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Prague


Image by Walker*
Invasion of the plastic animals

Italy’s Cracking Art Group brings a big dose of kitsch to Kampa
Gallery Review

By Tony Ozuna
For The Prague Post
September 17th, 2008 issue

The area outside Museum Kampa has been guarded the past couple months by 3-meter-high red poodles, with an equally large red bulldog posted on the terrace. The courtyard has been overtaken by huge plastic rabbits — all courtesy of the Cracking Art Group, a provocative and eco-friendly art collective founded in 1993 in the northern Italian town of Biella. These cute creatures, created from recycled plastic, serve as an enticement for a must-see exhibit of the group’s other works in the museum’s gallery space.

After passing the gigantic orange rabbits in the courtyard, visitors are greeted at the gallery entrance by a couple of bright yellow penguins; these serve as peppy little ushers, contrasting with the starker works in the first room of the museum’s permanent collection.

When you enter the room devoted to Cracking Art Group, the dignified space of Museum Kampa is transformed into a candy store of colorful plastic, like a mad scientist’s lab or veterinarian’s office gone wild.

Three large Chihuahuas (2007), painted tip to tail in shocking blue, orange and pink, sit at attention, wearing designer tennis shoes on their front paws. Lime-green penguins gaze into or out of the gallery from their positions at the riverfront windows. They could be monitoring their brood of three dozen yellow penguins situated outside, on a platform along the river.

Indoors, there are also groups of smaller animals from the “Cloned” series (2002) by William Sweetlove. Little green panthers seem to be walking on plastic water with pearls and dried chili peppers immersed in it. Blue panthers walk in water with floating apple slices and pink eggs. Cloned antelopes, horses, lions, giraffes and even orange elephants are bunched in a tool box, floating on water from which mushrooms are sprouting.

Paintings from the “Contamination” series (2008) by Marco Veronese combine photographed images of Old Master paintings, reworked, set under Plexiglas and padded in silicon. These are most effective when Veronese subtly blends his background of silicone drops, merging the colors into images such as butterflies or autumn leaves on top of iconic works like Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring.

Veronese also exhibits a series of paintings titled “Contemporary Fossils” (2007), which use drops of silicone in combination with images of seashells and fish in the background, or images of the earth with vast seas made from white or clear silicone and the American continents in blue.
Alex Angi is showing nine works from 2005–07 that are like a mass explosion of plastics. His works on the wall are more sculpture than painting — essentially squirts of plastic, like mounds of oozing multicolored tubes, some resembling flower stems with ice cream cones at the ends. Another piece is like an alien totem pole formed by a tall stack of blue spheres with funky outgrowths.

Carlo Rizzetti’s “Migraine” series (2006) has Roman columns smartly painted in bright pink, blue, yellow or toned-down “stone.” Mounted on the columns are heads of an old philosopher, long beard and all, each one offering a different variety of fruits, vegetables and other matter stuffed into the hair and around the neck.

Renzo Nucara has the largest paintings in the show, all from his “Resenfilm” series (2007). These are abstract splatters of paint and molten plastic with objects embedded onto the canvas, including film strips, leaves, assorted paper scraps and even a wrench.

A series of wall-mounted works by the single-named Kicco titled “2008” is the most topical, addressing global warming. Life-size penguins created from clear silicon look like they are made of ice. Some are placed on oval, reddish-colored mirrors crisscrossed with slashes of silicone. Others are lined up in rows and set in ice cubes. Letters on their bodies spell out the word “Frost.” Two other works also feature rows of penguins: “Hot” is written below one group over a sky of gold, and “Ice” is written below the other group, over a sky of blue.

While the collective works of Cracking Art Group are partly inspired by Jeff Koons’ kitsch, they also make a mockery of the recent “evolution” in art history. They are more akin to works by the early Dadaists such as Kurt Schwitters, a great collector of rubbish for his proto-recycled artworks.

With its tacky affront to “fine art,” Cracking Art Group’s activist attitude produces a true art for the people, effectively combining politics and humor and with an eco-ethos.

Southend Transport 102 109 RM172 RM1183 Routemaster VLT172 183CLT


Image by Beechwood Photography
This Southend Transport RM kept a red London Fleet number on the nearside.

