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The Penang Street Murals of Ernest Zacharevic
One of Malaysia’s most recognisable and beloved public artworks is Ernest Zacharevic’s Little Children on a Bicycle, painted in 2012. It is a mixed-…
The Penang Street Murals of Ernest Zacharevic
I have been to Penang a few times but that was before these murals were painted. I must go back.
Sculpture Saturday
Saturday Sculpture was hosted by the Mind over Memory blogger as a way to share photos of all manner of sculptures from the sublime to the ridiculous.
To join in, what you need to do is:
1. Share a photo of a sculpture
2. Link or ping back here to Ruined for Life because Mind over Memory’s has had to stop hosting. Between a new graduate program and work, she’s super busy.
It’s a fun challenge. Give it a try.
Sculpture Saturday
Saturday Sculpture was hosted by the Mind over Memory blogger.
1. Share a photo of a sculpture
2. Link or ping back to Ruined for Life because Mind over Memory‘s has had to stop hosting. Between a new graduate program and work, she’s super busy.
To find out more about St. Theresa of Avila, click here.
It’s a fun challenge. Give it a try.
Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge
Fancy Chairs in Zhujiayu
For this weekly challenge Xingfu Mama will make a post every Friday morning. To play along: Create a post with a photo of places one sits or might sit, or art about sitting, and maybe a little background or story about the spot or a picture of the view.
- Add a tag “Pull up a Seat”.
- Add a link to your post in the Pull up a Seat comment section, either by writing a comment with your URL or by creating a pingback.
You can see more posts by clicking here.
Come join the fun!
Sepia Saturday
Every week lovers of history, nostalgia and/or genealogy are invited to share photos based on a photo prompt. Above is our prompt for the week. These anchor men inspired me to look for photos of anchors or blacksmiths. Here’s what I found:
Library of Congress, Japanese Print, 1760
Library of Congress, L. Prang, 1874
Flickr Commons, Tyne & Ware Museum, 1993
NSW Archives, Hurlstone Agricultural High School, 1920
You can see some wonderful interpretations by clicking here.
Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge
Sitting pretty, Chinese National Art Museum, Beijing
For this weekly challenge Xingfu Mama will make a post every Friday morning. To play along: Create a post with a photo of places one sits or might sit, or art about sitting, and maybe a little background or story about the spot or a picture of the view.
- Add a tag “Pull up a Seat”.
- Add a link to your post in the Pull up a Seat comment section, either by writing a comment with your URL or by creating a pingback.
You can see more posts by clicking here.
Come join the fun!
Sculpture Saturday
Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
Every week, the blogger at Mind over Memory hosts a sculpture photo challenge. It’s quite free-form allowing bloggers to post photos of any sort of sculpture they like.
I used to go to the Shedd Aquarium once a summer for its Jazzin’ at the Shedd. With CCP Virus I doubt I’ll go this year. It’s a shame because this evening event was so much fun. Held on Wednesday evenings, it was a perfect place to see the mid-week fireworks display. Alas, that too has been canceled. I hope next year it’s open.
If you want to join the fun create a post featuring a piece of sculpture and link it here.
Sculpture Saturday
Yungang Caves, China
Saturday Sculpture is hosted by the Mind over Memory blogger, I’ve chosen a sculpture from the Yungang Caves in Shanxi China. There were 51,000 carvings in 251 caves along a river. Buddhist monks carved these magnificent works from 460 – 520 AD. Sadly, many like the one above were vandalized by Maoists during the Cultural Revolution. Bandits also stole parts (e.g. hands or heads they chopped off) on the black market. Some vandals sprayed Communist slogans others lopped off heads or other parts of the holy sculptures.
What kind of hooligan desecrates art that’s over 1800 years old for a political ideology?
Plus les choses changent, plus elles restent les mêmes.
The difference, I see between now and the Cultural Revolution is that it’s not that hard to petition the government to change. Speak out at a city council meeting. Write a letter to the editor. I bet you’d get change if you want it.
To join in, what you need to do is:
- Share a photo of a sculpture
- Link to Mind over Memory’s post for Saturday Sculpture.
It’s a fun challenge. Give it a try. To see more sculptures, click here. Then you’ll get to the page where everyone links their posts.
Sculpture Saturday
At the International Surgery Museum, Chicago, IL
Saturday Sculpture is hosted by the Mind over Memory blogger, I’ve chosen a sculpture from the International Surgery Museum.
To join in, what you need to do is:
- Share a photo of a sculpture
- Link to Mind over Memory’s post for Saturday Sculpture.
It’s a fun challenge. Give it a try. To see more sculptures, click here. Then you’ll get to the page where everyone links their posts.
Ruined for Life: Phoenix Edition 