Ben Sharkey
Ben Sharkey es un cantante de R&B y Soul, un crooner a veces comparado con Michael Bublé que tiene muchos adeptos sobre todo a través de Youtube (más de 5 millones de visitas a sus performances en su web) y que ha editado su primer disco (Day Into Night). Pero resulta que también hace algunas cosillas como esta; un trabajo sobre el rinoceronte de Durero que no está nada mal. Aquí cuenta un poco por qué y cómo lo hizo.
Ben Sharkey is an American R&B and Soul singer, a crooner sometimes compared to Michael Bublé that has many followers especially through Youtube (over 5 million visits to his performances on his website) and has released his first album (Day Into Night). But it also makes some things like this; a work on Dürer's Rhinoceros not bad. Here you have some clues about why and how he did it.
Ben Sharkey is an American R&B and Soul singer, a crooner sometimes compared to Michael Bublé that has many followers especially through Youtube (over 5 million visits to his performances on his website) and has released his first album (Day Into Night). But it also makes some things like this; a work on Dürer's Rhinoceros not bad. Here you have some clues about why and how he did it.
Woburn Safari Park
El Woburn Safari Park está ubicado en Bedfordshire en UK. Navegando por ahí encontré esta fotografía de un rinoceronte que me impactó por la forma y estructura arbórea de ese cuerno. Es un rinoceronte blanco, y la fotografía pertenece a Daniel Wales, un fanático de los aviones que tiene una inmensa cantidad de álbumes con esta temática en flickr.
The Woburn Safari Park is located in Bedfordshire UK. Surfing the Net I found this photograph of a rhinoceros that struck me from the tree shape and structure of the horn. It is a white rhino, and the photograph by Daniel Wales, a fan of the aircraft which has a huge number of albums with this issuein flickr.
The Woburn Safari Park is located in Bedfordshire UK. Surfing the Net I found this photograph of a rhinoceros that struck me from the tree shape and structure of the horn. It is a white rhino, and the photograph by Daniel Wales, a fan of the aircraft which has a huge number of albums with this issue
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ACTUALIZACIÓN / UPDATE: 6/2/2014
Debido a las amenazas de acciones legales por parte de la Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí, he procedido a retirar las imágenes referentes a Salvador Dalí. Para más información sobre el tema, veáse el siguiente post:
Due to threats of legal action by the Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation, I proceeded to remove all images about Salvador Dalí. For more information on the topic, see the following post:
La Fundación Gala-Salvador Dalí y el Copyright
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Salvador Dalí
Esta es una rara escultura de Salvador Dalí titulada "Rhinoceronte", de aproximadamente 60 onzas de plata. La encontré de casualidad en una página de venta de objetos artísticos, aunque ahora ya no aparecen las imágenes. No sé si será auténtica (con Dalí nunca se sabe) pero por lo visto la ofrecían con pruebas de fundición y la firma grabada. mide 5 x 6 x 4 pulgadas y en todo caso es muy bonita.
Salvador Dalí en "El Hurgador" / in this blog: [Todos los enlaces / All links]
Katharine Ward Lane Weems
"Bessie" & "Victoria"
"Bessie" & "Victoria"
Una escultura más de un rinoceronte, en este caso en el frente del edificio del Edificio de Ciencias Biológicas en la Universidad de Harvard, en Cambridge, Massachusetts. En realidad se trata de dos rinocerontes creados por la escultora Katharine Lane Weems llamados "Bessie" y "Victoria". Katharine fue una escultora estadounidense, nacida en Boston en 1899 y fallecida en 1989, famosa por su trabajo en bronce y especialmente por sus esculturas realistas de animales.
Cada escultura pesa 3 toneladas, y Katharine trabajó en ellos durante 5 años hasta que fueron descubiertos al público en 1937. Entre 2003 y 2005 fueron retirados para evitar daños mientras se construía un nuevo laboratorio en la Universidad.
Cada escultura pesa 3 toneladas, y Katharine trabajó en ellos durante 5 años hasta que fueron descubiertos al público en 1937. Entre 2003 y 2005 fueron retirados para evitar daños mientras se construía un nuevo laboratorio en la Universidad.
One more sculpture of a rhinoceros, in this case in front of the Biological Sciences Building at the University of Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Actually there are two rhinos created by the sculptor Katharine Lane Weems called "Bessie" and "Victoria". Katharine was an American sculptor, born in Boston in 1899 and died in 1989, famous for her work in bronze and especially for her realistic sculptures of animals.
Each sculpture weighs 3 tons and Katharine worked in them for five years until they were discovered to the public in 1937. Between 2003 and 2005 were removed to avoid damage while a new building was costructed for a new laboratory in the University.
