Showing posts with label Stuart Rae. Show all posts
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20 February 2014

Melbourne - Street art

Whenever I visit Melbourne, Australia, I like to take a walk through the galleries and see the old classic paintings, because I like them. No matter the finished piece, if I look at it with an understanding of their time and style I can interpret the subject from my own view and share the concept.

Then I like to dive into Melbourne's alleys and seek out the street art. As with the classics, I can accept the artists' time and style, no problems there. They can paint, there is humour, and there are messages in their work. There are standard spray-paint pieces, stencils, 3D pieces and high-rise scissor-lift works. They all know their work is ephemeral, to be painted over one day, some soon, some later. Art is forever progressing.

If your work is shown here, please add your credits in a comment. I don't want to claim credit for these works, simply to share the work to a wider audience. Thank you.

All art work was photographed on 14th February 2014, and it changes daily.

Click here to watch a slide show of the work.










































15 January 2014

Venice - classic views

There must be thousands of thousands of photographs of Venice in print and online, but on visiting Venice I found that few photographers caught what I saw. Of those with a similar perspective, some took almost identical shots as myself, although not quite, we all have our differences in style. I enjoyed sharing their work, so have here published a part of my own portfolio on Venice to share. Yes, there are thousands more.

To begin, I have on this page posted a selection of classic views, or rather, my view on classic Venetian landmarks. But then, there seems to be a stunning view around every corner in Venice. And we all have our own lasting impressions. And there are so many views and details which I saw but did not even try to capture with the camera. I stopped and admired, took time, and simply appreciated Venice.

Click here to follow a slideshow of larger versions of the images.

The Campanile di San Marco and the Doge's Palace

Ponte del Sospiri - the Bridge of sighs

San Marco

Piazetta San Marco

Church of Santa Maria della Salute and gondolas

Fortuna above the globe

The Moors atop the Clocktower

A quiet canal

Canal -side homes

Gondola workshop

The Rialto Bridge

The lower reaches of the Grand Canal

Palaces along the Grand Canal

The Giudecca Canal from the church of S. Giorgio

Venice skyline

San Giorgio

A quiet campo
                             
Statues on the roof of the Biblioteca Marciana
The domes of the church of Santa Maria della Salute

The Lion of S. Marco and S. Theodore on top of two granite columns.



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