I'll show you mine/you show me yours - M 10/3/22
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Comments (19)Annie, a lot of Toths carvings have fallen victim to insects and or weather. Most were done in the early 1970's through the mid 1980's. As DH and I traveled around the country on a motorcycle, we made an effort to see as many as we could. We have pictures of 31. A very early carving is placed at the PA welcome center on Interstate 80 near the Ohio border. Read more about Peter Toth, a Hungarian immigrant who took up the cause of the American Indian. His is an interesting story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_the_Whispering_Giants...See MoreI'll show you mine/you show me yours - M 3/22/21
Comments (27)Joyfulguy - The brain is not mine. Not sure who owns it. It makes an appearance each year in the wacky parade that accompanies the opening of the True/False Film Fest in my hometown. I caught it at an odd moment, as you can tell....See MoreI'll show you mine/you show me yours - Th 3/10/22
Comments (11)My mom's crucifix that she had in her house. Now in my living room. It opens up and has 2 blessed candles and a bottle of holy water for when a priest would come to your home to administer Last Rites....See MoreI'll show you mine/you show me yours - M 3/21/22
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- 3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
There are two pieces of very different art that struck me deeply and I still think of. The first is of a melting traditional (theme) carpet, signifying how quickly and easily old traditions change. This is actually a carpet woven in this pattern, not a painting or digitally created image; I don't know enough about weaving to know how that was done. My photo isn't a great one, but the art truly moved me. I saw it in the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto
The other is an ancient 2200 year old copy of an even older sculpture that I saw in the Vatican Museum, called Laocoon and Sons. The face of Laocoon still hits me in the gut when I see it.
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoThis is one of my favorite pieces of art by artist Caravaggio, called The Supper at Emmaus, 1601, in the National Gallery, London. He used a lot of light and shadow, and as models, used figures from ordinary walks of life rather than the aristocracy. Edited to correct name of gallery.
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
Sandro Botticelli - La Nascita di Venere, Uffizi Gallery(My brother was more patient and got a better photo of this.)
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoFWIW, the Ringling Museum in Sarasota has a replica of the Laocoon - it's larger than life, IIRC. They have many classical sculptures that haunted me as a child.
Here are 2 very different works that I like very much:
Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt by Alfred Stevens at the Hammer Museum
Concept car from 1969 at the Petersen Automotive Museum
P.S. What museum is that in your photo, Annie?- 3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
My favorite painting by Winslow Homer. At The Met. - 3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
3 years agoSpirit Dreaming through Napperby Country, Tim Leura and Clifford Possum, National Gallery of Victoria
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