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Month: January 2022

Scaling up sticker art into large paintings

April 10, 2025January 27, 2022 by
hello my name is tag with graffiti tag

I often see small sticker art pieces that have beautiful tags and wonder what it would look like if one made them into a large scale painting? Quite a few of the “slaps” that I see, such as the one here, as seen in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, have some nice abstract expressionist qualities, … Read more

Categories Art I Like, Found Art Tags abstract expressionism, slaps, sticker art, tags, wall art

Creepy guys at the Llewellyn Hotel

April 10, 2025January 22, 2022 by
figures in the window at the Llewellyn Hotel in West Orange

I was walking down Main Street in West Orange a while ago and noticed these guys in the window of the Llewellyn Hotel. One might think that they were meant to be Halloween decorations, but I saw this in late November, so I’m not sure what it was about. Let’s just say that there’s not … Read more

Categories Found Art, Photo of the Day, street photography Tags creepy faces, Llewellyn Hotel, West Orange

Adventure may hurt you but monotony will kill you

February 4, 2025January 22, 2022 by

I’m looking through some photographs on my computer from 2018 and happened upon a couple that interest me. The first one (above) was on an empty store, and I added my own little message, based on my reaction to the second one (below), which looks like one of those slightly-illustrated inspirational quote art works that … Read more

Categories Photo of the Day Tags adventure, inspirational quotes, monotony

NJ Garage Frieze with Relief Sculpture

February 4, 2025January 20, 2022 by
artistic garage in NJ with relief sculpture two reclining nudes

I was on a walk in Montclair, NJ today when I noticed this garage (above) on a residential street, and did a double-take. From a distance, I could that there was a custom installation of an artistic frieze, featuring some relief sculpture, but I had to move closer to get a better look. Once I … Read more

Categories Found Art, Photo of the Day Tags art frieze, Montclair, reclining nudes, relief sculpture




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