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Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I was in New York recently for the JA jewellery trade show, and to make some new orders at the showrooms of some of the companies that I buy from. There wasn’t a lot of time for fun, but I finally managed to visit the Neue Galerie of early twentieth century German and Austrian art on its tenth anniversary, in its elegant townhouse at 1048 Fifth Avenue. Read more . . .
Category: In the loupe
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
It snowed last night and I didn’t want to miss a walk in Hyde Park – it always looks so beautiful under a blanket of white with the black skeletons of trees against the skyline. The Serpentine was largely frozen, driving the swans, geese and ducks onto land. I came across some lovely snowmen, but only photographed this one – a dapper, very three dimensional and textured polar bear in a bow tie of leaves with berry eyes and nose. He looks so happy to be here – but I forgot to ask what the initials stand for.
I found the sculptors putting the finishing touches to it:
They are En Yu Lin from Taiwan studying Illustration at Kingston University and Jun Young Oh from South Korea studying at Camberwell Art School.
Category: In the loupe
