tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post8750779421302894775..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: LOOK-SEEBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-76928810216457088362008-02-14T14:09:00.000+00:002008-02-14T14:09:00.000+00:00ELLIOT - Your response is somewhat rude but f*****...ELLIOT - Your response is somewhat rude but f****** accurate!! ;-) *<BR/><BR/>* ;-) ONE eye shut!!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-20040726036574739882008-02-14T12:45:00.000+00:002008-02-14T12:45:00.000+00:00Eyes Wide Shut is indeed an awful movie.It should ...Eyes Wide Shut is indeed an awful movie.<BR/>It should be called Eyes Wide Shit.Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-42554623689079028542008-02-13T13:20:00.000+00:002008-02-13T13:20:00.000+00:00Absinthe - yes... I actually tried some over 20 ye...Absinthe - yes... I actually tried some over 20 years ago before it was re-legalised... and the bottled it was served from must have been at least 20 years old then!<BR/>I was tempted because of the literary/artistic connection and everyone cried "Suzanne, don't, you'll go mad!" I found it quite delicious but I don't know about it driving me mad... I'm not sure who can claim that about me!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920066331651290774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-41941341284689463042008-02-13T12:03:00.000+00:002008-02-13T12:03:00.000+00:00GILL - They do indeed! In fact, there are at least...GILL - They do indeed! In fact, there are at least two books of 'Boring Postcards' as testimony to the fact that people will photograph (and then BUY!) pictures of Nothing-in-particular.<BR/><BR/>As some of our photos reveal, David and I are increasingly drawn towards recording the oddities and curios of life: the strange reflection, the unexpected angle, the sudden glimpse of the bizarre...Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-31689304209519911432008-02-13T11:57:00.000+00:002008-02-13T11:57:00.000+00:00GILL comments...Trust me to ask about something so...GILL comments...<BR/><BR/>Trust me to ask about something so complex, but many thanks for the information, fascinating!<BR/> <BR/>Your second response poses an interesting philosophical question. Can there be anywhere where there is nothing to photograph?<BR/><BR/>My ex-husband won a competition with a photograph of an escalator! And I guess people do take photos of paint drying?<BR/> <BR/>Just a thought.Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-81288066952995048032008-02-13T11:11:00.000+00:002008-02-13T11:11:00.000+00:00GILL asks: "If you two ever had to go away without...GILL asks: "If you two ever had to go away without your cameras would you get withdrawal symptoms?"<BR/><BR/>Not so long as we went somewhere where there wasn't anything to photograph!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-53596199704941119412008-02-13T11:09:00.000+00:002008-02-13T11:09:00.000+00:00GILL - You comment: "I love the skull," and ask: "...GILL - You comment: "I love the skull," and ask: "Is it really made from tin cans as it appears?"<BR/><BR/>Well, here's the story behind this curious work of art that we encountered in January when it was floating on a pontoon on the Grand Canal outside the Palazzo Grassi.<BR/><BR/>Entitled 'Very Hungry God', the 1000 kilo sculpture by Subodh Gupta is made out of aluminum pots and pans.<BR/><BR/>It was first exhibited in Paris in 2006 in Paris in the Eglise Saint-Bernard church during the annual all-night festival, 'Nuit Blanche'.<BR/><BR/>In an interview Gupta explained the motivation behind his decision to fashion this huge momento mori from objects that are designed and usually associated with the process of sustaining life:<BR/><BR/><BR/>"My work was conceived to be shown in a church in Barbes on the outskirts of Paris, which is largely inhabited by an immigrant population.<BR/><BR/>"I made the work in response to the stories I read in the news about how soup kitchens in Paris were serving food with pork so that Muslims would not eat it. It was a strange and twisted form of charity that did not continue for long but raised conflicting ideas of giving and the way we have become now.<BR/><BR/>"Outside the church I served vegetarian daal soup as a form of 'prasad' (in India when you go to a temple or a guduwara you are offered food with the blessing). I liked the mix of the Catholic church and my intervention using a symbol that many artists have used before - the skull - and its many connotations.<BR/><BR/>"'Very Hungry God' is like a vanity, but also the idea of food and the utensils is very much part of my language dealing with ideas of the everyday and turning them into iconic symbols."Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-7921493946776692242008-02-13T11:03:00.000+00:002008-02-13T11:03:00.000+00:00LisaH - Ta-da!! :-)I suppose, sometime, I really o...LisaH - Ta-da!! :-)<BR/><BR/>I suppose, sometime, I really ought to TRY absinthe. A few years ago I bought a packet of absinthe-flavoured pastilles (in Venice) and only ever ate the one!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-34264227613257628552008-02-13T10:26:00.000+00:002008-02-13T10:26:00.000+00:00GILL comments...Glad you changed your mind about t...GILL comments...<BR/><BR/>Glad you changed your mind about the pun, I might have had to calm the Duchess......<BR/><BR/>Pictures, as ever, are amazing, I love the skull. Is it really made from tin cans as it appears?<BR/><BR/>If you two ever had to go away without your cameras would you get withdrawal symptoms?Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-12222393681940747232008-02-13T07:30:00.000+00:002008-02-13T07:30:00.000+00:00Yes, as Boll Weavil has commented - well done on g...Yes, as Boll Weavil has commented - well done on getting knickers into the Blog. There are some terrific photos there - and some creepy ones. And a couple that reminded me of the time you were away in Venice and there were no blogs - and the old adage Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.SharonMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369769107190148944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-82309593845835894542008-02-13T07:25:00.000+00:002008-02-13T07:25:00.000+00:00BOLL - Thanks for the compliment - but at least ha...BOLL - Thanks for the compliment - but at least half the pictures are by David, so we'll jointly take a bow! <BR/><BR/>I do, however, take full responsibility for the guy in pants --- although, of course, I was actually photographing the reflection in the window of the buildings opposite!<BR/><BR/>I had thought about making a pun on the words 'hitch' and 'cock', but then changed my mind... ;-)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-178485904938739122008-02-13T06:50:00.000+00:002008-02-13T06:50:00.000+00:00You have a great eye for good photographs Mr B ! N...You have a great eye for good photographs Mr B ! Nice to see you 'calling card' in amongst the collection there - a gentleman in underpants.That's a logo that's as distinctive as a Hitchcock cameo in your work.Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.com