Yup, those lovely people at Google have done it again. Art lovers the world over can now stroll through and view The Prado collection online or rather, “14 of the most important works in the museum” including masterpieces by Bosch, Francisco de Goya, Diego Velázquez, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt.
The Prado in Google splash page gives you the option of viewing it in Google Earth, or in Google Maps. (You will need to click “Save to my maps”) These will let you view the pieces in ultra high resolution, meaning that you get to zoom right in and see all the fine details, bringing you far closer than it would be possible with the originals. Some of the pieces are 3 metres high and art galleries are not in the habit of providing ladders.
MEAT, SKIN AND FEET
Exhibition by GETHIN WAVELL
Opening Night
Thurs
April
7-9pm
Then open to the public
April 2009
ORIEL DAFYDD HARDY
Y Maes, Caernarfon.
Although this was certainly not our first exhibition, this was the first one where we collated work from bocs members.
Hugh Edwin Jones, (Creative Enterprises Officer from Gwynedd Council) was kind enough to open the show for us with some inspirational words.
We had a strong show, curated by bocs member Sevan Garo Nigogosian, that exemplifies the diversity of styles, talents and interests of some of bocs’ members:
Sevan Garo Nigogosian
Ionawr tan chwefror / January till February - £800
Dal mewn haniaeth 1 / Caught up in abstract 1 - £900
Dal mewn haniaeth 2 / Caught up in abstract 2 - £900
Huw Erddyn
O’r Antelope i’r Anglesey 1/From the Antelope to the Anglesey 1 - £200
O’r Antelope i’r Anglesey 2/From the Antelope to the Anglesey2 - £200
O’r Antelope i’r Anglesey 3/From the Antelope to the Anglesey3 - £200
O’r Antelope i’r Anglesey 4/From the Antelope to the Anglesey4 - £200
After our constructive weekly meeting (in the pub) our very own David Bailey, Huw Erddyn stormed the bastille of the Jones family home to create the bocs’ very own blow-up featuring the photogenic Sally and the not-so-photogenic Rhys. To hide his hideous appearance, Rhys decided to dazzle the audience with his barrage of electronic junk and miscellaneous instruments.
Bocs presents the inaugural exhibition of members work. Opening Friday 6th March at 7pm, this exhibition kicks off the start of Caernarfon on Fire celebrating the Celtic Media Festival here in Caernarfon during 25th, 26th & 27th March 2009 on its 30th anniversary.
To welcome our Celtic brothers and sisters ( there will be 350 delegates & 100 students attending) Caernarfon has arranged a special evening of activities, called ‘Caernarfon On Fire’ on the Castle Square on Thursday 26th March 2009.
The evening will be begin at 6pm (till 8pm) in Oriel Dafydd Hardy with an Exhibition & Musical Happening by bocs members.
The members’ exhibition will actually have two celebrations – first, before the Celtic Media Festival arrives there will be a Private Viewing on March 6th 7-9pm, then the Musical Happening on Thursday 26th between 6-8pm
bocs is also organising a Clic Caernarfon -Photographic Exploration. This competition is open to members of the public and to school and college students. Here’s how it works:
1) Find some Friends! - Grab your mates and form a team of up to 4 people.
2) Turn up! - Come along -with your own camera or cameraphone- to Oriel
Dafydd Hardy, Castle Square, 10am 26th March 2009 for an informal talk and pick up a list of themes.
3) Explore! - Explore Caernarfon. Take photographs. have fun. Then upload your work by 6pm or hand in a CD to Oriel Dafydd Hardy by 5pm.
4) Win & Watch! - See our choice of your best work on the amazing 80 seater Screen Machine on the Maes on Friday 27th March 2009.
This is a unique opportunity for local young people to become personally involved this exciting event in our town - through using their talent & imagination to show Caernarfon from a different angle - then showing their work on the Screen Machine on the Maes.
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