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This Gigapan of Kenneth Snelson's exhibition at Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, 545 West 25th Street, New York City, was taken on February 26, '09. Snelson's exhibition runs from February 19th through March 21st. |
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Can you find the 8 dragons?
This is a gigapan study of a small thangka -- a canvas scroll painting that I purchased during a 2007 visit to Kathmandu, Nepal. Thangkas are created by anonymous (in this case, Tibetan) Buddhist monk-artists as both a record of, and guide for contemplative experience. This 40x40 cm piece is a mandala, the "floorplan of the universe." At the center is the Endless Knot, an important tantric symbol. I'm happy with the detail, but the color is less vibrant than the original -- time to get out the studio lights. Tripod and Canon SX10 at 20x zoom were set up approx. 220 cm from the picture plane. |
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This hillside of trimmed-bush sculpture, or topiary, is located at Union and Vine in San Diego, California. Not far from Old Town. There are hundreds of figures depicted, from a surfer to all kinds of animals. It's called Harper's Topiary Hill.
More photos: http://coolweird.blogspot.com/2006/09/cool-topiary-in-san-diego.html |
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This is a two-block-long area in the lower East Side of Detroit (about five minutes from Downtown) where one man, Tyree Guyton, installed artwork on a house across from his where crack dealers were set up. The artwork brought so much attention that the dealers left. The project has since become a vehicle for transforming the neighborhood, its youth, and community life. The Heidelberg Project (www.heidelberg.org) is a Detroit-based community organization designed to improve lives and neighborhoods through art. |
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Considered one of the finest in the world, the Art Institute of Chicago's collection of European painting consists of more than 3,500 works dating from the 12th through the mid-20th centuries. This particular room, Gallery 222, contains a stellar collection of 19th-century European paintings, including Édouard Manet's Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers (1865) and Jules Adolphe Breton's The Song of the Lark (1884).
(http://www.artic.edu, Location: 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60603) This image was taken in partnership with the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Tourism. |
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In June 2009 a surprise exhibition of art by Banksy, the Bristolian graffiti artist, was opened at the Bristol City Museum. The amazing popularity of the exhibition took the museum by surprise as nearly 400,000 people queued for up to 5 hours to see the free show which closed on 31st August.
The tower is the Wills Memorial tower of Bristol University. Built after the first world war in gothic style it is probably the biggest clock in the world without a clockface. You only know the time if you hear the bell, Great George, striking the hour!! See my view from the top See also http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/ for the view from the top of the tower http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=28576 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27362 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27250 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 |
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May 2009, Hawai'i Pacific University students and faculty mixed media festival includes paintings, photography, prints, sculpture, acoustics, feather haku leis, video documentaries and other narratives, skateboard art, ad campaigns, books, CGI graphics and more. The Exhibition was on the lobby level gallery in the modernesque 1132 Bishop Street high-rise on Fort Street Mall. At the threshhold of China Town. Thanks to Martini Zoo and Cafe Che Pasta for Opening Reception cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. |
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This mural tells the history of the Crestview and Brentwood neighborhoods in Austin Texas. |
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This fantasy map was created from tessellated aerial photography of the area around the New York Public Library in Midtwon Manhattan. A printed copy of this fantasy map is in the map collection of the New York Public Library.
View map on my website: http://www.nikolasschiller.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/06/25/1430/ View similar derivative maps: http://www.nikolasschiller.com/blog/index.php/archives/category/renderings/fractal/ View similar Octagon Quilt Projections: http://www.nikolasschiller.com/blog/index.php/archives/category/renderings/quilt/octagon/ |
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Another in my series of Colorado landmarks. This is the latest addition to the Civic Center is the visualy impressive. Daniel Libeskind designed Frederic C. Hamilton Building at the Denver Art Museum. http://www.denverartmuseum.org/discover_the_dam/architecture On the left side is Michael Graves' beautiful central Library building. The site of the future Clifford Still Museum is visible on the right. |