A Walk Through the Art Institute of Chicago
For all the masterpieces at the Art Institute of Chicago, sometimes it is good to wander slowly and find new favorite paintings. Here’s a few works and details that jumped out at me this summer.
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Sep 25
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Photo of the Week – Stikman in Chicago
I posted not too long ago about Stikmen popping up near Boston, so I was on the look out for them in Chicago. I didn’t find any of the road decals but I did find one of the original stick figures. The Art Institute of Chicago sits on Michigan Avenue with the front steps looking down S Adams Ave. As you cross Michigan, literally a few yards from the Chicago Art Institute, there is a Stikman glued to a street light utility box and painted for camouflage. Thousands of people walk this way every day to enter the Museum. I wonder how many noticed the Stikman? I wonder how long he’s been there?
Photo of the Week – Bodrum Harbor
Summer is winding down and I wish I could have one more beach getaway. I would go back to Bodrum Turkey in a heartbeat. After seeing all the beautiful gulets moored lazily in the harbor, all I can think about is week long sail along the southwestern coast. Maybe next year….
This photo was taken looking east from the Bodrum Castle; there were even more ships in the harbor proper.
Photo of the Week – Ghosts of Gladiators
I found these blocks tucked in a corner at the Ephesus Museum. The figure on the right looks to me like an Eques gladiator (medium round shield and short sword) although the helmet is small. I imagine that this fragment was part of a celebrity fighter’s tomb, now broken and nestled in some overgrown plants.
Images of Nike (the Goddess, not the shoes)
In honor of the opening of the Olympics today, I’ve picked out three of my favorite images of Nike from the ancient Mediterranean. I’ve always been amused by the iconography of the Goddess Nike – flying off in a flurry or racing away, arms and legs shown mid-stride.
Classical Greek Nike from the Ancient Agora in Athens
Daydream Tourist 