Tag: Art
Maybe the Exeter Fountain?
Now I shouldn’t be blogging today but I saw this new sculpture on Friday, learnt a bit more about it today and need a fresh way to procrastinate instead of writing an assignment. Exeter hasn’t had a fountain for several hundred years, since the Great Conduit, an ornate fountain through which water was available to the public was demolished, but there have been whisperings.
Enter Simon Ruscoe, a talented local artist with a passion for public art. Simon has been working on a large scale sculpture collective, for many years hoping that one day it would be on permanent display in his city.
The sculpture below, one of the seven figures hand cut from steel is twenty feet high and it symbolises the difficult times we are living through. If placed in a fountain as Simon hopes, it reflects society’s struggle to keep our head above water, a group united as it strives to survive.
Art is meant to be thought provoking, but the local newspaper reports that this sculpture isn’t getting totally positive feedback. Among the comments are that it is too modern, the city should have a fountain recalling the blitz in 1942 as well as some positive comments. Well I personally love it, and I wish Simon Ruscoe luck with getting it permanently placed, preferably in Exeter. This is our chance to gain an icon as powerful as the Angel of the North or the Damien Hurst’s Verity, currently residing in Ilfracombe. If not, I’m sure that someone with insight and an open mind will welcome it.
Tell me what you think, would you like it in your city centre?
http://www.simonruscoe.co.uk to learn more.
Teapot Relief
I spotted my friend next door in her garden taking photos and went to investigate. She had a table full of teapots and gave me the go ahead to photograph them too! Apparently she has been knitting frantically to raise money for http://www.comicrelief.com/ and hopes to sell these to her colleagues at work. She confessed that she has become rather obsessed with making them, and I understand why, aren’t they just little works of art? Some of the patterns come from Australia, but Katie has designed some herself and some of the wool is from Japan. I absolutely love them and hope they make lots of money on Red Nose Day.
Any ideas of the name for a collective of teapot covers? How about a coven of cosies? Further ideas welcome 🙂
As always click on any picture to view the gallery.
Wordless Wednesday
A Quick Gallery Visit
Barnfield Crescent is tucked away in the heart of Exeter and as well as the offices of architects, accountants and solicitors, it’s home to Gloss Art Exeter. They currently have a temporary exhibition of South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts and I popped in for a peek yesterday. Here are a few of my favourite pieces. I hope you enjoy them!
Thursdays Windows: Week 8
This week my entry is about the contents of the window. In Ashburton there is a window featuring a sculpture by Heather Jansch. She has become well known for her driftwood horses, but unless you live in the UK I doubt you would know of her.
Have a look at her website, its really stunning work, my phone shot doesn’t do it justice.
CBBH Photo Challenge: Blue
This is the first time I’ve joined in with Marianne’s monthly challenge, I couldn’t resist ‘Blue’, who could? Can you? If not join in here http://eastofmalaga.net/2012/11/01/cbbh-photo-challenge-blue/
I wanted to try something different, so I’ve cropped quite a bit of non blue from this shot.
It’s Dartington again, my second photo from there this week. Earlier in the year they featured some children’s artwork in the garden, it was lovely to see it gently swirling in the breeze.
This is what CBBH is all about!
Marianne says ‘On the first day of each month, I will provide a theme to inspire you to post your own interpretation. Create your own blog post before the end of the month and entitle it “CBBH Photo Challenge: (subject of the month)”, providing a link to this blog so I´ll know you´re participating, and others can find it, too.
- The difference between this and other photo challenges is that at the end of your post, you should introduce two links to any other blogs you have visited and, most importantly, that you have commented on, during the past month. These links might be to someone who you are in regular contact with via your blog, a new blogger in need of some followers, or maybe a person who inspires or motivates you with their writing or photographs.
- By choosing to participate, you also agree to read and comment on at least two other blogs taking part in the CBBH Photo Challenge. That way, when we visit each other, we can HOP OVER to your links, connect with others and share a little blog love around!
- Don´t forget to follow East of Málaga, so you never miss out on the monthly CBBH Photo Challenge announcement. You can sign up via the “follow me” link in the sidebar.’
- So I get to choose two blogs to feature! My first choice is Cheryl who blogs at http://cherylandrews.wordpress.com/blogs-2/ She is a very generous blogger who writes on a diverse range of subjects and whose photography I love. Check out ‘Cat lick and a promise’, from last month. Next is a completely different blog, one that hits hard and draws attention to issues affecting women. I recently re-blogged her post about Malala, and I hope you visit her. http://womanunveiled.com
Weekly Photo Challenge: Big
New to The Daily Post? Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’re invited to get involved in our Weekly Photo Challenge to help you meet your blogging goals and give you another way to take part in Post a Day / Post a Week. Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.
This week the challenge is big and I almost gave up but then remembered these big sculptures in Bath. 
I love them!
Apologies, I’m going to have a busy weekend so won’t be around to visit everyone!
Music in Pictures, the Story
Elisa has posted her new music in pictures challenge today instead of Friday, a good idea as so many people post the weekend challenges. Thursday is good for me, it’s a bit of a lull day usually, so this will make me think. She has posted a link to the lovely Sara Ramirez version of The Story, and I’ve chosen this photo because I think it’s so important to listen to the stories our children tell us.
Here, some school children were given a hoarding as an art space, while it hid some conversion work. I hope they had photos of their individual and joint contributions.
http://autumninbruges.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/music-in-pictures-contest-the-story/
Travel Theme: Art 2
I was browsing around at other people’s entries for Ailsa’s travel theme and was inspired by http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/travel-theme-art/ who shows photos of her sister’s beautiful art work. It reminded me of a visit to Sirigu in Northern Ghana, close to the border with Burkina Faso. SWOPA, Sirigu Women’s Organisation of Pottery and Art has been around for about fifteen years. It has brought women out of poverty while promoting their cultural identity in a traditional society. They are known for the way they decorate the outside of their homes and the art they produce is stunning, as well as the pottery they make. Here are the things we bought there.
This hangs on the dining room wall.
Bird one
Bird two
The entrance to the workshops
Round rooms, you can even stay here! That would be wonderful, these huts looked so cute. I would love to return and spend longer than a day visit.
Lucid Gypsy 