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Dorothy Cross 1. Chiasm (Poll na bPéist [The Wormhole] Calm Weather, Inis Mór, Galway, Ireland), 1999 2. Chiasm (Poll na bPéist [The Wormhole] Stormy, Inis Mór, Galway, Ireland), 1999
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Dorothy Cross, Red Erratic, 2021, Damascus Rose marble, 200 x 160 x 180 cm.
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Dorothy Cross (Irish, b. 1956), Darkness & Light, 2017. Luminescent screenprint on Waterford paper. Toledo Museum of Art. 02202019.
“Cross uses synthetic luminescent materials to symbolize impermanence and duality in nature. Displayed side by side, two photographic images of a tree mirror each other, one printed as a positive & the other as a negative, referencing day & night. If they were transposed on top of one another, the two images would cancel each other out. Under light the black painting is most prevalent, but when light is omitted, the luminescent paint glows, altering the viewer’s perception of background/foreground and positive/negative.”
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Another artist I studied for my design was Dorothy Cross, an Irish artist whose work focuses on the natural world.
For my project I was focused on her models that were similar to my own of a slithering snake. With projects using logs and branches.
Skeleton of a Whale
Lover Snakes
From Dorothy I hoped to learn more about materials I could introduce to my work and positions and movements I could depict in my own piece.
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Dorothy Cross, Listen Listen, 2019, Greek marble as part of the exhibition I dreamt I dwelt Kerlin Gallery, Dublin 2019
#sculpture #sculptor #marble #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporarysculpture #womenartistspastnpresent #irishartist @dorothy_cross
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Top: Dorothy Cross, Erotic Couple, 1988, Painted wood, wallpaper, steel hoop, bulb and brass wire
Bottom: Dorothy Cross, Mr. and Mrs Holy Joe, 1986, Painted wood, enamel pipe and collar, plaster moulds, metal hooks and fabric
https://www.dorothycross.com/
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Virgin Shroud, 1993 - Dorothy Cross
"Many of the ideas and methods used by Cross evoke parallels with Surrealist art. Cross herself has linked Virgin Shroud to a work by the Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim, Object (For Breakfast), 1936, a piece which consists of a teacup, saucer and spoon, given a mysterious animal presence by a fur covering. Cross's work is also informed by issues relating to gender and cultural identity. In this work - one of four to date that make use of a full hide - the cow's skin evokes a traditional division of labour (men skin cows, women milk them). It also suggests a parallel between the function of cows and the role of feeding and nurturing traditionally ascribed to women. The cowskin, which hangs like a veil over the figure, can be seen as preventing the figure from speaking or communicating, making it seem akin to a 'dumb animal'. At the same time, the presence of the teats around the head suggests a crown. The title confirms that the figure can be associated with the Virgin Mary, whom the artist has described as frequently represented within Catholic Irish culture as 'the perfect woman'. Originally, Cross wanted to drape the skin over a real statue of the Virgin Mary. However, she was unable to find one of the right size, and instead created an armature using a steel dress rack, wooden templates and a plaster 'head'. The satin train, spread out in front of the figure, was made from the train of the wedding dress of the artist's grandmother, given to Cross when she was a teenager".
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Dorothy, Erato & Shu Crossing
#artblock is killing me . ANIMAL CROSSING BE UPON YE#arknights#arknights dorothy#arknights erato#arknights shu#dorothy#erato#shu#animalified#animal crossing#the doodle tag#gaemms art#i just like these guys
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I love how the few times I’ve gone back to watch the third Beck ep cause I really like this episode for some reason-it’s so goofy yet i appreciate the Dorothy focus-not in full but just randomly skimming parts the thing that always stuck out to me was “oh the place Roger is in looks to be a behind the scene stage and it gives me a crisis given what happens at the end” yet never noticed when Roger is chained up HES JUST BEING FUCKING CRUCIFIED ON A CROSS. THEY DIDNT EVEN TRY TO HIDE THIS YET I MISSED IT SOMEHOW
#meg text#the big o#of all fucking episodes to put intentional symbolism or foreshadow why the fuck was it the BECK one#again LOVE this episode it’s hilarious and great time for Dorothy to shine#but it’s one of few episodes from s2 that feels like a s1 ep as its self contained#even schwartzs return ep had more plot progression cause of Alex and Alan being there#ig they wanted to foreshadow what’s to come in any way and that include set pieces in a ep like this#cause no way this wasn’t fucking intentional ITS LITERALLY A CROSS
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I fully did not expect to write a fic today (or this week, for that matter), let alone finish one. But I woke up with an idea this morning and here we are! A very short exploration of Phil and Dorothy's relationship, in the context of queerness (and boy, do I have more thoughts about them now!)
