Tag Archives: art

Clouds!

Posted on September 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

When we think of sculptures, we think of creations, sometimes monumental in scale, made from hard substances like granite, marble, or steel. But the largest sculptures in the world are made of mist — and not by human hands. Click … Continue reading →

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Amazing Public Art

Posted on September 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

I’ve been pretty public about my love of public art. At its best, public art (large or small, authorized or un) is brilliantly or at least cleverly executed, and fits knowingly into its surroundings, often dramatically altering them. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Cool Illusions!

Posted on August 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illusions are everywhere. The more we look, the more we see. In fact, according to modern physics, our entire perception of reality is an illusion. Still, as Jean Rhys reminds us, “The value of an illusion (is) that the shadow … Continue reading →

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Amazing Street Art

Posted on July 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

It’s no news that I love public art. Many street art pieces, often not officially sanctioned or temporary (e.g. illusionary chalk art), creatively incorporate elements from their settings, commenting whimsically or seriously upon the world we live in. Enjoy! Click … Continue reading →

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60 Surprising Sculptures

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love sculptures, especially those that surprise me by their scale (whether massive or miniscule), their cleverness or beauty, their meaningful social statements or unexpected media (pencil lead, wool felt, flower petals). Each of these of these pieces is included because … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Spectacle

Posted on July 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

My wife and I visited Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio, last weekend, the early 20th century Tudor Revival manor built for Gertrude and F.A. Sieberling, who co-founded Goodyear Tires. There was nobody named “Stan Hywet,” by the … Continue reading →

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Doodles

Posted on July 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

I’ve always enjoyed (amateur) cartooning as a form of visual punnery, wordplay, or just plain silliness–a condition with which I have been afflicted, and in turn afflicted others, throughout my life. Quasi-Motors Technical Fowl The Abdominal Snowman Mousey Tongue (a.k.a. … Continue reading →

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Photoblog Mania!

Posted on March 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

I enjoy posting photoblogs themed around topics that are beautiful, poignant, fascinating, surprising, funny… But today, instead, I thought it might be fun to do a montage of images from previous photoblogs themed around, well, previous photoblogs. So, enjoy! And, … Continue reading →

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How to Draw Women

Posted on March 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

I drew a lot of things when I was a young man. Mosquitos. Criticism. But women? Not so much. Dude, if I’d realized it was this easy, I’d have paid way more attention in art class! ζ

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The Children of War

Posted on March 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Narayan Kaudinya of Road to Nara. Narayan is a travel writer, ethnographer and Indologist whose articles on indigenous tribes and teaching in the Himalayas have been published in the Yale Journal of International Affairs. … Continue reading →

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