Ian’s Bus Stop:
RM172 VLT 172 12/59 new: 5/5RM5/5: AEC, to Aldenham
12/59 L stored new (Loughton)
2/60 WW into service on 58, 256, 257 (Walthamstow)
61-3 WW
1/64 WW to Aldenham overhaul
1/64 WW from o/h
65-8 WW
from last body-swap with B20
8/67 WW repaint
68-9 WW
8/70 WW to Aldenham overhaul
8/70 NX from o/h (New Cross)
71-2 NX
7/73 NX to Aldenham repaint, and return
1/74 NX into store, and out again
11/74 NX into store
4/76 NX ..and out
PR (Poplar) B517
7/80 PR to Aldenham repaint, and return
10/81 PR to Aldenham overhaul
10/81 PR from o/h, B20
11/82 to store at Aldenham
12/82 PR return
4/83 W transfer (Cricklewood)
1984 W
4/85 S transfer (Shepherds Bush)
1986 S
7/87 AG transfer (Ash Grove)
11/87 AF withdrawn..
11/87 ..into store at AEC Southall
8/88 bought by Southend Transport, #102, blue/white
6/91 Transmatic lighting fitted, refurbished, repainted
WYJ857 12/93 re-registered, Southend Transport, showbus
12/93 withdrawn: Southend’s last
2/94 sold to Brakell (Cheam)
6/94 Reading Mainline #10: showbus
c5/96 accident damaged: repair by Leaside Buses
7/96 Reading Mainline #10
6/98 exported to Argentina

RM1183 183 CLT new: 7/5RM5/7
5/62 NB into service on 131, 282, 283
1965 NB
1966 NB
2/67 NB to Aldenham overhaul
2/67 FW from overhaul
from last bodyswap with B1216
1/85 T used on 38
7/87 BW withdrawn
4/88 red, yellow band
8/88 sold to Southend Transport #109
9/88 Southend, blue/white, #109
10/93 LH transfer to London Country #109 (Leatherhead)
operated schools then Christmas shopper services
*/93 LH used on 406, 408
12/93 LH repainted L&C green/green/red #4109
1994 LH passenger service on 406, 408, 410, 414, 473
5/94 LH used on 406
11/94 LH mechanical problems
1995 LH re-engined, new front dome, repainted Lincoln green
LH used on 410, 465
11/95 LH school contract, (2 months)
1996 sold to Nostalgiabus
c2/97 on loan to Timebus Travel, Watford
deroofed in accident, rebuilt, painted LT green, cream band
12/97 return to service: 306 to Kingston, Nostalgiabus
12/97 burnt out by vandals, scrapped

fat lip


Image by brocktopia
Should have set the camera to macro for this shot.

So, we had an hour left before we had to leave for the airport and decided to go for one last swim in the ocean. We caught a really big wave and body surfed it in to the shore. We both got pretty roughed up when it crashed. Dazed, we turned to head back out and an even bigger wave was riding in right behind the last one. We both got creamed. I hit my head and a shoulder hard and Colleen hit her jaw and bottom lip. When we came up she was bleeding pretty bad. I thought I was fine, but later my shoulder started swelling up and by the time we got the airport I could hardly use my arm.

At least it took our minds of having to go back home. We did get some funny looks in the airport walking around looking like a domestic abuse poster couple–and with Colleen carrying most of the bags because of my arm.

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Three slices of brioched French toast with bourbon – pecan topping and vanilla whip cream


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This was an out of body experience

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Asklepieion/Turkey (© Margot Wolfs)


Image by Margot Wolfs
704. (493)

From the plate:
The sanctuary of Asklepios, the great god of healing, although it underwent constant renovation, is as seen today largely in the form given it in the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138). Entered by a gateway at the end of the Roman bazaar street coming from the city the courtyard of the sanctuary (c. 110 x 130 m) was bounded on three sides by stoas and contained the old temple of Asklepios plus two smaller temples, sleeping rooms for the patients, fountains, and sacred pools. To the NW was a 3500-seat Roman theater and at the NE corner a library which served also for the cult of the emperor. On the E of the courtyard was the new temple of Asklepios constructed in imitation of the round Pantheon in Rome; to the SE corner was attached a barrelshaped "treatment center" linked to the pools in the center of the courtyard by a tunnel; and, lastly, on the SW corner was a lavish bathroom establishment.

From Wikipedia:
Sanctuary of Asclepius
Three kilometers south of the Acropolis, down in the valley, there was the Sanctuary of Asclepius (also known as the Asclepieion), the god of healing. In this place people with health problems could bathe in the water of the sacred spring, and in the patients’ dreams Asclepius would appear in a vision to tell them how to cure their illness. Archeology has found lots of gifts and dedications that people would make afterwards, such as small terracotta body parts, no doubt representing what had been healed.

