tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57496600946834452222024-02-01T20:18:06.936-08:00the curious gazeA visual journal.marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-51374290149810340312009-03-22T12:33:00.001-07:002009-03-22T15:35:13.417-07:00Banjos and Brain surgery<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This Nashville musician went to great lengths for his art. Eddie Adcock had brain surgery without any anesthesia, so that doctors could implant electrodes into his brain that would allow him to overcome his hand tremors and play his instrument again. </p><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/PjX6ErmKY14" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/PjX6ErmKY14"></embed></object></p></div>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-2967024977200844232009-03-22T08:11:00.000-07:002009-03-23T05:27:25.169-07:00Dottie Attie, painter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2RY4mpeJXNoAVbM7XuWrQuSBXM4bG4j3h5Q0WgUPXzgj7TWIRLgBAmV24tbK8cFX_wdJMkm3cfHaoLg0XmfQv5_vKo4iu30Uh5aUJ-F55ShXQeeEh0aBqT9TLHRnEKxtj4aL-cIAmkg/s1600-h/01102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2RY4mpeJXNoAVbM7XuWrQuSBXM4bG4j3h5Q0WgUPXzgj7TWIRLgBAmV24tbK8cFX_wdJMkm3cfHaoLg0XmfQv5_vKo4iu30Uh5aUJ-F55ShXQeeEh0aBqT9TLHRnEKxtj4aL-cIAmkg/s400/01102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316356709567358050" /></a>Dottie Attie is an American painter who uses the modernist grid other paintings from the art historical canon as points of departure, in order to create relevant works with contemporary messages. For example, above she uses John Copley's "Watson and the Shark" and adds text about Copley's life. Below, Vermeer's influence is evident. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3n7_oDCgh-MmHx9YWYFt6NjRBiiE4FMdeFWoHD7viXyRReKLrtn75VVBugPkXU7TL60g4fquSdX0RH59iK6mOsoD7pgQr5qxKubMOcJLTdc-BIFVBJYlssqcUDHyAtYkHLP0KEW16pg/s400/368.991.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316030326292216146" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Below: Dark panel at upper left reads "FATHER ALWAYS SWORE" and on the right "THEY WERE AS DIFFERENT AS APPLES AND ORANGES." </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRun4WSMiJmYL4RFDnYM2V8K5kZJcjifoPRZMrCfX2Q1ka7f13qzTYcUhbV9CQplKjFDx0cTDfZPL08xebVXOKhb9SqsQOTnK8GYxMXRGAORhyphenhyphenLnLiO9w3L9Io5lLw9tUKhkm7LMMlM7E/s1600-h/01105.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRun4WSMiJmYL4RFDnYM2V8K5kZJcjifoPRZMrCfX2Q1ka7f13qzTYcUhbV9CQplKjFDx0cTDfZPL08xebVXOKhb9SqsQOTnK8GYxMXRGAORhyphenhyphenLnLiO9w3L9Io5lLw9tUKhkm7LMMlM7E/s400/01105.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316030843304277074" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-35055643554291032162009-03-18T08:42:00.001-07:002009-03-20T07:38:35.567-07:00Saved by Science<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwH8YmR61O2ASxSLc5xXn79UDsAxa8ioalH0KswcJO9Kwi1_gEEDE5Rt8ywMHtnEf60bOzw-icw-jKqvSyUdAo3dKHzos0UGgi7Lm3InjueUCQffZqGn_Yld9k5a9RX1RZrKGEqvDrdU0/s400/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315276810263150114" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xsZcUnyMfPoh7FDzZ4K2pbxGVNqkuRTHsP_khPV_j1zgpIngjRTmm2Cb1Wjo_A1dYhsRodnOCqd5zcYqsAZ8tLw9Za6_yP4fvlRJqYXMmw76jV2R5qYpb25eYQhz4-EmObgIpPHDfI8/s400/ENT_Actias_luna.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314557538950849602" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37gZIuuqmSUu-Z8ft1GsAPWtnKW89cpguBqG7gxCJjDB5ELfeea6vD0hQWB5SROY86X0Y2-MwH0yZ554QY2dvL53m7fUL_vy5VtVv-h6_eVxUnSbUR-tzn_o_hk3Hd6dd4hg7cU5PO5E/s1600-h/Orn_birdrow02.jpg.jpeg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 150px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37gZIuuqmSUu-Z8ft1GsAPWtnKW89cpguBqG7gxCJjDB5ELfeea6vD0hQWB5SROY86X0Y2-MwH0yZ554QY2dvL53m7fUL_vy5VtVv-h6_eVxUnSbUR-tzn_o_hk3Hd6dd4hg7cU5PO5E/s400/Orn_birdrow02.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314556337781650450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvF0EcS5Kms5_pz1jcAnYn6BsWfRH4l-kN7Rml6feC-6DzDuQT4vP2NZIBUr5PqS5J49CQAqsw3gh9hQdLXXPqCcgI_GjtyNE_BUS4ALbuGVR_pfoow0IZFiMvk-aCpJwM0phVj2W_eQ/s1600-h/PAL_dinohead.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvF0EcS5Kms5_pz1jcAnYn6BsWfRH4l-kN7Rml6feC-6DzDuQT4vP2NZIBUr5PqS5J49CQAqsw3gh9hQdLXXPqCcgI_GjtyNE_BUS4ALbuGVR_pfoow0IZFiMvk-aCpJwM0phVj2W_eQ/s400/PAL_dinohead.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314556337463671554" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Justine Cooper, an Australian photographer, has created a series of large-format photos taken behind the scenes at the American Museum of Natural History. In the storage area rarely seen by the public, an elephant foot wanders out of a locker, a lizard is frozen in perpetual escape mode in a jar, a t-rex grins, and tiger pelts hang in a closet like so many last season's dresses. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Unfortunately, I can't make the pictures any larger. If you would like to see a slide show of larger images, please visit </span><a href="http://www.justinecooper.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">www.justinecooper.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> or </span><a href="http://www.seedmagazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">www.seedmagazine.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> </span></div><div><br /></div>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-73341486891731692852009-03-18T05:33:00.000-07:002009-03-18T05:53:41.033-07:00The Curious Gaze returns with Tara Donovan<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOJuMPYGejGLsggRws0fLNCSz7KPG2Sgg02yHurZN1kosiva0i9nIU-tVfp42V4JzPXbMt4-p4nyuWdfAQOqQwdUJoZJ77PIfLI7_l67mT6Yi4NqhW0Rz8pHxB5W6UFQdTq3OOgXsX5g/s320/TD-UntCupsLA.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314508158153357938" />Untitled, 2003. Styrofoam cups, hot glue.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaN0HEV5LljXHxqylhKu3l7rHh6SPYSw2Dxo2J__LgW2yLDd6KGNcC1Jqc1B08e3LlqtbehyphenhyphenarPkarCBC31NGekIeV7lOdQwx6qPYQoahy14G6dOH8wwz4N91-4k5SiHX7ZxxCTyVuMg/s1600-h/TD-UntCupsLAD.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaN0HEV5LljXHxqylhKu3l7rHh6SPYSw2Dxo2J__LgW2yLDd6KGNcC1Jqc1B08e3LlqtbehyphenhyphenarPkarCBC31NGekIeV7lOdQwx6qPYQoahy14G6dOH8wwz4N91-4k5SiHX7ZxxCTyVuMg/s320/TD-UntCupsLAD.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314508987080747746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Curious Gaze is back! And with a fascinating sculptor's work no less!