RECLINING AND CONNECTED FORMS BY HENRY MOORE – A 1969 BRONZE SCULPTURE AT TRINITY COLLEGE
For some strange reason this appears to be ignored by visitors and tourists who photograph everything except this.
Years ago Henry Moore provided , on loan, a sculpture which became known as ‘The King And Queen’ and it was located on the Library forecourt but as he was not happy about the location he decided that it should be returned. He had not been happy with the location because he felt that there was a conflict with the forecourt lanterns and because there was not enough sunlight on the north facing forecourt.
The university worked persistently to find a replacement for the King and Queen and eventually proposed the work by Pomodoro which is now permanently installed on the forecourt and which appears to have been made for it. A perfect outcome.
Eventually Trinity obtained another work by Henry Moore, for which a location in Library Square was agreed and where it has remained.
Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. As well as sculpture, Moore produced many drawings, including a series depicting Londoners sheltering from the Blitz during the Second World War, along with other graphic works on paper.
His forms are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures. Moore’s works are usually suggestive of the female body, apart from a phase in the 1950s when he sculpted family groups. His forms are generally pierced or contain hollow spaces. Many interpreters liken the undulating form of his reclining figures to the landscape and hills of his Yorkshire birthplace.
Moore became well known through his carved marble and larger-scale abstract cast bronze sculptures, and was instrumental in introducing a particular form of modernism to the United Kingdom. His ability in later life to fulfil large-scale commissions made him exceptionally wealthy. Despite this, he lived frugally; most of the money he earned went towards endowing the Henry Moore Foundation, which continues to support education and promotion of the arts.
A VISIT TO THE TU DUBLIN CAMPUS – I USED A SONY VG10E AND A 70-200MM LENS
I am trying to decide what equipment to bring with me when I visit Belfast at the end of March so I am experimenting with different combinations.
Earlier in the week I used my Sony A7RIV for video and was very disappointed with the sound quality because of wind noise … the video recordings were effectively unusable. I then examined the possibility of purchasing a Sony ECM-B1M digital microphone but discovered that it will not be possible to get one before April or even May.
I have a VG10E camcorder which I purchased just before Christmas 2010. This particular unit accepts Sony E-Mount lens but for some weird reason it only produced JPEG stills but the big problem for me is that there is no way of geotagging the captured images. Anyway, today I decided experiment using a Sonf FE 70-200MM F2.8 GM lens.
To be honest I have always liked the VG10E and it did come with an excellent lens which was the reason why I purchased the camera in the first place. Later I sold the lens for more than I paid for the total package. The unit has two major advantages in that the batteries last for hours and the files are very small.
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