Los "Archives of American Art" del Smithsonian Institute ofrecen una serie de fotografías de Katharine entre las que encontré estas dos en las cuales se la ve trabajando en uno los rinocerontes entre los años 1935 y 1936.
The "Archives of American Art", Smithsonian Institute, offers a series of photographs of Katharine. I found the two in which she can be seen working on one of these rhinos between 1935 and 1936.
The "Archives of American Art", Smithsonian Institute, offers a series of photographs of Katharine. I found the two in which she can be seen working on one of these rhinos between 1935 and 1936.
And here a view of the move once finished the works, and the couple back in place
Theo Jansen
Theo Jansen es un artista y escultor cinético nacido en 1948 en Scheveningen que vive y trabaja en Holanda. Estudió física en la Universidad Tencnológica de Delft. Este hombre ha venido creando desde 1990 unas cosas fascinantes: los "Animari". Son unas enormes estructuras cinéticas autopropulsadas que caminan por ahí (normalmente por las playas) movidas por la fuerza del viento. Hay que ver su página web, sobre todo la parte de los videos donde pueden verse sus diseños en acción. Aquí les dejo el de este "Rinoceronte" paseando...
Theo Jansen is a kinetic artist and sculptor born in 1948 in Scheveningen who lives and works in Holland. He studied physics at the University of Delft Tencnológica. This man has been creating since 1990 a fascinating things: "Animari". They are huge self propelled kinetic structures walking around (usually along the beaches) moved by the wind. Must see his website, especially the part of the video where you can see his designs in action. Here is the latter "Rhino" walking ...
Theo Jansen is a kinetic artist and sculptor born in 1948 in Scheveningen who lives and works in Holland. He studied physics at the University of Delft Tencnológica. This man has been creating since 1990 a fascinating things: "Animari". They are huge self propelled kinetic structures walking around (usually along the beaches) moved by the wind. Must see his website, especially the part of the video where you can see his designs in action. Here is the latter "Rhino" walking ...
Shona
"Shona" (/ˈʃoʊnə/) es el nombre con el que se conoce colectivamente a dos grupos humanos que habitan el este y sudoeste de Zimbabwe, noreste de Botswana y sur de Mozambique. En Zimbabwe son la etnia indígena mayoritaria y su población ronda los 9 millones. Sus artistas son reconocidos por sus esculturas de piedra, actividad que ha sido parte de la cultura de Zimbabwe desde hace mucho tiempo. Aquí un rinoceronte como los que pueden encontrarse en muchos mercados de artesanía africanos.
"Shona" (/ ʃoʊnə /) is the name by which are collectively known two human groups inhabiting the east and southwest of Zimbabwe, north-eastern Botswana and southern Mozambique. In Zimbabwe they are the indigenous ethnic majority and its population is about 9 million. Its artists are renowned for its stone carvings, an activity that has been part of the culture of Zimbabwe for a long time. Here a rhinoceros as those found in many African craft markets.
"Shona" (/ ʃoʊnə /) is the name by which are collectively known two human groups inhabiting the east and southwest of Zimbabwe, north-eastern Botswana and southern Mozambique. In Zimbabwe they are the indigenous ethnic majority and its population is about 9 million. Its artists are renowned for its stone carvings, an activity that has been part of the culture of Zimbabwe for a long time. Here a rhinoceros as those found in many African craft markets.
Pat Payne
Izq./ Left: "Nuevo rinoceronte / New Rhino" - Arriba der./ Top Right: "Rinoceronte Boris / Rhino Boris"
Abajo der. / Bottom Right: "Rinoceronte perplejo / Bemused Rhino"
Abajo der. / Bottom Right: "Rinoceronte perplejo / Bemused Rhino"
Encontré estos curiosos rinocerontes de bronce producidos por "Bigbird-studios", la empresa de Pat Payne, que realiza todo tipo de esculturas "WILDLIFE SCULPTURE, GARDEN ART, METAL SCULPTURE, ATRIUM, CORPORATE & INTERIOR ART", y trabajan desde Alameda, California.
I found these curious bronze rhinos produced by "Bigbird-studios", the company of Pat Payne, which makes all kinds of sculptures "WILDLIFE SCULPTURE, GARDEN ART METAL SCULPTURE, ATRIUM, CORPORATE & INTERIOR ART" and work from Alameda, California.
I found these curious bronze rhinos produced by "Bigbird-studios", the company of Pat Payne, which makes all kinds of sculptures "WILDLIFE SCULPTURE, GARDEN ART METAL SCULPTURE, ATRIUM, CORPORATE & INTERIOR ART" and work from Alameda, California.
