to find such light

Art images, with contextual text where available,
collated from various sources by JH.

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March 22, 2013 8:01 am
Julian Trevelyan, The Potteries, c.1938.

Julian Trevelyan, The Potteries, c.1938.

(Source: tate.org.uk)

March 14, 2013 10:37 pm
Peter De Wint (1784‑1849), The Trent near Burton.

Peter De Wint (1784‑1849), The Trent near Burton.

(Source: tate.org.uk)

October 17, 2012 11:27 pm
King Henry VII, oil on panel by an unknown Flemish artist, 1505.

King Henry VII, oil on panel by an unknown Flemish artist, 1505.

September 12, 2012 6:47 am
Silver-mounted green glass decanter, the lid mounted with a chrysoprase, London hallmarks for 1904-05, mark of the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., designed by C.R. Ashbee.

Silver-mounted green glass decanter, the lid mounted with a chrysoprase, London hallmarks for 1904-05, mark of the Guild of Handicraft Ltd., designed by C.R. Ashbee.

August 26, 2012 11:27 pm
Tejo Remy, You Can’t Lay Down Your Memories (chest of drawers), 1991 . This remarkable reconfiguration of a chest of drawers was one of the most startling and influential furniture designs of the 1990s. Each drawer was salvaged from an existing piece of furniture, most commonly from office systems or cheap domestic furniture. In themselves they are unremarkable, but the drawers have been made precious by re-housing them in specially constructed solid maple housings, often of far greater quality than the drawers themselves. The design encourages us to reconsider questions of value, and to think about the histories of the furniture from which the drawers came, and the lives of the people who used them. This re-connection with history, and the ‘make-do-and-mend’ aesthetic of the industrial strap binding the drawers together, were typical of Dutch design of the period, and ran counter to the slick modernity and minimalism of much contemporary design. Two years after it was designed the chest of drawers was included in the first collection by Droog Design, the group that did most to popularise Dutch conceptual design ideas outside the Netherlands.

Tejo Remy, You Can’t Lay Down Your Memories (chest of drawers), 1991 .

This remarkable reconfiguration of a chest of drawers was one of the most startling and influential furniture designs of the 1990s. Each drawer was salvaged from an existing piece of furniture, most commonly from office systems or cheap domestic furniture. In themselves they are unremarkable, but the drawers have been made precious by re-housing them in specially constructed solid maple housings, often of far greater quality than the drawers themselves. The design encourages us to reconsider questions of value, and to think about the histories of the furniture from which the drawers came, and the lives of the people who used them. This re-connection with history, and the ‘make-do-and-mend’ aesthetic of the industrial strap binding the drawers together, were typical of Dutch design of the period, and ran counter to the slick modernity and minimalism of much contemporary design. Two years after it was designed the chest of drawers was included in the first collection by Droog Design, the group that did most to popularise Dutch conceptual design ideas outside the Netherlands.

June 28, 2012 12:24 am
thedaily-hodgepodge: Woven Portico. UCL London

thedaily-hodgepodge:

Woven Portico. UCL London

(Source: frenchfriesandmangoes, via thingsorganizedneatly)

June 17, 2012 1:53 am
Wedding dress, 1908.

Wedding dress, 1908.

May 27, 2012 1:27 am
The Silver Lining. In the deep hour of care, The time of vain repining, Forget not darkest night to dawn must wear, And every cloud will have its silver lining. -Clifton Bingham.

The Silver Lining.

In the deep hour of care,
The time of vain repining,
Forget not darkest night to dawn must wear,
And every cloud will have its silver lining.

-Clifton Bingham.

May 13, 2012 9:20 pm

a-cathartic-process:

“Felix Gonzalez-Torres ‘Untitled’ (Portrait of Ross)is an allegorical representation of the artist’s partner, Ross Laycock, who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991. The installation is comprised of 175 pounds of candy, corresponding to Ross’s ideal body weight. Viewers are encouraged to take a piece of candy, and the diminishing amount parallels Ross’s weight loss and suffering prior to his death. Gonzalez-Torres stipulated that the pile should be continuously replenished, thus metaphorically granting perpetual life.”
May 4, 2012 9:21 pm

Felix Gonzales-Torres, Perfect Lovers.