tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post1978456016448929136..comments2024-03-28T09:25:25.716-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: WobbleJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65711005349744722122009-11-04T13:39:11.247-05:002009-11-04T13:39:11.247-05:00I had a Brooklyn poster project for my Illustratio...I had a Brooklyn poster project for my Illustration class a few weeks ago, and I naively designed the buildings to be out of alignment with each other. When you're walking around a city, the tall buildings around you feel like a jumble, so that is what I drew. They aren't like walls, more like a forest of tree trunks, and of course trees do not grow in perfect parallel. However, I was less than subtle with my buildings...FriedMilkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689345218473444425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39228859819961718572009-11-02T04:16:54.967-05:002009-11-02T04:16:54.967-05:00Yes! The first weeks were strange. Inside the livi...Yes! The first weeks were strange. Inside the living-room, it's just like if there were a big windstorm and now everything's tilting to the left!<br />Sometimes, when you look at the unparallel racks, you feel like you're drunk :D! But it's funny, if you put an apple on the floor, it rolls to the other side of the flat... Might your pencils not fall down :D!Denis BECHUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623691959506234603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89357890508742974552009-11-01T19:45:57.729-05:002009-11-01T19:45:57.729-05:00Thank you, Denis! That is amazing to hear from som...Thank you, Denis! That is amazing to hear from someone living in those houses. It must give you a different sense of gravity and balance.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77637779665901978552009-11-01T08:40:34.966-05:002009-11-01T08:40:34.966-05:00It was a pleasure to listen to your conference at ...It was a pleasure to listen to your conference at the Utopiales, and I was very impressed to see your paintings for real!<br />And then I live in the black building on the picture, it's worst inside :D! There're no walls or windows at right angles, but Mary don't worry it hasn't move since 2 centuries and I can bake cakes like everyone else ^^!<br />And Mr Gurney, thank you for your beautiful work!Denis BECHUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623691959506234603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83506794504119382142009-10-31T17:38:24.090-04:002009-10-31T17:38:24.090-04:00I agree; little imperfections, subtly as you say, ...I agree; little imperfections, subtly as you say, are a source of naturalness and hence of great beauty!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803824748971570791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66301430265634851202009-10-31T16:01:15.860-04:002009-10-31T16:01:15.860-04:00Reminds me of the appartement in Paris where I liv...Reminds me of the appartement in Paris where I lived for two months this spring. The floor was practically a slope. Not a single right angle in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65314430495868373372009-10-31T09:31:34.058-04:002009-10-31T09:31:34.058-04:00Sorry if I make some mistakes, I'm not fluent ...Sorry if I make some mistakes, I'm not fluent in English...<br /><br />I was born in Nantes, and I know very well the "Ile Feydeau". Most of these buildings have been renovated and are straight indoors. But I agree that it's quite impressive ! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77887830304535550612009-10-31T06:26:48.994-04:002009-10-31T06:26:48.994-04:00Jim - how can those buildings be safe? And can you...Jim - how can those buildings be safe? And can you imagine trying to bake a cake in one of those buildings? It would be all lopsided!Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56153417742519140162009-10-31T02:25:09.894-04:002009-10-31T02:25:09.894-04:00My French is a little rusty, so after looking at s...My French is a little rusty, so after looking at some of the photos from the Île de Nantes I looked at the Nantes article on the English side of Wikipedia instead. <br /><br />I loved this line from the article about Nantes after being repeatedly sacked and then laid to waste by the Normans in 843:<br /><br />"The city of Nantes remained for many years deserted, devastated and overgrown with briars and thorns."<br /><br />Now tell me that doesn't conjure some fun images?<br /><br /><br />Nantes article: <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NantesTyler Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171434906811033069noreply@blogger.com