This post is made up of a few oddments that don’t neatly fit
any other postings – and are only loosely related to each other. In the future
I will probably use it as a catch-all for photos that interest me.
The first few images are somewhat related because the
subjects were found in museums and galleries, mostly in Paris. Yes – there is
the art, and, there are those that love the art. The Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibit at the
Pompidou Centre in Paris was perfect for its mix.
The Decisive Moment at the Pompidou Centre
Bresson Exhibit – Paris 2014
Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibit at the
Pompidou Centre – Paris 2014
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| Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibit at the Pompidou Centre – Paris 2014 |
The Ramp at Musee du Quai Branly – Paris
2014 – Rivers of the World
In Edinburgh
there is a fine Francis Bacon currently being shown. It is considered fairly
unusual because, unlike most of his paintings, there is no figure represented.
But the painting is not that unusual. He often painted human’s passing
presence in our spaces, capturing the fleeting influence on a more permanent material reality. And in
that way, the overcoat is actually a more solid (and more fixed in time)
image of man than many of his other painted images. But,I could be totally wrong. I think though, that Francis Bacon would get a big kick about
people discussing motives for his choice of images. I apologize for the poor
quality of the photo. Bacon typically specified that his paintings, even his
very large ones, were to be hung behind glass. Consequently, reflections and
surface imperfections were expected to be part of the common viewing experience. He wanted it that
way. Who am I to complain?
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| The Francis Bacon at the Scottish Museum of Modern Art |
This next
image was also taken at the Scottish Museum of Modern Art.
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Scottish National Museum of Modern Art –
Edinburgh 2015
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Now, a
return to Paris for this typical view, seen by most everyone who has ever gone
into Ste Chapelle during the height of the tourist season.
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| Ste Chapelle - Paris 2014 |
Back to the present in Buxton, England.
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| Solomon's Temple - Buxton England - August 2015 |
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