26 March 2016

Erotiske skulpturer


Erotiske skulpturer by the Norwegian sculptor Per Ung. His monument of figure skater Sonja Henie is located at Frogner stadion.











12 March 2016

Confined into animal


In sepia tone contemplative gesture with delicate hands and feet, Crystal Morey creates totemic ceramic figurines that reflect our complex relationship with the environment.


“The animals I use are either extinct or have become endangered due to human impact in this era of great acceleration since the Industrial Revolution. The concepts behind the work are about our contemporary environmental issues while the visual structure pursues a totemic feel.

I am looking at visual material including Native American ceremonial masks and regalia, Byzantine and Renaissance devotional painting, secular portraits and altarpieces, and Egyptian antiquities.

I am interested in how human advancements in technology, agriculture, and urbanization have imposed stress on natural ecosystems and the species that live within them.”
— Crystal Morey

Read more: Crystal Morey’s statement










What is the adverb for animal? wordhippo


20 February 2016

NACIREMA







Ballet dancers’ rehearsals at New York’s School of American Ballet in 1936. Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The school was founded by George Balanchine in 1934. {source}





13 February 2016

Construction du métro de Montréal


L’éléphantesque chantier de construction du métro de Montréal s'est étendu de mai 1962 à octobre 1966. Le réseau comprenait alors 26 stations. {Source des photos, il y en a 120!}


Station Atwater

"Ça ressemble à la rue St-Vallier."

Station Beaubien

 Station Beaubien


Station Berri-de-Montigny en chantier

 Station Crémazie: "L'édifice de la FTQ a par la suite été construit au-dessus."

Station Guy, sortie St-Mathieu

Station Jean-Talon

Station Laurier? "On dirait que le gars mesure 8 pieds." "C'est du granit en passant. Et il venait de la région de Stanstead."

 Station Papineau

Station Peel en chantier, coin Maisonneuve

Station Peel, céramique

Station Place-d'Armes, "avant son incorporation au Palais des Congrès"

"À la couleur des briques, c'est un couloir du métro Place-des-arts."

Station Rosemont

Station Sherbrooke, sortie ouest, "avant l'ITHQ"

 Station Square-Victoria "du haut de la Tour de la Bourse"

 Station St-Laurent: "Un des rares édicules à n'avoir pas changé."

"Il me semble qu'on n'aurait plus l'idée d'inviter un cardinal pour l'inauguration d'un métro."