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Francessa's Thinking: Dan Flavin: Situations

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Sometimes . :-). Saw the exhibit (in January) at Vienna's Mumok of US artist Dan Flavin. Lights". Steve Morse, who had managed Dan Flavin's studio over a period of five years and is still in charge of the presentations of Flavin's fluorescent tubes in an interview. With the Austrian daily "DerStandard" titled "He was so polite as to accept compliments":. People would ask Dan Flavin: "Do you do sculptures"? No" "Do you do lightart"? No" "Do you do environments"? No" "So what are you doing? St Patricks Day...

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Francessa's Thinking: Clouds in Vienna

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Sometimes . :-). I am the daughter of Earth and Water,. And the nursling of the Sky;. I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;. I change, but I cannot die". This Percy Bysshe Shelley quote is one of many on the topic of "fleeting worlds" in the exhibition "Clouds" in Vienna's Leopold Museum. The cloud photo below is from the roof terrace of the museum. We got a little cloud conscious after all those images. Hurry up if you're in Vienna - the exhibition closes on 1 July, 2013! Teacher and researc...

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Francessa's Thinking: On Gerhard Richter's 80th Birthday

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Sometimes . :-). On Gerhard Richter's 80th Birthday. It was Gerhard Richter’s. 80 birthday yesterday, surely an occasion to bring into mind one of the world's finest and most interesting artists. His versatility can be seen here. Drawings, abstracts, photorealism, glass and mirror work, color chart paintings and more. I’ve seen his Cathedral windows in Cologne. And went to his retrospective. In Vienna in 2009 . Saw the show in London. Here's small selection of the many videos about Gerhard Richter:.

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bluefluff's blue fluff: October 2005

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Friday, October 28, 2005. Was confronted with this while posting a comment to Kat's blog. Posted by bluefluff @ 11:50 PM. Sunday, October 23, 2005. Last week, I couldn't have had this experience. Http:/ www.leonardcohenimyourman.com/. Click the "clip" link. I don't suppose we'll see the film in England, but there'll be a DVD, won't there? Leonard Cohen has been the soundtrack to my life, right from the time I fell out with a schoolfriend back in 1968-ish over the lyrics of. Songs of Leonard Cohen. There'...

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bluefluff's blue fluff: December 2005

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Thursday, December 29, 2005. A little late, but just to show we had some :-). Our snowy lawn, taken by Claire. Posted by bluefluff @ 11:06 PM. Wednesday, December 28, 2005. Not being intellectual tonight. Current reading is pure indulgence. There are chocolates, too. Well, we all deserve a night off :-). Posted by bluefluff @ 11:00 PM. Getting to the bottom of it. Four female models with various sized bottoms will wear different types of clothing as part of the research. I'm not making this up. Have fina...

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Francessa's Thinking: Barbara Hepworth Museum - St Ives

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Sometimes . :-). Barbara Hepworth Museum - St Ives. The Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Is one of the highlights of St Ives. The former studio of the renowned British sculptor Dame Barbara Hepworth. 1903 - 1975) was turned into a museum, the garden around the house is filled with sculptures from stone, wood and bronze. The garden is a sanctuary, a quiet place for reflection and contemplation. Her largest sculpture "Single Form". 1961) was made for the United Nations building in New York.

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Francessa's Thinking: Mountains

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Sometimes . :-). As a person who grew up having a panorama of at least three parts of the Alps (the Karavanke. And the Carnian Alps as an everyday view I'm keen to go into the mountains at least once a year, just for the views, the quietude, the smell of those little flowers. This year, there was just half a day left, so we had to find the mountain with the shortest distance to my home-village. We choose the Oisternig. 2050 m). It's part of the Carnic Alps. There's an interesting report. The horses look ...

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Francessa's Thinking: The Shapes of Stories

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Sometimes . :-). The Shapes of Stories. I blogged twice about Kurt Vonnegut. Both times on the occasion of his death in 2007 (links below). Today I came across a video in which he talks on the shapes of stories in a humorous way. Here's the transcript of this talk. Made my day, Francessa. I will share it with another blogger friend who is currently writing a story. :). Glad you like it! Theres the last interview with KV. In which he also expresses some ideas on writing. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Francessa's Thinking: Gerhard Richter again

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Sometimes . :-). Gerhard Richter : Family in the Snow, 1966. Originally uploaded by Marc Wathieu. After having seen the beautiful glass windows of the Cologne Cathedral. Created by Gerhard Richter. We went to the Albertina retrospective. Who leads the list of the most sought-after painters in the world, followed by Bruce Nauman, Sigmar Polke and Georg Baselitz. I might go there for a second time. Now, you are telling me that this is a photorealistic painting and not a family photograph? Hi Di Mackey,.

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Francessa's Thinking: Thomas Ruff - Stellar Landscapes

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Sometimes . :-). Thomas Ruff - Stellar Landscapes. Saw the impressing photo-exhbition "Stellar Landscapes" by one of Germany's best-known photographers, Thomas Ruff. In Muenster, Germany, yesterday. Link to a video: The Universe of Thomas Ruff, English language. His star-photos are based on archived images, taken again by a telescopic lense. Details of these photos from photos are enlarged. He says you can't take photos of the starry sky in Central Europe because of the air and light pollution. Climate c...