Art and other indistinct chattering
Because I went to bed super early last night as too tired after my run (a super good run thought!), I’ll probably do the same tonight as I am starting work tomorrow at 6am (aie!), plus, my boyfriend is going back to Switzerland for few days so… let’s share this lithograph from Honore Daumier, titled ‘ 9 heures du Soir’ (9pm) fom La Journée du Célibataire, (the bachelor’s day) published in Le Charivari newspaper in 1839…
Honoré Daumier, 9 heures du soir, 1839
While faffing online, I discovered the fascinating works of Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.
This French astronomer and amateur entomologist (1827-1895) is particularly famous in the USA for bringing the Gypsy Moth into North America (I know, the level of faffing was quite high…!) but his astronomical drawings are truly remarkable.
The illustrations may not be very accurate scientifically, but we can only praise his imagination as visually it works and we could easily believe this is directly from the 1950’s or even from one of our contemporary graphic designers.
I share here few of his drawings, all found in the digital collection of the New York Public library.
The planet Mars. Observed September 3, 1877, at 11h. 55m. P.M.
The planet Jupiter. Observed November 1, 1880, at 9h. 30m. P.M.
The great nebula in Orion. From a study made in the years 1875-76.
The zodical light. Observed February 20, 1876.
The November meteors. As observed between midnight and 5 o’clock A.M. on the night of November 13-14 1868
Total eclipse of the sun. Observed July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory.
I know… I am a little bit late for this post… I did the draft yesterday but had no energy after my run to finish it and simply had to sleep shortly after…! So, let’s do this now, let’s write few words about Hannah Whitaker’s photographs ☺
This American artist experiments photography with a high interest to the structural limitations using in particular the geometry and repetitive pattern for her various subjects (landscapes, portraits, nudes, close up…). For this, she use a clever mechanical process of multiple exposures with sometimes hand cut paper screens.
This is beautifully done: each pictures is perfectly balanced (color, light…), and she succeed by this way to magnify the abstract over the content. http://hwhitaker.com/ http://hwhitaker.tumblr.com/ http://www.mbart.com/artists/79-hannah-whitaker/works/
Hannah Whitaker, Barcroft (Taeuber-Arp), 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Blue Paper (Albers), 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Arctic Landscape (Pink Sky), 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Cutouts (Pink), 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Barcroft Branches, 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Trapezoid Portrait, 2014
Hannah Whitaker, Fan Screen (Neutral), 2015
Hannah Whitaker, Winter Landscapes (ML Bendolph), 2014
