Dré Wapenaar's Tents: Artful Environments Cloaked In Canvas

Dré Wapenaar is a Rotterdam-based artist whose primary medium is tents - environments designed to shape encounters, whether between individuals or for large groups. Dre's portfolio includes a tent for reading newspapers, a birthing tent, "Deathbivouac," the "Pavilion of Loneliness," "Tree Tents" and "4GPP"

- a pavilion for the performance of Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt's "Concerto for Four Grand Pianos."

The Four Grand Piano Pavilion, 2004

"Carolyn" Piano Music Box & Bench - $4,500.00

A Jay Strongwater Creation. I don't mind if you feel like buying this little gift for me...

Christmas Present For A Piano
I love my Piano Tuner (otherwise I would be out of love with my piano)

Caption Reads:
I'm acquiring a piano. A piano tuner has been found. Let the caroling begin.
Soon my living room will look just like this.

"in the 1950s, it became known to us as the "Cole Porter Piano."

Looks like they could be singing a few xmas carols...
Backstory: http://www.americancathedral.org/en/ourcath/tour.html

Mystery surrounds this extraordinary piano, a Steinway, serial number 121776, one of only a few pianos in the world in imitation of the Louis XIV style of construction and decoration.

Detail: http://farm3.static.flickr.com...790_a369a8c076_b.jpg

Well my present is wrapped, now need big tree to put it under...

A Tree, A Queen, A Piano

Has no one told the Queen that one does not put pictures on top of a SERIOUS grand?

Piano & Nativities
"This is the piano at night. Our white natvity is in the middle with the stacking plate centerpiece on the left and a jar full of ornies and miniature nativity on the right."
Detail: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MGqR.../Piano+at+night..JPG

quote:

Originally posted by lilylady:
Has no one told the Queen that one does not put pictures on top of a SERIOUS grand?

Or trees as well...

Detail: http://farm4.static.flickr.com...395_0509e9086a_o.jpg

All these Baby Grands have their mouths open waiting for Mum to pop in some breakfast!

If you cannot get the piano under the xmas tree, then just put the presents on the piano...

Piano Playing Santa

Rev. Louie Louie:

quote:

All Brian Becroft, all the time. Where did everybody go?

The only thing I can think of is that every one is eating their own Appassionata; hopefully when their indigestion is settled many people will post many ingenious and lovely piano photos...



Temptation: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8gUd.../s1600-h/piano+1.JPG

Regarding that most interesting instrument you posted, I saw this fascinating comment:

"but I’m especially interested to hear the Glass Armonica with its reputation to drive people insane (which may well be due to lead content in the original instruments) – heres a video of Thomas Bloch playing it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XPfoFZYso8

I assume that if this comment was true at all, then the basis might be the lead glass and wetting your fingers in ones mouth?

Also I was interested to understand what, if any, piano-like connection there might be. I read that the piano keyboard pattern is replicated with the black/white keys and also that there is such a thing as a Keyboard Armonica as well - maybe someone has that photo to post then...

That's some present...