The trouble with the classicist..........

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The trouble with the classicist........ He looks at a tree, That’s all he sees, he paints a tree. The trouble with the classicist. He looks at the sky. He doesn’t ask why,  just paints the sky................................
uit ‘the trouble with classicists’, album ‘Seducing down the floor’, John Cale and Lou Reed, 1997

Metafori! 2

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metafori!

metaphor |ˈmetəˌfôr; -fər|
noun
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
A 'figure' such as: beetle
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Memory as an image making device 1

Lately I've been working on a series of photographs using the tools of  memory. And I mean the memory in our brain. Neuro-stuff. Will expand on this later. First I want to show some images.
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They do exist

On http://www.electricfireplacesdirect.com/  I found this beauty. It's actually called a "Beverly 23" Premium Oak Media Console Electric Fireplace Cabinet Mantel Package"

Guaranteed: Your cabinet, TV set and HiFi  won't burn. I like the cityscape in the Tv set. Delusions of grandeur.............

Washing the fire

Previous winter I bought this lovely fireplace on the flea-market in Brussels. I had to clean and wash the contraption thoroughly before putting it to use.  It's pseudo woodlogs are illuminated by one lamp. The heat of this 40watt bulb is enough for a small rotor to turn. This creates a convincing 'fireplace' effect only if you apply some imagination into the experience. It' portable , it's fun, you can actually hang it on a wall.

These electric fireplaces are UK fabricated.Check www.     They are still being made.
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Ingenious and ingenuous: the crutchpade

1. crutch: a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person.
   • [in sing. ] figurative a thing used for support or reassurance : they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness. 
2. spade: a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc.
3. Call a spade a spade. 

image from the Archipov collection: will be removed on request