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Roland Maurice
@rolandmau.bsky.social
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Art, food, farming, climate, localism, collapse aware, spiritual curiosity, all wrapped up in one aging queer package.
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Holy Egg (Little Green Copper) by Gavin Turk, 2017 (paint, copper)
#GavinTurk #art #sculpture #contemporaryart
A large, egg-shaped copper artwork with a green patina and numerous irregular black holes that subtly form the artist's initials.
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Blommande mandelträd (blossoming almond tree) by John Sten, circa 1918 (oil on canvas)
#johnsten #expressionism #painting #art
The painting uses vibrant colors and bold brushstrokes in an expressionistic style. A large tree with pink and white blossoms dominates the right foreground. In the background, there are buildings with a red-tiled roof and green grass in the middle ground, set against a dark sky.
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Carnations fired from a mortar, mural attributed to Banksy, 2017 (graffiti art, located in Travessa do Judeu, Lisbon, Portugal, alludes to 1974 Carnation Revolution)
#Banksy #art #graffiti #graffitiart #contemporaryart #politicalart #carnationrevolution
A stencil graffiti shows a person in army attire firing a mortar that releases red carnations and smoke against a bright orange wall.
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya, 1814 (oil on canvas)
#franciscogoya #oilpainting #politicalart #warart
A dramatic scene depicting the execution of Spanish civilians by a French firing squad during the Peninsular War. A central figure in a white shirt with outstretched arms is brightly illuminated by a lantern, contrasting sharply with the dark, faceless soldiers and the pile of bloodied bodies in the foreground.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Diversity United by Fernando Sánchez Castillo, 2020 (5000 bronze figurines of August Landmesser refusing to salute in a crowd of Germans, 1936)
#augustlandmesser #fernandosanchezcastillo #art #artinstallation #bronze #fightoligarchy
Single figurine of August Landmesser. Detail of a large art installation featuring thousands of identical figurines of August Landmesser arranged in rows, accompanied by a photo of the inspiration, Landmesser, in a crowd of Germans at a World War II rally. A large art installation featuring thousands of small, gray, identical figurines of August Landmesser arranged in rows, with two slightly larger figurines in the foreground, set against a wall with a section covered in yellow sticky notes.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Unknown title (Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park) by Edwin Smith, mid-20th century (photography)
#edwinsmith #savillgarden #photography #art
A black and white photograph of a garden path winding through a wooded area, with large tree trunks and flowering plants in the foreground and along the path.
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Vortex (installation view) by Tomoko Shioyasu, 2011 (paper)
#tomokoshioyasu #papercuttapestry #installationart #art #papercutart
An intricate, large-scale paper cut tapestry by Japanese artist Tomoko Shioyasu, featuring dense, organic patterns resembling the flow of water or cellular structures.
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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#fightoligarchy #elbowsup #gallowshumor #funnybuttrue
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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View of Ancient City (Antikes Stadtbild) by Paul Klee, 1927 (ink and pencil on paper on board)
#paulklee #bauhaus #drawing #art
The drawing depicts a landscape with various architectural forms, including buildings and a tower, rendered in a schematic and somewhat childlike perspective using geometric shapes and rhythmic patterns.
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Under himlen den blå (Under the Blue Sky) by David Svensson, 2020 (old book covers, canvas)
#davidsvensson #readymade #contemporaryart #art #bookcovers
The artist uses the physical book covers, which often feature canvas, dyed paper, and sometimes leather surfaces. Composition: The covers are laid open and flat, presenting both the outer and inner sides as abstract, puzzle-like arrangements. Aesthetics: The pieces showcase different formats, paper qualities, and aged color variations (shades of yellow, brown, red, blue, and gray), highlighting the history and memory embedded in the materials.
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Moneybox by Gianni Motti, 2009 (installation views, the budget of the exhibition in one dollar bills suspended by wire)
#giannimotti #conceptualart #contemporaryArt #artinstallation #art
The installation features thousands of crisp one-dollar U.S. bills suspended from the ceiling, just out of reach, filling a white exhibition space. (installation view) The installation features thousands of crisp one-dollar U.S. bills suspended from the ceiling, just out of reach, filling a white exhibition space. (installation view) The installation features thousands of crisp one-dollar U.S. bills suspended from the ceiling, just out of reach, filling a white exhibition space. (installation view)
November 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Rampant consumerism is burning up the planet. White Friday = Buy Nothing Day
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Self portrait by Pierre Bonnard, 1930 (pencil and transparent and opaque watercolour on paper)
#pierrebonnard #watercolour #painting #selfportrait #PostImpressionist
A painterly self-portrait of the artist Pierre Bonnard, created around 1930. The image, dominated by warm yellow and orange tones with accents of blue, shows the artist in profile, wearing glasses, with his head bowed in concentration or introspection. The brushwork is expressive, focusing on light and color rather than precise realism.
