Control of Robert Smithson's earthwork masterpiece
Spiral Jetty (360° panorama - QuickTime required) is now in dispute. Last week, a spokesperson for the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands announced that the New York-based Dia Foundation, which was given stewardship over the work by the artist's estate, had been
tardy in making its annual $250 payment on the 10 acres of land and had also failed to respond to an automatically generated notice that the 20 year lease had expired. (The Dia Foundation
disagrees.) Consequently, it will now be "managed like any other sovereign land" - which may be of interest to the
energy companies that have sought to explore the area.
(previously)
posted by Trurl
on Jun 17, 2011 -
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Great photographers:
Clark Little (surf photography),
Nick Brandt (mostly African wildlife),
John Hyde (mostly wildlife and Alaska),
Veronika Pinke (landscapes),
Dale Allman (miscellaneous; particularly beautiful are his Australian cityscapes and the HDR/DRI photos),
Ansel Adams (the undisputed master of nature photography who died in 1984; famous quotes: "You don't take a photograph, you make it.", "A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words. "),
Michel Rajkovic (mostly marine landscape, exclusively in black and white). And
again, as a tribute to a gifted artist who died far too early, the work of
Bobby Model (adventure photographer). Last but not least:
Onexposure, probably the biggest collection of quality photography on the net.
posted by Matthias Rascher
on Sep 21, 2009 -
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Bobby Model, brilliant adventure photographer,
died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at the age of 36.
Here are some examples of his beautiful work.
posted by Matthias Rascher
on Sep 19, 2009 -
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Exotic Entomology. 'Provided for your delight are a small number of the world's butterflies and moths, taken from Dru Drury's three-volume monograph entitled Illustrations of Exotic Entomology.'
Related :-
Schreber's Fabulous Beasts. 'In 1774 Johann Christian Dan Schreber authored a multivolume set of books entitled Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Focusing on mammals of the world, these books were lavishly illustrated with 755 hand-colored plates ... '
posted by plep
on Jul 5, 2003 -
8 comments
Southwest: an exquisite gallery of photos by three friends on the road, including shots of
Bryce,
Antelope, and
The Wave. The web has done wonderful things to that old phenomenon of vacation photos.
posted by alms
on May 7, 2003 -
26 comments
German Objectivist photographer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) once said "the best constructions for industrial design have already been anticipated in nature." Do your eyes a favor and
look here.
posted by taz
on Apr 30, 2003 -
9 comments
