The Art Of Looking Sideways

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  • čas přidán 16. 02. 2023
  • Tim's Nile Mug, made in England from fine bone china, is available from the Grand Illusions Toy Shop - see www.grand-illusions.com/tim-s...
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    Tim finds his inspiration in many places. Here are some amazing books he finds intriguing, starting with a book called 'The Art of Looking Sideways'.
    He chooses an amazing picture of a shop selling coats - maybe in Belgium? - where the coats have been hung up in rows on the outside walls of the shop in such profusion that you cannot see the shop at all, except for the front door! Secondly, a 'picture' of two people having a meal, except that the picture is made up of words, which give you a hint as to what is happening in this little scene.
    Then a book about kites, some of which are really unexpected. There is a flying dog kite for example. And then a figure of a man, floating in the air.
    A book about Escher, except that the drawings appear as pop-ups - wonderful paper engineering!
    'A Pig With Six Legs' is the title of a book that is all about clouds.
    A book from Finland (and all in Finnish!) about unusual and often slightly specialised items which - in many cases - you might not be able to guess what they are for. A compendium of 'Whatsits'.
    Finally, a couple of books, one about the Grand Canal in Venice and the other about the river Thames in London. Each book only has one page - you fold it out and get a very long panorama!
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Komentáře • 73

  • @domenicdefusco6328
    @domenicdefusco6328 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Every video gives such a soothing feeling but there's something about the sound of the turning of pages that really does it for me. Thanks for all of the content Tim and team, you give me everything I never thought I knew I needed ❤

  • @tiagomarques9822
    @tiagomarques9822 Před rokem +11

    One of my favorite books in my possession is the “25-foot-long Picture Maze” by Conceptis Puzzles. It opens up like the book on the Thames, but it is a maze you can follow from one end to the other, and if you fill the path completely the result is a lovely panorama picture. On the back you have the same maze, but already filled up with the solution. I think you would like it.

  • @El-fy6bf
    @El-fy6bf Před rokem +3

    That first photo of the sales shop was in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1936. What an infinite collection of interesting books and toys Tim has. Long live Tim!

  • @mfranssens
    @mfranssens Před rokem +2

    Tim gets so much enjoyment from his collections.
    Then conveys his enthusiasm to the audience.

  • @Julia68yt
    @Julia68yt Před rokem +25

    7:40 this "horse lip pincher" is a "twitch", in Germany it's also called "nose brake". It's still used today. Reliant method to put a "brake" on a horse before it stampedes off.

    • @johnnypoo3166
      @johnnypoo3166 Před rokem +8

      I had to look it up. I understand it is not harmful if used correctly, but the correct way looks horrible! I couldn't imagine how terrible it would be to use it incorrectly. I honestly couldn't tell you if I could bring myself to do something like that to a horse. A human on the other hand...
      I'm joking. I would never do anything like that to Human. By the way a totally unrelated question. Where would be the best place to find one of those?

    • @gmanplaysgames256
      @gmanplaysgames256 Před rokem +2

      ​@@johnnypoo3166 lol you could probably find it at a farm supply or tack and bridle store

  • @Alxium
    @Alxium Před rokem +7

    Tim has a boat? I'd love to see a video about it, perhaps with some nautical themed toys!

    • @grandillusions
      @grandillusions  Před rokem +5

      There are some pictures if you go to the Community tab. It was about 3 years ago, so you have to scroll down a bit.

    • @TheSlickmicks
      @TheSlickmicks Před rokem +2

      I decided to look. It's an old police boat, named Fair Cop. :)

  • @williamrobinson7435
    @williamrobinson7435 Před rokem +1

    One to watch carefully again. What a magnificent book indeed! 🌟👍

  • @CaptainReynolds-flyinspace
    @CaptainReynolds-flyinspace Před 4 měsíci

    Camera man is amazing) We not think about it, but it all looks so choreographed as if they make a rehersal before) Its really good work)

  • @Thaumcrafter
    @Thaumcrafter Před rokem +2

    I'd love to see Tim explain and show more of the What's-its from the finnish book!

