Lotus and Pyramid

Lotus and Pyramid Marco Maroccolo   HERE  (behance)           These are twelve pictures from project Lotus & Pyramid.The project was developed in 2010/2011.Fifty photographs selected for the project were published in issue 98 of Lenswork magazine. “This country is a palimpsest in which the Bible is written over Herodotus and the Koran over that” Lucie Duff-Gordon, (Letters from Egypt, 1865) Discription from … Continue reading Lotus and Pyramid

Suzaku Gate moon – Hakuga Sammi, from the series One hundred aspects of the moon 01 Feb 1886 Alternative title:  Suzakumon no tsuki – Hakuga Sammi Artist: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi – 1839-1892 Accession number:  258.2012.20 – Yasuko Myer Bequest Fund 2012 Art Gallery of New South Wales Description and image via Art Gallery of New South Wales:The 10th-century courtier Minamoto no Hiromasa (also known as Hakuga … Continue reading

The twilight beauty (Chapter 4)  Chapter Yûgao of the Tale of Genji Alternative title: Tsuki hyaku sugata: Genji Yûgao no maki Tsukioka Yoshitoshi – 1839-1892 Japan – Meiji period 1868 – 1912  Date: 1886 Accession number:  648.1994 Art Gallery of New South Wales Description and image via Art Gallery of New South Wales: The series ‘One hundred aspects of the moon’ is based on views of literature … Continue reading