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paulbaldowski.bsky.social
And I have three very mixed boxes sent to me by an old school friend, who was also my first DM/GM.

Literally #OldSchool #WhiteLead #IsThatPolystyreneOrAsbestos
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
jennyemelie.bsky.social
The aptly named "Light of the Desert".

Weighing in at 898 carats, this is the largest faceted cerussite gem in the world. Its incredible refractive properties make for amazing #lights!

#BlueSkyArtShow #macro #photography #ECK #Abstractia #Geometric #Rainbow #WhiteLead #Gemstones #Rocks #OooShiny
A macro image of a massive sparkling stone held in the Royal Ontario Museum's collection. The faceted stone is roughly triangular with rounded corners. It is extremely refractive, but far too soft to be used in jewelry. The cerussite is a lead carbonate also called "white lead". It was the key ingredient in lead paint as well as historical cosmetics.
September 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
davidbrucas.bsky.social
جم ซือค้น WHY is BROTHER BENEDiCT STiLL HERE? I THOUGHT WE VOTED TO EXCOMMUNICATE HiM! T. OU GAN ALL GO FU Whitelead
June 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
oilygaeldman.bsky.social
テート美術館 YBA & BEYOND 世界を変えた90s英国アート(京セラ美術館)鑑賞。

「不況を打破するため、国営企業の民営化や金融市場の自由化、さらに、従来の手厚い社会保障制度の削減を進めた結果、失業率の悪化、格差拡大。人々の間で不安感が広まり、また、政治的な分断が進」んだ…
これは現・高市政権下ではなく、それが手本としている(らしい)80sサッチャー政権下の英国の話。そこで奇しくも育まれ、90s以降にカウンターとして花開いた作品の数々(画像ALT参照)
細野晴臣&齋藤飛鳥の音声ガイドで作品の背景を深掘りしながらの鑑賞。90sにアート、音楽への関心を広げた身としては至福の体験となった
ダミアン・ハーストの《後天的な回避不能》ではガラス張りの狭い空間に机と椅子、机上にはタバコ、ライター、灰皿があり、「緩やかな死」を思わせる。近年見かける喫煙ルームを予見したかのよう。 本作の発想元は後方奥に見えるフランシス・ベーコンの作品からで、確かにベーコン作品によく用いられる枠線によって閉塞感に苦しむ肉体を重ね合わせて見ることが出来る。 In Damian Hearst's "Acquired Unavoidability", there are desks and chairs in a narrow glass space, and cigarettes, lighters, and ashtrays on the desk, reminiscent of "slow death". It seems that he foresaw the smoking room that has been seen in recent years. The origin of this work is from the work of Francis Bacon, which can be seen in the back, and it is true that the body suffering from a sense of obstruction can be seen by superimposed on the border that is often used in Bacon works. ジェイク＆ディノス・チャップマン兄弟によるミニチュアのジオラマ《戦争の惨禍》 遠目で、またはボンヤリ見ていると「可愛いミニチュア」が無数にあるように思えたが、展示ケースとしっかり向き合ったとき、そこには戦争下での惨劇と人間の悍ましい姿が再現されていることに気づく。鑑賞前には注意喚起が必要なほどに、人間を狂わせる本当の戦争の恐ろしさが目の前に広がる。 Miniature diorama "The Disaster of War" by the Jake & Dinos Chapman brothers From a distance, it seemed that there were countless "cute miniatures" when I looked at it, but when I faced the exhibition case firmly, I realized that there was a reproduction of the tragedy in the war and the fearsome appearance of humans. The horror of a real war that drives humans crazy spreads in front of you to the extent that you need to warn them before viewing. レイチェル・ホワイトリード 《Ａ：クランプトン・パーク・エステート、マンデヴィル通り、ロンドＥ5；アンバーゲート・コート；ノーバリーコート、1993年10月》 一見、静かなモノクローム写真が4枚並んでいるだけのようだが、被写体となっているのは90s英国の開発の中で取り壊されていく労働者階級の住宅群。ダイナマイトで爆破され、辺りは煙に覆われ、気がつけば全てが瓦礫の山に。 本作は鑑賞順路が肝で、左→右への順で見せることであたかも建物が再生するかのように見え、静かな作品ながら熱い反骨精神を感じる印象的な作品だった Rachel Whitelead "A: Crampton Park Estate, Mandeville Street, Rond E5; Ambergate Court; Norbury Court, October 1993" At first glance, it seems that there are only four quiet monochrome photos lined up, but the subject is a group of working-class housing that is being demolished in the 90s British development. It was blown up with dynamite, the area was covered with smoke, and before you knew it, everything was a pile of rubble. This work was an impressive work that felt a passionate rebellous spirit even though it was a quiet work, it looked as if the building was regenerated by showing it in the order from left to right. ルベイナ・ヒミド 《二人の間で私は心のバランスをとる》 「二人の黒人女性の間に積み上げられているのは、ヨーロッパの男性たちが植民地支配や奴隷貿易のために使った、西洋の地図や海図の象徴。ボートの上の黒人女性たちは、そんな地図を引き裂いて捨てることで、白人男性による支配への拒絶を表している」とあるようにアフリカ出身で現在イギリス在住の作者自身のアイデンティティの投影であり、先日アフリカから声が上がった世界地図でのメルカトル図法によるアフリカ大陸の面積の「小ささ」の改善を要望するニュースを思い出した。 Lubaina Himid "I balance my mind between the two of us" "What is piled up between the two black women are symbols of Western maps and sea maps that European men used for colonial rule and the slave trade. Black women on the boat represent their rejection of domination by white men by tearing up and discarding such a map. As it is said, it is a projection of the identity of the author himself who is from Africa and currently living in the United Kingdom, and the other day Africa I remembered the news that requested the improvement of the "smallness" of the African continent's area by the Mercator diagram on the world map that raised my voice.
June 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
kurtrexcooper.bsky.social
I ❤️ #OSHA

“Well, what did they get by their respectability? ... One of them worked in a whitelead factory twelve hours a day for nine shillings a week until she died of lead poisoning. She only expected to get her hands a little paralyzed; but she #died.”

Bernard Shaw, Mrs Warren’s Profession.
March 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
jake-taylor.bsky.social
‪Play No 1047 - White Lead by Jessica Siân‬. This play explores the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman. ‪#playreading‬ ‪#WhiteLead‬ ‪#JessicaSian‬
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM