Photograph taken outside STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam, of huge mural by PichiAvo. Their work is often inspired by ancient Greece and Rome. Two huge mythical characters gaze at each other so close their noses touch. One figure is a bearded man with a fine head of hair and the other a beautiful angel with their wings folded back. Colours range from lilac and teal through to deep burgundy and electric blue. Above the mural is the brown brick of the enormous warehouse building. Further info on the artist can be found at their website: www.pichiarvo.com or via Insta @pichiavo Further info on the incredible STRAAT Museum can be found here: www.straatmuseum.com Incredible museum so if you're in Amsterdam it's a must see!

Wonde
by graffiti artists PichiAvo for #ContemporaryTuesday
and #TagTuesday

#photography #STRAAT #colour #graffiti #Amsterdam #art #Netherlands #streetart @pichiavo.bsky.social
www.pichiavo.com
(Android phone camera)

Photograph taken at STRAAT in Amsterdam of a huge (3.5m x 4.85m) canvas showing artwork raising awareness of climate change by street artist and activist, Shepard Fairey. Rectangular canvas (portrait) in a colour palette of turquoise, blue, red, white, navy, black and burgundy. It has a white banner across with navy writing 'Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow'. Above the banner is a 2D graphic of a swan and water within a red warning triangle. Below the banner are hands holding a paint can emblazoned with the words 'Cover it all Oil-Based Policy BLACK Indoor/Outdoor HAZARDOUS'. Around these stark warnings are smaller repeating poster-style images including tourist beaches with oil rigs and an earth with a red rose growing out with 'Eyes Open' across it. Such an impactful and gifted artwork that hits hard, particularly in today's world with deeply unpleasant characters focused on promoting fossil fuels for their own insatiable greed. The American artist has won multiple awards (understandably) and held SO many exhibitions. Artist: Shepard Fairey (also known as Obey) Website: www.obeygiant.com

'Desert Today Ocean Tomorrow' by Shepard Fairey
for #ContemporaryTuesday #TagTuesday and #ArtYear

@obeygiant.bsky.social
#streetart #contemporary #art #STRAAT #Amsterdam #scale #socialchange #climatechange
(Android phone camera)

Photograph taken at STRAAT in Amsterdam of a huge painting by the Irish artist Fin DAC called 'Yuansu' painted in 2017. For detailed info on the piece please visit: www.straatmuseum.com/en/collection/yuansu The artist can be found on Instagram @findac The beautiful painting features a contemporary woman wearing traditional Han Chinese clothing side on to the viewer. A huge blue moon is behind her. The scale of the artwork can be seen by the lady with a pram to its right. One of my favourite pieces in the street art museum. First stop when in Amsterdam for me - fantastic museum!

'Yuansu' by Fin DAC
for #ContemporaryTuesday #TagTuesday and #ArtYear

@findac.bsky.social
#streetart #contemporary #art #STRAAT #Amsterdam #scale
(Android phone camera)

"Blue #2", oil/canvas, 20 x 20, 2000, available

#ContemporaryTuesday
#art
#painting
#oils

Photograph taken of a tiny section of the background on a large graffiti artwork created years ago. The work has now been removed and new canvas stretched over the frame. Two vaguely horizontal stripes of blue and some splodges of gold over the top of layers of white, blues and pinks. The paint had been applied in a variety of ways to create background interest.

Before the Banishment
for #ContemporaryTuesday and #ArtYear

#photography #graffiti #canvas #background #artwork
(Android phone camera)

Photograph taken on Manchester's Canal Street. Huge spray painted yellow and black bee in flight with gossamer wings against the whitewashed wall of a pub. Thin sliver of the pub's leaded glass windows on the right hand side.

Buzz on Canal Street
for #TagTuesday and #ContemporaryTuesday

#ArtYear #photography #bee #graffiti #streetart #Manchester #urban #notgrimupnorth
(iPhone camera)

Photograph of a young graffiti artist at work on one of the external walls of STRAAT, in Amsterdam. Using spray, they are outlining the pronounced chin of a character in a baseball cap against a navy background. Other large graffiti lettering adorns the walls around the artist. Couldn't see a sign for the artist's name while watching them work and didn't want to disturb them to ask, or I would have posted it. The AI conclusion is wrong (can’t judge an artist by the Tshirt they are wearing) - tried that too!

