twodeadmagpies wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:00 pm
and i also wondered if they'd hired jiri as location scout...
i was never making my livelihood as a part of any film crew but when i looked into my snapshot deposit, in a folder "July 2015", i found something that can reinforce the reputation of SCFZ as SUPER COINCIDENCE (or SUPER CLAIRVOYANCE) FILM ZONE.
in July 2015, i was actually making very similar pics (of figures adorning the facades of local houses).
i can't upload everything, so here is at least a snipet.
but there are not only female figures on local facades.
on a building that serves as a headquarter of the local Ministry of Trade and Industry, one can encounter these male nudes.
i see, next to the last snapshot there is the following 2015 caption "seems like this guy didn't respect the principles of work safety and for his negligence paid a painful tax". (however, as i aggregated 3 snapshots here the semi-castration is imperceptible.)
but ofc female nudes prevail.
these ladies are adorning a building that served in the 1920s (upon its completion) as a bank.
thus these nudes were luring lustful patriarchs to deposit their assets in the bank.
my captions from 2015: "as opposed to lateral side where figures in lower storey are dressed and only figures on highers positions are nude on the frontal facade is displayed nudity right from the ground" & "temptresses luring clients to enter the banking system"
however, the same building offers also a few male nudes.
(1920s bankers being aware their potential clients might be even some rich widows.)
one can find on local facades also figures that are somewhat zoomorphic.
as far as animals are concerned, lions are prominent.
which doesn't mean frogs are utterly omitted from the repertoire of the local facade decorations.
my fav animal entrance guardians are probably two baroque eagles guarding nowadays Italian embassy.
i didn't took a pic in 2015, so here is a random pic i found online.
but back to my own 2015 snapshots.
not only free-standing sculptures but also reliefs with figures adorn local facades.
i captured f.e. a charming lady with artistic leanings or f.e. a nude thoughtful man (no, he is not sitting on a toilet).
during my July 2015 stroll, i was also passing next to a building that served in the past as a headquarter of the local insurance company.
one can know that from words on the facade.
completely up one can decipher letters P R A H A (encircling the upper windows) = PRAGUE.
then one can read POJIŠŤUJE (INSURES - word in the middle - one storey lower - inbetween two owls).
and from left to right: ŽIVOT (LIFE), KAPITÁL (CAPITAL), DŮCHOD (PENSION), VĚNO (DOWRY).
however, the most mysterious riddle on the facade is a dwarf on the balcony on the completely right (at the same height as owls and POJIŠŤUJE).
i captured the dwarf in detail and was contemplating what insurance-related subliminal message he (and the girl who makes his counterpart) carries???
however, as the most disturbing & enigmatic figural relief, i consider this one (slightly covered by dirt).
my 2015 caption says, "this couple (of disparate ages) looks quite dirty. not only due to the thick layer of dust, but as the girl has quite sad expression on her face and exposes only one breast, i sense a certain reluctance to enter a truly intimate relationship with her partner (holding a hammer). i sense some disturbing atmosphere of domestic abuse here - guy is belligerent type and frustrated girl gave up caring about being fully attractive for her aging & rough beau and also gave up doing home chores (especially vacuum cleaning) completely sinking into apathy."
not to end up on a depressive tone, here is one more random snapshot.
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these 2 were just moseying
i'm going to the high mtns next week, i'll get to the woods for a change!
