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Friend and illustrator Francesco Chiacchio has created the illustrations for a version of Emile Zola's Germinal by , curated by Daniele Garbuglia for ELI Editions. The first illustration corresponds to the cover, the other are from the internal pages.
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In an excellent film on BBC 4 last night, Visions of the Valleys, Kim Howells looked at how artists have responded to the natural splendour and industrial landscape of the Welsh valleys, and to the…
Kopalnia Murcki malowniczo położona, wydaje się być pozbawiona ociężałości innych zakładów górniczych. Urzeka panującym wokół porządkiem. Co ciekawe, gdyby nie mój pradziadek Augustyn, kopalnia uległaby zalaniu podczas ewakuacji Niemców pod koniec II wojny. The Murcki Mine is located in the quiet south part of the city, in small town districts surrounded by forests. It seems much tidier than the other coal mines I've seen. What's personally interesting for me - the mine would have been flooded and destroyed during the german evacuation in World War II if it wasn't for my grand-grand father Augustyn who operated the water pumps.
Usine de zinc à Waltrop (photo par moi-meme, mais je n'ai aucune intention de rivaliser avec les Becher!!)Le weekend impossible de rester enfermée chez moi !
It seems regardless of my direction these past few weeks, I keep getting pointed to the work of German illustrator and artist Heinrich Kley (1863-1945). Comparably, few know of his work, but it is often held in high regard among those that do. Kley is about to get some attention that is long overdue, and it is worth making sure that more people are aware of his work and the new books on the way. I found (almost literally… I bought them from a street vender) two volumes that Dover had published of Kley’s work while I was an undergraduate student in the mid-eighties. The copies I bought were twenty years old then. I was stunned how much the imagery reminded me of the ink work Jeff Jones produced monthly for Heavy Metal Magazine, in a regular strip Jones called "I’m Age". The work was incredibly loose, fluid and refreshingly sketch-like, but had beautiful clarity where it was most deserved. Kley first appeared in German periodicals out of Munich around 1907. Previous to that he'd been in fine arts and a book illustrator. His work from the next decade often comments on social and political issues, and not unlike his contemporary Charles Dana Gibson, he often sought out subject matter depicting the struggles between the sexes. The two Dover volumes I mention above gave Kley a small but loyal following here in America, but he was otherwise nearly forgotten about. The first one, The Drawings of Heinrich Kley, is still in print. Sometime last year I got hold of issue eight of Jim Vadeboncoeur’s Images magazine, (I highly recommend it) which featured numerous color works by Kley, and also pointed out that he regularly contributed color work to German magazines of the day, including one called Jugend. The color plates I have here are all from Jugend, 1911, while the line works are from those Dover collections mentioned above. A friend with an eye on VIEW—Tom Kidd—pointed out to me recently two new volumes of Kley’s work are about to be—or have recently been—released by Lost Art Books. These two volumes feature hundreds of Kley’s images that have not been reprinted for near a century, in some cases, more. Scoop them up while you can. Bud Plant announced them yesterday on his page as well. ----- While I’m currently consumed by two large projects, VIEW is not getting the attention it deserves from me, but it is very much in my mind and I will maintain it as frequently as time allows. VIEW needs ONE more new follower until I send five folks their choice of any of the Dover books found on my Author’s Page at Amazon. If you are interested in receiving one of your choice, just let me know in a comment. I’ll be in touch with five randomly selected winners as soon as we hit 100. Have a happy and safe New Year!! Jeff These tortoises were definitely the inspiration for the cover of the Grateful Dead's "Terrapin Station"
Connue et reconnue, glosée par de nombreuses plumes, l’œuvre des Becher apparaît aujourd’hui datée, comme indélébilement marquée par l’obsolescence des architectures industrielles qu’elle monumentalise. La traversée de l’exposition évoque celle d’un cimetière où seraient rassemblés les restes, carcasses vides encore debout, d’une civilisation perdue.
Image linocut mistitled as Parsonage Colliery, probably Hapton Valley Colliery, Burnley. Roger (1925-96) was born in Tyldesley, close to our house. Later taught art, read here; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Hampson
Bethlehem Steel provided material for the buildings that would make up New York’s skyline, for bridges and dams across the US, and for the warships of the navy
This edited article about the Victorians first appeared in Look and Learn issue number 557 published on 16 September 1972. Cotton mills and workers by C L Doughty Victorian England was, in many ways, a tremendously exciting place. It was a period bursting with energy and inventiveness. Enormous strides were made in science, particularly in […]
Der Bahnhof Arbeiterstadt "Workers City" This painting is now at the Milwaukee Art Museum (link.) Huettenwerk - An integrated steel mill. Werkhaltstelle Arbeiterhaeuser - literally, "Work Stop Place" Probably only the workers at this particular factory were allowed to use this stop. Zur Grube - "To the mine" Die Elektronische Lokomotiv "A Hundred Years of German Railways" Book Cover Bahnhofshalle - "Station Platform" Anfahrender Schnellzug - "Night Express" Tiefer Schnee Sonne im Wintermorgen Here is my stab at a translation: "A Winter Morning Sunlit Scene Under the Bridge" Zyklus Die Eisenbahn Die Schranke Locomotiv Spreeluft - Cover of a booklet of his drawings. Hans Baluschek (1870-1935) was a German artist, considered an Expressionist, but he has also been considered more of a Realist. He was the son of a railway engineer, of the drafting table sort, and Hans had a lifelong interest in railways. Trains are the subject of many of his works, but he also worked railway scenes into many other works showing every day life in industrial and urban Germany. Baluschek was a member of the Berlin Secession, a group of artists who were organized to counter the conservatism of the art establishment of the time. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Baluschek was branded a degenerate artist.
In an excellent film on BBC 4 last night, Visions of the Valleys, Kim Howells looked at how artists have responded to the natural splendour and industrial landscape of the Welsh valleys, and to the…
Stephan Magsig Shadows at 53 Greene St, oil on linen, 60 x 42 inches 2007 click here for a larger view I have been following Stephen Magsig’s realist cityscape...Read More
Ailsa Allen was born Ailsa Craig in Sydney. She studied under Thea Proctor and Adelaide Perry at Julian Ashton's Sydney Art School from 1927 to 1932, contributed to the student's magazine Undergrowth and exhibited with the Society of Artists in ...
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