Work in Progress
for #TagTuesday and #ContemporaryTuesday

#photography #STRAAT #spray #graffiti #NDSM #Amsterdam #artistatwork #ArtYear #talent
(Android phone camera)

Photograph of a huge piece of artwork by duo, Pichiavo in STRAAT museum, Amsterdam. Greco-Roman sculpture of a muscled man with an impressive beard painted in rainbow colours - red at the knees rising to pink/purple at the head. Figure is against a contemporary black and white background of street art. In the foreground are tourists taking a photo. Absolutely breathtaking piece of artwork and once of the first you see inside the museum.

Superb Sculptural Rainbow
for #SensoryArt #rainbow
for #ContemporaryTuesday
and #TagTuesday

#EastCoastKin #photography #STRAAT #Amsterdam #art #Netherlands #streetart @pichiavo.bsky.social
www.pichiavo.com
(Android phone camera)

"Guitar and Stove"
A self portrait of sorts.
Digital timelapse mock-up for a planed oil painting.
#Guitar #Stove #SelfPortrait
#Art #BskyArt #BlueSkyArt #TheArtRepost #DigitalArt #Timelapse #Rebelle7 #EastCoastKin #ContemporaryTuesday

Music by: John d O Connor
Song : "Waiting" ( Acoustic Version)

Close up of a tiny section of 'Behind the Curtain' by Martin Whatson on display at STRAAT in Amsterdam. The original photograph is in colour but by turning it monochrome, the focus is altered. "In this piece, Martin shows the varied graphic styles of graffiti...Every work created by Martin includes the battle between vulnerability and strength..." Photograph shows a section of graffiti with the word 'love' most obvious. Love is a thing most humans hope for.

All You Need is...

for #ClassicMono, #ArtYear, #ContemporaryTuesday, #TagTuesday and #smArtist theme of #Hope

#EastCoastKin #streetart #graffiti #love #spray #STRAAT #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #Amsterdam #modernart #art
(Android phone camera)

The graffiti mural in the image is a striking and intense depiction of a massive shark’s open mouth, filled with rows of jagged, exaggerated teeth. The shark is painted against a bold, red background which amplifies the ferocity and drama of the image. The style is hyper-realistic yet stylized, with a gritty, textured look to the wall surface, making the shark appear as if it’s bursting out of the building. It creates a strong sense of motion and danger. In the foreground, a small Smart car painted in red and white is parked, ironically juxtaposed against the massive threat of the painted shark. Above and to the left, there’s a playful basketball hoop installation with a sign that reads “DUNK AT YOUR OWN RISK,” adding a humorous layer to the setting. The artist Is Shark Toof aka David Lee Photo Credit: Gregory Rothman 2015

There will Be Blood Red Paint

A Mural Painted by Shark Toof (David Lee)
2015. Wynwood, Miami during Art ArtWeek (Art Basel)

#EastCoastkin #TagTuesday #SharkToof
#ContemporaryTuesday
#Photohour #StreetPhotography #photographersUnited #blueskyphotography
#ArtYear

Outside the entrance to STRAAT in Amsterdam was this cheerful artwork. Would love to identify the artist. A rounded lady in bright pink with the universal symbol of love ❤️ in green on her bosom (bit like a Care Bear...) blowing a kiss.

Blown a Kiss
for #TagTuesday, #ArtYear, #ContemporaryTuesday and #SensoryArt theme of #SignsandSymbols

#photography #EastCoastKin #graffiti #streetart #STRAAT #Amsterdam #symboloflove
(Android phone camera)

First ever AI art I r wanted to frame… well, if framing properly could be under $40… I used Bing Image Creator #aiart #abstractart #smartist #BlueSkyArtShow #ContemporaryTuesday

Get your animal art ready! I forgot to mention that @mikecoffeyart.bsky.social switched #ContemporaryTuesday to #AnimalArtTuesday moving forward. The list is correct if you wondered where #ContemporaryTuesday went.

@handcranked.bsky.social
Hi Robyn. Hope you're well. I've been thinking about #ContemporaryTuesday & think I'd like to change it to #AnimalArtTuesday. As the title suggests, people can post any art related photo of an animal they choose. We can do it next month if this month is tricky. Thanks Mike

#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PhotoHour #StormHour #Nature #ArtInNature #ColorADay #BlueTue #ContemporaryTuesday #JuliArty #Game #NotMarioOrLuigi

The image is a close-up, full-frame shot of a rusty metal grate or mesh, likely reinforcing steel bars or a similar structure. The grid is composed of intersecting metal bars, heavily textured with rust, and appears to be out of focus in the foreground, creating a shallow depth of field. Hints of a blurred background, possibly a blue or turquoise object, are visible through the openings of the grid.