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://http://www.acegallery.net/artistmenu.php?Artist=8#">Tara Donovan</a> is a Brooklyn-based artist who creates naturalistic yet otherworldly sculptures out of commonplace materials such as styrofoam cups, fishing line, and drinking straws. Here are a few images from <a href="http://www.acegallery.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">www.acegallery.net</a> although it is worth visiting the website because there are too many amazing images to post here. Never has Elmer's Glue and tempered glass seemed so lovely. </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcFRyUIoxsP5EZCvPSvQGrUYRxTxdwsxIaCJOhuNehTid-25wZXLuerdwBfN1UZsVk9GPm_75sDhwxLVEP0bq3Mf3EU_jIeEdfURyNIpcZqb3LDd821Q-HXMZoe8dbpmx94ShH-UjghQ/s320/TD-UntPins.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314508159112636626" /><div>Untitled, 2001. Steel pins held together with friction and gravity. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYirPSNxTz-fy-Vf-fM0rytA3K597mxeIx3fb_rsFQAf4KeNRNLb4eA1LlSq2K1G-pP1hvIQa4057PTEOwDbFw_kC53-EJ0fi86f6F8L1TxSDUiKI2scAG2pw2jKwicorucDyVaq9gyM/s320/TD-Haze.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314508155537577698" />Haze. Plastic drinking straws.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H8kjVPJqQYc0n83IU-4cfMkI49MopgBx6aKF7o38yEUs-wJlnEOlCXm6pnnLaA3LuTjDHRXDq6UtjJdY1-cWzqoiHoXQG6MJ0Ou1x33EDaqhaXIAUaPmDgNcNO3nWHx4g2xdPdO4bSs/s320/TD-NebulousD.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314508144943957426" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Nebulous, 2002. Scotch tape. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-9526053890176824172008-10-18T06:27:00.000-07:002008-10-21T17:26:19.571-07:00Utah Rocks (and more rocks)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FnuPR8GlYp7-SekthXTKdYOfNn11jFldALuXN-q7TcQu7mGLvVw4vT_gGkSP_qmiiR1wOOGxzVulrylJG8G90pu9u8HsyvrdOpLX__DJRZfWcjmatvTX5em19uE-TgeMewaWsp5nXzk/s1600-h/SDIM0564.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FnuPR8GlYp7-SekthXTKdYOfNn11jFldALuXN-q7TcQu7mGLvVw4vT_gGkSP_qmiiR1wOOGxzVulrylJG8G90pu9u8HsyvrdOpLX__DJRZfWcjmatvTX5em19uE-TgeMewaWsp5nXzk/s320/SDIM0564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259767918920979378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V2RsfQbSXhCxeQYlF6CZ0MmbgGcBeH3a_qk9xMzuJ2fPR66LPybHRa4qZ5HSk9yN2DjOH5vaVSKb5KUaP0FY6Z10B9y6bIO76a7chHXlJ1KfMbI4Jm9o9sUX9FW7JDR0XHfu9sZjTkc/s1600-h/SDIM0574.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V2RsfQbSXhCxeQYlF6CZ0MmbgGcBeH3a_qk9xMzuJ2fPR66LPybHRa4qZ5HSk9yN2DjOH5vaVSKb5KUaP0FY6Z10B9y6bIO76a7chHXlJ1KfMbI4Jm9o9sUX9FW7JDR0XHfu9sZjTkc/s320/SDIM0574.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259767923969696546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRarGuCRn5HVfWWWikxDMX6tbcJCzavqs9nj95Sd3_eQr-es0VP2p_wy0srgOZg514Ao7ODdFUcqDSLgYqMOo5Io4ACHTOWXYG01QhkULr-YftTxHc8YJXxlEtdzB1iHV0ZVMD5z1SLQ/s1600-h/SDIM0580.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRarGuCRn5HVfWWWikxDMX6tbcJCzavqs9nj95Sd3_eQr-es0VP2p_wy0srgOZg514Ao7ODdFUcqDSLgYqMOo5Io4ACHTOWXYG01QhkULr-YftTxHc8YJXxlEtdzB1iHV0ZVMD5z1SLQ/s320/SDIM0580.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259767930952821874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrihowhZ4fyj00CXSLN4p0wrjTValQzsfc79X3ciHaMjN-4XxKWn9vKXizJ_Lutiv9LccYwEebVrUl-xA7uTw4NYenuEBjrdyd0UH-kypd31r-EYdON9ALySFVQSPt33BjMr_-6_uqv4/s1600-h/SDIM0605.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrihowhZ4fyj00CXSLN4p0wrjTValQzsfc79X3ciHaMjN-4XxKWn9vKXizJ_Lutiv9LccYwEebVrUl-xA7uTw4NYenuEBjrdyd0UH-kypd31r-EYdON9ALySFVQSPt33BjMr_-6_uqv4/s320/SDIM0605.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259767934841058898" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-82402437035269399292008-10-14T12:09:00.001-07:002008-10-18T06:26:25.247-07:00Monument Valley in the rain<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11RE-tY8V0Zum8_wlrPNkfU-nIfEYrgKwSUgm_fY6f9lY_mdKFWqKcpc1MTfbaRDnDvGmbVkeKCQjQCLEEAcuIcvkvqZa4YVQF5667w-68e2fHao8Lvg4YvMZC-KJDjp0CfLNUvjN3Xg/s1600-h/SDIM0548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11RE-tY8V0Zum8_wlrPNkfU-nIfEYrgKwSUgm_fY6f9lY_mdKFWqKcpc1MTfbaRDnDvGmbVkeKCQjQCLEEAcuIcvkvqZa4YVQF5667w-68e2fHao8Lvg4YvMZC-KJDjp0CfLNUvjN3Xg/s320/SDIM0548.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258481867354378114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new';">Straddling the corner of Utah and Arizona, Monument Valley lies mostly within the Navajo Nation. The scenery has become iconic thanks to John Ford's westerns and Ansel Adam's photos of the area. The day we visited the valley it was raining sporadically, and the classic reds and golds had become muted, the azure skies dramatic shades of grey. So here is a view not many see of Monument Valley, as it rains only a few times a year. </span><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Fr_sGNEqxMAMInE6LWzvLR6-8JrMtyHRGT1hMBWtegIDIpkhZxQVNguBHfNl9yyYD5bA6Vo5ecOI4ypjbh4yESP75zc1rCmiKUSOJs0_WcOSMnhiOaUJ1cj6PZorwQ3cc9IvhtLqJHM/s1600-h/SDIM0550.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Fr_sGNEqxMAMInE6LWzvLR6-8JrMtyHRGT1hMBWtegIDIpkhZxQVNguBHfNl9yyYD5bA6Vo5ecOI4ypjbh4yESP75zc1rCmiKUSOJs0_WcOSMnhiOaUJ1cj6PZorwQ3cc9IvhtLqJHM/s320/SDIM0550.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258481866674835602" /></a></div></div>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-38054009646546027872008-06-28T09:39:00.000-07:002008-06-28T09:49:06.914-07:00More old and new walls in Montreal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5g3P4O7kY-85K4tUdy_PyKYTNyv0R7B1ea5hA1js3o4-6LozId9YuSOQZqM2V5PSDz5dE2D1wmxccLG5qIJfG_NMTPw4WawCTAlDm1vUkrDBPBv06LkVFK9h5rWjskWDVp7uFZCA5yo/s1600-h/old+port+walls+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5g3P4O7kY-85K4tUdy_PyKYTNyv0R7B1ea5hA1js3o4-6LozId9YuSOQZqM2V5PSDz5dE2D1wmxccLG5qIJfG_NMTPw4WawCTAlDm1vUkrDBPBv06LkVFK9h5rWjskWDVp7uFZCA5yo/s320/old+port+walls+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216974239445510402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a postscript to <a href="http://thecuriousgaze.blogspot.com/2008/05/old-and-new-walls-in-montreal.html">a note from last month, </a> about the imprints and layers contained in city walls. Someone else also liked the traces of old structures left on new buildings, as seen is this parking lot on rue Saint Xavier in Montreal's Vieux Port neighborhood. Click on the photos to get a clearer view of the bricked-up windows. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBZBgDc129yY7672b5KdztR2XdRu-kxgXs-Zw0c33ChnLHV6IiWnASrLd74Q69ceWreigOpOe2MX4ammrapZWmPIoLdzG2Pc9gSB662JhTxpntGJmyFmjArn3BCncZRiOHVX2t1K3v6Q/s1600-h/old+port+wall.