tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post1193185718941503149..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): ContradictionsMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-12440149402476033542016-03-28T09:09:50.312-04:002016-03-28T09:09:50.312-04:00I love the poisonous romance of leftover industry ...I love the poisonous romance of leftover industry too - so ravaged yet so beautiful! When I lived in NYC, roaming the western border between Queens & Brooklyn was good for those kinds of thrills. Is it the utility of industrial architecture that makes it so beautiful, the fact that it DOES something, is a FACTORY, instead of just a house, a box for human living? What ever it is, it sure enough catches the eye of a lot of artist types. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-30626609062123954042016-03-24T14:08:36.629-04:002016-03-24T14:08:36.629-04:00...well, we live in Carroll Gardens, which is abou......well, we live in Carroll Gardens, which is about as "nice" as it gets, so not sure where you're thinking of? NYC has neighborhoods, rather than suburbs, unless one is thinking of Staten Island, or parts of Bay Ridge, Ditmas Park, which can be quite suburban. But I far prefer being closer to some leftover industry than to being in a very homogeneous area. The Gowanus is about a 12 minute walk from home.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-37564339538456986292016-03-22T19:29:03.519-04:002016-03-22T19:29:03.519-04:00G-g-g-GORGEOUS skies. Vermeer's VIEW OF DELFT....G-g-g-GORGEOUS skies. Vermeer's VIEW OF DELFT. But your greasy Gowanus view is grey-er. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/a/a2/20140711004807!Vermeer-view-of-delft.jpg Have you ever hazarded the *nicer* NYC suburbs? The streets are paved with gold and the absence of color reigns - white, white, white. Everything after that is to be expected - prenez garde!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67750751567658880672016-03-19T11:12:28.711-04:002016-03-19T11:12:28.711-04:00Hi Marie,
Intriguing photos and disturbing skies....Hi Marie, <br />Intriguing photos and disturbing skies. The top two remind me of early paintings by (later) Abstract Expressionist artist Clyfford Still of rural agricultural building scenes. Grain elevators and such. Since I don't know how to post his images here, I'll email some to you. The berries are so hopeful as are the early (too early!) greening that's going on here. <br />Cheers as always,<br />Diane in light-fluffy snow falling <br />DenverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com