Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Bram van Velde - Derriere Le Miroir (Behind the Mirror) and other lithographs























The color, virgin expression, new, without cage,
without routine, without limitless, sunbath, lightbath.
Bram Van Velde (Zoeterwoude, 1895 - Grimaud, 1981)

1. Cover of the french art magazine "Derrière le miroir" (Behind the Mirror) N°240, published by Maeght in October 1980.

2. La Jeune Fille (The Girl) (Derrière le miroir 240) - 83,5 x 60, 5 cm. 1980.

3. Cover of the french art magazine "Derrière le miroir" (Behind the Mirror) N°216, published by Maeght in November 1975.

4. Vif (Derrière le miroir 216) - 51 x 38,5 cm. 1975.

5. Paysage (Landscape) (Derrière le miroir 216) - 46,5 x 66 cm. 1975.

6. Souvenir Duthuit (Derrière le miroir 216) - 46,5 x 66 cm. 1975.

7. Cover of the french art magazine "Derrière le miroir" (Behind the Mirror) N°43, published by Maeght in February 1952.

8. Fond Blanc (White Background) - 68 x 64,5 cm. 1974.

9. Affiche avant N°150 (Poster before No. 150) - 73,5 x 62,7 cm. 1975.

10. Ensemble - 64 x 79,5 cm. 1978.

11. Attrait (Attraction) - 77,5 x 55 cm. 1978.

12. Sans Mot (Without Word) - 35 x 29,5 cm. 1980.

13. Pénombre (Penumbra) - 35 x 30 cm. 1980.

14. Greffe (Graft) - 35,5 x 29 cm. 1980.

15. En Dedans (Inside) - 74,5 x 54,5 cm. 1978.

16. La Chose (The Thing) - 47,5 x 60 cm. 1978.

17. Hantise (Haunt) - 48 x 63 cm. 1978.

18. Le Feu (the Fire) - 42,5 x 57 cm. 1980.

19. Partage - 42,5 x 57 cm. 1980.

20. Grise Nuit (Gray Night) - 47,5 x 65,5 cm. 1975.

21. Inquiétude (Anxiety) - 34 x 50 cm. 1978.

22. Centrée (Centered) - 49 x 45,5 cm. 1975.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Human-Bear Transformations





















1. Simeonie Keenainak. (1932-...) Pangnirtung, Nunavut - Dancer Playing Drum, 1990 (whalebone, caribou antler, leather, tendons 58,0 x 47,0 x 32, 0 cm)

2. Qanaq Palluq. (1936-...) Clyde River, Baffin, Nunavut - Fight Between Man and Bear (whalebone, caribou antler 40,0 x 75,0 x 30.5 cm)

3. Attributed to Palu. Baffin, Nunavut - Hunter and Bear (serpentinite, leather 26,6 x 39,0  x 23,5 cm)

4. Thomas Sivuraq. (1941-...) Baker Lake, Kivallik, Nunavut - Transformation, 2004 (basalt 24,04 x 14,7 x 8,5 cm)

5. Abe Ukuqtunnuaq. (1944-...) Talloyoak, Kittimeot, Nunavut - Transformation, 1999 (pyroxene 31,8 x 37,5 x 15,8 cm)

6. Padlaya Qiatsuk. (1965-...) Cape Dorset, Baffin, Nunavut - Shaman Playing Drum, 2001 (serpentinite, caribou antler, leather 23,3 x 22, 0 cm)

7. Pauloosie Tukpanie. (1960-...) Iqualuit, Baffin, Nunavut - Transformation, 2005 (serpentinite 22,7 x 23,5 x 12,5 cm) 

8. Quveanatuliak Takpaungai. (1942-...) Man transformed into bear playing Accordion, 2006 (serpentinite) 

9. Davie Atchealak. (1947-2006) Iqualuit, Baffin, Nunavut - Dancing Bear, 1990 (whalebone 32,5 x 33,5 x 23,0 cm). The dancing bear represent a shamanic transformation between a bear and a human.

10. Nanelik Temela. (1939-...) Kimmiruk, Baffin, Nunavut - Dancing Bear, 2002 (serpentinite)

11. Davie Atchealak. (1947-2006) Cape Dorset, Baffin, Nunavut - Dancing Bears, 2006 (whalebone 43,7 x 31,3 x 10,2 cm)

12. Pauta Saila. (1916-...) Cape Dorset, Baffin, Nunavut - Standing Bear, 2002 (serpentinite, ivory 24,1 x 13,0 x 5,5 cm)

13. George Arluk. (1949-...) Arviat, Kivallik, Nunavut - Bear and Man, 1988 (soapstone 31.8 x 23,5 x 13,6 cm)

14. Iola Abraham Ikkidluak. (1936-2003) Kimmirut, Baffin, Nunavut - Transformation, 2000 (serpentinite 43,2 x 40,5 x 19,0 cm)

15. Lydia Qayaq. (1954-...) Clyde River, Baffin, Nunavut - Bear and Cub (serpentinite 12,0 x 20,7 x 8,9 cm)

16. James Ungalaq. (1964-...) Igloolik, Melville Peninsula, Nunavut - Hunter, Bear and Dogs, 2005 (whalebone 14,5 x 50,5 x 15,5 cm)

17. Eugene Epkanaq. (1939-...) Melville Peninsula, Nunavut - Hunting Scene on Walrus Jawbone, 1990 (10.0 x 19,0 x 22,5 cm)

18. Emily Pagnerk Illuitok. (1943-...) Kugaaruk, Nunavut - Hunting Scene, 2004 (walrus ivory, whalebone 6.3 x 23,5 x 5,5 cm)

19. Eugene Epkanaq. (1939-...) Melville Peninsula, Nunavut - Walrus Jawbone Carving (Man, Walruses, Bear and Narwhal), 2005 (20.9 x 20,1 x 12,6 cm)

20. Ashevak Tunnillie. (1956-...) Cape Dorset, Baffin, Nunavut - Bear Walking, 2004 (white marble)

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Drawings of Pendulums











The figures reproduced here are the paths of oscillation of two or more pendulums, coupled together so that their movements can be recorded. The apparatus was constructed by Prof. Alfred Gysi of Zurich. These images are published in the article : "Artistry of the Pendulum" by Hans Naef on page 436 of Graphis, N°16 1946.