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBZBgDc129yY7672b5KdztR2XdRu-kxgXs-Zw0c33ChnLHV6IiWnASrLd74Q69ceWreigOpOe2MX4ammrapZWmPIoLdzG2Pc9gSB662JhTxpntGJmyFmjArn3BCncZRiOHVX2t1K3v6Q/s320/old+port+wall.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216974379325513074" border="0" /></a>Across the street in another parking lot is a less intentional roof imprint:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOFY5awdpy7VgagBzZIurJaHUyn3vmT9KJtNPiELUe0sWCFnwBhNkfqKtq9TuBSfBmV9IHYiXWGokXAXvBIIxt9Zh4FiJdHhVObrTKTNCueX2cWHsizYQZf_NcUlhb1pYeZZ_r7Frydk/s1600-h/old+port+walls+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOFY5awdpy7VgagBzZIurJaHUyn3vmT9KJtNPiELUe0sWCFnwBhNkfqKtq9TuBSfBmV9IHYiXWGokXAXvBIIxt9Zh4FiJdHhVObrTKTNCueX2cWHsizYQZf_NcUlhb1pYeZZ_r7Frydk/s320/old+port+walls+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216975003629344082" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-14367308533138430912008-06-18T11:46:00.000-07:002008-06-19T09:16:20.336-07:00Tout se transforme at the Quebec Triennale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZFuTqty-Vky9BQmNXIeaF0Nl_Em2-0cXjrYT-5pa39jVm3HznHKrISqadM55WyQ2a4L9zhwwgBlmuLDm-f7ad0Uo6NmoF5J3vTAAqYYoMPM_9HawawXeTE-nHIRH0jJMzqmRpWnReYQ/s1600-h/adad_hannah4_448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZFuTqty-Vky9BQmNXIeaF0Nl_Em2-0cXjrYT-5pa39jVm3HznHKrISqadM55WyQ2a4L9zhwwgBlmuLDm-f7ad0Uo6NmoF5J3vTAAqYYoMPM_9HawawXeTE-nHIRH0jJMzqmRpWnReYQ/s320/adad_hannah4_448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213297403626948546" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">Judging from the Triennale at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal, 38 artists in Quebec have been having quite a lot of fun for the past three years.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.adadhannah.com/">Adad Hannah</a><span><span><span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;">'s tableaux vivants </span><span style="font-family: courier new;">in the Prado (see kissing photo above)use Valazquez's <span style="font-style: italic;">Las Meninas</span> as a backdrop. The work includes video, photos, and a glimpse inside the making of (which destroys the mystery of the images a little in my opinion). </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br /><span><span><span><span style="font-family: courier new;">For pure viewing pleasure, I liked two photo installations: <a href="http://www.theresedion.com/contents/chih_chien_wang/index.html">Chih-Chien Wang</a>'s smoky water themed photos of goldfish and Niagra Falls and <a href="http://www.nicolasbaier.com">Nicolas Baier</a>'s luminous black monolith of mirrors</span>.<br /></span></span></span><br /><span><span><span><span style="font-family: courier new;">I have never laughed harder in a museum than in <a href="http://www.karentam.ca">Karen Tam</a>'s installation, </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:courier new;">a cosy karaoke chamber composed of comfy cushions, paper cutouts, a microphone and a tv screen on which were shown various videos of English and French songs dubbed into Mandarin (not sure) and subtitled for your singalong pleasure in French, English, and possibly Cree(again, not sure...). you can view the videos </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.karentam.ca/english.html">here</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">, but the experience is not at all the same. </span><br /><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlJCSqv168pGQUOnhl2EB99YLJE5PLEJnj6aZkhjtTBDbIbhF-rdS1Ui-_GcGfcjluVfW6mBJLt7qXQcduHX_OvJj8rnmlKeIftzqYlINiHVfsuljvsaPYK4FYxs8MBhehvdZnueb7XA/s1600-h/karen_tam5_448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlJCSqv168pGQUOnhl2EB99YLJE5PLEJnj6aZkhjtTBDbIbhF-rdS1Ui-_GcGfcjluVfW6mBJLt7qXQcduHX_OvJj8rnmlKeIftzqYlINiHVfsuljvsaPYK4FYxs8MBhehvdZnueb7XA/s320/karen_tam5_448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213297198924194690" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-91014015735350644132008-06-12T14:12:00.000-07:002008-06-13T07:34:50.653-07:00a painter's painter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOX0Cya-maJmwV1qDSQCDUm2asH3PpJMpfCZu3XetfY2urR3_GnECO0BKK97-NcZEo1FuyRPU6Vw_VOF11WYWOe8sDwkbO_Xpw95iv4nbF84TS66wNoRuBdr9Yj0JVDesZKQ5EFbH4Ig/s1600-h/freud.reflection.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTOX0Cya-maJmwV1qDSQCDUm2asH3PpJMpfCZu3XetfY2urR3_GnECO0BKK97-NcZEo1FuyRPU6Vw_VOF11WYWOe8sDwkbO_Xpw95iv4nbF84TS66wNoRuBdr9Yj0JVDesZKQ5EFbH4Ig/s320/freud.reflection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211106273107520642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbkX5p0kJE1TrnWksvM_JlpOXmRcfQa_5p09GxKDi8nH0NQor1fLNDWP6lW3pPKuvqbJILaiZ0am56UVWazDswY2d-Y_zeUpIZ288fthFbQgW66g8LlfNrcyJjIwlgiPNYQq_A6NLJ2w/s1600-h/freud.large-interior.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbkX5p0kJE1TrnWksvM_JlpOXmRcfQa_5p09GxKDi8nH0NQor1fLNDWP6lW3pPKuvqbJILaiZ0am56UVWazDswY2d-Y_zeUpIZ288fthFbQgW66g8LlfNrcyJjIwlgiPNYQq_A6NLJ2w/s320/freud.large-interior.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211106195005111762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Lucian Freud is one of my all time favorite painters, although I have only seen a few of his paintings in real life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />I've seen a show of his etchings before, but missed <a href="http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007/freud">the one at the MOMA in New York</a> which has a good online catalog. </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-63984992179034137162008-06-10T07:52:00.000-07:002008-06-12T14:23:55.564-07:00FOUND Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz8Oc8EXXIDntLaq7Pf9t2v3fu-qL9PRpsG3doK1fpuJPfhpzPUrY3G4TAdxvmynBJ2QlK_ZOHtIc2XxIA3k4jgNS7i619njr8QTra-G6m-JN11SGURsA7FTQl0XxW9UZme3hQodPpEs/s1600-h/rardsale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRz8Oc8EXXIDntLaq7Pf9t2v3fu-qL9PRpsG3doK1fpuJPfhpzPUrY3G4TAdxvmynBJ2QlK_ZOHtIc2XxIA3k4jgNS7i619njr8QTra-G6m-JN11SGURsA7FTQl0XxW9UZme3hQodPpEs/s320/rardsale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210267127334130002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignVdLyB9z8hDJascAhwcGB-2BvjnYM5sSgGFzVm5_qRyP5v13J827Dy0d6Sk7O_GTO0QzyH0npuNC8GaBfsDrhvB6nByujDGDWTy8kHqZ8C1LsE7kln4Qye6LiYlAKSzzGVMGhyXodx8/s1600-h/manboobs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEignVdLyB9z8hDJascAhwcGB-2BvjnYM5sSgGFzVm5_qRyP5v13J827Dy0d6Sk7O_GTO0QzyH0npuNC8GaBfsDrhvB6nByujDGDWTy8kHqZ8C1LsE7kln4Qye6LiYlAKSzzGVMGhyXodx8/s320/manboobs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210267572006372242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Being somewhat of a treasure hunter (although I usually limit myself to broken jewelry and images I can collage - see previous post) I am a big fan of </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.foundmagazine.com/">FOUND Magazine</a><span style="font-family:courier new;">. People send in photos, drawings, and text that they find on the street which are then published daily on the website. My all time favorite is "You park like an asshole asshole," but there are many other hilarious and mysterious gems.