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Phil looks for an ally in Dorothy, but these are the 1950s — and not everyone is brave enough to be themselves just yet.
#i mean!! the contrast!!#on one hand there's phil who has always. always!! been himself#cross-dressing *as a child* as early as the 1950s#and then there's dorothy; our favourite repressed lesbian#both from the same family!#i can only imagine the friction that might've caused between these two#phil looking to connect with his sister (who's much older than him & moved out before he was even properly a teenager)#and finding this one huge thing they probably have in common. yet being unable to reach out to her with that because she doesn't want to#see it herself??#ughh#anyway this is all 100% based on headcanon because aside from some of sophia's stories we know literally nothing about phil#hope you enjoy anyway lol#the golden girls#dorothy zbornak#phil petrillo
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Dorothy Cross - Heart Chair, 1991 (Cast iron chair, cast bronze and steel wire)
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Dorothy Cross, Everest Shark, 2013, bronze.
“There is another shark in the exhibition, Everest Shark, originally made for a show in Croft Castle, Shropshire. “It’s close to Darwin country. Excavations nearby showed that the site had once been part of the ocean floor.”
She obtained, from a fishmonger, a two-metre blue shark. “Quite rightly, it’s illegal to try to catch them.” On the bronze cast of the shark, in place of its fin, is a scale model of Mount Everest.
“Sharks evolved to their present state 100 million years ago,” she says. “They were perfectly suited to their environment and have not changed. Everest, the highest point of our world, the pinnacle of aspiration, is only 60 million years old.”” (x)
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Dorothy Lamour
#Dorothy Lamour#actors#hollywood#glamour#style#dandies#cross dressing#cross dressers#transvestites#transvestism#drag queens#drag kings
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@\hecatesbroom (not tagging so I don't annoy you lmao) has been teaching me how to make gifs, and I'm happy to report I've been using this power for the greater good (to make gifs of beautiful women)
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Three little Elizabeths because I couldn't resist her charm 💙
#these are not very well made lmao but i dont really care all that much. im having a great time#actually ngl im having the time of my life#nothing better than staring at beautiful women for hours <3#im noticing now i've only picked gifs in which Dorothy is not smiling. criminal on my part#but in my defence i've been captivated by her hands#that gif where she crosses her arms... i would like her to...#no... i shan't say...#rose is *so pretty*. so pretty!! good heavens!!#(as is elizabeth lmao betty white really was that girl)#literally incredible how she manages to make confusion look so beautiful she's magnificent#and blanche. oh god. where do i even start.#her smile is. agh. how do i even tell you all i am literally in love with her#look at her in the top left and tell me you're not DESTROYED like#she makes an inappropriate joke. waits to see rose's reaction. and then brightens up in the cutest laugh in the world#i would literally unironically do anything for her#(to say nothing of bottom center. ooohhh that nightgown. the poise. i am but a wee lesbian and she's everything)#ok im done rambling in the tags. thank you alys for giving me this power i shall not misuse it#the golden girls#life with elizabeth
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Another vote for Edith Stein aka Teresa Benedicta of the Cross! And also a vote for Dorothy Parker
YAY VOTES!!!
Another vote added for Edith Stein AKA St Teresa Benedicta
And I think you mean Dorothy Day? Dorothy Parker was a very cool poet and all but Dorothy Day is our special girl here at this blog!
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Dorothy Cross
Generations, 2022, Statuario Marble 66 x 60 x 40 cm / 26 x 23.6 x 15.7 in
Earth, 2011, cast bronze
Hand and Foot, 2017, cast bronze, alabaster, steel wire
Virgin Shroud, 1993, cow hide, satin train, steel structure
Arms 1996-2017, cast bronze, gilded 24 carat gold
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