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Category Archives: Inspiration
Stained glass: Portsmouth Cathedral
Some details from The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury or ‘The Cathedral of the Sea’ on Portsmouth island.
Solar eclipse 2015 Faroe Islands
Friday 20 March 2015
Photos taken from the telly, just incredible. The moon passes in front of the sun leaving a ‘diamond ring’ effect as it shines through the valleys in the moon and the sun’s ‘corona’ during the total eclipse.
Istanbul: figures
Istanbul: tiles and mosaics
Istanbul: decorative ceilings
The incredible ceilings of the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar, Hagia Sofia and Topkapi Palace
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Dazzle design: HMS President (1918)
This temporary exhibition created by by artist Tobias Rehberger for the 14-18 NOW, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions is inspired by a style of optical distortion used during the First World War called Dazzle painting. Devised by British artist Norman Wilkinson and supervised by the amazing Edward Wadsworth, the camoflage technique incorporated bold shapes and strong contrasts with the aim to confuse rather than conceal. See it on the North side of the Thames opposite the Oxo building.
