TE260 The Wall Photo

Photographer’s Note

TE260

The Wall – Artistic brickwork in the Louisiana museum of modern art.

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is located directly on the shore of the Øresund in Humlebæk 35 kilometers north of Copenhagen in Denmark. It has a wide range of modern art paintings, sculptures and videos, including works by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Anselm Kiefer, Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso. The videos are often housed in room settings where the viewer is made to feel part of the scene being portrayed. Perched above the sea, there is a sculpture garden between the museum's two wings with works by artists including Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Jean Arp. The name of the museum derives from the first owner of the property, Alexander Brun, who named it for his three wives, each with the name of Louise.

Brickwork masonry is produced when a bricklayer uses bricks and mortar to build up structures such as walls, bridges and chimneys. Brickwork is also used to finish openings such as doors or windows in buildings made of other materials. Where the bricks are to remain fully visible, as opposed to being covered up by plaster or stucco, this is known as face-work.
Bricks are laid to expose their ends (Header bricks), or sides (Stretcher bricks). As the work progresses, the bricks are laid in rows called courses. The manner in which the bricks overlap as they are laid up is called the bond of which there are two main types: half bond and quarter bond. Types of bonding arrangements include English bond, Flemish bond, and Herringbone bond, but the most common type of brickwork seen these days is the simple stretcher bond, showing only the long side-surface of the brick.

AiresSantos, carper, jhm, ChrisJ, feather, Tue, dip, Gerrit, emjleclercq, paura, jafadabret, UlfE, pablominto, Charo, Emile, bakes888, xavshot, Didi, marrty, leo61, siolaw, jorgi has marked this note useful

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sevy (14114) 2008-05-14 4:07

Hello Rob,

Graphical photo with a very strong optical effect. The high contrast increases even more the effect providing an almost B&W picture.
The tilted point of view allowed to provide a kind of dynamic in the reading of the pattern.

Yves.

UnTrained (0) 2008-05-14 5:17

Hej Rob,
just a good one for scrolling effects with the mouse if the upper part is a bit hidden. Works only in using a mouse wheel.
(not only good in that way)
Good presentation of this wall structure. The angle with the holes getting smaller adds depth and changes the effect.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

ChrisJ (70521) 2008-05-14 5:55

Hi Rob

Reminds me of the old Pink Floydd song! Wonderful repetition of graphic patterns with good contrast & sharpness. Tfs!

feather (50560) 2008-05-14 7:02

You have captured very good patterns in the brickwork. By choosing to shoot from an angle there are a variety of ways to look at the patterns. Well done
Kath

Tue (25608) 2008-05-14 12:47

Hi Rob,
Een groot aantal, prachtige vormen en patronen vormen al deze artistiek gemetselde steentjes. Mooi hoe het zwart naar rechts toe steeds verder toeneemt.
Groeten,
Lars

dip (13006) 2008-05-14 13:11

Hi Rob,
a artistic shot with interesting graphic and light effects,
well composed,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

Gerrit (36553) 2008-05-14 13:36

Prachtig, Rob, intrigerend deze muur en de pesrpectivische werking van de stenen en gate,

groeten Gerrit

emjleclercq (14632) 2008-05-14 14:07

Nice artistical composition, and a very instructive note.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Graal (59126) 2008-05-14 23:32

Hi Rob,
another unusual pattern, good theme and idea. Like as pop-art. Good reportage from museum and informations. Well quality of picture.
Gr., Aleksander

carper (66132) 2008-05-15 0:24

erg mooi Rob,
weer een goed staaltje van kunst foto's op zijn best, goede kwaliteit, grafisch zeer fraai fotowerk, Ja Rob ik vind hem gewoon erg goed prettige dag verder.
groet Jaap

jhm (83786) 2008-05-15 1:42

Beste Rob,

Uw uitleg over hoe men metseld is wel goed gedaan, precies of u heeft het truweel in uw handen.
Ik denk dat de dag van heden, heel weinig goede metselaars zij deze zelfs boerevlechtwerk, in Vlaanderen noemt men zwaluwstaarten, kan metselen, een onderwerp dat we eens zouden kunnen doornemen.
Dit beeld dat u ons laat zien in het goed nederlands (damier) is altijd indrukwekkend door het lijnenspel, heel mooi gefotografeerd.
Bedankt!

