 |
Before preceding any further, I have to remark that the
V&A's "rest" areas surpass any of those of other museums of my
acquaintance...compare, e.g., the Louvre |
 |
| Even prayer rugs, for those so inclined (declined?) |
 |
Anyhow, searching for things new (to us) we headed for the
design department |
 |
And were not disappointed...this a cascading lamp designed
by Dali |
 |
Thanks to Vicki's then early-adopter mode, we owned one of
these...Ohio, 1977 |
 |
| Drawers...Dali would have been greatly amused |
 |
| Wearable Google street view equipment |
 |
| Desk |
 |
| Digital detox box |
 |
| Comfy chair...mocking commericalism...it said |
 |
Now we have moved on to the Gilbert Collection halls...above and
following are a variety of micro-mosaic images |
 |
From Hadrian's Villa...the Romans excelled at micro-mosaic pix...
the first we saw at the archeological museum in Naples, from Pompeii,
so fine one has to stand very, very close to see it's a mosaic and not a
painting |
 |
| Ultimate example...Rome from the Janiculum...incredible |
 |
| Rest areas, continued...show me anything comparable in the museum world |
 |
Apart from championing micro-mosaics, the Gilberts
also did silver and other precious materials |
 |
Who the Gilberts were...major acquisition for the V&A,
opened just two years ago |
 |
| We have drifted on now to the silver areas |
 |
| (Rich) Kiddie silver |
 |
One drifts from hall to hall, room to room...now we
are in a Medieval Christian area |
 |
| Body or other parts from assorted saints, other demi-gods |
 |
| Preview of next V&A posts, the plaster casts... |
No comments:
Post a Comment