From another plate (like I said earlier, English is rather poor on those plates):
In the earlies construction of the holy area, there located pools and fountains around the three holy springs. Afterwards, the temples for Hygieia the daughter of Asklepios Soter (Saver Asklepios) and for Apollon (the father of Asklepios) have been constructed which could have not reach to present time. The sleeping rooms, of which only the foundations reached present time, have been constructed in Hellenistic period. Asklepieion has taken its final form with the structural developments in Roman period. We are informed about the several treatment methods from the "Hieroi Logoi" of Orator Aelius Aristides.
The applied treatment methods include accompanying the patients (with psychological problems) in the sleeping rooms to incubation and interpreting of their dreams by priest doctors (treatment with inspirational conditioning); hot, cold and mud baths (cleaning), treatment with healing herbs, diet treatments, massages with vegetable oils and creams, blood letting, emptying of the intestines and sunbathing for physical illnesses. Also, when deemed necessary, surgical operations used to be applied.
SLEEPING ROOMS: The sleeping rooms are located as surrounded by holy springs in the south, galleries in the east, and walls in the west and north directions. The patients were accompanied to sleep in special sleeping rooms (abaton) with inspringing conditioning and their dreams when awoke used to interpreted by the asklepiades (priest doctors). Such interpretations of dreams would determine the treatments to be applied.
KRYPTOPORTICUS: The patients would reach to the sleeping rooms from the lower floor of the second secular structure via a 70 m underground vaulted passage as a protection means against the adverse weather conditions. A mystic environment would generate thanks to the tranquility of the sound of water arriving from holy spring and running down the steps of the tunnel, and accordingly, it has been claimed that this tunnel had been used as a supportive treatment means.
CIRCULAR TREATMENT STRUCTURE: The treatment purposed structure has been constructed to the south-east corner of the holy area due to the increasing number of patients in Roman period. The circular structure was covered with vaults and a dome where had two storeys of which, unfortunately, the upper storey destroyed in time not reaching our times. Like in Zeus Asklepios temple, it had a great roof skylight. In the middle of existing lower storey, lies a carrying core circular structure of 18.00 meters diameter. A gallery with annular vaults and double naves travels around the core structure with reference to same centre. A sunbathing terrace is reached from a gate in the south west external part of the structure. Furthermore, small fountain pools opened as niches into the south-west direction carrying fools have been used for treatment.

Asklepieion/Turkey (© Margot Wolfs)


Image by Margot Wolfs
697. (483)

From the plate:
The sanctuary of Asklepios, the great god of healing, although it underwent constant renovation, is as seen today largely in the form given it in the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian (117-138). Entered by a gateway at the end of the Roman bazaar street coming from the city the courtyard of the sanctuary (c. 110 x 130 m) was bounded on three sides by stoas and contained the old temple of Asklepios plus two smaller temples, sleeping rooms for the patients, fountains, and sacred pools. To the NW was a 3500-seat Roman theater and at the NE corner a library which served also for the cult of the emperor. On the E of the courtyard was the new temple of Asklepios constructed in imitation of the round Pantheon in Rome; to the SE corner was attached a barrelshaped "treatment center" linked to the pools in the center of the courtyard by a tunnel; and, lastly, on the SW corner was a lavish bathroom establishment.

It is already 3 months ago (my … I can’t imagine, it is just like yesterday) but this is what I remember from what Yassar told and why I took this picture.
The story : here were bunk beds with sick people. A voice spoke to the sick from above (through a tube). It was the voice of a God. The God said: "Ahmet, tell me about your problem" and then the sick person would tell and the God would give advice. It was the first form of psychological treatment.

From Wikipedia:
Sanctuary of Asclepius
Three kilometers south of the Acropolis, down in the valley, there was the Sanctuary of Asclepius (also known as the Asclepieion), the god of healing. In this place people with health problems could bathe in the water of the sacred spring, and in the patients’ dreams Asclepius would appear in a vision to tell them how to cure their illness. Archeology has found lots of gifts and dedications that people would make afterwards, such as small terracotta body parts, no doubt representing what had been healed.

