Some might have written the scene off as the ugly industrial-looking back view of the building, but the light playing off the various forms held a special fascination for me.
I love this, Graham. There are two tanks in town (hmm, sounds like a song title) that I photographed once or twice. There’s something about those basic cylindrical shapes and in your case the sun was doing nice things, too.
I don’t know if you’re familiar with American sculptor Richard Serra. He just died so he’s been in the news this week. He did large Corten steel pieces, most recently huge, heavy cylinders. The tank made me think of that. π
I was in NY during the Tilted Arc controversy – it was really heated on both sides. It was sad when they removed it. And of course it’s sad when we lose great artists but Serra lived a long, productive life. Another artist in that circle died in the last few days, too – Robert Moskowitz. He never had the fame that Serra did. They all used to have homes in Nova Scotia as well as NY. Moskowitz was married to the sister of a woman who I shared an apartment with back in the early 80s, Helen Tworkov. She founded Tricycle, a Buddhist magazine that you may have seen. She’s written a book that’s about to be published – Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America – I can’t wait to read it. π
Thank you – what perfect timing, eh? I don’t subscribe but I was able to skim it. She’s very smart, is an excellent writer, and as you can see, has lived an interesting life. Tibetan Buddhism has been her main Buddhist path but I think she valued her time studying with Glassman Roshi, too. That was during the period when I knew her. Roshi, (who was “Sensei” then), was going back and forth about monks vs. householders and living arrangements. At one point we were all living together, monks and laypeople, but then he wanted only monks who’d taken vows in the monastery building so the rest of us rented a few apartments nearby. Then it changed again. π
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I like the way you seemed to have lined up the rivets between the fencing.
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Some might have written the scene off as the ugly industrial-looking back view of the building, but the light playing off the various forms held a special fascination for me.
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I love this, Graham. There are two tanks in town (hmm, sounds like a song title) that I photographed once or twice. There’s something about those basic cylindrical shapes and in your case the sun was doing nice things, too.
I don’t know if you’re familiar with American sculptor Richard Serra. He just died so he’s been in the news this week. He did large Corten steel pieces, most recently huge, heavy cylinders. The tank made me think of that. π
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Glad you liked it, Lynn.
Just googled Richard Serra – I’m liking what I am seeing. Some very appealing massive but minimal forms π
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I’ll email you a few photos of some of his pieces I’ve seen – I thought you might like him! π
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Thanks!
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Coincidentally, just seen this:
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I was in NY during the Tilted Arc controversy – it was really heated on both sides. It was sad when they removed it. And of course it’s sad when we lose great artists but Serra lived a long, productive life. Another artist in that circle died in the last few days, too – Robert Moskowitz. He never had the fame that Serra did. They all used to have homes in Nova Scotia as well as NY. Moskowitz was married to the sister of a woman who I shared an apartment with back in the early 80s, Helen Tworkov. She founded Tricycle, a Buddhist magazine that you may have seen. She’s written a book that’s about to be published – Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America – I can’t wait to read it. π
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Ah, so many wonderful inter-connections, Lynn! And yes, I am familiar with Tricycle. π€©
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Wowsers, look what just popped up in my feed:
https://tricycle.org/article/lotus-girl-helen-tworkov/
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Thank you – what perfect timing, eh? I don’t subscribe but I was able to skim it. She’s very smart, is an excellent writer, and as you can see, has lived an interesting life. Tibetan Buddhism has been her main Buddhist path but I think she valued her time studying with Glassman Roshi, too. That was during the period when I knew her. Roshi, (who was “Sensei” then), was going back and forth about monks vs. householders and living arrangements. At one point we were all living together, monks and laypeople, but then he wanted only monks who’d taken vows in the monastery building so the rest of us rented a few apartments nearby. Then it changed again. π
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The stealth mission to sprinkle dharmic blessing in the Whitehouse sounds fascinating…
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Too bad she wasn’t there during the orange-haired menace’s term….
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Probably just as well – he might have grabbed her by the Tibetan amulets.
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Graham, this one made me laugh.
I love a laugh. Thank you!!!
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Laughing is good.
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