Great Photograph

Just in a world press photo winning picture by Berthold Steinhilbers
of a mountain bike race Its Here on my blog if you fancy a look, I think its great!:
http://hostgalleryblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/world-press-photo-winners-announced.html

Lovely!

Looks like a LSLowry

He painted Salford's smokey tops
On cardboard boxes from the shops
And parts of ancoats where I used to play
I'm sure he once walked down our street
Cause he painted kids who had nowt on their feet
The clothes we wore had all see better days
Now they said his works of art were dull
No room all round the walls are full
But Lowry didn't care much anyway
They said he just paints cats and dogs
And matchstalk men in boots and clogs
And Lowry said that's just the way they'll stay
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He painted kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Now canvas and brushes were wearing thin
When London started calling him
To come on down and wear the old flat cap
They said tell us all about your ways
And all about them Salford days
Is it true you're just an ordinary chap
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He painted kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Now Lowry's hang upon the wall
Beside the greatest of them all
And even the Mona Lisa takes a bow
This tired old man with hair like snow
Told northern folk its time to go
The fever came and the good lord mopped his brow
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He left us kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He left us kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He left us kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He left us kids on the corner of the street that were sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them pearly gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs

eh ?

eh ?

YouTube - Matchstalk cats and dogs

it does look like a lowry...also it looks like every single rider fell off on the ice .......all the ones who've past that section are pushing....

yeah, the tags say it all.

Bit like the other week...

Looks like a Peter Doig painting also.

Peter Doig! hot damn, i saw that show in spain and completely blew me away... phew....

Andreas Gursky has a set of photo's of cross country skiers that that have a similar feel and are amazing. Frustratingly I can't find them on the internets to post 'em. You should check out his work though. Best. Photographer. Ever.*

*not strictly true but I love him.

Andreas Gursky has a set of photo's of cross country skiers that that have a similar feel and are amazing. Frustratingly I can't find them on the internets to post 'em. You should check out his work though. Best. Photographer. Ever.*

*not strictly true but I love him.

Something like this ?

The ones I am thinking of are with blue sky and mountains in the background with lines of skiers in the foreground. Similar feel though.
Tell you what, i'll try and scan one in.....

Gursky indeed a great photographer.
Saw his exhibition at the Serpentine gallery in 1998/99. A lot of elements in his images.

i know a few people who have ridden that race, some just slide down on their arses until the snow turns to shale/rock.
has anyone seen any of gregory crewdsons images? very impressive in real life, small reproductions on screen don't do them justice.

Saw Crewdsons at Whitecube in Masons Yard last year.
Take your time when viewing his prints.
Outstanding.

i know a few people who have ridden that race, some just slide down on their arses until the snow turns to shale/rock.
has anyone seen any of gregory crewdsons images? very impressive in real life, small reproductions on screen don't do them justice.

Seen them onscreen and been very impressed, but never in print.