From another plate (like I said earlier, English is rather poor on those plates):
In the earlies construction of the holy area, there located pools and fountains around the three holy springs. Afterwards, the temples for Hygieia the daughter of Asklepios Soter (Saver Asklepios) and for Apollon (the father of Asklepios) have been constructed which could have not reach to present time. The sleeping rooms, of which only the foundations reached present time, have been constructed in Hellenistic period. Asklepieion has taken its final form with the structural developments in Roman period. We are informed about the several treatment methods from the "Hieroi Logoi" of Orator Aelius Aristides.
The applied treatment methods include accompanying the patients (with psychological problems) in the sleeping rooms to incubation and interpreting of their dreams by priest doctors (treatment with inspirational conditioning); hot, cold and mud baths (cleaning), treatment with healing herbs, diet treatments, massages with vegetable oils and creams, blood letting, emptying of the intestines and sunbathing for physical illnesses. Also, when deemed necessary, surgical operations used to be applied.
SLEEPING ROOMS: The sleeping rooms are located as surrounded by holy springs in the south, galleries in the east, and walls in the west and north directions. The patients were accompanied to sleep in special sleeping rooms (abaton) with inspringing conditioning and their dreams when awoke used to interpreted by the asklepiades (priest doctors). Such interpretations of dreams would determine the treatments to be applied.
KRYPTOPORTICUS: The patients would reach to the sleeping rooms from the lower floor of the second secular structure via a 70 m underground vaulted passage as a protection means against the adverse weather conditions. A mystic environment would generate thanks to the tranquility of the sound of water arriving from holy spring and running down the steps of the tunnel, and accordingly, it has been claimed that this tunnel had been used as a supportive treatment means.
CIRCULAR TREATMENT STRUCTURE: The treatment purposed structure has been constructed to the south-east corner of the holy area due to the increasing number of patients in Roman period. The circular structure was covered with vaults and a dome where had two storeys of which, unfortunately, the upper storey destroyed in time not reaching our times. Like in Zeus Asklepios temple, it had a great roof skylight. In the middle of existing lower storey, lies a carrying core circular structure of 18.00 meters diameter. A gallery with annular vaults and double naves travels around the core structure with reference to same centre. A sunbathing terrace is reached from a gate in the south west external part of the structure. Furthermore, small fountain pools opened as niches into the south-west direction carrying fools have been used for treatment.

225-482 1942 DeSoto Rare Pre-War 4 Door Deluxe Sedan


Image by bsabarnowl
These DeSotoPhotos are courtesy of;
VanDerBrink Auctions, LLC Yvette VanDerBrink-Auctioneer/owner www.vanderbrinkauctions.com/

VIN#: 6142344

This is a Rare Pre-War 1942 DeSoto DeLuxe 4dr Sedan. It has some of the amazing early features.
This cas has the airfoil headlights.
It is an original car that needs restoration. It is Cream in color in original paint and has a brown top.
The paint is faded and worn.
It is a 4dr with rear suicide doors. there is some trim gone. there is glass that is cracked. the grill is complete but has to be re-done. the lighted plastic hood ornament is inside the car. the car has rust specks on the body. there is some rust in the rockers and wheel wells. the car has a flathead 6 cylinder motor with 3 speed on the column with overdrive. The interior is orignal and needs to be restored. It has a tan bench seat with original material. The floor is a mat with floor mats. the floor is decent condition. The dash is complete with radio and heater. There are 45,689 miles on the odometer. This car turns over, but does not run at this time. Please check back for further addition to desctiption. this is a rare car and would be a good addition to anyone’s collection and good investment. Clean car for rod or restore.

Lot 52B Sold for $ 3,500.00

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I stocked up on Korean creams and cleansers today.
I recently discovered "DaNaHanYoung Essence" from Beauty Credit and "Bright & Clean Rice Water Cleansing Foam" from The Face Shop. Both are far superior to anything I have tried in the US.

They also give you a ridiculous amount of free samples and other goodies (makeup bags, totes, cotton pads, etc.) with purchase at both of these stores. Bonus!

(Beauty Credit, The Face Shop, Etude House, and Skin Food are shops similar to Bath and Body Works and The Body Shop in the US. They all sell cosmetics, cleansers, lotions, face packs, and creams.)

“Who needs drugs when you have cookies and guns?”


Image by Andrea…
Ah, the age-old situation of "you brought me your love, i brought you my bullets." Of the seductive beauty dangling their heart in front of you just to lead the innocent lamb to execution. and last but not least, the long-held tradition of smiling, cartoon character assassins.

- Little Lamb.

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