Groeten uit Vlaanderen,
John.

paura (39608) 2008-05-15 2:16

Rob,
The graphical effects are very beautiful and interesting in this photo. The point of veiw is nice in order to get profundity in your picture. Very well done.

regards

Paulo

jafadabret (40651) 2008-05-15 7:32

Hello Rob.
Cette photo est magnifique et met parfaitement en valeur l'oeuvre d'art. La lumière joue sur les reliefs créés par les briques ainsi disposées. On a le noir, le blanc et le gris et le même module de base, la brique. L'ensemble forme un graphisme très beau. Bien vu et bien rendu !
Jacques

UlfE (9260) 2008-05-15 12:17

Hi Rob,

A superb artwork shot. You presentation of it is fantastic. I love the scolling effects and it is also a vertigo feeling looking at it you could see patterns in it that are changing. When fist looking at it you see horisontal lines but all of a sudden you see a >>>>>>-pattern in it. Really fascinating!

Cheers,

Ulf

ahmetgedikli (22245) 2008-05-16 13:24

Hi Rob,
Superb photo... The graphism here is very nice. Beautiful light and colors... Well done!
Have a good weekend.
Ahmet

pablominto (41690) 2008-05-17 1:01

Hello Rob,
Looking at this for too long makes me dizzy..!
Interesting geometrical pattern, a strange feeling of depth...
The artwork is well reproduced, giving an impression of the artist's intention!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Charo (32190) 2008-05-17 4:17

Hola Rob,
Parece un cuadro de Pop-Art. Excelente encuadre con perspectiva y estupendo grafismo y detalles.
Cordialmente
Charo

Emile (20177) 2008-05-17 14:14

Hola Rob.
This is really an impressive shot, graphical, sharp and with great optical illusion. Maybe you should try this: move your picture up and down keeping your shot inside your computer frame and you will see how your shot moves, funny but very amazing. Never saw this before.
Well done.
Best regards.

bakes888 (18353) 2008-05-18 1:07

Hi Rob. Very abstract! I feel I little dizzy just looking at this shot ;-). You have managed a nice 3D effect from a 2D wall. Well seen and well captured. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

xavshot (63345) 2008-05-19 13:02

Bonsoir Rob
très belle mise ne valeur de cette oeuvre. j'aime bien le graphisme de cet ensemble et l'effet d'optique amené par cette succession de rectangles. Bravo.
Xavier

AiresSantos (43270) 2008-05-21 4:44

Hi Rob
Amazing texture in this Wall. Excellent this artistic brickwork in the Louisiana museum of modern art. Very good photojob and reportage
Have a nice day
Aires

Didi (36674) 2008-05-24 0:13

Hi Rob
Ouch my eyes ! Strange feelings if i look more then 30 seconds.
Very original.
Welle done
Best regards.

marrty (235) 2008-06-15 16:31

Dag Rob,
Goed gelukte foto! Het contrast tussen zwart/wit doet bijna pijn aan je ogen, en het voelt alsof je de muur bijna kunt aanraken. Mooi!
Groeten,
Martijn

danyy (69929) 2008-06-18 12:51

Bonjour Rob,
une superbe qui m'avait échappée. Tout l'art de rendre un rien 100% interessant.
Une photo qui crée des effets quand on la fait voyager sur l'écran.
Pour être graphique, c'est graphique.
Bravo pour le coup d'oeil.
Daniel.

leo61 (44112) 2008-06-19 11:36

Hi Rob!
After the tube,the wall both are good graphic work and remind me to Victor Vaserly.
There is a funny effect when xou scroll fast with the wheel of the mouse.
Regards,Leo

siolaw (25890) 2008-06-19 22:03

Hi Rob!
This is pure graphism! It has a hypnotic effect on the brain! Great sharp texture and good POV/framing of the wall!
Good job
Laurent

jorgi (3804) 2008-12-27 10:19

Hi Rob,

of course my first association is: We don't need no education... :)
I must admit it is quite hard to look at this image because I get dizzy but I like it just because of that.
The optical effect is powerful and most effective and we can see how curves are drawing while we move it up and down.
Excellent stimulation for our eyes and brain! :)

All the best in 2009,
Jeri