Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim N, Paul, Nathan & Douglas B Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > The place looks wonderful in your images, Jayanand. Gehry always has > innovative touches. > > Douglas > > > > On 09/08/2017 02:06, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> By far the single most stimulating place that we visited in our recent >> sojourn in Canada was the Frank Gehry designed Art Gallery of Ontario >> (AGO) >> in Toronto. The master architect's hand was everywhere in the public >> spaces >> in the interior, from the play of shadows and natural light, beguiling >> archways and a truly spectacular Douglas Fir clad staircase. The whole >> effect can be encapsulated in just one word - stunning! It has a permanent >> exhibition of 75,000 pieces of art and covers everything from the Dutch >> Masters to current contemporary art, with, naturally enough, a huge >> collection of Canadian Art. We only discovered this on our last evening, >> and went there primarily to see a Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition, and ended >> up >> staying a few hours till it closed! The O'Keeffe exhibition had a huge >> bonus - tons of prints from her partner Alfred Steiglitz (including a >> section of photos of her private parts, which, for some unfathomable >> reason, seems to be all the rage nowadays), Ansel Adams, including a full >> size, gorgeous Moonrise and Paul Strand. >> >> Shadows And Light: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-657.jpg.html >> >> Arch 1: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-612.jpg.html >> >> Arch 2: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-613.jpg.html >> >> Arch 3: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-614.jpg.html >> >> Arch 4: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-618.jpg.html >> >> The well of the stairs, with the evening sun staining the Douglas Fir >> cladding to almost blood red: >> >> Staircase 1: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-662.jpg.html >> >> Staircase 2: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-666.jpg.html >> >> Staircase 3: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-663.jpg.html >> >> Some of the exhibits >> >> Georgia O'Keeffe: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-607.jpg.html >> >> Face Off: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-677.jpg.html >> >> Gallery: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-672.jpg.html >> >> Curiousity: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-644.jpg.html >> >> The Big Dot: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-606.jpg.html >> >> Finally, the dazzling and welcoming sun dappled cafeteria, with a Rodin at >> the end! >> >> Cafeteria: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-624.jpg.html >> >> Waitress: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-625.jpg.html >> >> Sizzle: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada- >> 20170722-637.jpg.html >> >> Please see LARGE >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >