Barbara Carrara
@2barsand1a
I know nothing (Einstein via Manuel), or The inconsequential diary of a nobody (ta, G. & W. Grossmith) Likes: art&art history, heritage, architecture, fine&fashion jewellery, design, rocks&stones, music, books, movies. Dislikes: scum and scumbags.
Watched the trailers. Thanks for making the docuseries available on YT. Will definitely watch. Congrats. In the end credit of what I take is trailer one, i.e. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x63c..., @ianrankin1.bsky.social's name appears twice (2':44", lines 5 and 6). I'm sure Sir Ian doesn't mind.
David Hockney's 'joiners' were the first of his art I'd ever encountered and was immediately drawn to them, intrigued by their cubist-like construction. Still love these fragmented compositions that seem to stretch out and contract at the same time, as though they were breathing from within.
Thinking of Janey Godley (1961-2024). And Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018). www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlgA... (from 1':22")
And on the subject of mirrored eyes, how not to mention Giuseppe Penone and his 1970 Reversing One's Eyes? giuseppepenone.com/en/words/reversing-ones-eyes
Another one of Pierson's many photo portraits of the Countess of Costiglione focusing on her eyes, is called Les yeux mirés (mirrored eyes). In the last one of what appears to have been a sitting session, a 'support/stand' makes its appearance... Ck Pierson's page at The Met tinyurl.com/bdf3t8v2
It's a labyrinth of 1.5m tall white concrete walls duplicating the town topography incorporating the ruins and rubble piled up after the quake. The artwork was completed in 2015. Alberto Burri (1915-1995) For more pics and a video, tinyurl.com/2mkdx9m4 youtube.com/watch?v=ULGGqcTtg1E
In 1968, an earthquake destroyed the village of Gibellina (Trapani, Sicily). In 1985, artist Alberto Burri work started on his Grande Cretto (Great Crack), an 86,000 sq.m land-art installation. (1/2)
Emilio Vedova (1919-2006) Photographed in his Venice studio by Aurelio Amendola 1987
Francesco Hayez (1791-1882) (L) Francesca Majnoni d’Intingano dell’Acquafredda, 1829 (R) Self-Portrait in a Group of Friends, 1827
Giovanni Sottocornola (1855-1917) (TL) Mariuccia, 1903 (TR) Ercolina Rabossi, Countess Massazza, date unknown (BL) Boy with Hoop, 1886 (BR) Peaches, date unknown
Loved it when you first posted this. Love it now. Just as I did then, I'm back with some Domenico Gnoli art from 1969, chromatically matched to your Nelson. Born in 1933, Gnoli died in 1970. Too short a life for such a talented artist. (TL) Green Bust (TR) Red Collar (BL) Middle Parting (BR) Shoe
The lonely girl sitting in Le Bas's Saloon Bar from 1940, always makes me think of my mother (1930-2017).
In the 1060s, Magnum photographer Bruno Barbey had a collection of his shots published in a volume called The Italians. Here are a few shots from across the country. (TL) Emilia-Romagna, delta of the river Po (1964) (TR) Palermo (1963) (BL) Milano (1964) (BR) Napoli (1966)
Levon Biss from The Hidden Beauty of Seeds and Fruits series (L) Ketepuk seeds (R) Ko Phuang seeds levonbiss.com
In my picture archive I have got another postcard view of the empty interior, with some of the art (with which many artists would pay their grub & drinks) by and on the walls and ceiling crossbeam.
Living in a place surrounded by hills and mountains, I long for seascapes. But not just of any sea. A flat expanse of water would not do. What I'd like is to be in a #JoanEardley painting made of sea, sky, water, where boundaries are blurred, and human presence is but a boat abandoned on a beach.
A rowing (headgear?) match of sorts. (L) Christian Krohg, 'Look ahead, Bergen Harbour', 1884 (R) Gustave Caillebotte, 'Boating Party' or 'Rower in a Top Hat', C1877-8
Oooh, snap! This reminded me of a postcard I got at Oslo's Nasjonalgalleriet (now Nasjonalmuseet). It is of Harald Sohlberg's 'En blomstereng nordpå' (Flower Meadow in the North), 1905. Yes, I still got that card, and the pencilled date on the back reads 2 Aug 1995. Thank you, Jaq.
When it comes to Renaissance paintings, I admit to being partial to a good, flat green (verdigris pigment) background, as it brings sitters forward, highlighting their presence. Van Eyck, van der Weyden, Cranach, Bruegel used that shade of green. Here are some more (details in ALT).
In the spring of 1998, I drove to Brescia to visit an exhibition of his paintings. I was thrilled to admire his portraits of Joyce, Gide, Beardsley, Sickert, Rodin, Proust... But the one that my mind still goes to when I think of Blanche's art is that of his mother sitting in the garden (1890).
One of my favourite Thiollier photographs is this joyously dynamic one, from 1899. One to enjoy on this snow-filled day, at least in my neck of the woods (N-W Italy).