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Our World on Canvas
By Susan Farewell
Factories and farmlands, power plants, suburbs, highways…and oh yes…some pretty buildings in Prague and a waterfront in Chile.
These are just some of the scenes from around the world that Toni Silber-Delerive captures in her aerial-scape paintings, a handful of which are currently on display at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City (through September 2nd).
The exhibit is part of the "Open Portfolio" at the museum, which is located at 556 West 22nd Street. A pool of 30 to 40 selected emerging artists from around the globe are featured in the show, which kicked off with a three day salon and interaction with the public last month.
More of this contemporary artist’s works can be seen at the upcoming Affordable Art Fair in September 29-October 3, 2010, at 7 West 34th Street, NYC and also on her website.
Her paintings are not merely snapshots of existing places. In her own words, she tells us she “combines elements of abstraction and representation,” and “examines the relationships between the man-made and the natural, urban and rural, agrarian and industrial and the worlds of power.”
For me, simply seeing her work is like traveling around the world with your eyes wide open.
Painting details: Top right is "Czech Republic Rooftops." Above left is "Farmland." Both are acrylic on canvas.
How Well Do You Know the World?
What is the most expensive city in the world? Think you know the answer?
“How Well do You Know the World?” is a new feature on FarewellTravels. It is simply a quiz, designed to test your knowledge of countries, airports, attractions, and general travel trivia.
There are no prizes, no honors, just the chance to find out how knowledgeable you are about the world of travel. Go ahead. Test yourself.
For answers, you will find a link below.
1. What is the most expensive city in the world?
2. What city in the world has the most taxis?
3. What country has the highest literacy rate in the world?
4. Where is the world’s tallest waterslide? And what is it called?
5. What city has the most 5-star hotels?
6. In what country are the most languages spoken?
7. How long is the flight from New York to Johannesburg, South Africa?
8. Which country has the most churches per square mile?
a. Germany
b. Italy
c. Jamaica
d. Australia
9. Which country produces the most ice cream per capita in the world?
a. Denmark
b. Germany
c. New Zealand
d. Italy
10. Which country’s airport is at the highest elevation of any airport in the world?
a. Nepal
b. Bolivia
c. Germany
d. China
For answers, click here.
Nantucket Has Gone To The Dogs!
If you're able to squeeze in a visit to Nantucket soon, be sure to make your way over to the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum.
They're showcasing an exhibit called "Sea Dogs! Great Tails of the Sea," through October 11th.
A traveling exhibit originally developed for Mystic Seaport ® , it tells stories of lifesaving dogs, United States Coast Guard dogs, fishing dogs and lighthouse dogs with a long maritime history of being valued companions on land and at sea.
Paintings, photographs, artifacts, children's books, family activities, and a partial replica of a wrecked ship are part of the exhibition.
The museum is located at 158 Polpis Road, 3.5 miles from Nantucket Town.
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and water supply (most surprising to me: that Antarctica has as much ice as the ocean has water) but frankly, ourselves (did you know that our bodies are 70 percent water?). With charts and annotated photographs, we learn everything from how many gallons of water we use to brush our teeth (note to self: turn off the faucet when brushing) to which are the world’s 10 most endangered rivers (threats include too many damns, over-fishing, and pollution).
