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Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D80
Shutter Speed: 10/16000 second
F Number: F/6.3
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Date Picture Taken: Apr 18, 2008, 12:04:07 PM
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This acquisition [link] , Maman (Mother, 1999) by then 86 year-old Louise Bourgeois, [link] is one of a group of eight spiders around the world, also including Paris and Tokyo. It's the latest addition to the National Gallery of Canada [link] and is part of their permanent collection.
It's amazing how kids embrace this sculpture. Me? I get the willies since it reminds me of an old black and white horror movie that played on TV when I was a kid, called The Incredible Shrinking Man
It actually reminds me of the creatures in "War of the Worlds". I know the sculpture that was originally intended to be there - it was considered to be unacceptable because of its phallic symbology according to the powers that be. It was a stone carving by Tony Hunt, illustrating a Haida myth. It was very beautiful but it now resides is some warehouse! Instead we have this ugly monstrosity...
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wytrvn
Peace Is much more precious than a piece of land. - Anwar al- Sadat
I don't like spiders & I equate this one with that expensive piece of "art" that there was such controversy over a number of years back - remember the black & red canvas (I think those were the colours).
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wytrvn
Peace Is much more precious than a piece of land. - Anwar al- Sadat
It kinda reminds me of the bad guy in the Will Smith movie version of the Wild, Wild West, or the bad guy in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy . . . I am seeing a theme here. Spiders=BAD.
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I sing this song for the frogs in my head. Greg Keelor from Blue Rodeo
I remember that one and I think the value of it has gone up considerably. It wasn't a Picasso but some people find lots of importance in it. This one is a real eye catcher. Art isn't just about beautiful objects o images. Art, especially good art makes people talk. If people are talking about this piece over others, I'd say that this piece is better art than the others.
There's a piece from the 70s in Toronto in a church called "The Crucified Woman" which made news around the world mainly because parishioners at the church were boycotting it. They thought it was blasphemous that there was a woman on the cross instead of Jesus. I think the artist did her job. She got people talking.
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Well, what made it so unique is that the sculptor was 86 when she created this. She's 97 years old now. And there is an idea behind it. Such a great idea that museums such as the Tate Modern had a room full of these in 1999.
Her art career spans since 1947 with 47 sculptures. She also works in drawing and painting. I'd say that this isn't just a case of one piece's notoriety. We're lucky to have one of her works. It's like having a Henry Moore, a Warhol, a Cristo.
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wytrvn
Peace Is much more precious than a piece of land.
- Anwar al- Sadat
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Not a moment too soon!
Visit my other half at [link] my LIFElike folder [link]
and thanks for visiting my page.
En effet, c'est la même!!! Mais en vacances à Paris
Trés belle photo Monsieur!
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wytrvn
Peace Is much more precious than a piece of land.
- Anwar al- Sadat
It kinda reminds me of the bad guy in the Will Smith movie version of the Wild, Wild West, or the bad guy in Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy . . . I am seeing a theme here. Spiders=BAD.
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I sing this song for the frogs in my head.
Greg Keelor from Blue Rodeo
There's a piece from the 70s in Toronto in a church called "The Crucified Woman" which made news around the world mainly because parishioners at the church were boycotting it. They thought it was blasphemous that there was a woman on the cross instead of Jesus. I think the artist did her job. She got people talking.
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Not a moment too soon!
Visit my other half at [link] my LIFElike folder [link]
and thanks for visiting my page.
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wytrvn
Peace Is much more precious than a piece of land.
- Anwar al- Sadat
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"I have no patience with self-centered snots. The fact that I'm one myself doesn't factor in this equation.
Her art career spans since 1947 with 47 sculptures. She also works in drawing and painting. I'd say that this isn't just a case of one piece's notoriety. We're lucky to have one of her works. It's like having a Henry Moore, a Warhol, a Cristo.
--
Not a moment too soon!
Visit my other half at [link] my LIFElike folder [link]
and thanks for visiting my page.
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