Phil's photos with the keyword: Art

Wicker is a technique for making products woven from a variety of cane-like materials, a generic name for the materials used in such manufacture and a term for the items so produced. The word wicker is believed to be of Scandinavian origin: vika which means to bend in Swedish and vikker meaning willow. Wicker is traditionally made of material of plant origin such as rattan, willow, reed and bamboo but synthetic fibers are now also used. Wicker is light yet sturdy, making it suitable for items that will be moved often like porch and patio furniture. Rushwork and wickerwork are terms used in England. (Wikipedia). Photographed in the village of Trawden, North-West England. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

For the Archive Airings group. "Rainbow colours". A CD cover photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Just a snapshot of a pair of crystal dolphins in a glass sphere....it took quite a few attempts to get the focus right and the reflections in the right place. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

One of the many mosaics constructed 16 years ago to commemorate the Millennium and placed along the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Brierfield in North-West England. Each one depicts different scenes from this area's past.....this one shows (from top to bottom) Cotton mills which were until quite recently the dominant industry in this area; The coming of the railway; Agricultural scenes and one of the horse-drawn canal boats which were used during the 18th & 19th century to bring American cotton from the ports of Liverpool and Manchester to be woven into cloth. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera + Samyang 8mm fisheye lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

The "Singing Ringing Tree" near Burnley, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. This "Panopticon" sculpture is situated about 1300 feet / 396 metres above sea level on the moors at Crown Point, a popular picnic site and viewpoint. It is made of steel tubes, like organ pipes, arranged in a spiral pattern to catch the wind from any direction and produce "strange unearthly music". It is about 15 - 20 feet high (for reference, the person in the photo is 6 feet tall) and it can be seen from many miles away. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software. The VIDEOS (below) give a good impression of the sounds it can make. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpAhRxqibT0 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxKWcAPOHU0

The "Panopticon atom", situated on a hill-top above the village of Wycoller in Pendle District, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. This Panopticon is an "arts and regeneration project" of the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network. It involved the construction of a series of 21st-century landmarks or Panopticons (structures providing a comprehensive view) across East Lancashire, England, as symbols of the renaissance of the area. Four large-scale sculptures were commissioned, designed and constructed over a six year period for the districts of Blackburn, Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale. "The Halo" in Haslingden (Rossendale) was the last sculpture in the series to be erected in 2007". VIDEOS here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrCuBw-3Hns www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTb-kR2BFU8

A metal sculpture of a young Lancashire Mill-worker entitled "Millie", situated outside the railway station in Colne, North-West England. During the 18th, 19th and early-20th Centuries the textile industry (mostly weaving) provided employment for the majority of people in this part of the country but the industry has been steadily declining for many years and is now almost extinct. Most of the larger textile companies have relocated to the developing countries of the far-East where labour is cheap, profits are high and health & safety at work is "less of an issue". Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

The “Conversation Piece” consists of 22 life-sized copper-bronze statues near The Groyne lighthouse at Littlehaven Beach, South Shields. Designed by the Spanish artist Juan Munoz they have been a talking point for the last few years. Locals refer to the figures by various names such as "The Weebles", "The wobbly men" or "The Fisher Folk". Photographed with an Olympus SP55OUZ bridge camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A memorial seat dedicated to World Peace, situated in the "wicker avenue" (part of a nature trail) in the hamlet of Wycoller, Pendle, UK. On the left is the "Red Rose of Lancashire" and on the right is an inscription which reads "World peace starts in our own hearts". www.ipernity.com/group/sony.rx100

Tree carving at the University of York, England. Camera Olympus Camedia C-1 (low resolution by today's standards). Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.