Thursday, February 27, 2014

Wanda Koop

Dear readers,

While showing downtown Los Angeles neighborhood to a close friend of one of my very good friends. This French woman living in Toronto made me discover one of her favorite painter who is established in Canada: Wanda Koop

I enjoyed learning more about Wanda Koop who is incredibly ethereal in her approach to painting. Something very fresh and Canadian signature was a treat to look at.



Wanda Koop: On the Edge of Experience
National Gallery of Canada / February 17, 2011 - May 15, 2011



Pascaline

Trafalguar Square in London

Dear readers,

Some French icon in Trafalgar square not intentionally though. Trafalgar was a war won by Trafalgar over Napoleon in 1805.
This example shows that rotating sculpture in a public space such as the 4th plinth can be powerful. Great idea that needs to be applied everywhere if possible. I like the website of the Trafalgar square that calls for art, especially this visionary statement:

Vision and strategy


"London is a city that's not afraid of taking risks. It's a place that's full of tradition, but also about innovation, capable of embracing the future. And it's a city of diversity." 
Marc Quinn (Fourth Plinth artist 2005 - 2007) 
"London is a city that's not afraid of taking risks. It's a place that's full of tradition, but also about innovation, capable of embracing the future. And it's a city of diversity." Marc Quinn (Fourth Plinth artist 2005 - 2007)
Imagine, for a moment, a London without culture:
No theatres
No art galleries
No concert halls
No film, fashion or design.
No filmmakers in Soho. 
No artists in the east end
No theatres.
No art galleries.
No concert halls.
No film, fashion or design.
No filmmakers in Soho.
No artists in the East End.
It's a bleak and impossible picture to imagine. Thankfully, London’s arts and cultural sector is a great success story.
The Mayor and Greater London Authority play a key role in ensuring that London remains a hotbed for creativity and innovation and that the capital’s rich cultural offering is accessible to more Londoners.
- See more at: http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/arts-culture/vision-strategy#sthash.u1AZLZnU.dpuf

The artist of Hahn / Cock is Katarina Fritsch.


Le coq bleu de Katharina Fritsch a été dévoilé le 25 juillet 2013 à Trafalgar Square.

Le coq bleu de Katharina Fritsch a été dévoilé le 25 juillet 2013 à Trafalgar Square. | Getty 

Pascaline



PascalineImages/Dan Kitwood

Kinetic art at Christie's in London

Dear readers,

This video shows a good array of kinetic art in an exhibition " Turn me on" in London.


Picture from The Guardian.


Pascaline


Thursday, February 20, 2014

New series Lake Casitas coming soon

Dear readers,

I have been working on my first 2014 digital series on Lake Casitas close to Ojai in California. I hope to post the new artworks on this website within 2 weeks.

Thank you


©Pascaline Doucin-Dahlke 2014



Pascaline

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Henri Cartier-Bresson at the Pompidou Center

Dear readers,

Please see this slide show of exquisite pictures of Henri Cartier-Bresson presented at the Pompidou Center in Paris:



Paris, Place de l'Europe, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1932 - 
Henri Cartier-Bresson commence à fréquenter les surréalistes vers 1926. « Il faut être sensible, essayer de deviner, être intuitif : s'en remettre au hasard objectif dont parlait Breton », confiait-il.  Avec son Leica, il arrête le mouvement pour figer l'action – comme ici, un passant pressé, pour faire corps avec l'image. Cette image est l'une des rares que l'artiste ait recadrée – il l'a prise à travers une palissade.
 
Crédits : © HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON / MAGNUM PHOTOS, COURTESY FONDATION HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON 

The Royal Academy of Arts in London

Dear readers.

There are currently  two interesting art shows at the London Royal Academy of Arts:

Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined



Londres, février 2014. Installation de Kengo Kuma au Royal Academy of Arts.

Photo © Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2014. Photography: James Harris. / © Kengo Kuma & Associates



Norman Stevens ARA

(1937–88)

Selected Prints


Norman Stevens ARA, 'Levens Hall Garden', 1983.

Norman Stevens ARA, 'Levens Hall Garden', 1983. Lithograph, 745 x 550mm. © estate of the artist

Pascaline

World Press winner

Dear reader,

This is the photography that won the World Press Photo1st prize taken by JOHN STEINMEYER


26 février 2013, Djibouti. Des migrants africains tentent de capter le réseau téléphonique somalien (moins cher) depuis Djibouti, pour joindre leurs proches.

26 février 2013, Djibouti. Des migrants africains tentent de capter le réseau téléphonique somalien (moins cher) depuis Djibouti, pour joindre leurs proches. | JOHN STEINMEYER/VII POUR "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC"

African migrants trying to capture 
the less expensive Somalian phone network from Djibouti to reach out their close relatives


Pascaline

Impressionist Exhibition in Marmottan museum in Paris

Dear readers, 

Here is a slide show from the exhibition « Les Impressionnistes en privé » (Impressionists in private) at the Marmottan museum in Paris showing an exclusive collection of impressionist painters.

Enjoy the classics!

Pascaline



Edouard Manet : Un bar aux Folies-Bergère, vers 1881, huile sur toile – collection particulière.
 
Crédits : © COLLECTION PARTICULIÈRE