Red City

Artist: Tony Ryan
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Red City

Shot of Melbourne at sunset. I took this shot frokm the factory that I live in. I feel very free in this buiding as it is very big and very old with heaps of character. It is also so cool to be able to look out over the city.

There seems to be something surreal about city scenes. I find this strange as in my head I would think that beach and country locations would be more likely to project this energy. I suppose it is yet another example of how balance would seem to provide the key to human fulfillment or enlightenment.

Please also check out my www.leapoffaith.com.au and www.bodylinecal.com websites and if in Melbourne my creative workshops.

Siamesecat, 10 months ago

Gorgeous simply gorgeous.. Our city is trully beautiful…
pjwalczak, 10 months ago

Feels like listening to the jazz on the train.
Judith Oppenhe..., 9 months ago

very nice
Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

Excellent
Tony Ryan in reply to Rosina Lamberti’s comment, 7 months ago

Thankyou Rosina.
Jared Revell, 7 months ago

Wonderful shot Tony.
I love the colour of the sky and the silhouette of Melbourne.
Well done.
Tony Ryan, 7 months ago

Thanks so much Jared. Noticed you are from Tarneit. Purchased my motorbike from there.
jomash, 7 months ago

Wonderful skyline.
lianne, 7 months ago

great skyscape and skyline – lovely!
butchart, 7 months ago

i agree with your thoughts tony…. in simpler terms for me to convey mine i would say that no matter what man may do to change the landscape ..alter our natural surroundings.. put up monoliths and monsters…..... a greater force call it nature ..call it god..call it universal light… point being that greater force has the final say in the battle over beauty…......................b
Tony Ryan in reply to butchart’s comment, 7 months ago

So true Butch. I think if we really embraced what you say here that peace would come so quickly. I do my best to understand this force and find the more I do the more secure I become.
Caroline Gorka, 7 months ago

I love our city..it has so much vibrancy and warmth – together with an almost old-fashioned respect for others.
Tony Ryan in reply to Caroline Gorka’s comment, 7 months ago

Agree Caroline, I think Melbourne has such a creative power and also relative humility when compared to many other cities.
Caroline Gorka, 7 months ago

I hope that in future time I can be allowed to share some of this creative resource …
butchart, 7 months ago

tony…. again we agree…. but security also has it’s trappings…..complacency comes to mind…......b
Tony Ryan in reply to butchart’s comment, 7 months ago

Hi Butch. Interesting point. I wonder if security brings complaceny or a lack of humility. I am really not sure but think that we humans need to find a way to be passionate even when things are in abundance.
butchart, 7 months ago

if only…. think how history could have been rewritten… it boggles the mind… all those possibilities if we negate the lack of passion…. b
Tony Ryan in reply to butchart’s comment, 7 months ago

Hi Butch,

I truly think we are presently in a time of history where we can embrace history to write a way of life that will allow passion to be experienced with maturity and freedom.
butchart, 7 months ago

....allow passion to be experienced with maturity…. so are we essentially putting boundary’s on passion?
Tony Ryan in reply to butchart’s comment, 7 months ago

Interesting Butch. I don’t think being mature is restrictive. The maturity I speak of is when a person is free of fear and self reliant. This person can experience deep passion without losing control and impacting upon others. So many people I know feel that being self aware could be boring. I see it so differently. Further I don’t see real passion as being experienced through chaos which is how many passionate people seem to live.
butchart, 7 months ago

very good point…and something i’ve wondered about. Passionate people tend to give passion a bad name.I think i just made a metaphorical oxymoron… if there is such a thing.
Tony Ryan, 7 months ago

Funny thing is that in some aspects of life catch 22’s seem to abound. I was thinking before if there is a God would he be passionate abiut his existence and if so would he be mature?
butchart, 7 months ago

hit me up side the head…how could i forget joseph heller…............b a bit arrogant on my part…:)
JaneAParis, 6 months ago

Vivid brilliant sky colors. Lovely skyline to contrast them. Smiles from Jane.