'Rebar Redux'

Even stacked sheets of metal mesh leaning outside a construction site are game for trying a shot!

Sparty 👷🏼‍♂️

#EastCoastKin #Photography
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBForBars #ArtYear #PhotoHour #Abstract #ContemporaryTuesday #StreetPhotography #Construction #Architecture

The image is a large, dense formation of cumulus clouds against a vibrant blue sky. The clouds are predominantly white and grey, with varying shades indicating depth and light interaction, suggesting a mix of bright, sunlit areas and darker, shadowed undersides.

'❔️Cloud'

An afternoon cumulus formation over Newcastle's River Tyne.
Can anyone spot the popular Nintendo character in the middle, facing left?

Sparty 🥚

#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PhotoHour #StormHour #Nature #ArtInNature #ColorADay #BlueTue #ContemporaryTuesday #JuliArty #Game #NotMarioOrLuigi

Exposed tree roots on the bank of a small creek.

Lovely #roots on an eroded creek bank.

#smArtist #ContemporaryTuesday #digitalpainitng #photography #trees

Photograph taken outside STRAAT in NDSM, Amsterdam. Blue-faced lady with fierce red lipstick on a graffiti wall. Window above with small squared panes within a brick facade. Lots of graffiti tags. Potentially my new favourite museum!

STRAAT for #TagTuesday

#EastCoastKin #Graffiti #Amsterdam #StreetArt #ContemporaryTuesday #ArtYear #NDSM #STRAAT #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBars
(Android phone camera)

One of my favourite pieces of #ContemporaryArt at the National Gallery of Canada. “Chromatic Accelerator 1967” by Canadian artist Claude Tousignant.

#ContemporaryTuesday
#TouristInMyTown
#NGCOttawa
#iPhonePhotography
#MeDay
#ExploringArt
#EastCoastKin

The image is a group of birds in flight, silhouetted against a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The birds are captured at various distances and angles, with one large bird prominently featured in the foreground, soaring with its wings outstretched. Other smaller birds are visible further in the background, also in various stages of flight.

'Cut n Paste'

Seven seagulls have spotted an open packet of chips/fries from above - they're ready to dive at some poor unsuspecting soul's seaside lunch!

Sparty 💙

#EastCoastKin #Photography
#PhotoHour #StormHour #Nature #ArtYear #Art #ColorADay #BlueTue #Minimal #ContemporaryTuesday #ArtInNature

#WeekBforBars #AlphabetChallenge #plants #ContemporaryTuesday
The plant bench is great outdoors when watering due to its bars.

The wall around a two-floor staircase is covered with graffiti. The stair has a green bar railing.

#TagTuesday

Graffiti art in Vienna, Austria

#EastCoastKin #Graffiti #Vienna #StreetPhotography #UrbanGaze #ArtYear #ContemporaryTuesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBars

Street art with a sculpted oval face painted with a map of the world mounted on a white pentagon-shaped frame with vertical bars. Next to the piece is a small name plate that reads @Annelizza.

Street art with bars.
BARcelona (see what I did there?)

#photography #EastCoastKin #TagTuesday #alphabetchallenge #WeekBforBars #urban #StreetArtDaily #ContemporaryTuesday

Years ago, I had a line of blank greeting cards using my nature photography, and this image is the only one that I rendered by using a painting filter. The image depicts a stylized sunset scene with a prominent boardwalk in the foreground. The wooden boardwalk extends from the lower left towards the center-right, characterized by distinct lines and a vibrant, iridescent coloring that reflects the sky's hues. A dark, silhouetted landscape stretches across the mid-section, punctuated by a line of palm trees, also rendered in silhouette against the bright horizon. One taller, isolated tree stands further to the right. The sky displays a striking blend of warm orange and yellow tones near the horizon, transitioning into cool blues and teals higher up, with horizontal cloud formations adding texture. 

Painting filter used on a photo of mine for #ContemporaryTuesday
#ColorADay #BlueTue

#Art #Photography #Trees #Sunset #Palms #Vivid #Silhouette #Blue #Orange #Painting #Filter #ArtYear #PhotographersOfBluesky #OnlyBeautifulThings #Landscape #ArtScape #Scape #EastCoastKin #AltText