Posts in the category photos

painterly patina at ps1 . . .

moma’s ps1 has a number of stairways with painterly patinas. although these spaces most likely weren’t intended to be visual experiences, they still convey a wonderful combination of space and ambience transformed through time . . .

posted 25 August 2015

categories photos

a visit to the north country . . .

i took a trip train to the north country to talk with people i’ve known for some time. the city stops included weimar, hamburg & copenhagen. i had a chance to catch up with old friends like daniela, karin, karin, svenja, tina, ian, jan, mads, volkhard & wolfgang. thanks to you all for the insights […]

posted 15 June 2015

categories photos

a new adventure in sunset park . . .

as of the month of may, ines and i will begin a new adventure in bi-continental living. we will have a new apartment in sunset park brooklyn as well as our current apartment in bavaria. our new address in sunset park will soon be:
648 60th street
apartment no. 3
brooklyn, new york,
11220
usa

posted 10 April 2015

categories photos

happy new year . . .

happy chinese new year from sunset park brooklyn & regensburg bavaria. two of the image here are fragments from chrissy angliker’s paintings, that are being shown at the mediums exhibit | curated by michael hambouz | which opened on friday night in greenpoint, brooklyn. other images are from sunset park’s eight avenue in brooklyn yesterday. […]

posted 22 February 2015

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*corita kent-john cage’s rules & hints for student & teachers . . .

i can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
i’m frightened of the old ones . . .
john cage
one of the greatest blessings that the united states could receive in the near future would be to have her industries halted, her business discontinued, her people speechless, a great pause in her world affairs created . […]

posted 21 December 2014

categories education, photos

platonic solids: earth, air, water & fire . . .

dodecahedron
an excerpt from the above link:
the dodecahedron has been a source of metaphysical interest for at least two thousand years. like a crystal or gem, its facets and symmetries compel our eyes
& hearts to observe life more deeply. some have believed that the dodecahedron represents an idealized form of divine thought, will, or […]

posted 21 November 2014

categories education, photos

museum lothar fischer, neumarkt . . . .

in 2004 at the age of 71, a native son and artist, lothar fischer, died just days before his new museum in neumarkt, opened. his life’s work lives on in the lothar fischer museum, located at weiherstraße number 7a, neumarkt, oberpfalz, along with other varied creations from notable artists. the collection is housed in […]

posted 21 September 2014

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indian summer & autumn . . .

indian summer and the beginnings of autumn in brooklyn, brandenburg, berlin and bavaria. in memoriam of my good friend doug mulaire who died on september 8th; ines and i will miss him dearly and all the good times we shared together . . .

posted 8 September 2014

categories photos

the ennobling of objects with time . . .

there is an ennobling process of objects (animate & inanimate) with time. one term used, in german, to describe the outcome of this process is edelrost. i happen to personally like this german term because it reminds me of an excerpt from johann wolfgang von goethe’s, das göttliche: edel sei der mensch, hilfreich und gut! […]

posted 8 July 2014

categories design, photos

a new york state of mind . . .

here is a collage triptych of a new york state of mind, just in time for this year’s saint patrick day. even while visiting boston, massachusetts a lot of the thoughts in the conversations touched on new york city and brooklyn in particular. brooklyn is usually a good vantage point for a majestic view of […]

posted 15 March 2014

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