Today’s Friday Favorite seemed fitting for two reasons. First because the above image is very much in line with the season (and reminds me of Death in that cartoon The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy). Second because it has been another weird week and looking at these images late last night made me giggle stupidly.
Let me first state that I do not condone vandalism or graffiti. I have seen too many wonderful old buildings and statues marred by this form of ‘expression’. However, there are times when it can be quite humorous, and once it is up there can you blame me for chuckling? Can you? I will also acknowledge that generally my Friday Favorites are focused on art and I would freely admit that the following images beg the question:
During the month of October my Friday Favorites may tend towards the macabre, the bizarre, the eerie. The creations of Scott Radke evoke those adjectives and more. I was going to post about his work last October and did not get around to it so I would be remiss to let another October pass without sharing his work with you.
Today brings more artwork from the 75th Annual Plaza Art Fair. A favorite of Mary and I each year are the 3 booths featuring the creativity of the Whipple family. John and Lynn are husband and wife and, I have to be honest, I’m not sure where Marty Whipple fits into the family tree. All three artists are take unique approaches to work found objects into art.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore
I cheated you out of art on Friday so today I take the first step towards making that up to you. This weekend we attended Kansas City’s 75th annual Plaza Art Fair. This is always an enjoyable and inspiring fair and this weekend’s was not a disappointment. In addition to the most perfect weather imaginable for an outdoor fair, there was a great deal of art to tempt the eye. I will share some of these throughout the next week, or weeks. Today I bring you the art of Mark Orr.
Very little is revealed about the person who is Miel-Margarita Paredes on her website, but one thing is obvious, she has quite the talent in metalwork.
Calling forth images of the Nautilus in Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the octopus teapot was all it took to have me sold on her work.