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7o2bYl3v5Q0QOFlHqMF3jDaafOqobbAZ-5Bzr5F-SwyGQTXz7Nv-w7931PiyFLzISpLXkjemYXbRD-phpwAML_kcQ0S9QSri-NYtzxV8BN28FlSEjyF-VkPDmJuDQtNx5ipAiqhP36I/s1600-h/hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7o2bYl3v5Q0QOFlHqMF3jDaafOqobbAZ-5Bzr5F-SwyGQTXz7Nv-w7931PiyFLzISpLXkjemYXbRD-phpwAML_kcQ0S9QSri-NYtzxV8BN28FlSEjyF-VkPDmJuDQtNx5ipAiqhP36I/s320/hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211108687937475906" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-78900108679043747682008-06-03T08:45:00.000-07:002008-10-12T06:29:31.754-07:00book of fragments and collage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps9p6WMJwKbsNZsL-umzi05KXSiQty7UVEDs6GxQOrXcYd4JdPsJCw1T9VZpykWUZwZW8cQfZxEQwhRBaF85G5lAKYS2UORKYEs8pAU1TGAcLiyPECZb2tXFFGq8_-T1cs0DzbPKvtb8/s1600-h/chardonnay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgps9p6WMJwKbsNZsL-umzi05KXSiQty7UVEDs6GxQOrXcYd4JdPsJCw1T9VZpykWUZwZW8cQfZxEQwhRBaF85G5lAKYS2UORKYEs8pAU1TGAcLiyPECZb2tXFFGq8_-T1cs0DzbPKvtb8/s320/chardonnay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207683786904628082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC18bHi11nPTt6hCthXcO34JFHCDXQo2kqqtrYLJTwUrjgduErfD3lbeTHDwmzI9jxGE2uvzYgJ5y8O7QIow-LQHWttyKIAs4kqy-Qne4JAl42u-6LjRgt34ZW1b0dufDx2a8iWRr_tc/s1600-h/strength.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXC18bHi11nPTt6hCthXcO34JFHCDXQo2kqqtrYLJTwUrjgduErfD3lbeTHDwmzI9jxGE2uvzYgJ5y8O7QIow-LQHWttyKIAs4kqy-Qne4JAl42u-6LjRgt34ZW1b0dufDx2a8iWRr_tc/s320/strength.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207683115630018450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9a4E07dKfkVMyHP5aBIQVlwagxlqFiEuEd4qI8hOPR2nfFOy_r5Ht_8eI7oHL5y0fJ3hhSDAyX35uTkUHbQMX4B47uRBF1dxwdsBjED7Kb20lzzzLXy8nINQqDOvzc-8KtBPcqQCF-M/s1600-h/extra+strength.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9a4E07dKfkVMyHP5aBIQVlwagxlqFiEuEd4qI8hOPR2nfFOy_r5Ht_8eI7oHL5y0fJ3hhSDAyX35uTkUHbQMX4B47uRBF1dxwdsBjED7Kb20lzzzLXy8nINQqDOvzc-8KtBPcqQCF-M/s320/extra+strength.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207683217010992114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE3sRhkx27UPVEcyWcV6YtI5WXU-UmK6MgdefCA5gtllSti9yq045oUiStfFhS7D37WQeMPy4Z8Mxa8tHmHF5p6DiFPTqa3Eu7lhG8ashbzihkY4CWu9-dByL1821STu5U3I-GpQp388/s1600-h/la+vierge+marie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE3sRhkx27UPVEcyWcV6YtI5WXU-UmK6MgdefCA5gtllSti9yq045oUiStfFhS7D37WQeMPy4Z8Mxa8tHmHF5p6DiFPTqa3Eu7lhG8ashbzihkY4CWu9-dByL1821STu5U3I-GpQp388/s320/la+vierge+marie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207682316206875474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmaaPkvVhCzcaAn4V0pPw_DGFAIxSLXrmz6do-ejeSdjeTXs46JtRRFyt5FzpADfTrEpdLnZ4PzWoqEx3fUUM-viBFgDn51TMmtkfPzzcBjBDLc9OEEbsFON7p4K9hRS6uBc8SVMjBw/s1600-h/our+lady,+actual+size.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbmaaPkvVhCzcaAn4V0pPw_DGFAIxSLXrmz6do-ejeSdjeTXs46JtRRFyt5FzpADfTrEpdLnZ4PzWoqEx3fUUM-viBFgDn51TMmtkfPzzcBjBDLc9OEEbsFON7p4K9hRS6uBc8SVMjBw/s320/our+lady,+actual+size.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207682728118845938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">These are from a recently completed book of collaged paper materials that I collected in a box for a year. My favorites are facing pages</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;">that interact with each other. Here are a few examples (best viewed on Firefox for some reason). </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-74038279254236714982008-05-24T09:59:00.000-07:002008-05-24T10:33:55.081-07:00New Roadsworth street stencils<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwejwf7MjxJ_7-c7Xcs8pBCtGYNP7sqssIWN9lIVK3qpBzeZSNFuntlbx6suvdroVlbTgZKZ2G2cDpWLInYfh2kXHTZVsGrbVn0WFOtnH2C3UAxQHkiJ3Oe4DXlWR_NGTbZIfFc9quw14/s1600-h/20071118033449_60.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwejwf7MjxJ_7-c7Xcs8pBCtGYNP7sqssIWN9lIVK3qpBzeZSNFuntlbx6suvdroVlbTgZKZ2G2cDpWLInYfh2kXHTZVsGrbVn0WFOtnH2C3UAxQHkiJ3Oe4DXlWR_NGTbZIfFc9quw14/s320/20071118033449_60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203998411663713490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_2WFMyrsXuS30CvrxT3W7UCHblOvf81Pfnzu3cpslCCiFgnPvhfxIRrwFwwh6Hu5M0g3HV0cbMPBH9IcRY9OtEP3_1TPQIm9bhh_1-HCXF2rpXbFksW1jpihNG4UvxaElgE6qy2GnOY/s1600-h/thumb_20071214004809_ivi_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_2WFMyrsXuS30CvrxT3W7UCHblOvf81Pfnzu3cpslCCiFgnPvhfxIRrwFwwh6Hu5M0g3HV0cbMPBH9IcRY9OtEP3_1TPQIm9bhh_1-HCXF2rpXbFksW1jpihNG4UvxaElgE6qy2GnOY/s320/thumb_20071214004809_ivi_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203994580552885426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOuGtIiWzIGH1KAnUU7MFO4bbfbFFeB0jp0RFkh2rDOukQOENlU9kF2-4fAPbEL3muq6KpTn6on2yNmJSfSDLaOR_HZJm8X2pJQU9GXg-YAL3DrN41DJaI405yU49XkzT61SiCftI3gw/s1600-h/thumb_20071227011616_whale+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOuGtIiWzIGH1KAnUU7MFO4bbfbFFeB0jp0RFkh2rDOukQOENlU9kF2-4fAPbEL3muq6KpTn6on2yNmJSfSDLaOR_HZJm8X2pJQU9GXg-YAL3DrN41DJaI405yU49XkzT61SiCftI3gw/s320/thumb_20071227011616_whale+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203996204050523330" border="0" /></a><br />A couple of years ago a renegade street artist known as <a href="http://www.roadsworth.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Roadsworth</span></a> was getting in a lot of trouble for his creative additions to the Montreal street scape. A crosswalk became a row of birthday candles, the dotted yellow line in the middle of the street became a zipper, and streetlights sprouted electric plugs. For some reason there was a big fuss about all this, and it's been a while since I've seen any of his "public mischief".