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“There were five of us — Hanssen, Wisting, Hassel, Bjaaland, and myself. We had four sledges, with thirteen dogs to each.” – Roald Amundsen (6 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928), South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912 These photographs are found in the page of The South pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic … Continue reading "Photographs From Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912" The post Photographs From Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912 appeared first on Flashbak.
The artist cannot do without his dialogue with nature, for he is a man, himself of nature, a piece of nature and within the space of nature. – Paul Klee, 1923 For German-Swiss artist Paul Klee (1879 -1940) the line is “a dot that went for a walk”. For him, drawing the line and … Continue reading "A Line Is The Main Protagonist : Paul Klee’s Black and White Lithographies" The post A Line Is The Main Protagonist : Paul Klee’s Black and White Lithographies appeared first on Flashbak.
“It wasn’t just about the bands; I documented the whole scene, particularly the fans. The fans were often as intriguing a subject as the bands themselves. They would frequently end up fronting a band themselves a week or so later.” – Janette Beckman on British punks Janette Beckman was there in punk’s early years in … Continue reading "Raw Punk Streets UK 1979–1982" The post Raw Punk Streets UK 1979–1982 appeared first on Flashbak.
The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop). saw the Cabaret Fledermaus as a place where the “boredom” of contemporary life would be replaced by “ease, art and culture”. Opening on October 1907, on the corner of Kärntner Straße 33 and Johannesgasse 1 in Vienna, the club was housed in the basement of a nondescript large block of … Continue reading "Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913" The post Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913 appeared first on Flashbak.
“The whole county is my studio. I used to go work under a certain bridge if it was pouring, because people used to hide there from the rain” – Mark Cohen Mark Cohen shot from the hip, taking photographs with his camera hung low as his took a daily walk in New York … Continue reading "Tall Socks and Strangers: A Low-Level View of 1970s NYC" The post Tall Socks and Strangers: A Low-Level View of 1970s NYC appeared first on Flashbak.
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“There were five of us — Hanssen, Wisting, Hassel, Bjaaland, and myself. We had four sledges, with thirteen dogs to each.” – Roald Amundsen (6 July 1872 – c. 18 June 1928), South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912 These photographs are found in the page of The South pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic … Continue reading "Photographs From Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912" The post Photographs From Amundsen’s South Pole Expedition – 1910-1912 appeared first on Flashbak.
The famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin spent most of his life working on the monumental structure The Gates of Hell. Initially planned as an entrance door to the Decorative Arts Museum, it eventually gained a life of its own, inspiring Rodin’s most famous free-standing sculptures. The work on The Gates of Hell continued for […]
This week, we’re doing another ‘silly’ topic, but this being me, it is a silly logistics topic, because – as the saying goes – amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. So we’re going to be professionally silly this week and talk about the logistics of vehicle warfare in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting, in part because … Continue reading Collections: The Logistics of Road War in the Wasteland →
Auguste Rodin’s Kiss is one of the most famous sculptures in art history and a well-known masterwork of the sculptor. Initially planned as a part of a larger project, it gained a life of its own, appearing in bronze, terracotta, marble, and plaster. Numerous copies of The Kiss can be found in the most […]
