Tuesday, February 15, 2011
François-Louis Schmied (Geneva, 1873 - 1941) - Myths and Visions
1. Woodcut for the "Odyssey" - The two Eagles of the Omen, 1930-1933.
2. Woodcut for the "Odyssey" - The Cliff of Gortyn, 1930-1933.
3. Woodcut for the "Odyssey" - The Cyclops, 1930-1933.
4. Woodcut for "The Creation", 1928.
5. Woodcut for the "French Ballads" by Paul Fort, 1927.
6. Woodcut for "Daphné" by A. de Vigny, 1927.
7. Woodcut frontispiece of "Le Paradis Musulman" (Muslim Paradise) by J.C. Mardrus, 1930.
8. Woodcut for "Le Paradis Musulman" (Muslim Paradise) by J.C. Mardrus, 1930.
9. Woodcut for "Le livre de la Vérité de Parole" (The book of The Truth of Speech) by J. C Mardrus, 1929.
10. Woodcut for "Le livre de la Vérité de Parole" (The book of The Truth of Speech) by J. C Mardrus, 1929.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Sacred Mountains
1. Juan Rulfo - Paricutin volcano and the church of Parangaricutiro buried by the lava, Mexico, 1945-46.
2. Tadashi Namba - Mount Hiei, Japan, 1986.
3. Fred Boissonnas - second ascent of Mount Olympus, Greece, 1919.
4. Louise Weiss found - Huangshan, China, circa 1950.
5. Eric Dessert - Vardzia monastery, Dzavakhétie, Georgia, 1998.
6. Gotthard Schuh - Gunung Agung, Bali, Indonesia, 1938-1939.
7. Bernard Plossu - Taos Mountain, New Mexico, United States, 1978.
8. Theodore Vogel - Sajama, Bolivia, 2000.
9. Chihiro Minato - Uluru. Central Desert. Australia, 1997.
10. Andrew Martin - Borgo di Trapetto near Cammarata, Sicily, Italy, 1958.
11. Ferrante Ferranti - Canigou view from Albères, Oriental Pyrenees, France, 1989.
12. Kenro Izu - Mount Kailash, Tibet, 2000.