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Category Archives: TheUgly
How to save money over Christmas
Yes, every year the news is full of how much the average person spends on Christmas, whether it be food, presents or decorations. Here’s a handy hint on saving on Christmas decorations and re-using your resources in new and creative … Continue reading
Was it Shoeicide or not?
What’s with the preponderance for seeing abandoned shoes or footwear wherever you go? and why is it most often, one lonely piece? Look around and you will quickly see that there are plenty of singular shoes, runners, thongs, sandals, or … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, StreetArt, TheBad, TheUgly
Tagged abandoned art, abandoned footware, objet trouvé, RubbishArt, shoefitti, single shoes
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I couldn’t agree more
This photo I took many years ago on my first trip to Bali. We were walking along the main street down towards the beach at Kuta to watch the sunset. There, on the way, was this telephone box. (This was … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, StreetFurniture, TheUgly
Tagged #Graffiti, Bali, telephone boxes, vandalism
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When the chips are down
The recent release of ‘Hitchcock’ the movie showcases the genius of the man who created world-class suspense films from his ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ series on TV introduced by that fantastic piece of music – ‘Funeral March of a Marionette’ by … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, TheBad, TheGood, TheUgly
Tagged chip art, hot chips, Seagulls
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Advanticious weed
I call this advanticious weed. It’s just a weed growing out of a building but it has a certain appeal does it not? As Questionable art I have three categories, ‘The Good’, ‘The Bad’ and ‘The Ugly’ (Ugly it is) … Continue reading
Feral Tagging
In the ’80s a lot of tagging wasn’t as artistic or ‘considered’ as it is today. Basically you just got a spray cannon and went for it. Here is the female toilet area at my local station. Hard to work … Continue reading
Conundrum
Here’s one of those conundrums – like which came first, the chicken or the egg? What I’m looking at is an empty can of tomatoes nestling in a brick wall. My conundrum is: (a) is it art? (b) if not, … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, TheUgly
Tagged #ArtInstallation, Art, brickwork, is it art? can of tomatoes, tin can, tomatoes
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