tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post910607701788438757..comments2023-10-12T04:28:58.493-03:00Comments on Glimpses...: EmbodimentLynne with an ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-36355323472995253982012-06-26T20:30:56.213-03:002012-06-26T20:30:56.213-03:00Anonymous,
Well, if you would take the time to REA...Anonymous,<br />Well, if you would take the time to READ the compliments and comments instead of complaining about them, you would see in my reply to Owen that I give a good deal of detail about WHO'S THE ARTIST that made these sculptures (ie. MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ (Warsaw, Poland), as well as a great deal of information about the sculptures, and a link to yet more information. I can only do so much. It was not easy to dig up any information on these sculptures that I happened upon. No obvious credit given at the site. My apologies, but really...look before you carp.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-44268354142053890662012-06-26T20:21:29.372-03:002012-06-26T20:21:29.372-03:00everyone making so many compliments about the comm...everyone making so many compliments about the comments bla bla… But who's the artist who made these sculptures ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-71587253445837835972012-05-04T19:08:00.362-03:002012-05-04T19:08:00.362-03:00BrOwen,
I will make use of the 10-foot pole clause...BrOwen,<br />I will make use of the 10-foot pole clause (see above remark).Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-86780084485994120312012-05-04T19:06:50.424-03:002012-05-04T19:06:50.424-03:00Saj,
Great to see you here! If our BrO was a litt...Saj,<br />Great to see you here! If our BrO was a little more dependable I would have sent him out to fetch you at the bus stop. As for crotch remarks, I wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole!<br />;-)Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-20201786104471685682012-05-03T16:11:15.434-03:002012-05-03T16:11:15.434-03:00Very interesting... all that...
Now watch out fo...Very interesting... all that... <br /><br />Now watch out for Saj, she's sounding a bit crocthety herself...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-20015740281379603792012-05-02T00:23:50.857-03:002012-05-02T00:23:50.857-03:00Sorry I'm late, fell asleep on the bus and no-...Sorry I'm late, fell asleep on the bus and no-one woke me to get off at your stop! <br />Loved these posts, have been back to the last 3 too but while I'm here will comment here.<br />You can say crotch on your blog, hell I reckon you could post a photo of 'em too if you wanted. Not sure what would happen, but I double dog dare you to!!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-39220472691715024952012-05-01T23:55:17.454-03:002012-05-01T23:55:17.454-03:00Owen,
This is what I found out:
Walking Figures b...Owen,<br />This is what I found out:<br /><br />Walking Figures by<br />Magdalena Abakanowicz (Warsaw, Poland) were part of the Vancouver Bienale in 2009/10 and later moved to the place I saw them. <br />"Walking Figures is part of a group of 106 figures cast during 2004-2006 in a huge industrial foundry in Srem Poland. Models for each figure <br />were made by hand, by the artist and her three assistants. The surfaces of the figures are like tree bark or wrinkled faces expressing a different individuality for each sculpture.<br />Each figure is about 227 cm (7.5 ft) tall and weighs 650 kg (1,433 lb).<br />They appear to be walking aimlessly without the guidance of reason or sight. The figures appear menacing as they are robotic, ancient, <br />and without heads. The sombre tone and sheer weight of the figures make reference to both time and loss.<br />Abakanowicz’s work deals with her struggles around the notion of “the countless.” She examines issues related to things that exist in vast, almost countless numbers, such as leaves, crowds of people, or birds, but which each retain an individual identity within the matrix of such large populations."<br /><br />-excerpted from <br />http://vblearn.ca/uploads/general/lfroma_abakan_walking.pdf<br /><br />I think, Owen, that your impression of the headless/mindless masses walking blind to the beauty of the world and the mess that is being created within it is not far off the mark.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-248358628830802082012-05-01T22:20:11.502-03:002012-05-01T22:20:11.502-03:00You know, I was still thinking about these headles...You know, I was still thinking about these headless figures today at odd moments... was wondering if maybe the message is that this is mindless art ??? <br /><br />Has the human race become a race of mindless, brainless brutes ? Sometimes I wonder when reading the newspaper ? Sleepwalkers stumbling around shopping centers, creatures of habit rather than creation ? No, no one could be that cynical... or could they ? Well there is surely some other explanation... and I'd like to hear it... Meanwhile, am pulling my own head down between the shoulder blades, and stumbling off into the night...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-79110768319079747952012-05-01T11:33:25.303-03:002012-05-01T11:33:25.303-03:00BrO,
