Gutenbergstr, Potsdam

[Pete Askew]

At last I have complete a small project I wanted to do. At the lower end of Gutenbergstr is a set of apartment buildings from the GDP period. Above the door of each is a different sculpture, quite stylised and very playful. There are 10 in all and here are a couple of examples. The rest are at http://www.babelsberg-studio.com.

Calling You!

Leica M9 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/125s at f1:2.8. PP in LR, PS CC 2014, Nik ColorFX Pro 4.

 

[Tom Dunne]

The place name has a definite Wagnerian ring to it Pete. The sculptures are weird and wonderful and it is nice to see the buildings that host them. The greens and creams are very compatible colours.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Tom. They are very gentle and playful though.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I love these! The restricted format has been dealt with ingeniously in each one. Was it one artist, or a group?

BTW, the link didn't work for me. Does this one? http://www.babelsberg-studio.com/photographer.asp?u=2

 

[Rob MacKillop]

No, you still have to choose Gallery, and then Gutenbergstr, Potsdam.

 

[Pete Askew]

No sorry, you can only link to the photographer - although I was lazy and pointed to the site.

They are by the same artist I am sure but I don't know who. There is no information on these buildings easily available but we want to find out. Two of our friends will know as they have lived here for 70 years!

 

[Pete Askew]

Ah, I see what you mean Rob - I spelled Babelsberg wrong - fixed.

 

[Brian Moore]

"Playful" is not the first adjective I associate with the GDR. (Is that what you intended, Pete,...GDR, not GDP?) But clearly there is a whimsical nature about these carvings. Lovely.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Brian. GDR (or DDR), yes.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Wow! Yes! Like these a lot!!

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Dan.

 

[Beth Carter]

wow, germans do have a sense of humor! these are great, i can see why you've wanted to capture them.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thank Beth.

 

[Paul Lange]

These are really superb Pete and I really like the whole idea behind the project. Also the way you have composed them.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Paul. The light was just right that day but they needed a fair amount of perspective correction.

 

[Paul Lange]

Damn it Pete! I thought you had rather skilfully lined up the shots perfectly level with tripod and bubbles and all sorts of other gizmos. Illusion shattered now.

 

[Pete Askew]

Sorry. If I'd know the road had been closed to traffic for a special event I might well have tried!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

At last I have complete a small project I wanted to do. At the lower end of Gutenbergstr is a set of apartment buildings from the GDP period. Above the door of each is a different sculpture, quite stylised and very playful. There are 10 in all and here are a couple of examples. The rest are at http://www.babelsberg-studio.com.

Calling You!

Leica M9 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f1:1.4. ISO 160, 1/125s at f1:2.8. PP in LR, PS CC 2014, Nik ColorFX Pro 4.

 

[Stephane Tougard]

Perfect work of documentation, the association of 114 and 3 (the shouter and the sleeper) has a sense of irony in it. I did not find the rest of it on your web site (I think you should post it all here).

I definitely would like to see more of this kind of work on the forum. People recording their surrounding and sharing it, is that not the purpose of making photographs in the first place.

 

[Len Philpot]

What grabbed my attention was the luminous color and warmth. It evokes a sense of porcelain tiles encased a thick, clear and glassy glaze. Beautiful tones.