two years ago I was participating in an exhibition in an old railway station. this railway line was shut down a few years before. I spend much time there and took many black and white pictures, two collages and a little installation. my main idea was that the trains, the rails, the station buildings were cobwebby (I hope, it's the right word in english! in german: eingesponnen).
some of my photos
collage, 24 x 30 cm
pictures, old railway signs, acryl, toy loco, sheeps's wool
little installation with vintage stool, stones from the tracks, sheep's wool, toy loco
detail of my exhibition room
you know that I'm collecting many things for my artwork. in one of my boxes there are many different webs from the packing of fruits and vegetables.
all these webs can be related to the wonderful art of work of spiders.
today natural phenomena build the bases for many inventions - this we called bionics.
my material for a new art box
categorisation of webs
7 x 21 cm
collage "fruits and vegetables"
16 x 16 cm
and finally this great man wishes you a wonderful weekend:
for more spiders, spidermen and webs take a look to the talented and lovely renilde - she is our host for this wonderful theme!
for more spiders, spidermen and webs take a look to the talented and lovely renilde - she is our host for this wonderful theme!
now I'm going to denmark for one week!
enjoy your days!
enjoy your days!
wow Mano, so much to see here, the photos catching that mood of abandoning, melancholia, the sign of the steamtrain...and than the webs
AntwortenLöschenyour new art box and collage made me smile (schalotten haha) one woman's garbage is another woman's inspiration, that's just great,
thanks and enjoy Denmark! x
spider men, yes, please!
AntwortenLöschenand thank you for that little show around in an interesting historic surrounding. your room as such, in the exhibition, looks very inviting too. the idea of the stones...
i like the patchwork of your netting as well. both in the box and as a nine patch.
busy webbing woman!
;)))
n♥
DÄNEMARK <3
AntwortenLöschenheld og lykke! wünsch ich dir für dänemark....vielleicht kann ich mich heimlich von der klasse abseile und zu dir rüber kommen...;)träumen is ja erlaubt! übrigens bin ich auch ein fan von obst- und gemüsenetzen:)
AntwortenLöschenliebste reisegrüße von birgit
einen tollen blog hast du! ich werde hier wohl öfter reinschauen.
AntwortenLöschenGrüße aus Belgien, Beate
Mano, loved every minute of this spidery/webbery visit!
AntwortenLöschenWe too are going away for a week. Have a good time in Denmark. xo Carole
Your categorisation of fruit and veg netting is fantastic.
AntwortenLöschenI really like it a lot.
Your installation artworks in the railway building are very interesting too.
A great post Mano I enjoy your artwork that you post for us immensely.
Have a wonderful weekend
Helen x
die ausstellungs photo's sehen super aus, sehr schöne arbeiten, mano! Und bei das spidermen bild am ende musste ich lachen, sehr witzig! ich wünsche dir eine gute woche!
AntwortenLöschenMano you KILL me. You nail me to the spot. Every time!! Your installations and artwork and photography and artistic 'sense' of things just astonish me. You are an awesome artist. Love the box of netting that are neatly categorized. This reminded me of an installation that my friend told me about: someone had pressed leaves [a lot of them] and they were flat as paper, and put into wooden file drawers from an old library and each drawer had the one species of tree. So a whole drawer maybe had maple of some sort,and another birch, or whatever. I like the idea of making 'art' order from the disorder of things. Love your work, as always. Talk soon, Norma, xo
AntwortenLöschenIch bin großer Fan deiner Netzkategorisierung!
AntwortenLöschenPretty cool!
AntwortenLöschenHallo mano, die railway photos finde ich total klasse, wie renilde sagt, haben sowas einsames, verlassenes und dann die Spinnweben dazu. Besonders toll ist deine Ausstellungs-Installation wundervoll, hat auch viel von Vergänglichkeit und Zeit und ein klarer Fall von Vanitas - super umgesetzt.
AntwortenLöschenRichtig begeistert bin ich auch von deiner wohlorganisierten Sammelwut. Ich habe mich schon immer gefragt, wie du all deine Schätze aufgewahrst und organisiert - jetzt bin ich echt beeindruckt.
Barbara
Die Obstnetz- Werke sind großartig. Muss gerade daran denken, dass wir als Jugendliche gegen das Material ebendieser protestiert haben und dass heute stattdessen oft Styrofoam mit Plastikfolie verwendet wird...
AntwortenLöschenMano, amazing post! Your installation: really haunting.
AntwortenLöschenCategorization of webs - brilliant! Have a wonderful trip to Denmark (my grand father moved to United States at age 14 from Bornholm, so I have ancestral roots there). -sus
Thank your for your pictures from the railway station. They are sad, and beautiful. I like the abondoned, the decayed railway stations, and your pictures are stunning. Have a nice week in Denmark!
AntwortenLöschenhoffentlich hast du eine wunderbare Zeit in Dänemark...;)...und das Wetter spielt ein bißchen mit...wunderbare Impressionen zeigst du uns heute...immer wieder schön bei dir vorbeizuklicken...freu mich auf ganz viel Meh(e)r, wenn du wieder zurück bist...liebste Grüsse ind Wochenende...cheers and hugs...i...
AntwortenLöschenhi mano -
AntwortenLöschenit's that time again....
"i'm on the prowl for talent to play.
i hope you'll find the time and urge,
and be very welcome any which way."
next weekend's drawing challenge!
n♥
and enjoy your weekend already!