art

in my job i go to a lot of meeting rooms in different places, and i’ve increasingly noticed that many of them have picture hooks which aren’t used for anything. it happens in pubs and cafes too.
so, i thought, i can knock up a few funkypancake photos in frames and hang them up (and leave them there) when i see them.
yesterday was my first attempt, but i think i chose the wrong venue. it was a trendy bar and i just left the picture on a windowsill. when we went through to the dining area a waiter walked through with the frame and said “do you want this or shall i throw it in the bin”. so i took it back looking a bit sheepish.
but i shalln’t be put off. Balham obviously doesn’t understand art. it’s gone back in my bag for the next proper opportunity (and i’m going to stick to wall mounting in future)

the slides have gone – so what’s next ?

any ideas what’s going on here ?

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here is our friend elton. officially ‘funnier than even you and me daddy’ according to kezia.
he’s developed a very fancy way of turning old unwanted photos in to new pieces of art.

here he’s kept the bracken but added a fantastic fire-ball effect

here are his magic materials

and here are two examples of his creations:
before


and after


if you’d like elton to turn one of your old photos in to art, you can send them to Elton, at Betty Tigers, 78 Infirmary Road, Sheffield, England, S6 3DD
Elton asks that you make a donation to your favourite charity and in return he’ll ‘convert’ your photo and send it back to you (if you include a self addressed envelope).
this is funkypancake exclusive so send them to him !

they’ve cleared away the giant sugar cubes in the tate modern and have a few exhibits at the moment which are great to look at


mind the handles

a few weeks back i had exactly 10 minutes to spare before a meeting so i stood still and just looked at the big mound of sugar cubes (or whatever they are) in the Tate Modern. After a few minutes you start noticing some of the details, like how they big piles ‘spill’ on to the building structure, and how some of the piles have order.
after a while it nearly turns in to a Where’s Wally book of obscure angled blocks. “where is the slightly crooked up-ended one” etc

i didn’t post this from last october either.