Tuesday 10 December 2013

Into the Secular Night
Christmastime in Vienna


Vienna after Dark
Inside J. & L. Lobmeyr,
a sparkling glass chandelier -
the company goes back to the
beginning of the 19th century
Kärntner Strasse


Looking Up
On the other side


of the street, beautiful old façades
and contemporary Christmas illuminations,


stately arched windows complemented
by graceful curves swaying against the dark


Nighthawk
A lonely figure, a seemingly blank screen,
blue neon light spilling over the scene -
the man and the woman in Hopper's painting
have left the stage, long ago

Images and Text © Merisi

14 comments:

  1. Lovely captures, Merisi, as always!! I love the chandelier!!

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  2. I love the chandelier too:) Nice posting.

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  3. Such delightfully intimate captures. I love those baroque buildings and the dangling fairy lights must be a joy after dark.

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  4. I have always wanted to see Vienna at Christmas time. The architecture and the lights you've captured confirm that desire! The chandelier is spectacular.

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  5. Amazing details in these pics, Merisi!

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  6. Beautiful! Makes me wish for a chandelier -- though I don't know that it would suit the idiom of our house....

    Love the lone nighthawk...

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    1. Vicki,
      with the high ceilings you have, one of those huge old chandeliers would look spectacular. Or over the table, a smaller one. There are those old Venetian ones, with colored baubles. I can see all that light that streams in, reflecting.

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  7. Hopper painting a smartphone addict!
    Too perfect.

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  8. What gorgeous sights you have to see!

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  9. nighthawks is one of my favorite paintings ... these photos are so charming

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  10. Gorgeous lights and shots.

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  11. Hopper would not have painted smartphones!

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    1. Who knows, Giacomo! ;-)
      Deserted room, a solitary figure, alone … in the company of a smart phone, him staring at an empty screen, it oozes loneliness, wouldn't you agree? If Hopper would live today, would he or wouldn't he include a contemporary accessory as a symbol …. you know, when everybody's deserted you …. ;-)

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