fish

In the Museum of Modern Art in Newcastle I so a book about graffiti. In the book there were only pictures, not any analysis of the art. I was disappointed… I have also a lot of graffiti in my collection…but even for me it is not enough only to make pictures.
In the picture: Fish somewhere in Aarhus.

owl and ruins

The Alnwick Castle was very surprising for me. It is unbelievable mix of styles and artistic forms. There was something beautiful and interesting in every chamber but generally I felt like being in some big lumber room. For example in old beautiful library besides many shelves of books there was big plasma TV and two prepared dogs. In this unbelievable mess, as the most interesting thing, I found very small mascot of owl which was hidden behind a leaf of acanthi.
It was put there in order to attract children visiting the Castle. In every room there was such mascot somewhere. Children have to find it, and thanks to that game they pay more attention to the exhibition.
In the photo: I didn’t like inhabited castle, probably because I generally like much more mysterious places. That’s why I preferred the Holly Island with its monastery in ruins.

museum was closed

No favorites showpiece… “Pokemons” (Yoshitomo Nara) - could be interesting I think… but come to late to The Baltic Centre for Contemprorary Art in Newcastle...

Angels from Łopienka

Dog in Caryńskie

For the first walking tour this year we chose the path to the students shelter in Caryńskie. It is only about an hour and a half of walk by forest road. In the shelter, we were resting under an apple tree and we were observing a local dog. It was a young, black German Shehard.
When the dog noticed us, he approached us and showed that, in his opinion, not to pet him would be a gaffe. We petted him immediately. After that, he brought a twig and started to bit it. A few times he barked at some imaginable animals for us and probably very real for him. His owner, who was repairing a dilapidated car, gave him some chances for running by throwing the twig. The dog was running after the twig, then he was looking for it and running back. He was very disappointed when the owner would stopped being in the game anymore. It was very hard for him but when he accepted it, he would start to bitting his twig again.
In the photo: a picture in the orthodox church in Łopienka.

the cros and the cros

In Edinborough, I of course found some time for searching for my favorite showpiece. This time I chose a bronze figure of Christ from a 13th Century crucifix. In that time, it was probably attached to a wooden cross. Today, the medieval very simplified sculpture, looked very modern on a white, plastic replacement. It remained me a figure from one of Cracovian museums. It was made later, probably at the end of the 15th century. It is much more naturalistic. Every detail was made very precisely. Even the back side, directed at the cross (when the cross had existed). So many faces of art… I like it.

...snails

Going to work I usually a pass small public garden next to the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy. Lately some modern sculptures appeared in the garden. Generally, I would say that they are terrible. They look like crazy erotic imagination of snails. They are tasteless to be honest. One of them is named "Transformation". This title meant for me nothing till the moment when some vandal damaged the sculpture a bit. In the part of this abstract snail, where the head appeared that it should be a head, the vandal painted a schematic nose, eyes and a smile. Thanks to that, the snail transformed to hearty character of a funny fairy tale.

somewhere in Edinbourgh

Tower

Airports this is waiting, eating artificial food and milling around duty free shops. But sometimes you can see something interesting, like for example this tower in Edinburgh.

Wenecja

Today I went to a doctor. I hate it. It make me nervous and dependant. To rose me spirit I went to sushi bar for lunch. Award was doubled. Eating my favorite nigiri I could observe interesting scene. At the next table there were sitting a girl and her father. The girl was talking all the time about some toys she got as an extras for some shopping. For about half an hour her father said nothing. He was only waving his had for “yes” or for “not”. When she finished her story silence hung over the table. The girl was mixing tea with her chopsticks, the father was reading menu again and again… What a nice day together…
In the photo: macaron at Wenecja Street.