<br /><br />The new batch that appeared recently on rue Ste. Catherine looks somehow sanctioned in a way, slightly more socially concious and slightly less amusing for amusement's sake. One of my favorite is this vegetable garden, with plant markers reading "Trottoir genetiquement modifie" (genetically modified sidewalk). Nearby an alligator crawls out of the sewer, a trio of vultures waits for shoppers to drop, and the an intersection box (as in "don't block the box") becomes a swimming pool.marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-42327908065828406132008-05-23T11:48:00.000-07:002008-05-24T09:59:07.329-07:00Visual notes to myself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Vdm8xb114Qo_iXB1P0x_pJ3ZP6e44vlECqQzZG5uQEThLJUGny9Zaz2FEkCdJTIKmcBpMCDFa8xjNjhI6uznE2YVdSrv5QoNXroZPBPcdPYxGpzP23KUrwpoPoExDrE-bx2WtQ9CZBE/s1600-h/siena+doors.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Vdm8xb114Qo_iXB1P0x_pJ3ZP6e44vlECqQzZG5uQEThLJUGny9Zaz2FEkCdJTIKmcBpMCDFa8xjNjhI6uznE2YVdSrv5QoNXroZPBPcdPYxGpzP23KUrwpoPoExDrE-bx2WtQ9CZBE/s320/siena+doors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203989989232845986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX5d0W2MGqvbLpz7FD9J9h3rZZ6_BQdEtnAhtZQ6SOR5dyxzv76u4XkjHavDgPAYeb4JOlbtjjTM7xNvIhgEBHaY3-ngHYG0kCKJuiDyXuqnJawCGNi1f0soCAvUiSsRnuOtpWmfIIQI/s1600-h/montreal+ship.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnX5d0W2MGqvbLpz7FD9J9h3rZZ6_BQdEtnAhtZQ6SOR5dyxzv76u4XkjHavDgPAYeb4JOlbtjjTM7xNvIhgEBHaY3-ngHYG0kCKJuiDyXuqnJawCGNi1f0soCAvUiSsRnuOtpWmfIIQI/s320/montreal+ship.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203989911923434642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeO2b8TCuJb02DzUM2e0uefvfOp5WKO5qc52omL1D4mCgqezkyMjD5DspsXib6L-bXVTU8Jhg1NxpeE9FqXXXKIUvy2px1okRaO4OpiUJXV42sL8rjAwgHf0fKcXyKPUuee5IrUNG064k/s1600-h/montreal+rock+face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeO2b8TCuJb02DzUM2e0uefvfOp5WKO5qc52omL1D4mCgqezkyMjD5DspsXib6L-bXVTU8Jhg1NxpeE9FqXXXKIUvy2px1okRaO4OpiUJXV42sL8rjAwgHf0fKcXyKPUuee5IrUNG064k/s320/montreal+rock+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203989826024088706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">This is a selection of photos that I have taken as visual notes to myself. I take pictures of colors, patterns, and compositions that I want to remember but don't have the opportunity to draw on the spot. </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-18755918048692144842008-05-12T16:04:00.000-07:002008-05-12T18:04:24.534-07:00Old and new walls in Montreal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDp9POvZgyavejZYq3E1Z9zdA5HaqSoNi3sbV9aFW29XucAPBMThMB3corUTyKY9SqhO8-zUOzMLNSd-uz71nk5MH4vX4rHnK41g3cibNJ-EdAIjxyaUKOyM5tZuf6kjsEa_EBnTZEPE/s1600-h/placedesartstrace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDp9POvZgyavejZYq3E1Z9zdA5HaqSoNi3sbV9aFW29XucAPBMThMB3corUTyKY9SqhO8-zUOzMLNSd-uz71nk5MH4vX4rHnK41g3cibNJ-EdAIjxyaUKOyM5tZuf6kjsEa_EBnTZEPE/s320/placedesartstrace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199659767281981906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">There's a lot of ongoing construction in the Place des Arts area (a.k.a. the Fur District) in Montreal. My favorite construction site has a backdrop of impromtu street art. While admiring the spray paint work, I noticed the ghost of a previous building, which left its trace on another building (which i'm pretty sure is historically protected) . I saw in an art and design magazine that there is another building like this in Montreal's Old Port, where the trace of the old building is accentuated with brick and stonework. Anyone know where this is? I'm on the lookout for it... meanwhile, here's a selection of the new additions to the wall: </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJtqAcuS4KjkNlWuFNJdu0axcgcYSvofXQ4qGSKDZ0ieWsBSTkMzHKldZOUyXoWpiYbeGfmWneF79sokgAzBdkreyLFqoRFJCSxpJiNEUgKKA7cTBMwiQJkwqfMTHtRydWQ7IwcgSoVo/s1600-h/placesdesarts1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJtqAcuS4KjkNlWuFNJdu0axcgcYSvofXQ4qGSKDZ0ieWsBSTkMzHKldZOUyXoWpiYbeGfmWneF79sokgAzBdkreyLFqoRFJCSxpJiNEUgKKA7cTBMwiQJkwqfMTHtRydWQ7IwcgSoVo/s320/placesdesarts1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199659930490739186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Some good faces in this one. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX70-guwn0n1DMyBRPex8nsczZhs9IymNWl-rLT5dRCopPAoi5GFn8L0XSjS0lV4hRVLLOyQtHXhuoUjFCREm_NgidSi9JA4gMVuGU8L_lEuNa0hvl2ERgA0n5q6FBQLdEw0-_E38Dl8/s1600-h/place+des+arts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCX70-guwn0n1DMyBRPex8nsczZhs9IymNWl-rLT5dRCopPAoi5GFn8L0XSjS0lV4hRVLLOyQtHXhuoUjFCREm_NgidSi9JA4gMVuGU8L_lEuNa0hvl2ERgA0n5q6FBQLdEw0-_E38Dl8/s320/place+des+arts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199659840296425954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">I like the unfinished sketch at the top of this panel. It adds to the feeling of the space as a process. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">(Thanks to Mu for the generous loan of his photos) </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-34761001254203708032008-05-07T19:52:00.000-07:002008-05-08T06:06:17.592-07:00CUBA! at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnxrO5pOcPkPUL1LJMhAxIz5wXeoikl-NkanKv6EkY7SmU0NDYxia73UCIaWV7uPmoQc2qnQ3j-96zrfIpL5PnPBymakrSmzEDB9uxmAFakhCPqKgGjUJw7yNEt2m6c9Ol_2qk8cB0i4/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnxrO5pOcPkPUL1LJMhAxIz5wXeoikl-NkanKv6EkY7SmU0NDYxia73UCIaWV7uPmoQc2qnQ3j-96zrfIpL5PnPBymakrSmzEDB9uxmAFakhCPqKgGjUJw7yNEt2m6c9Ol_2qk8cB0i4/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197835067945684674" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >I just saw the exuberant exhibition of Cuban art in at the Montreal MFA, and was impressed by the way the art and history of the island were interwoven so cohesively. </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">The show ranges from landscapes of sugarcane and sea, to political posters, to the journalistic photos of Walker Evans, to contemporary video installations and the</span> </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >collectively painted </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Salon de mai mural</span><span style="font-family:courier new;"> (1967) (see below). It explores various notions of "cubanidad", on both the personal and national level. </span></span><br /><h1 face="courier new" style="font-weight: normal;" class="titrePage"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg004A4FqeRmZF1WAjTG8jWElNyAmeMRQvjgILJRuVfwZ1gaCu453ZCnDpGkfPrfYzPZOmRvhe3lP_T0ADzHlw1Gn5_31zS-pW5OOvW99ksG7n8SRekumwnwC6LN_zhCedppoy87_ZB8mg/s1600-h/03darc190.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg004A4FqeRmZF1WAjTG8jWElNyAmeMRQvjgILJRuVfwZ1gaCu453ZCnDpGkfPrfYzPZOmRvhe3lP_T0ADzHlw1Gn5_31zS-pW5OOvW99ksG7n8SRekumwnwC6LN_zhCedppoy87_ZB8mg/s320/03darc190.