A blog about photography, design, art, architecture, ephemera, found objects, pop culture, anonymous, outsider art, folk art, self-taught art, illustration, beauty, esoterica, auctions, discovery, art environments, mystery, vintage stuff and the magic that can be found in everyday things. Thursday, February 20, 2014. The Snake Handlers of Harlan, KY. Photo collection of John and Teenuh Foster. Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Finding Art by Photographs by John Foster.

Land of the Free by Jeff Soto. Sculpture Garden by Nek Chand. Part of a massive sculpture garden in Chandigarh in far northern India. The permanent outdoor exhibit that began in 1997 by artist Nek Chand. Mr Chand seems to have been deeply influenced by the paintings of Pablo Picasso and places these abstract figures in enormous communities of sculptures. Body Art Series by William McCormick. War Of The Worlds by Andrey Kuznetsov.

Around New Year is a season for of celebrations in all religions, and that shows in the more than usual colorful kolams in Tamil Nadu. To walk a village streets is a true craft exhibition. Here are just a few to enjoy, before they are smudged by fotsteps over or swept away to make place for a new, next day. Wednesday, 7 January 2015.

India - Nek Chand - Jivya Soma Mashe. Exposition à la Halle Saint Pierre, Paris, 19 mars - 26 août 2007. Textes, photos et blog mis en ligne par Hervé Perdriolle. Nek Chand, sculptures, Jivya Soma Mashe, paintings, Halle Saint Pierre, Paris 2007. India - Nek Chand - Jivya Soma Mashe and other Warli painters. Halle Saint Pierre, Paris. Exposition du 19 mars au 26 août 2007. Directrice de la Halle Saint-Pierre.

From Factory Slave to Free! June 7, 2009. As I stood hour after hour on the left of a graffiti-covered conveyor belt, I drafted many versions of this post trying to work out how to convey to a reader the feeling of total boredom and overwhelming mental fatigue that consumes a factory slave. There is nothing to do except come up with strategies to make time pass. I worked my way through a couple methods.

Por dificuldades de visualização das imagens, transferi-me para outro pormenor. Projecto no Casal da Boavista. Este Projecto foi feito a pedido da Junta de Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Pópulo, numa área de cedência onde deveria ter sido o promotor do loteamento a fazer o tratamento dos espaços verdes. As fotos foram tiradas em Setembro de 2005, quando a obra já estava pronta.