Sometimes last, occasionally never, but not e...BrO,<br />Sometimes last, occasionally never, but not ever least.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-82316064359835189962012-04-30T23:47:00.717-03:002012-04-30T23:47:00.717-03:00Last, but perhaps not least... omg, I totally miss...Last, but perhaps not least... omg, I totally missed this last week, but then that may be because I was working like a fiend hound from hell in the straight and not so straight jacket factory, and hardly came up for air until this weekend, between naps, which yes, were most refreshing !<br /><br />Ah, the headless hounds heading around aimlessly, with crotch high humans no doubt scuttling out of their bling and lumbering paths... well, I guess it's ok to say "crotch", though maybe crocheting them some underwear might be a nobler theme to pursue ? So these things are art, I suppose, and there must be a story about the why of their creation ? Well, am off to the sack again for a real night's sleep, perchance to dream of headless horsemen, or Saint Denis carrying his head out of Paris, or who knows what other headstrong notion from the dream-muse... <br /><br />PS Please continue to lay blog eggs r-egg-ularly, we would all go cackling off to bedlam were you, you of all the burstingly creating egg layers out there, to slow or stop your production... but then again, sometimes taking a break, like cracking an egg, fracturing time, can do a world of good too... <br />Br'o has spoken...Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-17198336743096594802012-04-30T17:51:38.556-03:002012-04-30T17:51:38.556-03:00Catherine,
For a moment there I thought you had a ...Catherine,<br />For a moment there I thought you had a new term of endearment for me. Maybe I should change my name to poohciao from louciao. <br /><br />I have no idea what the sculptor had in mind. Maybe s/he just couldn't do heads.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-7595745932545234682012-04-29T13:25:04.228-03:002012-04-29T13:25:04.228-03:00Ps that first word did read ooh before my iPad did...Ps that first word did read ooh before my iPad did some unnecessary text correcting !!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255193476024745869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-34869427582370024752012-04-29T13:23:39.612-03:002012-04-29T13:23:39.612-03:00Pooh that headless army is a bit spooky - they lok...Pooh that headless army is a bit spooky - they lok so intent on their march - any idea what was in the sculptor's head?Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06255193476024745869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-77431458310575101802012-04-27T22:06:27.392-03:002012-04-27T22:06:27.392-03:00Gillian,
What makes you think I wasn't serious...Gillian,<br />What makes you think I wasn't serious? :-)<br />Nice to hear your laughter echoing down the blogosphere.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-8265579975365402402012-04-27T22:04:58.088-03:002012-04-27T22:04:58.088-03:00Robert Geiss,
Yes,it's good to be grounded and...Robert Geiss,<br />Yes,it's good to be grounded and not dwell in one's mind overly much. Happy week's end to you!Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-6418713001850314412012-04-25T13:05:44.974-03:002012-04-25T13:05:44.974-03:00Wonderful and funny post. Love the pictures but yo...Wonderful and funny post. Love the pictures but your commentary had me laughing, and on a mid week morning that's got to be good!Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-73839025638654058502012-04-24T19:06:05.290-03:002012-04-24T19:06:05.290-03:00A bit haunting, yet wonderful a sight. Love pictur...A bit haunting, yet wonderful a sight. Love picture three most. And yes, many times I wish that I would own feet and not me head. Please have a good Wednesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-37879988920182408172012-04-24T12:38:02.497-03:002012-04-24T12:38:02.497-03:00jann,
Yes, I really went out on a limb this time.
...jann,<br />Yes, I really went out on a limb this time.<br />:-)Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-58658542376519246742012-04-24T12:35:22.219-03:002012-04-24T12:35:22.219-03:00Hilary,
To quote Whitman, "I sing the bawdy e...Hilary,<br />To quote Whitman, "I sing the bawdy electric."Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-75200812083415404712012-04-24T12:33:58.804-03:002012-04-24T12:33:58.804-03:00DCW,
Bolting feet of iron: can be taken either way...DCW,<br />Bolting feet of iron: can be taken either way, as in stampeding or rooted to the spot. Just thought I'd torso that off for you to kick around a bit.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-9308620218681559772012-04-24T12:29:22.379-03:002012-04-24T12:29:22.379-03:00Art,
In fact, I did get an e-mail offer to "e...Art,<br />In fact, I did get an e-mail offer to "enhance my love tool" shortly after posting this. I passed it on to the appropriate department and tried not to get crotchety about it.<br />:-)Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-81410156221306363142012-04-24T12:27:36.848-03:002012-04-24T12:27:36.848-03:00Ruby,
With your comparison of the statues to eleph...Ruby,<br />With your comparison of the statues to elephant legs and DCW's comment about truncated stories, I begin to see an unintentional, underlying jungle theme trumpeting through this post.Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-22931490388102152012012-04-24T12:23:39.293-03:002012-04-24T12:23:39.293-03:00Mystic Meanderer,
Lost your mind? How very zen of...Mystic Meanderer,<br />Lost your mind? How very zen of you. Congratulations!Lynne with an ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320166770541319601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-67491470283387243582012-04-24T11:16:21.075-03:002012-04-24T11:16:21.075-03:00Lynne, you made me burst out laughing in a public ...Lynne, you made me burst out laughing in a public place!!! You really got pazza here, and yes you can say crotch as much as you like because it's your blog. I hope the bloody-footed mister finds a podiatrist fast, and that the city recovers from whatever disaster blew in on that wave of gray.jannhttp://baroquesicily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691575624480469934.post-5967506146154745222012-04-24T11:11:13.091-03:002012-04-24T11:11:13.091-03:00Truly fun post, L. Of course having pointed out th...Truly fun post, L. Of course having pointed out the crotch on these statues, you've turned them from "body" to "bawdy."Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com