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Category Archive: Art

11 Jun

Bonjour Tristesse

Gallusgasse/Weintorstrasse Another in a series of n
11 June, 2014 at 10:53 Leave a comment
29 May

Going in the wrong direction

Today being Ascension Day, Chagall’s Archangel whatshisname appears to be heading in the wrong direction. Whatever. Maybe he’s on his way to join us for a beer in Bavaria. His…
29 May, 2014 at 08:21 Leave a comment
25 May

Background to the background

Elke Wolf is a jeweler in Mainz-Kastel – which contrary to its name – is a suburb of Wiesbaden. (Don’t ask, OK? Just don’t ask…) Atelier exhibition today and –…
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17 May

Eat your veges…..

Even if it *is* a genetically modified carrot-clover hybrid
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27 Apr

Is that a birthmark…..

…or has your horse been playing “tag” again..? St Martin about to take the last fence in the Kupferbergterrassen Stakes
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26 Apr

Old and new

One of the massive industrial kilns ( they loaded the unfired pots onto frames and moved them throughout the pottery on railway tracks) in Höhr-Grenzhausen acts a backdrop for more…
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21 Apr

Seasonal.

I…er…FELT….that these eggs would be quite appropriate, given the time of year….
21 April, 2014 at 12:02 1 Comment
15 Feb

Tagged

15 February, 2014 at 08:14 1 Comment
13 Feb

Sadness

Hintere Bleiche
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11 Feb

In the eye of the beholder….

Advertising pillar outside the Gutenberg Museum
11 February, 2014 at 08:35 1 Comment
03 Feb

Jump up the bassline

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29 Jan

Red

Light. Mainz station
29 January, 2014 at 08:23 1 Comment
17 Jan

Selfie

From a bridge
17 January, 2014 at 08:54 3 Comments
10 Jan

Up the down staircase

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30 Dec

Composite. Prime.

30 December, 2013 at 13:05 1 Comment
26 Dec

Not yer average Christmas tree

Amaryllis (Amaryllii?) finely tuned to blossom on Christmas Eve, ceramic vase by Christine Boswijk
26 December, 2013 at 11:51 1 Comment
15 Dec

Imperfecto

In the art gallery that is the Augustinergässchen
15 December, 2013 at 11:04 1 Comment
11 Nov

Executive Board

Another installation from the “The Figure, Sculpture in ceramics” at the Ceramic Museum in Höhr-Grenzhausen. Bearing absolutely no resemblance to my ex-boss and friend Gunter, I flipped the image and…
11 November, 2013 at 09:00 1 Comment
10 Nov

Monochromatically speaking…

At the “The figure, sculpture in ceramics” exhibition in Höhr-Grenzhausen. OK, it’s not strictly Mainz, but not everything’s black and white….
10 November, 2013 at 21:06 Leave a comment
21 Sep

Saving money #2012

This thingie would have cost between €40 and €50 on the market in Mainz. The combination of a green thumb and a talented Ms jb. Such a pity that she…
21 September, 2013 at 09:06 1 Comment
28 Aug

It never rains…..#1988

…but it pours. A Määnzer Mädche gets her feet wet on the Ballplatz
28 August, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
22 Aug

If I were a sculpture….#1982

The Bell-Towerman’s Keys is a sculpture by Hans Arp. It normally lives here in the concrete wasteland that is the forecourt of both the Rheingoldhalle and City Hall. There’s a…
22 August, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
21 Aug

Blurred #1981

I’d like to say that this is Jupiter in transit or something similarly cerebral, but I was at a vineyard hoolie without a tripod and the fairy lights looked better…
21 August, 2013 at 13:00 4 Comments
12 Aug

Long may she rein #1972

Or….. “Oi! Who stole my steering wheel?!” When I moved to Germany back in the 70s, I drove over in a red 1968 MGB. Right hand drive which poses immediate…
12 August, 2013 at 13:00 3 Comments
02 Aug

Plagiarism? #1962

Not sure which one of the two is of the original series – this (found behind the Gartenfeldplatz) or this. Local authorities abound on this issue….
2 August, 2013 at 13:00 Leave a comment
27 Jul

I appear to have competition….#1956

Some bugger is running around, defacing manpersonhole covers with graffiti, declaring his everlasting PDAs for Lena I thought that was my job…..
27 July, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
19 Jul

Striking #1948

As were my legs 2/3 the way up the steps from Walpodenstrasse to Terrassenstrasse. AND carrying the bike. Bloody hell, it’s a climb. And it’s not as if we’re getting…
19 July, 2013 at 13:00 1 Comment
14 Jul

Provence? #1943

Non, le Gare de Mayence. Cornrowed lavender at the main station
14 July, 2013 at 13:00 3 Comments
13 Jul

Inspired by Gerhard Richter’s….#1942

…intentionally blurred images, I held the camera (well, iPhone….) against the car window as Ms jb thrashed along the Autobahn at death-defying speeds. His last major sale was $34m for…
13 July, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments
12 Jul

Sadness #1941

This figure is a constant in Mainz, appearing in expected and unexpected locations. This flanking the steps leading up from Walpodenstrasse to the Terrassenstrasse She’s also been featured frequently at…
12 July, 2013 at 13:00 3 Comments
05 Jul

“And the winner is…” #1934

The local city monthly “Der Mainzer” runs a monthly photo competition sponsored by Saturn, a big box consumer electronics outfit. Did quite well a couple of years back with this…
5 July, 2013 at 13:00 2 Comments