-Netherlands
The Netherlands’ famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, is commemorated by a large statue in Rembrandtplein (Rembrandt Square), not a million miles from where he lived between 1639 and 1656. It stands high on a plinth with a […]
-Netherlands
Larger than life, this statue of Nelson Mandela strides towards the Peace Palace in Den Haag. Arie Schippers has captured the great man’s massive personality in this more than twice life size sculpture […]
-London
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions […]
Black and White Challenges
I won’t deny it – I do enjoy shopping. And Sitges is a great place to indulge my habit; there is an impressive selection of independent shops providing plenty of clothes and shoe […]
-Edinburgh
“..a disastrous collapse or breakdown…” This amazing green sculpture is made uranium glass lit by ultraviolet light. The eerie glow suggsest meltdown to me, though I’m not sure that’s what […]
Public Art
These two distinguished looking fellows, are two beloved Catalan artists and one-time Sitges residents from the modernist period. Santiago Rusiñol i Prats (1861 – 1931) was a Barcelona-born painter, poet, collector, cultural […]
-Belgium
There’s a Congolese artist, known to some as “Papa Machete”, who produces some thought-provoking and somewhat disturbing sculptures. Freddy Tsimba was born in Kinshasa in 1967 and studied at the […]
Alphabet Challenges
Gymnosophist is defined as “going nearly naked” according to my erstwhile Oxford English dictionary – from the Greek gumnos meaning naked, don’t you know. On a balcony above the Chihuly […]
Fine Art
Dale Chihuly is world renowned for his glass art. In fact, he has been at the forefront of the development of glass as a fine art. As a result, his […]
-Arizona
The muted shades of green and blue and the delicate facial features of these figures stand in contrast to the naked rock walls and strong red colours used throughout Taliesin […]
-London
“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see.” Winston Churchill Linked to Cee’s Black &White Challenge: Back of Things.
Travel with Intent 