Weekend Random Images

(Above) Hand-carved of hardwood; these chairs were apparently modeled after a rare 18th-century chair which sold for over $100,000 at a New York auction. By oral tradition, they were part of a set custom-ordered by actor Vincent Price. However, Price died before they were delivered. Via here.


(Above) Appalachian snake handler; via here.


(Above) Six foot circular painting of an eyeball, by Marc Quinn. Via here.


(Above) Tashrih-i badan-i insane; Persian manuscript, ca. 1400-1500. National Library of Medicine.


(Above) The first X-ray image, 1895; The announcement of Roentgen’s discovery, illustrated with an X-ray photograph of his wife’s hand, was hailed as one of mankind’s greatest technological accomplishments, an invention that would revolutionize every aspect of human existence. Via here.


(Above) Big-ass tree: via here.


HERE’S YOUR WEEKEND DOSE of images. Take with full glass of water and I’ll see you Monday.

Jupiter Artland

(Above) Life Mounds by Charles Jencks, (photo by © Christopher Dingwall). Click for larger image.

(Above) Map of Jupiter Artland. Click for larger image.

(Above and below) “Firmament” by Antony Gormley. Click for larger image.


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(Above) “Xth Muse” by Ian Hamilton Finlay. Click for larger view.

(Above and below) “Knitted Web” by Shane Waltener.” Click for larger view.

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(Above and below) Earthworks by Charles Jencks. Click for larger view.


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(Above and below) “Weeping Girls” by Laura Ford. Click for larger image.


SPOTTED ON FLICKR, some extraordinary images from Scotland, where upon some research I have found that a new outdoor sculpture park opened just a year ago outside of Edinburgh. The site is the idea of one Nicky Wilson, a former art teacher married now to Robert Wilson, chairman of a large homeopathic medicine manufacturer named Nelson’s.

Looks to me like a must-see if you find yourself in Scotland.

The collection includes:

• A series of site specific works by Andy Goldsworthy.
• A large-scale figure by one of the UK’s finest sculptors Antony Gormley.
• A four acre landform by Charles Jencks whose recent work is on view at the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh.
• A huge orchid by Marc Quinn
• Anish Kapoor’s amazing “Suck”
• A series of work by Ian Hamilton Finlay
• Site specific works by Cornelia Parker, Alec Finlay, Peter Liversidge, Laura Ford and Shane Waltener

Most images via Jim Wolffman’s Photostream on Flickr.

Want to learn more about Jupiter Artland? Go to their web site here.