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197836781637635794" border="0" /></a></h1><span style="font-family:courier new;">A common theme was the insularity of Cuba, and the importance of the sea in identity. This idea is expressed very well in the poem "La isla en peso" ("The Weight of the Island") by the poet Virgilio Pinera:<br /><br />"...sintiendo como el agua lo rodea por todas partes/ mas abajo, mas abajo, y el mar picando en sus espaldas/ un pueblo permanece junto a su bestia en la hora de partir/ aullando en el mar, devorando frutas, sacrificando animales/ siempre mas abajo, hasta saber el peso de su isla/ el peso de una isla en el amor de un pueblo."</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >As a frequent visitor to Canada from the south, I was surprised by the lack of politics surrounding the show, and the true focus on the art (appropriate for a museum, I suppose). What did remind me of the political side was the fact that I was unfamiliar with most of the artists represented (Maria Madelena Compos-Pons was not included)such as the Cuban-born French painter Wilfredo Lam.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuba! Art and History from 1868 to Today</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">at the <a href="http://www.mmfa.qc.ca/">Montreal Museum of Fine Arts</a><br />Until June 8, 2008<br /><br /></span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-81957092248497110812008-05-05T19:13:00.000-07:002008-05-06T06:46:51.728-07:00Sarah Malakoff, photographer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HxKhWzEn8_WNa1eISbraIOLVOGXRICXtd7wLhRn4UspgBPqJwM3lyV6VIRpH5CuBFKT_H6ZHbI-RE4L3zYLCJr0iDaVg835LuAewTScoVJyRDP-FzXjq455mlh520HgIGEACRON7jYE/s1600-h/blizzardF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HxKhWzEn8_WNa1eISbraIOLVOGXRICXtd7wLhRn4UspgBPqJwM3lyV6VIRpH5CuBFKT_H6ZHbI-RE4L3zYLCJr0iDaVg835LuAewTScoVJyRDP-FzXjq455mlh520HgIGEACRON7jYE/s320/blizzardF.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197082538081563842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">I make notes of artists whose work I like to return to for visual inspiration, and <a href="http://www.sarahmalakoff.com">Sarah Malkoff</a> is one. Here's a few interiors from her website. </span><a href="http://www.sarahmalakoff.com/"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">Some recurrent themes are empty chairs, patterns, quirky spaces, and unexpected details. I find her sense of color to be very delicate and somewhat unexpected, and the stillness to be engaging rather than chilly. </span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnes-74otCc2RWzrXRbBxoyZHnWdaM9urbL8O86Tc5qi1-q5I7WV3noMiq7mAFTB-jDwXFLo2IAEf1nJFXEphZ1Wvgyze7N9uUSqioByrqeyjO3syUi7O1i1y9JsqN-VTzxnsn3V_c00c/s1600-h/tallplant.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnes-74otCc2RWzrXRbBxoyZHnWdaM9urbL8O86Tc5qi1-q5I7WV3noMiq7mAFTB-jDwXFLo2IAEf1nJFXEphZ1Wvgyze7N9uUSqioByrqeyjO3syUi7O1i1y9JsqN-VTzxnsn3V_c00c/s320/tallplant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197082606801040594" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-10363188191755824112008-04-30T05:17:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:49:58.942-07:00Henry Payer Jr. at AIAI, Santa Fe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHvSn1k8uo2E7p-gX16FAcDVbgBQ5Xa7OuhIGiFlTL_5vEwZqrpsVI6uzOhjr4hulSlbsJOpE_H0GEEs9e632Ch6aSqD-lsHdOk16SjR4DyvhI0VsHccsyjiUjG0o_bKXfBfuA5lZG5A/s1600-h/nm2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHvSn1k8uo2E7p-gX16FAcDVbgBQ5Xa7OuhIGiFlTL_5vEwZqrpsVI6uzOhjr4hulSlbsJOpE_H0GEEs9e632Ch6aSqD-lsHdOk16SjR4DyvhI0VsHccsyjiUjG0o_bKXfBfuA5lZG5A/s320/nm2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195011543506138290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />I absolutely love this painting by Henry Payer Jr., a student graduating from <a href="http://www.aiai.edu">AIAI</a> in Santa Fe. The painting is in the senior show at the <a href="http://www.aiai.edu/museum/index.php">Institute of American Indian Arts Museum</a>. I like the use of the "noble savage" stereotyped pose but without romanticizing the subject. The body and background are flattened, while the face is sculptural. In his artist statement he talks about the importance of color in the religion of the Hochunk (a.k.a. Winnebago) tribe, and symbolism. I have since seen some of his other work and it's impressive.I'll try and post some here if I can get permission from the artist. <br /></span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-91181275731771109542008-04-25T19:09:00.000-07:002008-05-05T08:08:04.344-07:00The Dana-Thomas House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDFzDsPx1nkFh8WceS3X5sPCzBXrZu36CC5lWi_dXOCKw3bPPO0RvtwrznzpIJ7inSMgz6fhIq-7ipTuPC76cfU8uBvvxxpeDZRFggLI_ruJ2OTyEET8rkrSTmuFLrDfSDE7to4Hqew/s1600-h/IMG_0254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjljDFzDsPx1nkFh8WceS3X5sPCzBXrZu36CC5lWi_dXOCKw3bPPO0RvtwrznzpIJ7inSMgz6fhIq-7ipTuPC76cfU8uBvvxxpeDZRFggLI_ruJ2OTyEET8rkrSTmuFLrDfSDE7to4Hqew/s320/IMG_0254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193371389985076290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">The <a href="http://www.dana-thomas.org/">Dana-Thomas House</a> in Springfield, Illinois is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's first commissions. It contains a lot of unique features, such Wright's only hanging glass window (beautiful but not functional), his only animal art glass motif (a butterfly, probably requested by the patron) and a semi-prominent entrance (again, probably as per his patron's request). It's also one of the only building of his on which the roof does not leak. ;)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKF3rEWrd5TBHQnyqnJL4BgHEu0Q4sdCjGDF26a9nL2iLgw508hPaSQD_kkrOrJvpvS1R9qJznBEuXXSxdaUfKdBEpZa4G_QryRpnDXw9zjSlWTgPOg0lKValDfAcmQy-5DXriEzUy7g/s1600-h/IMG_0255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKF3rEWrd5TBHQnyqnJL4BgHEu0Q4sdCjGDF26a9nL2iLgw508hPaSQD_kkrOrJvpvS1R9qJznBEuXXSxdaUfKdBEpZa4G_QryRpnDXw9zjSlWTgPOg0lKValDfAcmQy-5DXriEzUy7g/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193371235366253618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">The plaster frieze was destroyed by the elements but restored to its original glory when the plaster mold was found in the basement. The plaster is glazed with several colors and looks like aged copper or stamped tile. The signature geometric art glass is inspired by the sumac plant, a decorative emblem that appears elsewhere throughout the house, such as in the mural in the dining room. