Metalic ghosts Photo

Photographer’s Note

Thanks to the research made by Rob (alvaraalto) the name of the artist is Antony Gormley, one of the most important British artists and a winer of the 'Turner' award, in 1994. "Mass and empathy" was the name of the exhibition and it got two instalations: “Critical Mass” e “Domain Field”.

UPDATED in 19 of February of 2006

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I find some shots on my archieve taken two years ago, of an exhibition I saw in the Gulbenkian Museum (old building), so that I'm able to show you some interiors of it.
Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the artist, but I find this metalic sculptures very interesting, in playing with lighting and transparency. The scale is natural and walking around them is quite fun, as they are a lot of them in the interior, even outside this main room and also in the exterior, at the garden.

In ws you have other two shots, showing diferent perspectives. I was not sure about which one to post. In this one you can feel the relation bettween interior and exterior.
I hope you like it, since the exterior was not very much apreciated.

This was taken with an old digital camera. It was stolen, so that I don't remember which one was exactly, but it was an automatic cheap one.

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For information about the building and Gardens,

The existing architectural ensemble, simple in line with different areas ably linked together, is surrounded by a green area designed by the landscape architects Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles and António Viana Barreto, with lawns, trees, pools and even an open-air amphitheatre. The exterior or the museum is like a massive rectangular parallelepiped set on one of its longer sides where the use of concrete and granite creates a mellow chromatic equilibrium. Planned in relation to each object collected by Calouste Gulbenkian, on the lower floor it has a Temporary Exhibition Gallery, a small auditorium, a museum shop and cafeteria as well as the Art Library.

A defining mark in Portuguese museum architecture, the edifice of the Museum is organised round two gardens with numerous tall picture windows that enable the visitor to enjoy Nature and Art.

A noteworthy example of the latest trends in modern Portuguese architecture of the 1960s, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was awarded the Valmor Prize for Architecture, in 1975.

For more information,
http://www.museu.gulbenkian.pt/museu.asp?seccao=edificio&lang=en

xavshot, Galmeida, Gerrit, Tue, HOBO, jhm, ChrisJ, efigesta, papagolf21, fabio_ts, berek, sarju, peck, pitai, alvaraalto, syd1946, rick_matt, Marlis, timleahy, sergio1, anavazao, manatee, paura, Amaz has marked this note useful

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xavshot (61821) 2006-02-16 13:13

Bonsoir Ricardo
très intriguants ces personnages. Sur la vignette, on se demande ce que c'est. Bel effet et joli partage
Bravo
Xavier

Graal (57208) 2006-02-16 13:15

Hi Ricardo,
unusual "ghosts", fantastic idea of artist. Good captured and well done. I like the colours and sharpness. Good work.
Rgs, Aleksander

Galmeida (12559) 2006-02-16 13:20

Olá Ricardo,
O seu post é quase a seguir uns metros ao meu ;-))) e a sua composição está excelente com uma captura de interior para exterior num enquadramento excelente. O exterior tem talvez um dia com um ceu cinzentão mas nada que altere em qualidade a sua visão, momento e criatividade. Vista original e como sempre digo bem visto e capturado. Pessoalmente gosto e um bom toque pessoal nesta aproximação composicional.

Parabéns e obrigado pelo seu trabalho e partilha.
Fernando

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-02-16 13:50

Ola Ricardo
I like much more the interior of the museum than the exterior ;). Amazing sculptures. I wonder if they are strong enough to be not destroyed by walking people?
I like the image.
Regards

Gerrit (35417) 2006-02-16 14:33

Hi Ricardo,
a very spacey exhibition this. Transparant art you might say.
Very well shown, too.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

itaca (293) 2006-02-16 16:32

olá
Daria tudo para ter fruido desta exposição.
Boa foto, boa composição.

Tue (25608) 2006-02-16 17:37

Hej Ricardo,
This is fantastic art, really beautiful and funny too! A good title for this photo as well, in front of the glass facade the idea of ghosts is even stronger I think. Very well captured and thanks for sharing! :-D
Hilsner,
Lars

sarhanp (122) 2006-02-17 1:00

Hello Ricardo,
very good eye to capture those :)

Also nice to see the real people outside :)

TFS,

Sarhan.

HOBO (5244) 2006-02-17 2:16

Olá Ricardo,
funny and interesting, looks really like the gost type things in computer games...
Great idea to take them on the shiny floor against the light.
Regards
Knut

jhm (81637) 2006-02-17 4:34

Hi Ricardo,
What a artwork in this splendid parket hall, maybe unusual images but modern art have to certainly also seen becomes, also the background give a nice view through the windows. Very well done!
Best regards,
John.

ChrisJ (69430) 2006-02-17 4:42

Salut Ricardo

Well seen & tfs. I like the repetition of the 4 sculptures & superb sharpness 7 lighting. Bon travail!

efigesta (12181) 2006-02-17 4:52

Ola Amigo
interessante foto esta da exposição, bem apanhada com uma visualização interessante tanto do interior como do exterior

parabens
manuel

jasmis (49589) 2006-02-17 4:57

Very original scupltures (?). Interesting photo and note.

papagolf21 (55872) 2006-02-17 5:40

Bonjour mon ami Ricardo,
Après avoir regardé les différents ateliers, votre choix de publication semble le meilleur, il met bien en valeur ces sculptures surprenantes. L'Art contemporain est parfaitement représenté à travers ces sculptures étonnantes.
Vous avez très bien fait de présenter ces différentes photographies.
Amitiés.
Philippe

fabio_ts (13672) 2006-02-17 5:42

Really interesting picture and note, nice work Ricardo, thanks!!

have a nice week end,
Fabio.

coco (27560) 2006-02-17 9:25

Hi Ricardo.
Very interesting view this one. Perhaps a wider view and not tilt, or another POV would make this photo more interesting.