Robert Bateman
"Rinoceronte embistiendo / Charging Rhino", 20" x 32 1/2"
Algunos de los varios rinocerontes pintados por este buen artista dedicado a plasmar la belleza de la naturaleza en sus obras. Robert Bateman nació en Toronto, Canadá, en 1930. Empezó a exponer sus obras allá por 1975 y lo ha seguido haciendo hasta hoy. Ha recibido innumerables premios, se han hecho documentales sobre su vida y obra... en fin, uno de los clásicos en esto de representar la naturaleza a golpe de pincel.
Some of the several rhinos painted by this great artist dedicated to capture the beauty of nature in his works. Robert Bateman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1930. He began to exhibit his works back in 1975 and has continued until today. He has received numerous awards, they have made documentaries about his life and work ... in short, a classic depicting nature using brush strokes.
Some of the several rhinos painted by this great artist dedicated to capture the beauty of nature in his works. Robert Bateman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1930. He began to exhibit his works back in 1975 and has continued until today. He has received numerous awards, they have made documentaries about his life and work ... in short, a classic depicting nature using brush strokes.
"Rinoceronte y bufago / Rhino and Oxpecker", acrílico / acrylic, 32" x 48”, 1975
Este trabajo fue realizado con la idea de aportar algo a la lucha contra la extinción de los rinocerontes. Éste texto de Bateman está traducido de su sitio web:
"Los rinocerontes nunca fueron cazados por las tribus nativas de África, e incluso los primeros cazadores de trofeos blancos no fueron una seria amenaza. En 1970 había alrededor de 20.000 rinocerontes negros en Kenya; hoy hay menos de 500. Esta devastación ha sido causada por las insensatas y frívolas creencias de gente en países a miles de kilómetros de distancia de los dominios del rinoceronte negro: en Oriente se cree que el cuerno de rinoceronte (consumido en forma de polvo) es un afrodisíaco. En los últimos 15 años, el precio del kilo de cuerno de rinoceronte ha pasado de 35 a 500 dólares. En el norte de Yemen, para que un jóven viril sea considerado un hombre, debe tener su propia daga con la empuñadura hecha de cuerno de rinoceronte; tales dagas cuestan ahora más de 15.000 dólares.
Para evitar la extinción de estas magníficas bestias, necesitamos movimientos a nivel de los poderes mundiales para abolir la caza del rinoceronte y el dinero que se mueve a su alrededor. He pintado esta obra para conseguir fondos que ayuden a abolir el comercio ilegal de cuernos de rinoceronte y así salvar esta especie de 70 millones de años de la extinción"
"Juego de Poder - Rinoceronte / Power Play – Rhinoceros", acrílico / acrylic, 36" x 48”, 1987
This work was done trying to contribute with the fight against the extinction of the rhinoceros. This text is from Bateman's website:
"Rhinos were never hunted by native African tribes, and even the early white trophy hunters were not a serious threat. In 1970 there were about 20,000 black rhinos in Kenya; today there are fewer than 500. This devastation has been caused by the senseless, frivolous beliefs of people in countries thousands of miles away from the black rhino's domain: in the Orient, rhinoceros horn (consumed in powdered form) is believed to be an aphrodisiac; in the last 15 years, the price of a kilo of rhino horn has risen from $35 to $500. In North Yemen, to be considered a virile young man requires owning a dagger with a handle made of rhinoceros horn; such a dagger now costs more than $15,000.
To keep this magnificent beast from extinction, we need a global power play to abolish rhino poaching and the money that supports it. I painted Power Play to raise funds to abolish illegal rhino horn trade and to save this 70-million-year-old species from extinction."
"Rhino at Ngoro-Ngoro", 20" x 32"
Robert Bateman en "El Hurgador" / in this blog: [Recolección (XCVII)]
Robert Bateman en "El Hurgador" / in this blog: [Recolección (XCVII)]
Nicko Rubinstein
Muy curioso el trabajo de este escultor nacido en París (Francia) en 1964, que vive y trabaja en Marsella. En 1987 obtiene una licenciatura en Ingeniería Geológica en Nancy, pero a partir de 1989 comienza a trabajar como escultor para cine y publicidad en París. A partir de 1991 escoge la escultura de animales.
Hay algo de información aquí, pero está en francés. Por lo demás se pueden ver algunas otras obras con toros y cocodrilos sumamente originales.
Der./ Right: "Rhino X", bronce y cristal esmerilado, / brass and frosted glass, 46 x 24 x 16 cm., 2000
Very curious work of this sculptor born in Paris (France) in 1964, who lives and works in Marseille. In 1987 he obtained a degree in Engineering Geology in Nancy, but from 1989 began working as a sculptor for film and advertising in Paris. From 1991 choose the animal sculpture.
Here you have some information in French. Otherwise you can see some other works with bulls and highly original crocodiles.
Muy muy buenos!!
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