Pylon of the Month
All about electricity pylons and transmission networks
Category: Art
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December's Pylon of the Month was chosen to bring a bit of colour to the depths of winter and also to bring a bit of culture to the blog. The picture above, La Route des Alpes, is by Tristram Hiller and was painted in 1937 when he was staying near Vence, a commune set in…
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July's pylon of the month is a splendid model made by a pylon fan who had this to say: The structure of the pylons is a very interesting design to me and I have recently made an “organic pylon” out of twigs and branches which were gathered whilst out walking my dogs……I am not sure…
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After a pylonless April, I decided that May should be a pylon picture that I had taken myself rather than one of the many sent in regularly by fans of the website. Near where I live a few miles south of Oxford is part of the National Cycle Route 5. A mile or so north…
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June's Pylon of the Month is an absolute cracker that I first came across on Twitter courtesy of @CPF_Photography who then kindly gave permission for me to use it. It was taken in Birmingham near one of the city's many canals and for more wonderful Birmingham photographs look on the CPF photography website. Let's deal…
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With a new school year starting, getting a pylon up on the blog for September is always tough and with the middle of the month looming, I'd begun to think that it might not happen. Yesterday, however, I had a conversation with one of the students I teach and they mentioned that on the way…
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Regular readers of this blog are probably looking at this month's pylon and wondering what is going on, but for the first pylon of 2014 I thought that it would be appropriate to feature the first artist to recognise the significance of the pylon. The picture is by Tristram Hillier and was painted in 1933.…
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