Found Art

Today’s Pic: Stunning But Deadly

January 31, 2012

Photos by Josh Kaplan.

The Art of the Haul

November 21, 2011

Truckers in traffic: The art of abstraction is freeway close. I guess you could call me obsessed. The Oxford dictionary says I would be labeled as such if I became “preoccupied with something… continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent.” Guilty. I can’t help it. I see 18-wheelers or old farm trucks and I’m sucked into [...]

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Farm Fresh Art

November 11, 2011

Discovering the fine lines and sensual shapes of agriculture In my corporate workshops, I always encourage executives to take an alternate route to work — literally and metaphorically. The benefits from veering “off course” are staggering — and they are anything but “off.” It’s quite an imposing task to fight our nature — always seeking [...]

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Leafy Sea Dragons: Nature’s Perfect WTF

September 16, 2011

Seriously though — Plant or fish? In case you’ve missed their appearances in recent documentaries and photo collections, these spectacular sea creatures mostly decorate the undersea forests on the southern and western coasts of Australia. There’s a sort of medieval vibe to them and a charm I find worthy of adulation. With their flowing crepe-like [...]

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Art Imitates Junk

August 31, 2011

Finding art in the strangest places You’d think my GPS would know by now. Most of my unannounced stops can’t be programmed in. They’re not even on the map. My greatest joy is to veer off the freeway toward the parts of town most people blitz past: salvage yards, construction sites, or industrial plants. To me [...]

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