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Grotesque Caryatid

World of geometry and grotesque.
Part of the decoration of the famous "Doctor's House" in Helsinki built in 1901 in "jugend-style" by Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen. This building is one of the brightest examples of "jugend-style" and famous also because of it's grotesque sculptures. This is only one of them.

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Date: Wed May 14, 2008
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Keywords: geometry building caryatid

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Oly_M

great photo! excellent comp

"The poetry of photography will always be more important than the mechanics of the camera..." - J-H. Lartigue

#1 Thu May 15, 2008 12:44am

chappo1

The light fitting makes an interesting contrast...john

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#2 Fri May 16, 2008 7:43am

Snap Happy

The caryatid imho, does well-enough on its own. Crop away that light fitting! But I do not presume. Smile

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