Public art and sculptures

[Hypnohare]

I guess the following photos might (?) fit with this thread.

While visiting a Museum a few months back, I couldn't help but be fascinated with the way people interact with famous works of art. So instead of taking a photo of the art work themselves, I snapped shots of strangers who happened to be near the painting and sculptures.

All the photos were taken with a handheld Ricoh GR II

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[Hypnohare]

And a few more from the series.

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[scott kirkpatrick]

Nice. I suggest also taking a look at Elliot Erwitt's book, "Museum Watching." It's the gold standard for this setting, with a particular emphasis on catching museum guards in the process of becoming sculpture themselves.

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[sizifo]

Nice series Hypnohare.

Here are some photos from a few years ago.

The park sculpture is using a minolta A1. A lot of bokeh for a small sensor. The thinker was using a small sensor nikon.

 

[Hypnohare]

Nice. I suggest also taking a look at Elliot Erwitt's book, "Museum Watching." It's the gold standard for this setting, with a particular emphasis on catching museum guards in the process of becoming sculpture themselves.

scott

Hi Scott:

I'll get the Erwitt book the next time I order books at Amazon. I've seen his book on Dogs and I liked it a lot!

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[charlesphoto]

Why the advent of cheap digital cameras makes museum going such a pain in the ass.

The Louvre, last month. M8, Zeiss 18mm.

 

[helenhill]

Why the advent of cheap digital cameras makes museum going such a pain in the ass.

The Louvre, last month. M8, Zeiss 18mm.

LOVE IT !!........:ROTFL::ROTFL:
Cheers ! h

 

[charlesphoto]

Thanks Helen!

 

[Hypnohare]

I loved the Mona Lisa photo, because (to me) it's more about the crowd than the painting!

My wife and I were at the Louvre in 2000 and I don't remember such big crowd around the Mona Lisa. Perhaps we were there late in the day, maybe near closing time?

It's funny that people feel compelled to take snapshots of famous paintings. Quite frankly you can see a much better photo of most paintings in an art book (because the photographer had the art work specially lit for the photo session). Perhaps the people do this as a way of acquiring a trophy? A way to prove that they were there in the same room as the work of art?

In any case Charles' terrific photo shows that even a 500 year old woman like the Mona Lisa can have her own paparazzi!

Levent

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16699882@N07/

 

[pollobarca]

All- it should be Monna Lisa. Mona is along the same lines but a bit more
intimate...

Mona is what the Bronze King seems to be looking at. I think a fair way to define the word.

BTW lovely pictures in the Tate and of the Giocconda (Mona Lisa).
The Thinker too is alive , the composition with the guy and lady works well.
500 yr old lady or is it Leonardo in his ladies clothes?

 

[ntrolls]

The Hammering Man in Downtown, Seattle. It was nice to see this kinetic sculpture here again - there is another one of these in the Museum of Modern Art back in Seoul, which I once also photographed.

 

[Will]

Great shot ntrolls!

 

[ntrolls]

Don't know the story behind it, but this one is called the Sun God. I would say it's too cute for its name It's in UCSD campus.

 

[SimonL]

I shot this picture of Lee Lawrie's "Atlas" in February from a busy sidewalk at New York's Rockefeller Center with a GR II Digital

Every time I look at this I wish the sculptor had been a little better educated.

In mythology, Atlas held up the sky/heavens while stood on the earth.

This thread keeps reminding me I must pay a visit sometime to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park ......