Paul Manship's Diana. Its one of my favorite sculptures. So swift, so dynamic. Kinda wish they made a mini-figure that I could keep on my desk in between my maquettes of Hellboy and The Gillman.
I actually got to see it in person during its stay at the Columbus Museum of Art. It was in a sculpture garden surrounded by a big brick wall. Curiously the wall itself was funded by money made by auctioning off original Norman Rockwell paintings. You know, Norman Rockwell, the artist who once famously said "Art should not be caged, but open for all the people." Irony. I love it!
I so want to go to New York for a week just so I can visit museums like The Met. I am starved for a little bit of culture. I have even been chasing down virtual museum tours online. The British Museum does a great job at that.
Paul Manship also sculpted the famous "Prometheus" sculpture that sits in front of Rockefeller Center's ice rink. Just a little triva to impress your friends with if you ever do go to New York to see the artsy sights.
OUT OF THIS WORLD: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television
Original costumes from some of the most popular films and television shows of all time: from Star Wars to Blade Runner, The Terminator to Star Trek, and Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Wizard of Oz. Discover how costume design incorporates color, style, scale, materials, historical traditions and cultural cues to help performers and audiences engage with the characters portrayed on the screen.
Photos on the museum site also include props and costumes from Batman, Tron and Enemy Mine.
I'm lanning to go and visit on a day when they're not busy. I'm curious of photography is permitted. I imagine most of it will be behind glass cases of some kind so I can't imagine a problem, but then again photography was prohibited in the Egyptian exhibit last year and those were all replicas, so I did some sketches instead. Problem is admission is pricey so I really have to make a day of it if I want to draw. We'll see soon enough I suppose.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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Lovely, really lovely.
I want the mushrooms from the last one!
Love the sculpture of the Goddess Diana/Artemis -- it's so dynamic and fluid!
Goddess of the Hunt - I love those kinds of sculptures in a large foyer - to impress the little people when they enter my domicile.
Paul Manship's Diana. Its one of my favorite sculptures. So swift, so dynamic. Kinda wish they made a mini-figure that I could keep on my desk in between my maquettes of Hellboy and The Gillman.
I actually got to see it in person during its stay at the Columbus Museum of Art. It was in a sculpture garden surrounded by a big brick wall. Curiously the wall itself was funded by money made by auctioning off original Norman Rockwell paintings. You know, Norman Rockwell, the artist who once famously said "Art should not be caged, but open for all the people." Irony. I love it!
I so want to go to New York for a week just so I can visit museums like The Met. I am starved for a little bit of culture. I have even been chasing down virtual museum tours online. The British Museum does a great job at that.
Hey thanks, Eric! I didn't know who the sculptor was. You are lucky to have seen it in person!
Well Kal I'm currently working on applying for a job as a museum curator's assistant. Maybe if I get the job I can have enough culture for both of us.
Paul Manship also sculpted the famous "Prometheus" sculpture that sits in front of Rockefeller Center's ice rink. Just a little triva to impress your friends with if you ever do go to New York to see the artsy sights.
Is it a haunted museum, Erik? Where the displays come to life at night.
I onced loved a girl who was a museum cruator and I took full advantage of her friendship by going through the back rooms at night.
Exhibits come to life? I wish. Theres an exhibit that just came to town on movie memorabilia and I would want in on that action!
What kind of movie memorabilia are you talking about?
The exhibit is listed as:
OUT OF THIS WORLD:
Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television
Original costumes from some of the most popular films and television shows of all time: from Star Wars to Blade Runner, The Terminator to Star Trek, and Raiders of the Lost Ark to The Wizard of Oz. Discover how costume design incorporates color, style, scale, materials, historical traditions and cultural cues to help performers and audiences engage with the characters portrayed on the screen.
Photos on the museum site also include props and costumes from Batman, Tron and Enemy Mine.
I'm lanning to go and visit on a day when they're not busy. I'm curious of photography is permitted. I imagine most of it will be behind glass cases of some kind so I can't imagine a problem, but then again photography was prohibited in the Egyptian exhibit last year and those were all replicas, so I did some sketches instead. Problem is admission is pricey so I really have to make a day of it if I want to draw. We'll see soon enough I suppose.
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