As the great artists do, I try to use plastic on a small scale to point out environmental pollution

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This is a close-up photo of water droplets on a perforated plastic film that had covered a package of fresh strawberries. I held it in front of an acrylic abstract painting.

Monoprint of black aqua linoleum color on a glass plate, textured by a thin plastic film (PP), shrunk by the heat of a lighter. I also did some prints of the film, but they weren't as good as I wanted them to be, so I had to improve the process by fixing the film on an adhesive foil, to preserve the wrikles and drapes. That worked.

Condenser Lens Test

Foil-wrapped hay bales wait to be transported away while a storm front passes over the Ampertal valley.

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Homemade mask (cellophane and glued cooking wire)

Sshhh !, you didn't hear it from me but this box is on covert operations !.

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juli 2025

Condenser Lens Test

dani pérez

Where leaks and neglect are the norm . . .

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This is a photo of crumpled iridescent plastic film.

For John Dalton

Babel inscriptions....

TED: "I'm off on me holibobs agane in a coupla days, so today I decided to have a bit of a spa day. First of all I rubbed body loshun in all me dry crinkly bits an' then I rapped cling film all over me an' laid down fer a bit. It's called a 'hydrating body wrap' an' I'm s'posed to feel all nice an' smooth afterwards. Mum sez she'll Febreze me later *shudders* an' then I'll be all reddy to fly to the sun!"

The window was covered with a plastic film.

Cascelloid Ltd had an interesting history being formed in 1919 by one Alfred Edward Pallett in Leicester and they used the relatively new 'plastics' technology to produce a range of dolls and toys as well as moving into packaging and plastic films. The company prospered and despite a fire in 1927 they were acquired by the major plastics concern of British Xylonite in 1931.

The toys side of the business was relaunched in 1935 under the name of Palitoy (as it Pallett-toy) and in 1968 this division was sold to General Mills and, after Palitoy who had become 'independent' again ceased trading in 1986 the rights were purchased by Hasbro. The film and packaging side, as seen here carried on after the BXL merger in 1963. Indeed I think 'Cascelloid' as a product brand may even still be going today.

The "famous firm" who used their packaging was H S Whiteside & Co Ltd who themselves had an interesting history. Formed in 1925 as Gilbert Ltd they processed various foodstuffs, especially dried fruit and nuts, and had factories in London and Lancashire. They trademarked the once famous "Sunpat" name after WW2 and in later years they expanded buying names such as Elizabeth Shaw chocolates and Maconochie Brothers who manufactured PanYan pickle. In the 1950s they moved into 'branded' snacks as seen here with companies such as Huntley & Palmer and Marmite.

In 1965 a serious stock accounting error was found and the company, effectively, collapsed. Rowntree's bought the Sun-Pat and Maconochies brands and Whiteside's were liquidated in 1967.

The packaging seen here was aimed at the over the counter snack market, and would have been sold in a wide range of newsagents, sweet shops, cinemas and licensed premises. Visibility and freshness was key and these polythene packets allowed for just that, with the benefit that the 'lay-flat' bags could be displayed and sold from die-cut cardboard display cards.

In Lansing, Michigan, on February 23rd, 2019, 916 W Saginaw St (built 1935) on the north side of West Saginaw Street (Michigan Highway M-43 and Interstate 69 Business Loop) between Princeton Avenue and North Butler Boulevard.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Ingham (county) (1002502)

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Wooden doors (sh85147930)

Write me a song called "The Building is from 1959." No don't.

The teal panels and the pale green glazed bricks and the rounded corners of selected windows are attractive even yet. The awful plastic films on the windows are very unattractive, really really bad-looking.

The venetian blinds and vents and air conditioner are neither attractive nor unattractive.

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In downtown McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on July 1st, 2019, outside the McKeesport Muncipal Building (completed 1959 and designed by Celli-Flynn, site of city hall from 1959 to 2006), at the northwest corner of Lysle Boulevard (Pennsylania Route 148) and Blackberry Street.

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Allegheny (county) (7013272)

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Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

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Library of Congress Subject Headings:

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Union List of Artist Names IDs:

• Celli - Flynn and Associates (American architectural firm, contemporary) (500208014)

Title after "House of Pain"

MB puzzle from 1968. B848. Made in U.S.A.

Bought in Sweden 1975. My very first art puzzle of good quality. I had bought some Philmar puzzles earlier but the quality of the MB pieces stunned me. I have done it several times over the years and the box, not glossed, shows sign of wear. It's been with me for over 40 years and will always be a favorite.

These days I always wrap my boxes in plasticfilm.

bleistift und weiße tusche auf papier / pencil and white ink on paper

29,7 x 42 cm

2008

tom przondzion

Impressive show in the streets of Paris: Astro is creating a graffiti on a plastic film stretched between two trees.