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztdg_dAiOzZZgMiPFuadD8hL2Jbh2cwmN0TbTqDuk_5MTK4n5ih1PkOTj85PI9b3pkeKIzPB4icPNpI8X2lkMj0reSY1UWrA-0sTrXzI1zNb4pvAYv53iJ3EThz4wad1xOTqWAR64pK8/s1600-h/IMG_0257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztdg_dAiOzZZgMiPFuadD8hL2Jbh2cwmN0TbTqDuk_5MTK4n5ih1PkOTj85PI9b3pkeKIzPB4icPNpI8X2lkMj0reSY1UWrA-0sTrXzI1zNb4pvAYv53iJ3EThz4wad1xOTqWAR64pK8/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193371012027954210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">Because of copyright issues, cameras were confiscated at the door of the house, so you'll have to go there to see the interior yourself. </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-48987753156065089032008-04-25T19:06:00.000-07:002008-04-29T10:22:03.675-07:00White Sands National Monument<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQkpfBr5iQ71oj5uX5JntFJ0qJYwYiBoaCq6qcvxEMqqvVwPSNmc66XPpeBqmkWwwr6Zl6IPZsOpR1YF9e-Gt2v05Hq4XTTKBidw1GEs1lnhVQmYQDZlUoj42DuV4d751uAvtq5V2av0/s1600-h/IMG_0239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQkpfBr5iQ71oj5uX5JntFJ0qJYwYiBoaCq6qcvxEMqqvVwPSNmc66XPpeBqmkWwwr6Zl6IPZsOpR1YF9e-Gt2v05Hq4XTTKBidw1GEs1lnhVQmYQDZlUoj42DuV4d751uAvtq5V2av0/s320/IMG_0239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193373722152318034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Another equally surreal place in New Mexico is White Sands National Monument, which consists of 270 or so miles of lunar landscapes. It makes you feel as small as you really are, which encouraged sledding and sand angels on our part. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOgkBC6KdbtzBTzvaIvgyPegfHNkBRtuEW47Mpf-q58fFRSz5js3IHCg1N4K_U9gl1z5oywgRs3t-FSIeTAuQ3uX5AWic5Gt8F1zlL7VD7mD5GNQd8t7UqDpMC40zsPahWyp-fcNosMc/s1600-h/whitesands++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOgkBC6KdbtzBTzvaIvgyPegfHNkBRtuEW47Mpf-q58fFRSz5js3IHCg1N4K_U9gl1z5oywgRs3t-FSIeTAuQ3uX5AWic5Gt8F1zlL7VD7mD5GNQd8t7UqDpMC40zsPahWyp-fcNosMc/s320/whitesands++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194718240189494402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">At sunset the shadows of the dunes change color every few minutes. The electric blue was a good one:<br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgila03yDjFSEIW_x5mWoC_ftLWFSfnEyCp4a9cStu1l7rGDVPZpqrzo2jXoXKMHLOa3uS4vSLzh49T3qkZoPPyNFGJnLoT1-MGt02q4hDq8bORC-Fe6GbV2HYcQXkGGTHdXmubyDHYikI/s1600-h/whitesandsblue++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgila03yDjFSEIW_x5mWoC_ftLWFSfnEyCp4a9cStu1l7rGDVPZpqrzo2jXoXKMHLOa3uS4vSLzh49T3qkZoPPyNFGJnLoT1-MGt02q4hDq8bORC-Fe6GbV2HYcQXkGGTHdXmubyDHYikI/s320/whitesandsblue++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194717385491002482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: courier new;">I've read (but have not confirmed) that the park is open til 11 on nights with a full moon. You can also camp there.</span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-8941501465227394822008-04-25T18:53:00.000-07:002008-04-25T19:03:50.767-07:00The Surreal becomes Real - Carlsbad Caverns<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3Jg_8zhe-k-SLUU5mDEWMP7cURuJPebIKq-QsExyW5gnpmTWA0lNxYrCBAxae1-MU0E-kEeDmIY5suFGL9KUXmhzoO1GHyqwVpVKw7AFUGkuiHnYlG4AKVLXgKGEiz8fc3_T__pUaCM/s1600-h/IMG_0238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3Jg_8zhe-k-SLUU5mDEWMP7cURuJPebIKq-QsExyW5gnpmTWA0lNxYrCBAxae1-MU0E-kEeDmIY5suFGL9KUXmhzoO1GHyqwVpVKw7AFUGkuiHnYlG4AKVLXgKGEiz8fc3_T__pUaCM/s320/IMG_0238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193367266816472050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"><a href="http://www.nps.gov/cave/">Carlsbad Caverns</a> in New Mexico is AMAZING. It's pretty difficult to capture on film, but I got a few images I like. Next time (when I'm less nervous about hanging out in a cave) I'm going to draw down there. It's AMAZING. seriously.<br /> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wUoVoebaE6EWSmyd2TjKQ-7j0rL6sdB0oJ4t4Yu5pZGUO_sPwSLWUvRy9BmpMbKWttXU1WcXfFHva8rWLgJoRt3c8EXMIb-mOki0YgbIiwEyt-oDDDCSR2t5QgUC6PWDRbUFMQiexYA/s1600-h/caverns1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wUoVoebaE6EWSmyd2TjKQ-7j0rL6sdB0oJ4t4Yu5pZGUO_sPwSLWUvRy9BmpMbKWttXU1WcXfFHva8rWLgJoRt3c8EXMIb-mOki0YgbIiwEyt-oDDDCSR2t5QgUC6PWDRbUFMQiexYA/s320/caverns1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193367614708823058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_-QlQ_G1pl8OVsmZ8LiGZT4STDQ4EjEpG2OIBPXOdbtXrPNqZriqHUDI4Yz6_XMUZ86S3s0H9z1qVKS40HGJgWtD5TpMyRdZh8jqDVMNcBE65wq5KvaGFtKU1V66w1v6HMvLi-Rjquw/s1600-h/caverns.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_-QlQ_G1pl8OVsmZ8LiGZT4STDQ4EjEpG2OIBPXOdbtXrPNqZriqHUDI4Yz6_XMUZ86S3s0H9z1qVKS40HGJgWtD5TpMyRdZh8jqDVMNcBE65wq5KvaGFtKU1V66w1v6HMvLi-Rjquw/s320/caverns.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193367451500065794" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-76302993907097656202008-04-22T17:46:00.000-07:002008-04-30T05:15:52.818-07:00The Art of Ruins and How the West is One at the MFA Santa Fe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kk1VR5qpGtpEJTvWJzXPTFG-7aP50R3mEoNm8icujj5MCqelROS7POaMrzUpHYLL_jSgCT3436dQqy8sCwHw9XKngXGAE2REJN0SBp6MW3QUHuj9PgGkhGueFBqeRaiMUgVyygpRrao/s1600-h/nm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Kk1VR5qpGtpEJTvWJzXPTFG-7aP50R3mEoNm8icujj5MCqelROS7POaMrzUpHYLL_jSgCT3436dQqy8sCwHw9XKngXGAE2REJN0SBp6MW3QUHuj9PgGkhGueFBqeRaiMUgVyygpRrao/s320/nm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192236582316061650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">This diminutive sculpture by Charles Simonds is hidden in the corner of the courtyard at the <a href="http://www.mfasantafe.org/">New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe</a>. Conservators are not allowed to go near it, and it is gathering dust and cobwebs until one day it will decay. (I'm guessing the museum is counting on this event happening to their investment later rather than sooner.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The museum shows work by artists who worked or work in New Mexico, the most well known being Georgia O'Keefe and Marsden Hartley.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmF1Bq1r_ZbJbC7reAYw8gqVaO5kJTc4QIqcoi3my-JU-Zk_emmPNZl-nQwI0ukHL6AocsaUWVFFo64IeSMieIAxpqXA6GGTgmRm82WUYR4rwAWksuYSERFj5Z3fXJHDxzsP2pBNHk3Ac/s1600-h/2007-03-30-09-59-46-Cannon1.