Anyway, well done.

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2006-02-17 11:42

Hello Ricardo!
Well composed shot of this superb work of art. I especially like there are real people behind the window, making a great contrast to the artificial people inside.
Have you are having a great weekend my friend!
Chris

berek (28750) 2006-02-18 3:59

Ola Ricardo,
really beautiful , fantastic art. interesting. i like it. thanks for this cute picture my friend.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) :9
Framing:10
Idea :10

sarju (5308) 2006-02-18 8:32

Hi Ricardo
This is going to be hard for me to explain why I like this photo. But one thing that I can tell you for sure is that I like this photo ... I think it is the transparency of these metallic humans ... the interplay of lights and shades on the floor .. the view in the back ... all these things render serenity to this photo man
I must say that you managed the exposure in this photo very well ... congratulation
tfs ... regards ... sarju

peck (2779) 2006-02-18 8:46

Hi Ricardo,
This metal Ghosts look very realistic ;)))
I like this great composition with people on backgroud :)) very interesting photo, well done!!
thanks and regards
Gregory

pitai (3925) 2006-02-18 14:50

Ola Ricardo, obrigado por partilhar estas imagenes. Eu achei uma esculpturas muito originais mesmo. A distancia sao quase como fantasmas. sombras tenues, muito realistas. A foto capturou o momento no seu melhor. bom fim de semana, gabriel

alvaraalto (5225) 2006-02-18 17:50

Hi Ricardo,
I did some research for this lovely sculptures: Mass and empathy of Antony Gormley
O programa de exposições do CAMJAP para 2004
tem um dos seus momentos altos no mês
Fevereiro com a autêntica invasão dos espaços
expositivos da sede da Fundação por dezenas
e dezenas de seres metálicos criados por Antony Gormley, um dos mais importantes artistas britânicos, vencedor do prémio Turner em 1994.
Intitulada “Mass and Empathy”, Gormley trará a Lisboa duas instalações, “Critical Mass” e “Domain Field”, compostas por uma multidão de corpos esculpidos em metal que desafiam a nossa percepção de peso e leveza, da interioridade e da exterioridade, da ordem
e da disseminação.

syd1946 (17807) 2006-02-18 18:48

Hi Ricardo,
Great idea to take this picture!I like the ghosts foreground and the people background!!!Excelent note,congratulations!

Cheers,
Thomas

Paolo (40633) 2006-02-19 4:42

Hi Ricardo, good shot. i like that "sculptures". good POV and light, a nd nice colours. the thing that i don't like so much is the view on the large windows, with that urban view.
thanks, ciao

rosaline (0) 2006-02-19 5:46

Hi Ricardo.
I know you are a man of architecture and these shapes stir the imagination. Very creative and well spotted too. The reflections come out well and the sculpture contrast well with the background. Nice work.
Aubrey

rick_matt (177) 2006-02-19 6:58

Ola Ricardo

gostei da foto, o interior e o exterior da foto, com muita nitidez e boas cores
obnrigado
ricardo

lestans (15377) 2006-02-20 10:24

Contemporary art is a really a good subject for a photo!! This one is so strange, so amazing!! It is a good subject but also difficult to capture, and you captured your "ghosts" so well! Good perspective to the town too.
Livia

Marlis (2274) 2006-02-20 14:48

Very interesting sculptures and concept. Well captured. I like the transparency of the sculptures- .
Thank you for sharing this experience.
Marialuisa

sergio1 (12150) 2006-03-15 6:13

Hola Ricardo,
Muy pero que muy interesante esta toma. Realmente nunca habia vista nada igual.
Has conseguido un momento genial.
Saludos
Sergio

Angshu (33215) 2006-04-03 5:00

Hi Ricardo
A fanstastic unique piece of architecture you've caught here. I think it would have been quite difficult to focus on these works of art considering their lack of 'body', but you have done so really well
Regards
Angshu

anavazao (5592) 2006-05-21 18:26

olá,
que foto tão diferente!
Gostei das "Fantasmas" estão 5*!
As cores e a nota muito boas!
Thanks Ana:)

manatee (4279) 2006-11-29 2:41

This is an exelent picture of you, I saw too your workshops and you make a good work, in fact all this pictures like me there is not even one I dont like it.

The effect of this image, is gate looks like terminators, but at the same times ghost too, this artist is so good.

Exelent shot and test.

A hug Ricardo

Elias

paura (37722) 2008-08-18 5:07

Ricardo,
O ponto de tomada parece-me muitointeressante, tirando bom proveito das formas e reflexos Muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

Amaz (6302) 2009-09-06 8:12

Woooowwwwww!!!!

Que beleza dessa arte tão sublime!!!

E x c e l e n t e tomada, Ricardo!!
Ótima composição e perfeito enquadramento!!!

Meus parabéns,