closed gate. In my mind’s eye I see a fair maiden,kept in solitary confinement.Waiting for her Prince Charmingto come and carry her off. Photo of the week: Country estate Huis te Manpad, Heemstede, Netherlands 2021
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 