STILL LIFE: Chennai Light House

From the very beginning, Light house's have fascinated me and when there was a talk of visiting Chennai Light house as it has been recently opened for public at our Chennai Bloggers Club, I was ready to join with my handy camera. It was looking to be one of the outings that seemed to be washed as by the time I reached there, it was cloudy and drizzling but ended up on a very informative and interactive note. As I reached the Light House at Marina beach, the serpentine que and the imminent threat of hurricane subdued my enthusiasm to view the city from an interesting vantage point. No one was there from the group and as I went back to my car, I spotted the friends from CBC and decided to wait for others to join us, as we sipped hot cup of Kaapi...

So here is some images from the trip, hope you will enjoy with me...

A BRIEF NOTE ON THE CHENNAI LIGHT HOUSE...

The present light house at Marina beach is the 4th light house of Chennai and one of the tallest light houses in India, which can be seen from 28 nautical miles. It was built by the East Coast Constructions and Industries in 1976 replacing the old lighthouse in the northern direction. The lighthouse was opened in January 1977. It also houses the meteorological department and was restricted to visitors. On 16 November 2013, it was reopened to visitors. It is one of the few lighthouses in the world and the only one in India with an elevator. It is also the only lighthouse in India within the city limits.

(Text Curtsy Wikipedia, click here to read more...)

The light houses of Colloseum and Alaxandria was prominently
displayed in Museum, at the Ground Floor.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was the Tallest manmade structure
in the world for centuries.

Finally, we decided to join in the long que in drizzling rain, hoping
to get the entry, before it closes at 5PM.

While there were others who focused on enjoying the sea...

Though, Chennai Light house is the only one in India with a lift, every one
decide to climb it

And the iconic view of Marina Beach...

After the visit to the Light House, a session of photography and
visit to the interesting museum, time for a group pic

And some of us headed towards the sea...

And enjoyed the beautiful weather .... 

Chennai Light House

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Shashi

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Om Namah Shivaya

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DESIGN STREET: First Chennai Urban Art Installation – commemorating the Child in You

During my travels, when ever I saw the creative of use of public space, like 'The Morning Line' below in Vienna, I used to wonder,why such activity does not happen in our own city. Yes there are installations… permanent political and religious Statues or in some small corner an Art Installation like the one at the corner of Harrington road, which sadly no one notices anymore.

'The Morning Line' installed at Vienna June 7th - Nov 20th, 2010  

So it was a pleasant surprise when I heard from Kishore of ArchitectureRed that they are going to do one installation called “Stack It Up” for CRY in commemoration of the “Child in You”. It is a temporary installation designed to be erected on a prominent public space, in order to create awareness among the public on the crucial issue of children’s right to education, which I could identify with.

STACK IT UP
Image courtesy: Tahaer Zoyab, Triple O Studio

I do believe that…

A)         Education for every child is a must if India has to reach the next level of growth, economically as well as cohesively within the diversity that we have.

B)         We need many more Urban Art installations in the Public places of Chennai City, as it will go a long way to promote a public appreciation of art as whole.

So do support it if you are in Chennai, on 23rd – 25th Nov, 2012, by visiting.... Marina Beach to look at it.

NOW A BRIEF NOTE ON URBAN ART INSTALLATION AND SOME IMAGES OF INSTALLATION ACROSS THE GLOBE. DON'T MISS THE 'GANGNAM STYLE' VIDEO ART IN THE END BY A GREAT SCULPTOR.

Installation Art: A brief note

Stack It Up
Almost ready for visitors - Marina Beach,2012

Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Installation artworks have been constructed in exhibition spaces such as museums and galleries, as well as public and private spaces. The genre incorporates a broad range of everyday and natural materials, which are often chosen for their "evocative" qualities, as well as new media such as video, sound, performance, immersive virtual reality and the internet

Installation art came to prominence in the 1970s but its roots can be identified in earlier artists such as Marcel Duchamp and his use of the readymade and Kurt Schwitters' Merz art objects, rather than more traditional craft based sculpture. The "intention" of the artist is paramount in much later installation art whose roots lie in the conceptual art of the 1960s. This again is a departure from traditional sculpture which places its focus on form. Early non-Western installation art includes events staged by the Gutai group in Japan starting in 1954, which influenced American installation pioneers like Allan Kaprow.

Text Curtsey : Wikipedia,click here to read more...

Urban Art Installation

Now here are some interesting Urban Art installation across the globe...

'Expansion'

Would we still be able to exist if we were authentically 'un-contained'?”,

 says Paige Bradley - Sculptor

CLICK HERE TO KNOW MORE

The Cloud Gate aka The Bean by Indian Born Sculptor Anish Kapoor
at Chicago USA To know more about it click here 
IMG Curtsy http://www.chiboysblog.com/the-cloud-gate-a-k-a-the-bean

The B of Bang, Manchester UK 2005 

By Architect Thomas Heatherwick
From "Note on Good Design"
CLICK HERE TO KNOW MORE

Another installation in Vienna

Released two days back on 21st Nov,2012, the new media Urban Art video by Anish Kapoor "Gangnam for Freedom" for in support of Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei....

Finally I leave you with a Time lapse Video clip of its making and the 'Stack It Up' team...  weathering strong wind and rain to complete the installation at Marina Beach for your viewing pleasure...

The ArchitectureRED Team
CLICK HERE TO SEE ONE OF THEIR PROJECT

Here is an interesting article about the installation at Marina beach in Times Of India Today... "New attraction at Marina for next 3 days"  

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Shashi

ॐ नमः शिवाय

Om Namah Shivaya

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