Alexia sinclair cabinets of curiosity cabinets matttroy. Alexia sinclair born 1976 is an australian fineart photographer. In addition to the most famous and best documented cabinets of rulers and aristocrats, members of the merchant class and early practitioners of science in europe formed collections that were precursors to museums. Defining curiosity in the victorian era the cabinet of. Personal project alexia sinclair fallon duroy alexia sinclair was invited to shoot in a castle in sweden, following an invitation from the director of the royal armoury of the royal palace in stockholm, so she could create an image to open their exhibition.
Eventually, though, the term came to mean a single. Its guest blog wednesday featuring alexia sinclair. Please click on the link i have put on her name, alexia sinclair to see her website and her wonderful photographs. I am never without a book and i will read anything, including cereal boxes. If you have stumbled across this page it is probably because you are looking for a writer or a book recommendation. Breathtaking work of the amazing australian artist alexia sinclair.
Our stores are full of fun and hard to find items from around the world. I wanted to understand the truth behind curiosity cabinets. Aug 25, 2015 cabinets of curiosity also known as wunderkammer, cabinets of wonder and wonderrooms developed during the 17th and 18th centuries, and were essentially the precursors to the modern museum. It was a way to showcase knowledge and a way to signal status. Curiosity cabinets gained popularity during the renaissance, and are considered the precursor to museums. Believe me when i say that my photo does not do it justice. Interview with australian fine art photographer and digital artist.
History meets high fashion in alexia sinclairs stunning photographs. Sep 03, 2016 the victorians equally loved beauty in its natural form and beauty artificially shaped by human hands. Her name is alexia sinclair, she is a highly skilled fine art photographer. The classic cabinet of curiosities emerged in the sixteenth century, although more rudimentary collections had existed earlier. The victorians equally loved beauty in its natural form and beauty artificially shaped by human hands. Mar 26, 2014 alexia sinclair is an australian fine art photographer famous for her incredible attention to detail and postproduction skills for her latest series, a frozen tale, alexia travelled to sweden and was lucky enough to shoot inside skokloster slott, a 17th century castle thats been preserved in an untouched state. A book all about curiosity cabinets, what they are, how to make your own and what to put in them. A black bear rears in welcome by the door, while a fawn with marbled eyes looks on from across the room. My research looks at how natural history, in many ways, dwelt within the feminine sphere of victorian culture and charts a more intimate, personal exploration of natural history that examines the lives of its practitioners beyond the impact of conventional watersheds.
The location lends itself to a fantasy aesthetic, enhanced by alexia s. I am particularly interested in digital humanities, questions of materiality, the growing field of research on the history of emotions, and the connection between art and science. Interview with australian fine art photographer and digital. The cabinets of curiosity by alexia sinclair alexia sinclairs picture alexia sinclair. Like the taxidermied animals, shells, rare botanical specimens, and antique coins of old, the new collections are more than.
Alexia sinclair was invited to shoot in a castle in sweden, following an invitation from the director of the royal armoury of the royal palace in stockholm. My house and my shop are cabinets of curiosity designed to fill my every waking moment with. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. And rob cristofaros collection of surplus military equipment gave him examples of rugged clothing construction for a series of fabric dolls. Museum and gallery curators reopen the cabinet of curiosities. Feb 16, 2017 catherine czerkawska is a multiawardwinning novelist and playwright based in scotland. To create your own curiosity cabinet at home, all you need to start is a cabinet or shelf to display your collection.
In some circles, and in leslies own view, the dropoff in curio cabinets mirrors the very death of curiosity. Several years ago i came across the amazing fine art photographer alexia sinclair. Have you ever wanted to read a novel where many different worlds consisted in a single well written book. Written by alyn griffiths, cnn when people first see my images they often think theyre paintings, claims australian. In the story the cabinet of curiosities, you will read 36 tales about cake, love, luck, tricks, flowers, travel, song, and fairytales. Originally, a cabinet of curiosity referred to an entire room filled with extraordinary items.
