The storm is shaking us – and for tonight, I feel like this …
Art
Thursday Thoughts – Shaun Tan and the Museum of Failures
A short trip this summer to Dunkers in Helsingborg – for Shaun Tan, our beloved, Australian illustrator of children’s books. On arrival, we found that the Museum of Failures also had an exhibition there.
My (and my children’s) greatest admiration is his book and movie on ”The Lost Thing”.
The exhibition of drawings and paintings from his books, also featured a reading room – all Shaun Tan – style.
A short trailer…
The whole movie was shown at the exhibition – had to see it again!
Corporate flops – as shown on the Museum of Failure was quite interesting, but I only photographed two things. This museum is a celebration of history’s failed products & services and the lessons learned from them.
I didn’t know Trump had launched a board game!
Wikipedia: Trump: The Game was launched in May 1989, with the tagline, ”It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s whether you win!” Trump appeared in a television commercial for the game. Trump and Milton Bradley hoped the game would sell two million copies, although the game ultimately sold poorly. By August 1990, Trump acknowledged that the game may have been too complicated. The rulebook was more than 12 pages long. Trump said the game had sold 800,000 units.
As of 19 September 2018, the game is considered a collector’s item.
Mmmmmmmmmmm…some of my favorites – not My mistake!
I think I will have to bike to our local shop and buy some for Saturday …
CFFC: Vibrant Colours
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Vibrant Colors
Art as a playground?
Flowers in showers
And a beautiful demoiselle
Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Glass
For Cee’s challenge this week – a glass pyramid in Bergen – and me…
Cee’s B&W Photo Challenge: Sculptures, Statues, Carvings
For Cee, a statue of the typical dogs in Fanö, Denmark. They stand high on a pillar in the open place close to where the ferry boats arrive and leave. Small versions of them are to be found in many windows and houses on the island.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #8: Colorful
Tina asks us to be colourful – and that feels good after a summer with no flowers, no natural colours here in Skåne, Sweden, except yellow and brown.
First, I would like to present an ordinary summer’s typical Swedish summer house…
…and then a sparkling Japanese Camellia. Flowers are inevitable photo objects when it comes to colour!
Two family members are celebrating colourful birthdays during summer.
And not that seldom we all go to enjoy Neil’s Yard in London, where walking in colours always makes my spirit jump with joy. Possible even when flowers are out of season…
Finally, I wish you a colourful and inspiring weekend!
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Sortland – the Blue City
We had one single rainy day in Norway, and decided to spend it in the Blue City – Sortland. The artist Bjørn Elvenes started a millenium project to paint the city blue…
Famous blue cities are Chefchauen in Morocco and Jodhpur in India.
…but how the story ended is still not clear. However, the overall impression is –
that he at least succeeded in large parts of Sortland. Many shades of blue greeted us now that the skies did not show any signs of this colour…
The city is small, but has today got about 10 400 inhabitants.
We enjoyed the one hour walk, even if we had to pop into some shops and the library to avoid the heaviest showers…
A rainy day well spent!
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Blue
This week’s Lens-Artists host is Patti, and she challenges us to share our interpretation of blue—the color, the mood, or the time of day.”
My choices are from Kosta Boda Art Hotel in Sweden and in the header, the village Å in Lofoten, Norway.
Last year we spent a night here at the SPA-hotel, and marveled at the world famous artworks in every room. All of them for sale. No doubt my favorite was the glass bar, where Kjell Engman has designed and finished everything in blue glass.
Even the chairs…
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Welcome!
CFFC: Week 1 Photo – Window etc.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Week 1 Photo – geometry, bushes, window, brick, etc
Switzerland has much to offer – a little village totally covered in decorations like these. I hope this covers some of the words – at least windows, bushes and geometry!
Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in July Y3
Paula’s Pick a Word is always a treat – but this time…I only managed four of her five words. I will have to look closely at how you all solved it!
splash – Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
feathered – Designer Wallin, Sweden. If this does not count…Galapagos’ swallow tailed in the header!
marine – Switzerland
scenic – Switzerland
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