Elephants Walking Through Grass - Nick Brandt

Elephants Walking Through Grass – Nick Brandt

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Hi Folks!

All the youtubers out there might know this already, but please let me tell you what’s going on in the photo and state the obvious:

“Alright, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants. Uh. The cool thing about these guys is that, is that they have really, really, really long, um, trunks, and that’s, that’s cool. And that’s pretty much all there is to say.” #MeAtTheZoo #YakovLapitsky

Nick Brandt’s Elephants Walking Through Grass (2008) first of all saved me a trip to Africa but also saved the elephants a trip to a zoo, and for that I and the elephants thank you Nick!

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[ Edit: Elephants Walking Through Grass (2008) is certainly not the only art piece by Nick Brandt that captures nature as it is – wild and captivating. Artsy’s Nick Brandt page provides visitors with Brandt’s bio, over 50 of his works, as well as up-to-date Brandt exhibition listings. You may access Artsy’s Nick Brandt page through this link: Artsy’s Nick Brandt page. ]

-Gart

Palace of Culture and Science - Warsaw, Poland

Palace of Culture and Science – Poland

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The Palace of Culture and Science is a gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland. And understandably its reputation is controversial, but in my humble opinion the building is magnificent. The Palace of Culture and Science is the tallest building in Poland and possibly the eight tallest building in Europe. The grotesque appearance of the Palace dominates the skyline of Warsaw. In 1967 the Palace hosted Rolling Stones’ concert, which is considered the first concert held by a major rock band in the East, behind the Iron Curtain. I managed to get a ticket to the concert but to my regret I caught the flu on the same night and stayed home. Luckily I was fit on the night Leonard Cohen performed in the Palace in 1985. What a voice, what a night! I wish you could have been there too! Some clever little devil gave the Palace a nickname the Elephant in Lacy Underwear, a perfect articulation for this monument representing Stalinist architecture with a touch of Polish historicism and American art deco. And that brings me to my travel plans: I will be viewing elephants in their natural habitat in the end of February, so stay tuned.

-Gart

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid, Spain

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu – Madrid

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This is Real Madrid C.F.’s mythical stadium and a glimpse of Madrid’s skyline. Santiago Bernabéu is the place where legends are born and dreams are shattered. The cylinder shaped tower attached to the stadium is actually a silo used to store CR7’s hair gel. I still remember the first match on the stadium back in 1947 like it was yesterday. There was no need for the silo or hair gel back then.

-Gart