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Season's Greetings¡

grazie! un abbraccio , b

Triptych, Warsaw - Prague, the site of the former Koneser vodka factory, summer 2009, Soviet Czajka II camera, 1/2 frame size from 24 × 36 mm, negative scan.

GRAZIE!!! ti abbraccio , b

Triptych, Warsaw - a part of town called  Prague, the site of the former Koneser vodka factory, summer 2009, Soviet Czajka (chajka) II camera, 1/2 frame size from 24 × 36 mm, negative scan.

Under the Poniatowski Bridge viaduct. Photos taken in the morning - 25.2021year. 

Under the Poniatowski Bridge viaduct, Warsaw. Photos taken in the morning - 25.10. 2021year. 

Artist Vadim Mellin to the open air. 1947, Kislovodsk (southern part of the USSR, near the Caucasus). Photo from our family archive.

Artist Vadim Mellin painting in a sanatorium. 1958, Zvenigorod. Photo from our family archive.

Stunning Pictures !!! Dear friend! it is wonderful to be in contact with many artists from all over the world, even with images from the past !!! THANK YOU!!! a fraternal hug, Bruno

Thanks to all the friends of the group!

Warsaw, Palace of Culture, communist regime monument. Photos taken in October 2021.

The Palace of Culture and Science was a gift from Stalin to the Polish nation, completed in 1955. It was the only facility of this type built outside the territory of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Artistically pwenie chybs one of the best ... it was known to be an export version. Project: architect Lew Rudniew.

belle immagini!  GRAZIE! ti abbraccio , b

nice pictures! THANK YOU! I hug you, b

Raphael, I'll add a bit of dystopian 20th century grandeur. A spillway is a hydraulic structure designed to release excess water from a reservoir. Water is discharged when there is a threat of overflowing in the reservoir due to flooding, heavy rainfall, etc. The photo shows the Yakhroma spillway, one of the structures on the Moskva-Volga Canal. This canal was dug by prisoners in the thirties of the 20th century.

Artist Vadim Mellin is standing next to the spillway and painting a sketch. The photo was taken in 1945. The architectural structure shows damage from recent battles.

Photo from our family archive. (The artist Mellin lived for thirty years in a common-law relationship with my great-aunt; their marriage was not formalised on paper, but they were together for a long time).

Ancora Grazie!

Somewhere in Warsaw .....

Molto bella immagine!!! GRAZIE!  ti abbraccio,b

Very beautiful image !!! THANK YOU! I hug you,

Somewhere in Warsaw .....

Somewhere in Warsaw ..... under the Poniatowski Brodge.

Qui sotto: Museo MAXXI Roma.

Somewhere in Warsaw ..... bar in underground of Warsaw West Station.

Grazie bella ed enigmatica foto, quasi un omaggio a Edward Hopper.

Thanks beautiful and enigmatic photo, almost a tribute to Edward Hopper.

Lavorare su IUOMA, è un ottimo modo di fare Web Art! W IUOMA!

Working on IUOMA is a great way to do Web Art! W IUOMA!

Somewhere in Warsaw ..... bar in underground of Warsaw West Station. Next observation from underground.

Mi piacciono questi frammenti di vita... b

I like these bits of life ... b

Somewhere in Warsaw .....  scan from b&w negative - size 6x6 cm.

Somewhere in Warsaw .....  bar in underground of Warsaw West Station. Next observation from underground. After modernization of the rail station - few months ago - was closed.

Ciao Ti invio una Mail Art!  un fraterno abbraccio,

W LA PACE!

Somewhere in Warsaw .....  bar in underground of Warsaw West Station. Next observation from underground. After modernization of the rail station - few months ago - was closed.

Somewhere in Warsaw .....   

Grazie Raphael che continui a tenere vivo il mio gruppo!  W LA MAIL ART W LA PACE!

Thanks Raphael for continuing to keep my group alive! W MAIL ART W PEACE!

Somewhere in Warsaw .....   

Somewhere in Warsaw .....  transition under the Poniatowski bridge.

STUPENDA!!!!

Scale sotto il ponte Poniatowski. La notte scorsa.

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Somewhere in Warsaw .....  transition under the Poniatowski bridge.

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