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Re: Gardens, a few that I have noticed.
Caroling Geary 2006-Jul-11 21:54:00
Landis requests URLs. Here they are.
On Jul 9, 2006, at 10:07 PM, Caroling Geary wrote:
> I haven't seen them all and I can't begin to comment on all the
> worthy ones I have seen. But I will ... start ...
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/AbdulazizAAlShalabi.html
> Abdulaziz A. Al-Shalabi's Kuwait's Garden -- I can't forget the
> bleak ruins, like a psychic burn and scar. And yet I'm told this is
> rich in marine life, so I have to let go of my expectations of
> green. The involvement of the USA in the history and the fact that
> its rarely in the news now adds to the emotion.
>
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/BenNelson.html
> Ben Nelson's Bicentennial Conservatory struck me. I think it is the
> composition. The way the space spirals and whirls and changes
> shapes is so tactile and engaging.
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/MarkusAltendorff.html
> Markus Altendorf's Rosengarten also is well-composed, with the
> trellis overhead and the petals below, really making the most of
> the sphere. The roses are so red.
>
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/PeterNyfeler.html
> Peter Nyfeler's Our Garden from Above shows a place in a way a
> person would have a very hard time seeing it. The vantage point is
> in mid-air.
>
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/ChristianBraut.html
> Christian Braut's The Claude Monet Garden evoked the paintings for
> me, perhaps in the viridian green, not too yellowish colors. It was
> a revelation, I had no idea Monet painted his own garden.
>
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/JohnDotta.html
> John Dotta's The Gardens of Illinois is notable for its statement.
> It brings up a crucial issue, something we should all think about
> and act on. Again, the composition helps tell the story.
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/ErikKrause.html
> Erik Krause's Picking Cherries in Our Garden gives the experience
> as only a panorama could. It is so surrounding.
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/MikePosehn.html
> Mike Posehn's Loomis Labyrinth has that satisfying swirling feeling
> when spinning the pano. It is centering, as a labyrinth should be.
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/LuisBenitez.html
> Places I'd like to go: the Cosmovitral (to see how the plants and
> light work with the colored glass images). This looks like my
> favorite garden.
>
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http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwp606/html/UriCogan.html
> Uri Cogan's Butchart Gardens looked like a new age painting. Could
> such a place exist?
>
> Add to the Japanese garden and community garden another category:
> the personal garden. I enjoyed many of the stories. Several
> panoramas were of parks.
>
> On Jul 9, 2006, at 6:59 PM, Robert Bilsland wrote:
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>> The first thing that strikes me about the entries is two sub themes
>> that have appeared Japanese and Community gardens. .... Also if you
>> have found an entry that you like, then why not share it with the
>> rest
>> of us letting us know why.
>>
Caroling Geary, www.wholeo.net