tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post3338618849799421007..comments2024-03-16T03:33:19.338+11:00Comments on Sydney Daily Photo: Mao ArtSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-81663539291225002552007-02-25T14:55:00.000+11:002007-02-25T14:55:00.000+11:00Maybe he want we know he consider Mao Tse Tung a s...Maybe he want we know he consider Mao Tse Tung a sort of light, a lighthouse in the night of the China's life. A light that people were happy to follow.Fabrizio Zanellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420924672631265862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-45617639279163265882007-02-25T02:07:00.000+11:002007-02-25T02:07:00.000+11:00that chinese character is 'fu' which means good f...that chinese character is 'fu' which means good fortune and blessings.<BR/><BR/>'fu' is pronounced as 'foo' which sounds like 'who?' (yes, the intonation when using it with a question mark)<BR/><BR/>but i have no idea what's the story about.. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080519535469962444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-7390478545738131582007-02-24T00:12:00.000+11:002007-02-24T00:12:00.000+11:00Haven't a clue, but it's certainly Chinese. Is th...Haven't a clue, but it's certainly Chinese. Is this an installation in a museum?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-1812582472883443572007-02-23T18:11:00.000+11:002007-02-23T18:11:00.000+11:00just a grey day :)just a grey day :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-40504337923117074462007-02-23T17:02:00.000+11:002007-02-23T17:02:00.000+11:00Hi Nathalie. I saw it at the Biennale last year. S...Hi Nathalie. I saw it at the Biennale last year. Saw it in my "Vault" and remembered it - it made me scratch my head!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-27627315526076906112007-02-23T16:30:00.000+11:002007-02-23T16:30:00.000+11:00Sally I didn't understand where you saw this?Sally I didn't understand where you saw this?Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-54442268962779755802007-02-23T15:54:00.000+11:002007-02-23T15:54:00.000+11:00je savais pas qu'il y avait des adorateurs de Mao ...je savais pas qu'il y avait des adorateurs de Mao en australie...c'est bizarre.<BR/>je te souhaite un bon weekend<BR/><BR/><I> <BR/>I did not know that there were admirers of Mao in Australia… it is odd. I wish you a good weekend </I>Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-38627004989332058772007-02-23T09:23:00.000+11:002007-02-23T09:23:00.000+11:00It looks a bit like a school room - are they merit...It looks a bit like a school room - are they merit type certificates on the wall?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-33082413884717456282007-02-23T09:22:00.000+11:002007-02-23T09:22:00.000+11:00No, angela - this photo predates the Thought of Ch...No, angela - this photo predates the Thought of Chairman Turnbull on light bulbs! <BR/><BR/>But I like the idea. It is set up as the sort of room you may have expected in China when I visited in 1978 (though portraits of Hua Guo-feng accompanied Mao's) - maybe it is as you say, just a convenient material to use to capture a moment in time.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-77904997216021432992007-02-23T09:07:00.000+11:002007-02-23T09:07:00.000+11:00I think the artist is trying to show us what you c...I think the artist is trying to show us what you can do with lots of light bulb boxes..<BR/>Has it got anything to do with the ban on light bulbs in Australia?<BR/>Thought provoking photo.<BR/>Angelaangelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041407522731399499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-14072478207620072222007-02-23T08:13:00.000+11:002007-02-23T08:13:00.000+11:00No, not made by me!No, not made by me!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26498016.post-73850297250539554552007-02-23T06:53:00.000+11:002007-02-23T06:53:00.000+11:00I was poised with a smart and witty response but t...I was poised with a smart and witty response but then realized "wait a minute, might this have been made by Sally....?"<BR/>I think the artist is trying to say.....hmm....I really haven't a clue.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520897598007250433noreply@blogger.com