  • @bryanstarlord7422
    @bryanstarlord7422 Před rokem +2

    We want to see more of that giant book!

  • @jeffreyyoung4104
    @jeffreyyoung4104 Před rokem +3

    As a former ARES volunteer, I was lucky to see a roll cloud once, years ago.
    Since I don't get out very often, I don't see as much natural formations!
    Unfortunately, I don't have my nose in a book as often as I used to, since I watch videos on the various providers. And the books I do read are usually a technical manual!

  • @Vuusteri
    @Vuusteri Před rokem +4

    Suomi mainittu. Torille!

  • @johnsimun6533
    @johnsimun6533 Před rokem

    1:42 why are they under the table? Is this a clip in time, or a progression in a short period of time? Isn’t it generally the other one, under the table usually?

  • @fernderhei
    @fernderhei Před rokem

    Please let me know some dates of the kite book : Author,Title and publisher , I cannot see it in your info text of YT

  • @JMPT
    @JMPT Před rokem

    Ultra Nice

  • @Nomad0036
    @Nomad0036 Před rokem

    6:04 In illinois on Route 53 near Plainfield.
    I came across a cloud formation like that. It was a storm front moving from South to North.
    Driving south, as soon as I passed under the edge the rain was falling.

  • @jamesmatthew01
    @jamesmatthew01 Před rokem +1

    Yes....the ol kite.

  • @ALTHEAI69
    @ALTHEAI69 Před rokem +1

    Love your vids you’re my childhood

  • @danisaguilera
    @danisaguilera Před rokem +3

    That road cloud appears here from time to time. I live in a small city in Brazil, called Aparecida. We have the second biggest church in the world. That cloud is crazy! I've seen ufologists say that cloud is literally a road, to hide spaceships routes.

  • @Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer

    Squeezing the top lip of a horse is a way to make the horse calm down and stand still.

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před rokem

    Nice

  • @GadgetAddict
    @GadgetAddict Před rokem +5

    That clothes shop isn't far off what we actually see on the streets here in Manila.
    Many shops put their items out on the sidewalk, or hanging from the outside of the store, to get peoples attention - without them having to enter the shop.

  • @danforbes3573
    @danforbes3573 Před rokem

    In teresting Books,Tim.

  • @Negmo
    @Negmo Před rokem

    Damn! How i can't feel the time like that this was nearly 11 min video

  • @joshuaevans5154
    @joshuaevans5154 Před 3 měsíci +1

    0:01 lol

  • @johnsimun6533
    @johnsimun6533 Před rokem

    5:08 I appreciate the, Cloud Appreciation Society. Clouds don’t receive enough appreciation, in my opinion.

  • @metern
    @metern Před rokem +1

    The horse pinching device is used to calm the horse. And yes it looks horrible, but it does calm it.

  • @MontanaHarvestor
    @MontanaHarvestor Před rokem

    Cool beans

  • @kash.h
    @kash.h Před rokem

    Ordered Art of Looking sideways after your video!

    • @grandillusions
      @grandillusions  Před rokem +1

      Hope you enjoy it!

    • @fernderhei
      @fernderhei Před rokem

      @@grandillusions Can you mention the author and publisher , also from the kites book ?

  • @kentslocum
    @kentslocum Před rokem +4

    8:00 Yes, Tim, it's a very good thing those pictures aren't in Finnish, or else we wouldn't be able to see them!

  • @12DGJB21
    @12DGJB21 Před rokem +1

    When I was a kid I saw a farrier (one who puts shoes on horses) use one of those "nose pinchers" to divert the attention (or gain control) of a misbehaving horse during shoeing. It worked well and gave the horse something else to think about.

