Hello,
and thank you for stopping by, taking an interest in my blog.
I am the 'relentless hunter and
gatherer of soothing beauty, great and small' behind these pages, which for now means: Here you find the stuff that makes me think, that inspires me, that I envy and am passionate about.
Since 2013 I have written posts about many randomly chosen
topics and - being an obsessed
observer - I now log related notes and updates under "PS".
Enjoy your visit!
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Tag Archives: Street art
Neo Pop Art Brut vs Abstract Street Expressionism
While updating a post from back in 2013 I realized, over the years I have been working on the archives of a street art phenomenon (!). His name, Bortusk Leer. ” Fed up with people being angry, disappointed, sad and … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CORONA TIMES, CREATIVE CAREERS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PS
Tagged abstract expressionism, Amsterdam, art brut, bortusk, Bortusk Leer, cheer up, Graffiti, home made, neo pop art, positivity, Street art
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Chinatown Red & Union Square Typography
Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, PHOTOGRAPHY, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made, work
Tagged burnt, chart, Chinatown, city, color, color guide, color inspiration, digital, facade, houses, New York City, Paint, red, reds, reflection, Street art, terra, terracotta, text, Typography, USA, warm
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Christmas Is Coming | No Phone Zone
Children down the street asking for a phone free zone. They would rather see us dance! Reasonable request 🙂
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, EARLY WORKS, KIDS ART, MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged all night, Amsterdam, ART, bloow, chalk, Children, Christmas, ground control, Ground control to Major Tom, kids, no phone, opinion, party, pavement, protest, stomp, Street art, writing, zone
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The Mundane Of New York City
This blog now features an audio widget in the right top corner. Because one thing I noticed – and enjoyed – while shopping in New York recently is good background music.
Posted in Anja's Boetiek Photography, ART, bloow, PHOTOGRAPHY, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged background music, bloow, blue, car, city, cleaners, commodity, everyday life, laundry van, life, New York, NYC, Pants, private, sandford and son, Street art, street photography, streets, underwear, van, wilson tichelaar
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Word on the street
Yesterday was a day of Prince and typography. After an inspiring meeting discussing typography with a publisher I had to cross town, where every other car had turned into a Prince radio station, his music was everywhere! and the two put together reminded … Continue reading
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, TEXT
Tagged alphabeth, amusement, Ben eine, Black Book Gallery, canvas, evoking, fonts, Gallery, London, Marvelous, Middlesex street, painting, placing, revolution, see no evil, shops, shutters, South Africa, Street art, Typography, words
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The End Of The Trail | PS | Spiral & Snail
Downloading last week’s images onto the laptop I came across a disturbing image, that I had erased from my memory. For the post Living along the path I had been out early one morning, to capture the richness in flowers … Continue reading
Bortusk Leer’s Home Made Graffiti
This explosion of fun is what you could call home made graffiti. The drawings are animated at home, on sheets of newspaper, taken into the street and left there. For us, to light up our day, claims the artist talking … Continue reading
Posted in (B)OOST, ART, CORONA TIMES, CREATIVE CAREERS, PHOTOGRAPHY, PS, REVIEW
Tagged Amsterdam, Amsterdam graffiti, ART, artist's mother, bortusk, Bortusk Leer, Dapperstaat, Graffiti, home made, Karel Appel, mother, peptalk, positivity, slogans, Street art, street photography, Streetart.co.uk, strencil, Subcultures, unconditioned expression
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