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Hommage à Mondrian

January 08, 2016 • 1 Comment

Influences I have written before about the unconscious influence of accumulated art appreciation on my taste in images and composition of subjects. In this case, when I came across a tastefully decorated building in Columbia University’s Manhattan campus I was entirely conscious of a graphic connection to the work of Piet Mondrian and wanted to...

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Happy Christmas!

December 25, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Happy Christmas! On the basis that this is a season of time when people of every faith and of none may take a moment to reflect on their joys and pains and on the meaning of human existence, I post this image of Lincoln Plaza New York. May you all enjoy a time of quiet reflection and fun with friends and family. Paul

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Siege Engine

December 18, 2015 • 1 Comment

Keeping Faith With The Past I fear that I am somewhat of an architectural pedant, who needs to be convinced of the appropriateness of mixing ancient and modern. I love stand-alone modernity and I can be mollified by daring designs such as the Pyramide du Louvre, but I remain offended by other intrusions, such as the London Eye. In 1996, I actual...

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Now I Am Become Finance Man…

December 04, 2015 • Leave a Comment

This image evokes in me the famous quote by Robert Oppenheimer on the occasion of the first test of an atomic bomb on July 16 1945. He quoted the Bhagavad Gita and said: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." The puny Finance Man in the bottom left of the photograph stretches out his arms to the world in the garden of the French Minis...

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DUMBO

November 26, 2015 • 1 Comment

No, this is clearly not Disney’s cute little flying elephant, but a district of Brooklyn between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges, rebranded by the enterprising property developer who coined « Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass » as a cute acronym. Now it is a tech startup centre of excellence and one of the most expensive sections of Brook...

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