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Questi scritti, quando verranno bruciati, daranno finalmente un po’ di luce (These writings, when they are burned, will finally give a little light) by Anselm Kiefer, 2020-1 (multimedia painting including lead, ash, and straw)
#anselmKiefer #painting #art
Visual Elements: The artwork is installed in a curved, panoramic room, creating an enveloping environment. The walls feature a heavily textured, mixed-media application that resembles a barren, scorched landscape or field. Materials and Texture: The work incorporates materials such as ash, straw, lead, and dirt, giving it a rough, geological texture. Dark, vertical elements within the lower part of the work suggest charred plants or stubble, with some heavier, rock-like elements scattered on the floor. Detail, Visual Elements: The artwork is installed in a curved, panoramic room, creating an enveloping environment. The walls feature a heavily textured, mixed-media application that resembles a barren, scorched landscape or field. Materials and Texture: The work incorporates materials such as ash, straw, lead, and dirt, giving it a rough, geological texture. Dark, vertical elements within the lower part of the work suggest charred plants or stubble, with some heavier, rock-like elements scattered on the floor.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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One Day by Elmgreen & Dragset, 2015 (aluminum cast, matte white paint, clothing, glass, wood, and matte black lacquer)

#elmgreen&dragset #sculpture #artinstallation #ContemporaryArt
The sculpture features a life-size, aluminum bronze statue of a young boy in black shorts and boots, standing with his back to the viewer and looking up at a framed rifle of the same material as the boy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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#ramdass #funny #funnybuttrue
If you think you're enlightened go spend a week with your family. - Ram Dass
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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#localism #buylocal #blackfriday #buynothingday #democracy
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#funny
The image features a tarsier, a small, nocturnal primate known for its disproportionately large eyes. The text on the image (I LOVE this stick!!!) is a meme referencing the animal's grip on a branch.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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New York, 1988 (Family in phone booth) by Helen Levitt (photography)
#HelenLevitt #streetphotography #art #photography
The photo captures a candid moment of a woman and two children squeezed into a public phone booth on a New York City street.
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#periodictable #sciencehumor #gallowshumor #funny
Period Table square #74, Wtf, 186.207, The Element of Surprise!
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Erinnerung an Salzburg (Memories of Salzburg) by Friedrich Ahlers Hestermann, 1958 (lithograph)
The image depicts an abstract, jumbled view of a scene featuring a fountain with a statue, trees, figures, and a castle or fortress structure in the background.
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#blackfriday #absurd
@Emotus Operandi "Today's Lesson Learned: If you want to understand why we are in such an environmental, spiritual, ethical, political and economic mess, just take a look at the absurdity of having "Black Friday" as the day after Thanksgiving and the answer becomes obvious."
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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La mort de Bouddha by Odilon Redon, circa 1899 (pastel on paper)
#odilonredon #symbolist #pastel #art
Visual Elements: The scene is dominated by an imposing tree trunk on the right and a figure in yellow robes slumped on the ground in the lower-left, capturing a poignant moment. Atmosphere: A celestial glow of white, star-like sparks envelops the deep blue sky, suggesting a profound, ethereal event and hinting at transcendence. The use of soft color harmonies and fluid forms contributes to the mystical atmosphere.
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Kloss (Block) by Michael Johansson, 2018 (cross-mirrored cube of containers, trailers, cars, ordinary items)
#michaeljohansson #artinstallation #sculpture #art
The installation appears as a large, perfectly geometrical cube composed entirely of various blue items, including: Shipping containers A car Pallets Barrels Large plastic liquid containers
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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#forgetblackfriday #buynothingday #relax #happywithless
"The only brand you can't live without. Forget Black Friday, Celebrate Buy Nothing Day. Instead of shopping and consuming, stay home and relax."
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM