The world is falling apart

8 April 20208 April 2020 by Theo

The foundations of the earth are falling apart. Photographs of sculpture.

Just over a year ago, I created Non-flat earth (unpainted), a sculpture of a model of the earth that combined facts and legends of how the earth is supported.

The world is falling apart, photograph of a sculpture previously known as Non-flat earth (unpainted).

The foundations are crumbling and decaying which is kind of appropriate with the laws of thermodynamics and the current global pandemic.

However, there is hope.

‘They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. ‘
Isaiah 61:4 https://my.bible.com/bible/111/ISA.61.4

‘Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. ‘
Revelation 21:1 https://my.bible.com/bible/111/REV.21.1

I could repair the sculpture. Or leave it to decay further. Or build a new one.

As the (unpainted) title of the original sculpture suggests the work is not finished. It was a prototype for further work and could have been painted to fit more with the ancient legends. My procrastination has given this sculpture an opportunity to express itself its own way.

Post about the creation of the original sculpture:

Non-flat earth (unpainted)

Sofa Safari

2 January 20202 January 2020 by Theo

Exploring Furniture in the Wild

Over the last 18 months, as I walk around the neighborhood, I often see the furniture that has been abandoned or has escaped domestic confines and is now residing on the streets or in the fields.

In fact, all over Turkey, I see wild furniture. I’m searching for the most elusive varieties of furniture – the avian and the aquatic. Maybe one day I will be lucky enough to see some furniture flying or swimming or even just resting beside a waterway or in a tree or on a rooftop.

Join me on a Sofa Safari

View the whole series on Flickr

Street couch — Explore my series of photos of Wild Furniture sightings on Flickr

Duct tape banana

13 December 20193 January 2020 by Theo

In response to media surrounding Maurizio Cattelan’s work, “Comedian”, I have created this expression of a banana. Some media reports are incorrectly labelling Maurizio’s work as a duct tape banana when, in fact, it should be labelled duct taped banana.

My work is fastened to the wall with “blu tack”, some of which is not blue.

Is it duct tape or duck tape? This yellow tape is similar in color to that of a yellow rubber duckie. The tape used in this sculpture is branded Politape was purchased from a “dollar” store.

The banana that served as the model was also purchased from a discount store. The banana used in the production of this sculpture was later unknowingly eaten by my son.

Non-flat earth (unpainted)

8 March 201912 February 2020 by Theo

There are some conspiracy theories floating around suggesting that the Earth is flat. I have traveled around the world and observed that it is in fact round. Well, roundish.

Hindu mythology has the earth supported by elephants or a tortoise/turtle or both or a snake. North America has a legend of a ‘Great Turtle’, which upholds the Earth.

Combining the facts with the legends, I have created this model of the Earth.

Front, non-flat earth (unpainted), mixed media

Back, non-flat earth (unpainted), mixed media

Face, non-flat earth (unpainted), mixed media

Back detail, non-flat earth (unpainted), mixed media

The book of Job in the Bible says the Earth is suspended over nothing.

He spreads out the northern skies over empty space;
he suspends the earth over nothing.
Job 26:7. NIV

While this lines up with the science, getting my globe to suspend itself over nothing is rather challenging.

I’m currently reading a book called The World is Flat. [affiliate link]

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Flight to Egypt

13 February 201912 August 2019 by Theo

I looked out the window and there were three types of light sources of increasing power. On the ground below were man-made city lights. On the horizon were flashes of lightning from a tropical storm. And above a myriad of stars.

Flight to Egypt #1, White and Silver Pens

Flight to Egypt #6, Torn and Etched Aluminum Foil

Flight to Egypt #8, Emirates Colour Pencil

Flight to Egypt #9, Pointillism, White Pen

Flight to Egypt #10, Graphite (4B) Pencil

Flight to Egypt #12, Spray Paint Stencil Print

Flight to Egypt #13, Cut Paper Inverse (Stencil)

Flight to Egypt #19, Horizontal Lines, Yellow Colored Pencil

Flight to Egypt #21, White Colored Pencil

Taking The Mickey

15 March 20181 April 2020 by Theo

Theo does quite a bit of “Taking The Mickey” in his art.

Here he takes the mickey out of Andy Warhol’s, 1981, Quadrant Mickey Mouse/Myths.

The Collins English Dictionary has these definitions:

take the mickey in British
or take the mickey out of someone
informal
to tease someone

take the mickey in American
to make fun; mock

The Urban Dictionary has this definition:

Taking the mickey
Joking, doing something without intent.
Making fun of someone or something.
A less offensive way of saying taking the piss.

Happy National Procrastination Week

5 March 2018 by Theo

Tomorrow is only a day away. Tomorrow might be a bit too close and this song may be too optimistic for some procrastinators but it may have potential as a procrastination anthem.

What do you think? Leave a comment sometime.

Procrastination Die 2018

22 February 201812 August 2019 by Theo

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A while ago I created a social media procrastination die (single dice) for times when you need to decide which social media platform to procrastinate on.

I have updated it for 2018 with the current top 6 social media platforms according to DreamGrow.

The 2018 die features logos for:

Facebook (~2.10B monthly users)
YouTube (~1.50B monthly users)
Instagram (~800M monthly users)
Twitter (~330M monthly users)
Reddit (~250M monthly users)
Pinterest (~200M monthly users)

Tumblr and Google+ on my original procrastination die have been replaced by Instagram and Reddit. I am on Instagram but I am procrastinating on joining Reddit.

Using an online tool to randomly go to a social media website could save you time, but remember, procrastination is not about saving time. Make your procrastination more effective with this manual tool. First, step away from the computer, then roll the die several times, then type in the address of the social media website (not provided so you get an extra procrastination step to find them). In every part of the process, there is abundant opportunity for you to get distracted and procrastinate further.

This Way Up

5 February 201828 June 2024 by Theo

Which way would you hang (or wear) this art?

The orientation of the image is important. To ensure maximum viewing pleasure place this side (with the image on it) so that it faces the audience. Placing the art so the image faces away from the viewer may make it difficult to see.

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Ode to Summer

5 January 201812 August 2019 by Theo

Ode to Summer

Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?

Yes if you like, but ’tis winter now and

Summer hath long faded

Her days are a distant memory, a long forgotten hope

Gone is the sun with its passionate heat

Gone the joyful scent of flowers and their vibrant colours too

Where are the cool evening walks and the lovers in the park?

I am alone in the cold and the dark

All around is grey and dreary and gloomy as I await the dawn

How I long to embrace your light and be wrapped in the warmth of your touch

Return to me again

Shine your smile on me and dry away my tears

I’m looking forward to the end of this winter and fulfilment of this scripture:

“My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me. See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.” – Song of Songs‬ ‭2:10-11‬ ‭NIV‬‬