Thursday, 25 July 2024

Around the Ikon




A week before coming to Athens, we went to the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham because an Artemisia Gentileshi painting was being shown and I would travel a long way to see one of her paintings.




Facing the gallery is Oozells Square - it is so lovely and minimalist: just gravel, concrete and a thin strip of water.





So calm and restful.









As we walked towards Brindley Place I noticed the detail on the ground: shards of pottery inserted between the bricks




Brindley Place is big, and I could not get all of it in a photograph so here are bits of it










Lots of people sitting around enjoying the sunshine














deckchairs on the lawn for people to use







I tried to find out about these arches but I could not











Overall, a lovely square.




Water running down the side of this wall - people were taking selfies in front of it




We then moved on to the canal




Some nice old bridges - Birmingham is an interesting mix of the old and the new






 

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