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Following on from my post on 15th November, here are some edited highlights and my responses on issues raised by Module 3, which looked at image and identity in photography KB: The Arnold Newman photo of Stravinsky (below) really struck … Continue reading
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Augustus was a Roman statesman and military leader who became the first emperor of the Roman Empire, reigning from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He was the first ruler of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Figure: Augustus, one of … Continue reading
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Following on from my post on 9th November, here are some edited highlights and my responses on issues raised by Module 2, which looked at photography a means of engagement with society GM: I was glad to see that some … Continue reading
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Ariadne: daughter on Minos, King of Crete, she helped Theseus overcome the Minotaur. Abandoned by Theseus on Naxos, Dionysus found her and married her. Figure Italian (possibly Neapolitan) School, c. 1895-1925, marble; Park Close, Englefield Green, Surrey.
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Askelepus God of medicine, the patron god the ancient guild of doctors. Attribute a snake. Son of Apollo and Coronis. Figure: Askelepus, Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts, c. 1901-17, lead; origin unknown.
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In autumn 2019 Jane Lynas and I ran a course, Photography: The Telling Image, for the Cambridge U3A, see post 13th December 2019. We are repeating it this year, though as a series of five on-line modules. The course looks … Continue reading
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Apollo: God of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease. Depicted as a handsome, beardless youth with long hair. Attributes include wreath and branch of laurel, bow and quiver of arrows, raven, and lyre. Son … Continue reading
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The four pictures posted here are an example of how the figures from the Anglesey Abbey gardens will be shown, in this case Diana the Huntress. A description of the god and the statue will accompany the pictures. Diana (Roman) … Continue reading
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I’ve been tinkering with photography again. The 15 pictures in this latest book are, of cans gathered from gutters, scrubbed and scanned (cameraless photography). I see them as part of a continuing project, ‘Remains’. Many thanks to David Horan for … Continue reading
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Last month was the wettest February on record. Is march going to be any better? Photos from No. 3 bus today.
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‘Postcards from Great Britain is a new largescale project from Shutter Hub which invites photographers to share their visions of British culture through photographic images and create conversations and exchange. Exhibitions will be held in locations across Europe, with related events, … Continue reading
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Finding pleasure in contemplating decay is perverse, according to Christopher Woodward’s In Ruins. But pleasure there seems to be, hence the queues at palaces, temples and castles around the world. Are we subconsciously facing up to our own inevitable demise, … Continue reading