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmF1Bq1r_ZbJbC7reAYw8gqVaO5kJTc4QIqcoi3my-JU-Zk_emmPNZl-nQwI0ukHL6AocsaUWVFFo64IeSMieIAxpqXA6GGTgmRm82WUYR4rwAWksuYSERFj5Z3fXJHDxzsP2pBNHk3Ac/s320/2007-03-30-09-59-46-Cannon1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195009786864514194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">A current exhibition "How the West is One" (until April 20, 2010) shows the union, rather than the splintering, of the three main cultural influences in the state: hispanic, american indian, and anglo. </span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-69246176702460966212008-04-22T17:33:00.000-07:002008-04-22T17:45:42.767-07:00Junkyard Bugs - Carrizozo, New Mexico<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56sHnDhTv02lhqW8HYDN92hedYU36DV88pU6-aPWwZ3ytP-cptrgm7VzJGxOtvaf3-ZDq_Z_e16xTShwpMYyf6jLOmnMIMhrCLXoagJ2EfU9ecPV_KeDZtllSOoSj3Bmo476hTeerRsg/s1600-h/carrizozo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56sHnDhTv02lhqW8HYDN92hedYU36DV88pU6-aPWwZ3ytP-cptrgm7VzJGxOtvaf3-ZDq_Z_e16xTShwpMYyf6jLOmnMIMhrCLXoagJ2EfU9ecPV_KeDZtllSOoSj3Bmo476hTeerRsg/s400/carrizozo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192235452739662754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />Southern New Mexico is becoming a haven for working artists who don't mind living the simple life (and occasionally being viewed as satanists). The town of Carrizozo boasts a few galleries, studios, and some un-controversial public art. This was my favorite of the bunch. Click on the photo to see the detail better.<br /></span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-1507824776482072222008-04-09T15:54:00.000-07:002008-04-22T17:54:00.229-07:0020 to Watch - Austin Museum of Art<span style="font-family:courier new;">I went to see a group exhibition of new art at the <a href="http://www.amoa.org/">Austin Museum of Art</a> in Texas. The show represented the work of twenty local (or semi-local?) artists, and this is a brief glance at my three favorites.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcQZv14Xy0K32ejFHytI_XcMT_zvOQpbw5X6Qyqm4l-fp5uNrJBludrB-qs84rJcYGay8TdLGthhF4tMeH7GooEB9QlYRecdeysVWPbs3AC0VYE5DNi3RWtq7PgPvvFn3Kj29hkwHg5Y/s1600-h/sarah_full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcQZv14Xy0K32ejFHytI_XcMT_zvOQpbw5X6Qyqm4l-fp5uNrJBludrB-qs84rJcYGay8TdLGthhF4tMeH7GooEB9QlYRecdeysVWPbs3AC0VYE5DNi3RWtq7PgPvvFn3Kj29hkwHg5Y/s320/sarah_full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187386375520693538" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.sarahsudhoff.com/photo/repository">Sarah Sudhoff</a> '<span style="font-family:courier new;">s "Repository" series of photographs documents her diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9g1FZTfgAXEl9ARjP_wCs2dUvpg6Hu2jLv4fvhA-jksK0QA0_u612UIg1iILtLzwLJWUHZWEZgBkkRRcvbI8V4voBgcrj6Rk8FVQhQ3fj3T1Ail6WsXSSA-RR3n-vrbBppk-adq2tEE/s1600-h/hair3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9g1FZTfgAXEl9ARjP_wCs2dUvpg6Hu2jLv4fvhA-jksK0QA0_u612UIg1iILtLzwLJWUHZWEZgBkkRRcvbI8V4voBgcrj6Rk8FVQhQ3fj3T1Ail6WsXSSA-RR3n-vrbBppk-adq2tEE/s200/hair3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187634401292102962" border="0" /></a><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.yooncho.com/">Yoon Cho</a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">'s 3 minute performance video "Hair" shows the artist and her husband getting the same haircut, exploring the process of assimilation. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zcy1ieFfpZOAUzwMRrlm2sKhPjgfy5ZDxgusd7d0Wr1gqbLe8rwfcUnPMJlpcJuVV7bKLg-8aQXRgrDy0kodiuQN49WNMPmugQm_yggSSFpJEPlo0_B3GPHWtPEW386stqiorf5aenc/s1600-h/julesbjones_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zcy1ieFfpZOAUzwMRrlm2sKhPjgfy5ZDxgusd7d0Wr1gqbLe8rwfcUnPMJlpcJuVV7bKLg-8aQXRgrDy0kodiuQN49WNMPmugQm_yggSSFpJEPlo0_B3GPHWtPEW386stqiorf5aenc/s200/julesbjones_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187635071307001154" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.julesbuckjones.com/">Jules Buck Jones</a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">'s deliciously surfaced alligator drawings, positively prehistoric in scale, play with classical drawing, and semi-abstract pattern making.<br /><br />An excellent show, and I'm always happy to see art I might not get to otherwise.<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.amoa.org/">20 to Watch at the Austin Museum of Art</a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">(until May 11, 2008)</span> <a style="font-family: courier new;" href="http://www.sarahsudhoff.com/photo/repository"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-43698067072243083692008-04-09T07:06:00.000-07:002008-04-09T07:24:01.921-07:00The Beer Can House - Houston, Texas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAsOAr1V7OmErLuWAB7GPn1Vi7Fy72PFcUaTHwQKgHm3tsIngeOU7vdRJV1Hbp-zlb53sAhEGtm1zngSwyj_XwiekWC209Nsql1mIWF2lUUjNaaQVl_JLjdHvD8UExmK9CKWjt_Y99dc/s1600-h/golden+rule.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAsOAr1V7OmErLuWAB7GPn1Vi7Fy72PFcUaTHwQKgHm3tsIngeOU7vdRJV1Hbp-zlb53sAhEGtm1zngSwyj_XwiekWC209Nsql1mIWF2lUUjNaaQVl_JLjdHvD8UExmK9CKWjt_Y99dc/s320/golden+rule.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187247417377614882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">I've seen many photos of this famous beer can house in Houston, Texas but nothing really prepared me both the ordinariness of the neighborhood (suburb-ish) and also the sound. Those streamers hanging from the eaves are actually the bottoms of beer cans strung together, and they rattle and jingle in the breeze. Everything is made of beer cans, including the roof but with the exception of the driveway which is concrete with embedded marbles. Houston wasn't exactly my type of place but seeing this house was worth the drive through. Click on the photo to see more details - like the ladder going to heaven.<br /></span>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5749660094683445222.post-81771472130923788972008-04-03T17:50:00.000-07:002008-04-04T06:32:40.193-07:00Why I like Florida<span style="font-family:courier new;">I'm often asked if I like living in Florida. So, here's one reason I like Florida: this is where we keep our trash.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r9feGn69CLuMIH_eX31aM-eUmsb1exML_iA0sdY3_eehaYCTqrLxyCJnlgEVhja6R1ZxZMm-BH0rCfy3K7QS-TzOrz3WjBoJ-3JqF2Hxmug-7wbg0Xg_cdYmoLT9-1h_oCM_9N6KDwo/s1600-h/IMG_0217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0r9feGn69CLuMIH_eX31aM-eUmsb1exML_iA0sdY3_eehaYCTqrLxyCJnlgEVhja6R1ZxZMm-BH0rCfy3K7QS-TzOrz3WjBoJ-3JqF2Hxmug-7wbg0Xg_cdYmoLT9-1h_oCM_9N6KDwo/s320/IMG_0217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185186752198536194" border="0" /></a>marymuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832525271734367902noreply@blogger.com0