Street art. Literally.
Ann Arbor is one classy town. Sure, they have this kind of graffiti, but check this out! The painting is Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, which you probably already recognized as a work by the Italian painting Artemisia Gentilesche.
It’s part of a program called Inside Out from the Detroit Institute of Arts; you can get more information here.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
photographed 4.19.2013
Posted on May 9, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, ann arbor, ann arbor michigan, detroit institute of arts, downtown, inside out, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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What a terrific idea, and the gallery label to the left adds something, almost a little dig of some kind.
Confession time – they took your advice on hanging this painting didn’t they? I can’t imagine a more MGH type of spot or arrangement than this!
You must have been thrilled. In fact so excited you forgot to hit the ‘convert to black and white’ button in your software!
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Yes. The folks in Ann Arbor were very accommodating. When they realized that the weather was going to be too cool for me, they went out of their way to arrange this for me. Wasn’t that nice of them?
Your observation about forgetting to convert to b&w made me laugh out loud. Which wouldn’t have been a problem so much except that I was reading it during a conference session on emergency management. That’s not usually a mirth-producing topic and I got a few looks from people….
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It’s OK to laugh out loud. People will just think you are mad and keep their distance. If on the other hand you had snorted, they might have taken that as an editorial comment and become offended.
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Actual comment by the presenter: Natural is odorous. You can’t smell it.
THAT comment made me snort. Editorially.
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On the other hand, if you converted to black and white we would miss the great yellow and blue combination, a favorite of mine. So, thanks. Your personal style is still apparent no matter how many colors are involved.
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It makes me feel like a Real Artist, having a personal style and all! I did convert this to black and white but converted it right back – mostly because it didn’t look right without the blue and yellow showing up as, you know, blue and yellow.
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This has to be in colour, Melinda. I love it. Hurrah for Ann Arbor ( is that really a town’s name?) and Hurrah to you for spotting it. I like the way you have framed it – resisting the temptation to go in too tight. My great amazement is that this picture hasn’t ‘walked’ yet. It must be a very honest town, or very well secured to the wall.
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Thanks, Andy. I saw several similar installations in Ann Arbor, but this was my favorite because of the yellows on the pole and in the painting. And because of the way the grey box on the left balanced with the blue gallery card on the right. I looked – the painting is screwed to the wall.
According the Wikipedia, Ann Arbor is named for the spouse of the founder, and for a nearby grove of trees. People say it as though it were one word. (In case you ever go there.)
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