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Beach artist celebrates

Posted by Adiemus (Christchurch, New Zealand) on 3 March 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture.

At times through the 'performance', the artist stops, on one foot, he follows the curves of his drawing with his body. Then, as if part of a great worshipful dance, he begins to draw again.

Hi guys!
This year I'll be putting up fewer shots, but hopefully improving the quality at the same time. Sort of a 'best of' if you like.
This community is terrific in so many ways - I love it even if I don't often comment. The people on here make it a great place to be.
I'm also writing a health-related blog - if you're interested, hop on over to http://healthskills.wordpress.com/
and make yourself known!

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Comments (20)

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

This is fabulous. This one really appeals to me.

3 Mar 2007 5:54am

@Helen: Thank you, he was standing like this for just a moment and then he went back to the drawing again. Thanks for your visit!

objectif-plume from Belgium

toujours une pure merveille du lien entre danse, art pictural et danse

3 Mar 2007 7:38am

@objectif-plume: merci
I think of it as a dance, meditation, art, dance... oh and performance too

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

Man! cant imagine how he manages to do this.

3 Mar 2007 8:03am

@Shuva: Standing on one leg, or drawing? I can do the one leg thing, but only for a moment, don't think I could do the drawing though!!!

Makoto from Sapporo, Japan

Nice again Bronnie!! Really I like this series. Your work is great, and his performance is great too!! Thank you for sharing.

3 Mar 2007 8:06am

@Makoto: Thank you for visiting! It's my pleasure. He's an amazing artist, and his work is so ephemeral, just there for a tide... It's only if people take photo's that any image is kept, and he doesn't actually record his own works.

dYe from Cambridge, United States

Oh yay! I saw this picture in your 'about' section and I was hoping you would post it because it's such a joyful shot. Makes me want to dance too!

3 Mar 2007 8:56am

@dYe: Cool! Let's dance together! It's great to share these shots.

Sylvia from Milano, Italy

This one really shows joy and the contrast of his dark silhouette with the beach and drawing, are exceptional.

3 Mar 2007 8:56am

@Sylvia: thank you, it was a pleasure taking this shot, and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Point and shoot on Auto is working really well for this series - its just amazing how you captured the essence of him. You have preserved his drawings even if the tide washes them away - don't forget to burn them to disc, to preserve them for a hundred years!
Talking about hopping on one leg. At Christmas in Mexico we did the usual family charades thing and I was trying to get the hop word over - well! I hadn't hopped in many years - I didn't realize that I was getting too damed old - my balance completely went and I ended up on my backside!

3 Mar 2007 9:49am

@Anne: How old? or was it the vino?! :-D
Yes, the shots are definitely burned to disc, backed up, and I've printed a series of them out too!

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

On the previous takes, the artist was always quite stativ and dead serious. This one makes him more likeable and we wish we could join in, in his dance! My favorite... so far!

3 Mar 2007 10:07am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Wow! This guy really loves his work! You captured this artist doing his thing perfectly!

3 Mar 2007 11:12am

Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada

:-)))

3 Mar 2007 12:15pm

Jen from Jessup, United States

What a wonderful scene to watch!! You can tell he really is engrossed in his art!

3 Mar 2007 1:33pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Very cute photo. I like!

3 Mar 2007 2:21pm

Daroru from Osaka, Japan

These are great. Have you shown this guy your pictures? You should give him some prints!

3 Mar 2007 2:22pm

@Daroru: yes, I've given him a couple, and he has put them up in the local gallery where he hangs out with couple of other artists.

Jenny from Manchester, United Kingdom

I really like the whole of this image, it looks like he is in the middle of nowhere decorating the earth.

3 Mar 2007 2:59pm

@Jenny: There were people walking by, stopping to watch, and he does interact, but there were times like this one, where he seemed to be in a world of his own

MontereyJohn from California, United States

Wow, no one that interesting around here. Maybe I'll head up to San Franciso later today :)

3 Mar 2007 2:59pm

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Beautiful - I'm imagining him at this point flying up into the sky...

3 Mar 2007 3:31pm

Martine Lapointe from Québec, Canada

I can heard the Beethoven's Symphony no 9, The ode of joy! A fantastic shot! Bravo for this serie.

3 Mar 2007 3:45pm

@Martine Lapointe: Thank you - I hadn't thought of Beethoven, more like Rachmaninoff or something!! But yes, fabulous music for reverie...

M.E. from Encino, United States

excellent shot!

thank you for your visits & comments while i was away! i was happy to read them all.

3 Mar 2007 6:38pm

@M.E.: You're welcome, it's always a pleasure!

Michael Zhang from New York City, United States

Wonderful capture of the pose from the artist.

4 Mar 2007 4:55am

Still from Valence, France

Dancing artist... Superb!

6 Mar 2007 7:37am

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