The bold train station geometry of the Musée d’Orsay couples with the high density of artistic masterpieces to produce some kind of dimensional portal.
Tag: Art
Gates
Rodin’s “The Gates of Hell,” Rodin Museum, Philadelphia.
Straw
Photo of “Iroquois” by Mark di Suvero.
Fog
Photo of “For Handel” by Mark di Suvero, located on WWU’s campus.
Art Wall
The mosaics on Philadelphia’s South Street are definitely something to see, and a nice contrast to the red brick buildings.
Print Rollin’
When the time came to make the really big prints in Prof. Melissa Schulenberg’s Advanced Printmaking course at St. Lawrence University, only a steam roller had significant- and even-enough pressure to produce the best result. The breezy afternoon, the green foliage, and the bright yellow steam roller on a placid college campus makes for one serious juxtaposition in the middle of winter.
Bro Shrine
The end of the school year has finally arrived (I’m proctoring a final as we speak), and that leads to a lot of complicated emotions for graduating seniors: relief, regret, nostalgia, hope, etc. In a disused utility stairwell between a loading dock and a backstage prep area, I found this charming little shrine/still life. In the context of the space and the moment, I can’t begin to imagine what kind of meaning this structure contains. There’s a lovely symmetry though, isn’t there?
