Tag: Art
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The Wallace fountain
The Wallace fountain For the last 150 years numerous of these free drinking water fountains can be found all over Paris. They are called Wallace fountains, named after the British philanthropist who made the initial design and financed them. They were further developed and sculpted by Charles-Auguste Lebourg, an artist from Nantes, where this specimen…
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Back again
Back again This girl just comes back from her own ‘Voyage à Nantes’. She was placed here by Philippe Ramette for the 2018 edition of the artistic itinerary in Nantes and she loves to roam around the city every now and then, especially when a new itinerary has been laid out. Photos of the week:…
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Interior jungle
Interior jungle Every year the city of Nantes organises an artistic itinerary (Le Voyage à Nantes) which leads you through the different neigbourhoods of the city and for which invited artists have made art works on location. Some of these art works are kept after the exhibition is over and become permanent land marks of…
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Mass tourism
Mass tourism Ever tried to look at Monet’s Sunset in its entirity in the Orangerie? Ever climbed up to sunset point on the hill in Luang Prabang? Photos of the week: Claude Monet, Nymphéas (1916-1926) – Soleil couchant, Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, France 2024;Sunset at Phu Si hill, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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Nymphéas
Nymphéas The 100 metres of water lilies divided over eight canvasses that Monet painted towards the end of his life for the Orangerie are hanging there now for almost 100 years. And like all great art they seem timeless. They haven’t aged. The only thing that has changed over the years is the appearance of…
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The Last Judgement
The Last Judgement Having grown up in a catholic family I know about heaven and hell. But with the faith, the desire for one and fear for the other have disappeared from my life. I still love their images however when they pop up in the long history of the arts, as in the polyptych…
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To hell
To hell On Judgement Day the dead rise from their graves. Archangel Michael weighs their souls and the owners of those that tip the scales because of the serious sins committed during their lifetime are sent to hell. Photos of the week: En route à l’enfer, détails du polyptique du ‘Jugement dernier’ de Rogier van…
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1+1=1
1+1=1 I started the year with an image of the fusion of two lovers. Here it is two vases that are attracted to each other. Two vases merging into one beautiful work of art. Photo of the week: Deux vases – Lea Georg, Biennale de la Céramique 2016, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland 2016
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Keepsake
Keepsake With their omnipresence in the Tibetan landscape, mani stones symbolize for me the unity of nature, people, culture and religion of Tibet. My visit to the country in 1996 has made a deep impression on me. This piece of mani stone, staying with me ever since, keeps the memory alive. Photo of the week:…
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Fusion
Fusion Let’s start the New Year in a cheerful mood. Photo of the week: Couple – Takamori Akio, Biennale de la Céramique 2016, Saint-Cergue, Switzerland 2016
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