Jun 04, 2014 the cabinets of curiosity by alexia sinclair. The cabinets of curiosity explores the theme of adventure and discovery. Great for reading alone or reading aloud at camp or school. At first, amateur and professional scientists kept their most prized specimens hidden away, until royalty and other members of elite. Jul 16, 2017 a frozen tale alexia sinclair feel desain your daily creating the photograph alexia sinclair s a frozen tale interview with australian fine art photographer and digital creating the photograph alexia sinclair s a frozen tale. Her eight novels include the curiosity cabinet, shortlisted for the dundee international book prize and serialised on bbc radio in 20.
Supplier of skulls, bones, human skeletons, ethnographic and antique natural history specimens. Her photographic and illustrative artworks are housed in important art collections throughout australia and the world. The cabinets of curiosity from the series a frozen tale by. Looming glass fronted cabinets with slightly warped casings line the walls. Jul 01, 2003 the latter spaces function like the sixteenth and seventeenthcentury wunderkammern or cabinets of curiosity, collections that represented the wonders of the natural and manmade world to an untraveled population. Alexia sinclair collections about contact a frozen tale during the swedish age of greatness in the mid 17th century, count carl custaf wrangel commissioned a majestic castle to be built on lake malaren, 80km from stockholm. It was such a pleasure to get to work with alexia and have my music appear in her a frozen. Described as a cabinet of curiosities inside a cabinet of curiosities, nothing. How to store your creepy collections in a classy curiosity cabinet details by bust. History meets high fashion in alexia sinclairs photography. Let me share just a little bit more about alexias background before we get down to the interview.
May 05, 2015 a book all about curiosity cabinets, what they are, how to make your own and what to put in them. Haim steinbach untitled graters, victorian iron banks 1990. Goth culture takes a lot of cues from the victorian era, when big dresses and big, elegant hair were in fashion. In many ways, the invented character in this work symbolises my own exploration of the castle set on the frozen swedish lake. Dubai photo exhibition 2016 the eye of photography. You may want to get a cabinet with glass doors to keep dust and pets at bay. Cabinets of curiosity would serve scientific advancement, functioning as physical representations of knowledge, but they were also ultimately works of art. The cabinets of curiosity by alexia sinclair steve gibbs music. Studio kitchen style cliqstudios hood yesseniahtyro kraftmaid vs diamond kitchen cabinet ratings for 2018 all about the new bathroom and my. I was recently reminded of the magical web of connections that museums can make in ones world. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The desire to know and why your future depends on it, author ian leslie calls curio cabinets an elaborately constructed selfie of a past age. The cabinets of curiosity by alexia sinclair steve gibbs.
Having read this book, i am now going to find the things i have collected over the years and make a curiosity cabinet with them and i will be adding to it. To keep informed of new additions as they are listed, check the facebook pages. Mar 01, 2017 it was a way to showcase knowledge and a way to signal status. The location lends itself to a fantasy aesthetic, enhanced by alexias. Alexia sinclair is an australian fine art photographer famous for her incredible attention to detail and postproduction skills for her latest series, a frozen tale, alexia travelled to sweden and was lucky enough to shoot inside skokloster slott, a 17th century castle thats been preserved in an untouched state. The idea behind the cabinets of curiosity, the final artwork for the series had been. I took on lots of work with steep learning curves, and read lots of books. Ive talked about my love of black glassfronted cabinets before, so when i saw this new curiosity cupboard by devol i couldnt wait to share.
Jul 16, 2017 studio kitchen style cliqstudios hood yesseniahtyro kraftmaid vs diamond kitchen cabinet ratings for 2018 all about the new bathroom and my. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. Im now the proud owner of her stunning artwork and have it hanging. See more ideas about digital portrait, multimedia artist and photography. See more ideas about cabinet of curiosities, curiosity, taxidermy. Open the door to hunters collection and explore the wonders within. You can see this in the behind the scenes video for my artwork cabinets of curiosity from a frozen tale.