  • @emanh4keem_san420
    @emanh4keem_san420 Před rokem

    Just like drifting

  • @phonotical
    @phonotical Před rokem +1

    You can hold a horses upper lip and it's supposed to help calm them down

  • @dejavuman22
    @dejavuman22 Před rokem

    I wonder what he would think of the book House of Leaves?

  • @Brekner
    @Brekner Před rokem

    What, the pictures were in Finnish as well?

  • @johnrudy9404
    @johnrudy9404 Před rokem

    A British guy shows us a pig with 6 legs, possibly made by smoke stacks....
    ...from maybe a power station called Batterrsea......I wonder?🤔

  • @kducholke
    @kducholke Před rokem

    Tim has a boat?! My gosh I'd like to see that! Captain Tim!!

    • @grandillusions
      @grandillusions  Před rokem +1

      There are a few pics on the Community tab - about 3 years ago

  • @Tysto
    @Tysto Před rokem

    9:47 Tim should just take a panoramic picture of his house and add it to the end!

  • @loichansduskic6545
    @loichansduskic6545 Před rokem

    👍

  • @joshuaevans5154
    @joshuaevans5154 Před 3 měsíci

    Love il

  • @Goatisme
    @Goatisme Před rokem +5

    I love vertical and horizontal developments, its a simple fact of life a lot of people and just human designs and concepts do not understand the proper possibilities of expression in 3 and 4 dimensions like they should, it is often 2d and merely a reaction of needing to be designed by function and not a reflection of the possibilities by the realization of a given like a lot of the more impressive stuff out there.
    Shame the pragmatic and proper use of higher vertical and horizontal expansions for most designs is often disregarded due to form factors and human habit to simplify things and standardize them instead of realizing the full potential of things. Its true a lot of such undertaking usually takes more material and efforts and the format has to be reworked to fit an extended portrayal but to me it always brings personality and provenance to such items.
    I speak of everything from toys to books to machines here and so on, its crazy how our form factor modifications for most situations are usually straight up scaling of dimensions rather than a re-imagining of these same dimensions which would allow to show more in a single eye's vision, cram more features in a gadget or simply make some things better form factors to use and enjoy personally.

  • @Cypher791
    @Cypher791 Před rokem

    📚😯

  • @madarab37
    @madarab37 Před rokem

    The intro song needs a tune up. It doesn't match the pep of the original.

  • @ran.glacialis
    @ran.glacialis Před rokem

    Oh, I remember the Cloud Appreciation Society from Taskmaster, when Hugh Dennis brought in his membership for it in the prize task!

  • @daniellakatos5117
    @daniellakatos5117 Před rokem

    4:54 Amogus

  • @joshuaevans5154
    @joshuaevans5154 Před 3 měsíci

    Odd

  • @Taimoor7410
    @Taimoor7410 Před rokem +1

    ayo first

  • @TheSuperBonbons
    @TheSuperBonbons Před rokem

    No

  • @nisansalachaya5329
    @nisansalachaya5329 Před rokem

    A

  • @sebul6786
    @sebul6786 Před rokem

    Intro is too long and unnecessary

  • @MrEp5
    @MrEp5 Před rokem +26

    Can you share the author or ISBN number from the MC Escher book?

    • @The_Legend47
      @The_Legend47 Před rokem +2

      Yes, PLEASE, Tim! I've always been a HUGE FAN of M. C. Escher's stuff....

    • @MrEp5
      @MrEp5 Před rokem +1

      @@The_Legend47 i think i found one second hand. gimme a sec

    • @The_Legend47
      @The_Legend47 Před rokem

      @@MrEp5 AWESOME! He was a GREAT guy 2 come up with these incredible MIND BLOWING images

    • @grandillusions
      @grandillusions  Před rokem +29

      0876548192 is the ISBN number. There seem to be new and second hand copies available online.

    • @The_Legend47
      @The_Legend47 Před rokem +2

      @@grandillusions thank you so very much, Tim! 😊😊

  • @VovkinaFaso
    @VovkinaFaso Před rokem

    Ландан из э мэйн клоака оф зэ хул ворлд