Yesterday, when the bus slowed down, and I saw this, all I could think of was:
"What a gorgeous still life."
Then we turned the corner and passed the "White Calder." Some kids were using it as a prop for Jerusalem's mayoralty elections.
I like the "still life" better. They both look even more special, due to the effect of the dirty scratched bulletproof bus windows.
8 comments:
Shalom!
We call the pseudo-Calder the exploding spleen.
And as long as we're being art critics (that was actually my major) here's my opinion of the "Gesher Meitarim", lit. bridge of chords: nice bridge in the wrong place. I compare it to the pyramid installed in the courtyard of the Louvre in Paris: well designed but totally incongruous.
Hadassa
Art!?! So your jewelry business is the "real you." I was wearing your earrings when I took that picture.
Why do you refer to the white thing as "pseudo?"
Interesting read on the string bridge. It is rather absurd.
I like your seeing art in the first photo. Thanks for explaining the bus glass. I was concerned about your camera.
Where ever I am, I look at things as if through a camera lens. A quirk I guess.
I tried to find the best window, but...
Shavua Tov!
Is that a real Calder, Alexander Calder?! I always like his works and I can't stand that white monstrosity! I didn't click on the link. I will now.
I left art school to come to Israel. One thing led to another and I found myself married and settling Gush Katif instead of finishing art school in Israel. I returned to my high school hobby of jewelry making because I either don't have the time or don't have the space to go back to drawing, oil painting etc.
Hadassa
Yes, of course it's a real Calder "stabile," like the one which has been mobilized along Sd. Herzl. I believe/vaguely remember that they were among his last.
Shalom!
I Googled Calder's installation works. I found the "Jerusalem Stabile" that was temporarily mobile (I love Calder's mobiles) until recently returned to Sd. Hertzl. Red paint has been imported to return "Jerusalem Stabile" to its former self. I did not find any mention of the "White Calder". What am I missing? Thanks,
Hadassa
It's a Calder, possibly one of the very last. Maybe some pc-lefty is ignoring it because of the location.
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