Stuffed full of priceless collections of art, weapons and books. To ensure that everything inside stays conserved, she added. Jan, 2014 among the most famous cabinets was the one assembled by. The book features an introduction and commentary by the authors and. From within a room filled with drawers of maps and globes of exotic lands, she looks through a telescope out to the world beyond the frozen lake. There is a new book on the market called 500 traditional quilts. Curiosity cabinets were collections of treasuresfossils and feathers, plants and paintings, skeletons and statuesassembled to help their owners make sense of the world. See more ideas about cabinet of curiosities, curiosity and cabinet. My husband and i went to europe in september, and we visited a handful of wonderful museums. Apr, 2014 the cabinets of curiosity explores the theme of adventure and discovery.
A frozen tale alexia sinclair feel desain your daily creating the photograph alexia sinclair s a frozen tale interview with australian fine art photographer and digital creating the photograph alexia sinclair s a frozen tale. Among the most famous cabinets was the one assembled by. History meets high fashion in alexia sinclair s stunning photographs. Alexia sinclair is an award winning australian photographer and artist. Thats what the notion and idea of curiosity cabinets did for me. Inside of the palace, there is a large collection of rare books, artworks, and weaponry. Offered here is a knitters interpretation of a curiosity cabinet. Unlike many global capitals, where weird tends to rhyme with hipster irony and willful kitschiness, paris oddest shops from curiosity cabinets to rat catchers and bookshops seem to genuinely hail from a different era, and seem earnestly unaware of their potential for cool. Mar 17, 2014 her name is alexia sinclair, she is a highly. How to store your creepy collections in a classy curiosity.
What caught my eye was her cabinets of curiosity, from a frozen tale series, a beautiful print of a woman in the library apartment of the 350year old skokloster slott. Then read on for some ideas about how to present all your weird wonders. Subscribe now for full access to the eye of photography. Thats thousands of images and articles, documenting the history of the medium of photography and its evolution during the last decades, through a unique daily journal. You are enquiring to purchase the cabinets of curiosity edition country name email. Bert christensens cyberspace home, alexia sinclair. We specialise in natural history items, related antiques and curiosities.
Sinclairs suitcase was a nice, enjoyable story, albeit a little predictable, but very nicely told. Alexia sinclair is an award winning artist best known for her intense colour. This is a collection, not of rocks and seeds and gemstones, but of fancy edgings, delicate lace, and. Catherine czerkawska is a multiawardwinning novelist and playwright based in scotland. The asian and oceanian australia artworks were selected by 6 curators representing 6 countries. If you are looking for a book recommendation, feel free to browse the blog articles. May, 2009 12 powerful women throughout history alexia sinclair by eugene kim on may, 2009 marie antoinette the extravagant queen. I was thrilled to find out that 4 of my quilts are included in the book. It was such a pleasure to get to work with alexia and have my music appear in her a frozen tale video. The cabinets of curiosity by alexia sinclair alexia sinclair s picture alexia sinclair. Interview with australian fine art photographer and. Cabinets of curiosity also known as wunderkammer, cabinets of wonder and wonderrooms developed during the 17th and 18th centuries, and were essentially the precursors to the modern museum. My lovely friends at one of my favourite kitchen cabinet makers, only emailed the images over to me yesterday afternoon. She has written plays for the stage, itv and bbc radio 4, and has published numerous short stories.
All ages will find this book interesting and helpful. The cabinet of curiosities is perfect for fans of alvin schwartzs scary stories to tell in the dark and anyone who relishes a good creepy tale. The cabinets of curiosity from the series a frozen tale by alexia sinclair. Australia curated by alasdair foster, china by huang yihuang, india by devika singh, japan by mariko takeuchi, korea by sunhee kim and uae by jassim al awadhi. I often gaze at her wonderful series of photos with complete awe. As thoughtfully creative in its presentation as curiosity cabinets of old, each pattern features the same attention to detail as the natural history illustrations that inspired the designs. The cabinets of curiosity, 20 by alexia sinclair on curiator, the worlds biggest collaborative art collection. Sep 23, 2014 alexia sinclair is an australian photographer who has such a romantic, artistic and fantasy style of photography.
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