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The view from the Tribune Tower of the birdies visible from the 14th floor.

 

10,000 Pink Flamingos Flock to Downtown Chicago, for more about this visit my blog post at:

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Who came up with the idea to clad the Wrigley Building in white terra cotta? A certain mythical artist known as... For those up late, super sneak-preview into the exclusive interview with the great White-out Monster: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5930_0_3_0_...

The 2010 Winter Olympic mascots made it into the 1400 Gallery. Find out how at:

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Happy (Heavenly) Birthday Dad. photo taken in 2006

 

In Memory of My Dad

If I could write a story, it would surely be one of the greatest stories I have every told. My father was a very kind and loving father. He had a heart of gold and his family meant everything to him (especially the grandkids). I could go on and on yet still have difficulty finding the right words to express how much I love and miss him every single day. I am thankful I found a love for the camera and he never said no to me taking his pictures. I am still hurting and sad but I know he is no longer suffering and he is with my mom. They are together again which is what he always wanted. He wanted to be with his wife. Pop-Pop you are loved and missed by our family. We were abundantly blessed to have had you for a such a long time. {Random Thought 1.17.2025}

 

More like Transformer face. This was totally an Autobot's face. In fact, I bet the artist made it as one of the faces of a Transformer, but then someone else came along and said it's Beethoven's mask.

 

There was a long three paragraph description on the caption, but I didn't bother reading it. This is a transformer face if I ever saw one.

 

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Read all five highlights of ArtChicago at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5388_0_3_0_C/

Why I challenge the Richard Bronson about wearing a tie to work: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5603_0_3_0_C/

This is my sticker file at work. Read more about my quest to find cheap stickers at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5279_0_3_0_C/

One of my favorite photos from this day, the traffic guard came over and asked me what all these flamingoes were about. She even asked me if I'm the one who planted them there! It's cool how she's at the same angle as the flamingoes. When I saw her pop up in my viewfinder, I used my non-camera hand and waved while my camera hand snapped the shutter.

 

10,000 Pink Flamingos Flock to Downtown Chicago, for more about this visit my blog post at:

www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/3986_0_3_0_C/

 

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The most inspiring artwork at ArtChicago this year. This 8-foot wide canvas is massive with an equally massive subject. I've been thinking about going back to making paintings, but I didn't know what to paint. Now I know. Not just bridges, but massive architecture.

 

I really like all the methods of painting Alexey uses. The scraping, patching, swipes, splatters, washes. All done to give solid volume. A solid mass. I really like the strength of this painting.

 

Many people walked by and commented on how they liked the painting. They would look for 5 seconds and then walk on. Which is fine. But when you investigate this painting and all the techniques used, this painting becomes captivating. One of the things about artwork is the empathy the artist can envoke through the evidence of creation. That is, the signs of how the work is created. That's why Pollock's work is so captivating.

 

With this painting Alexey is definitely in the same class with Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Gerhard Richter, and Anselm Kiefer.

 

This painting is being sold at ArtChicago 2011 by the Art-Kvartal Gallery, Moscow

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$28,000

More of Alapatov's bridges can be seen on his website www.alpatov.su/m04_en.html

 

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Read all five highlights of ArtChicago at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5388_0_3_0_C/

What is this waterslide doing on top of a downtown chicago office building? Read all about it on this blog post: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/3772_0_3_0_C/

The thought of getting lost in life gets back more frequently these days.

I keep doing random stuffs when I am supposed to do other things e.g. making lame posters instead of writing essays or designing a time-consuming powerpoint background instead of actually preparing the presentation.

Is it me who's actually good at nothing or is it just my journey of passion seeking too long?

One thing for sure: I really have to stop procrastinating.

Today was Chicago's first sixty degree day in 2011. When I was at the beach during lunch, I had to touch the water to welcome in Spring.

 

I have to admit, it was strange watching the water rolling onto the shore, because it reminded me of the tsunami in Japan. Of course the waves coming in on Lake Michigan aren't from Japan. But I was imagining that they were.

 

What would you have written in the sand? Read more at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5362_0_3_0_C/

Some square building looking on at all these curves from the Photojojo fisheye lens for the iPhone.

 

Train riders are fish. Why? www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5426_0_3_0_C/

Fireworks that look like stars in the sky. View an animated version of this on my blog:

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Winnemac Park fireworks, July 4, 2015

  

This image accompanies a blog post about how these tickets never got to be used, "The diappointment of having playoff tickets."

This is an illustration for a blog post about day #732,951.

500,000 ppl gatherered outside my Tribune Tower window for the Blackhawks parade. I'm live-commenting at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5223_0_3_0_C/

I like this one lots too...

the vast sea never stops amazing me

♥ the slow creeping broken waves, the giant fabric of reflecting lights

♥ the ever-changing color of the water, the quiet yet vehement motion

& people vs waves vs time

“Let go of your concerns! Then you will know that I am God. I rule the nations. I rule the earth.” (Psalm 46:10)

 

When I finally did that then positive things started coming my way more and more. #TrustTheProcess

This is a quickly photoshopped image of three artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago's collection.

The background is from: www.flickr.com/photos/kellyhafermann/140104466/

The artwork is from the Art Institute's collection.

 

This image accompanies my post on curating color coordinated collections in museums. The post is at: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/3956_0_3_0_C/

What is this waterslide doing on top of a downtown chicago office building? Read all about it on this blog post: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/3772_0_3_0_C/

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