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Clothing advertisements have the advantage of showing stylish models (male or female) drawn by the finest illustrators. They are also superb sources of historical information on changing fashions. This one dates from 1952. #history #richardrobertsarchive #advertisement #archive #historypreserved #stockport #heritage #manchester #research #printadvertising

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📸 PHOTO QUOTE OF THE DAY 👉🏻 👉🏻 Learn more about Alex Webb at https://lnkd.in/ec4AFMbB "Ultimately, the reward is the process - the process of photographing and discovering and trying to understand why and what am I photographing." - - Alex Webb #photography #photographyquotes #quoteoftheday #photoquote #photoquotes #photographywisdom

. Carpet repair or cleaning is done in order to solve problems such as tears, burns, crookedness or any other damage to the carpet. Sometimes, using the art of Rofogar artists, they fix some defects of long-standing carpets and transfer them to museums. So, after the art of carpet weaving, rug making and carpet restoration, it is the second art of the hands of artists active in this field. #roundpersia #carpet #rug #teppich #teppichliebe #carpetlovers #repair #carpettour #carpetcleaning #rugas

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Ruptured Landscapes: Elegy for a Fragile World August 1 – 24, 2024 ARTSPLACE Gallery, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Ruptured Landscapes is a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Nova Scotian artist Eva McCauley, exploring the relationship between people and our fragile environment, a world threatened by systematic disintegration and devastation. Her paintings explore and speak to climate change, particularly on oceans and shorelines: the sea level is rising, waters are warming, storms are intensifying, lives and communities are at risk. Conjured partly from memory, partly from photographs, the figures in the paintings uneasily inhabit places that are explored in the past and present, with a focus on their relationship to bodies of water. In Ruptured Landscapes colours are used that are deliberately oppositional to mirror the intensity of feeling that comes with living in a time of environmental crisis and societal upheaval. She employs contrasting, jarring colours and strong tonal contrasts to achieve a disquieting effect to depict contemporary threats of environmental destruction but also, within these, threads of hope and determination. Experimenting with the combination of oil painting and printmaking approaches, McCauley explores a new visual language to create visceral landscapes and seascapes inhabited by figures ruptured by forces beyond their immediate control. She fragments and obscures elements of the figurative imagery to achieve an unsettling effect. There is a loose narrative in the paintings, one that is deliberately unresolved and ambiguous, to convey the feeling of uncertainty and unpredictability, with everything in flux. Her paintings vacillate between figuration and abstraction; they explore the interplay between the representational and abstract. The theme of this new body of work, Ruptured Landscapes is particularly relevant right now, because of the acute seriousness of the climate crisis. McCauley is exploring this theme—our relationship to our endangered environment—in a way that is searching and honest, yet not without hope, discovering and contributing new insights and realizations to the present urgent discourse. https://lnkd.in/egqqp-7F This body of work was funded by an Arts Nova Scotia Creation Grant, for which the artist is most grateful. More info: www.evamccauley.com

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Public art has the power to transform entire communities. In places like Petare, Venezuela, vibrant street murals have brought people together, turning once-dangerous areas into hubs of creativity and hope. Public art isn't just decoration; it's a catalyst for change. Supporting public art projects can help shape urban landscapes, bringing a sense of pride and unity to neighborhoods. The story of Petare’s transformation shows how art fosters social engagement, encourages dialogue, and creates shared spaces where people can connect and feel empowered. Collectors and art lovers have a unique opportunity to support these initiatives by investing in public art projects and working with artists to bring their visions to life. As we’ve seen from public art projects around the world, these installations create lasting legacies, serving as cultural landmarks that engage and inspire entire communities. Whether it's a large-scale sculpture or a colorful mural, public art plays a crucial role in shaping the places where we live and work, turning ordinary spaces into extraordinary experiences. #PublicArt #StreetArt #CommunityEngagement #UrbanTransformation #ArtForChange #CulturalImpact #AdrianNaranjophotography

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It might be a tree in blossom, some daffodils, an ancient cottage, an old stone wall, the dawn sky… Such things may delight us but can also make us sad, for we know ourselves well enough by now; we know our difficulties holding on to anything nice for very long, we know how many special things we’ve glimpsed and wanted never to forget and then let slip entirely from our minds (the trip to the islands, the mediaeval town by mountain, the evenings by the lake, the fields of poppies, the painting in the upper gallery of the provincial museum). We sense how far in exile we live from what we really cherish. Nowadays, what we mostly do in the presence of beauty is – of course – take a photo. And never look at it again. What if we were to try something else next time? What if we attempted to understand what was stirring us rather than merely walking off with its physical image? When we see a tree in blossom in a city street, what if we stepped back on the pavement and asked ourselves – like a martian, a child, philosopher or a lunatic – why this thing delights us and might even threaten to make us a little tearful. What if we took some notes under a blatant heading: Why X moves me… The more we understand, the more we stand to remember. Our lives may become so much richer once we become better at preserving what has touched us. To read our full article, follow the link. https://lnkd.in/ej4adW8s