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Black Friday mantra

Posted in Sign o' the times, tagged , , on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

photo: grafitti spotted near a shopping mall, 2008 by WH

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My view of Toronto: Tree of life

Posted in Sign o' the times, tagged , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Spotted in the concrete alley – a tree of life.
photo: Dundas Street West neighbourhood, July 2009 by WH

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The art of Washington DC

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

One of many sculptures seen walking from the Lincoln Memorial towards the other war memorials – this one is dedicated to the participation of women in the wars.

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memories of the ’80s – Keith Haring

Posted in Pop culture, tagged , , , , , on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

American artist Keith Haring was a distinct voice in the materialistic 1980s. Living in New York and hanging out with the downtown art crowd of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kenny Scharf, Haring was praised by the established fringe like Andy Warhol and William Burroughs for his inventive art.
Performance artists, grafitti artists and those who made up [...]

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A view of San Jose, CR

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , , on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

photo: A sculpture spotted in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica, June 2009 by WH

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Snaps from Indy

Posted in Sign o' the times, tagged , , , , on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Spotted in a store window in the Broad Ripple neighbourhood of Indianapolis.

The number series of scupltures by Robert Indiana – located at the Indianapolis Musem of Art.

Ike & Jonesy’s, a downtown hangout in Indianapolis.
photos: Indianapolis, August 2009 by WH

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My view of Toronto – out of the alley

Posted in Pop culture, tagged , , on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I like how the artist worked around the window – so that although its right in the middle of the creature, it doesn’t distract from the amorphous blob and his tasty treat.

Surrounded by tags, I like the energy of the train coming out of the wall.
Both images: alley grafitti, Toronto, July 2009 by WH

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More than Pin-Up: artist Mel Ramos

Posted in Pop culture, Style, tagged , , , , , , , on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

More Than Pin-Up

Pop artist Mel Ramos lends his unique take on female beauty to Strellson’s latest men’s collection.

Mel Ramos loves women.
With his pop portraits featuring sexy, scantily clad young females, Ramos’s admiration for the fairer sex has fuelled his art for the past 50 years. A believer in the power of women, he combines nudes [...]

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memories of the ’70s – King Tutankhamun

Posted in Pop culture, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

In the 1970s the world of museums were shown up by a boy king from Egypt. The exhibit The Treasures of Tutankhamen dominated the decade with its visual story of a 13 year old boy who ruled the Egyptian empire and although forgotten by history for centuries, his tomb became the symbol of the Pharoahs [...]

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My view of Indy – downtown

Posted in Travel, tagged , , , , on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I really liked the downtown of Indianapolis – interesting architecture, easy to walk and plenty of posted maps so you can figure out where you are and where you need to go. I didn’t find any grafitti but did find some interesting public art:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I couldn’t get the entire image into the shot, so I did [...]

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