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Accidental Mysteries is the personal ART collection and collected curiosities of John Foster.

ABOUT JOHN FOSTER

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CURRENT HAPPENINGS

Poetics of the Everyday: Amateur Photography, 1890–1970 is on display at the Saint Louis Art Museum from April 26–August 25, 2019

Artist Culture Program Exhibition Grant, Lambert International Airport

Keynote Speaker at Vernacular Photo Conference

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Accidental Mysteries on Instagram

THE LIFE STORY of potter Josiah Wedgwood has to be one of the best rags -to-riches sagas.  He was born into a family of of struggling potters (at a time when being a potter was little better than being a farmer). At the time of his death, h

MAMMATUS CLOUDS

Images by:
1. @theoriginalajaxjones
2. @photography_worldexplore
3. @bokovoyphotography
4. @jasonweingart
5. @iwata77
6. @beautyandruin
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Mammatus clouds are some of the most unusual and distinctive clouds formati

NY ARTIST CORDY RYMAN @cordyrymanstudio absolutely warps time and space with these simple blocks of wood. What he does is damn near creative genius, and I am kinda of over the moon about his work.

I’ll never see a scrap of wood the same again&

ISAMU NOGUCHI, Radio Nurse and Guardian Ear, phenolic plastic (Bakelite),1937. This pioneering baby monitor – inspired in part by the notorious Lindbergh kidnapping of 1932 – gave parents peace of mind when their children were sleeping in

MOLLY GREENE @mollyagreene creates luscious, stylized plant-like forms with an other worldly paint quality. She is represented by @marianneboeskygallery

ALICIA ADAMEROVICH @aliciaadamerovich is a Brooklyn artist whose handmade frames reflect the personality of her abstract paintings.

#brooklynartist

A PEEK INTO the incredible photographs of artist/photographer/painter and master of color KIRSTEN HAWTHORNE @kirstenhawthorne

AMAZING SHOT FROM KEN LIGHT @kenlight_photo_

via @steidlverlag
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Years of traveling across America gave me a feeling that this Empire was facing seismic changes and hard economic times. My new book ‘Course of the Empire’ probes the

ARTIST HUGH HAYDEN @huthhayden
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Tampico and nylon bristles on wooden desk, 2021.

ARTIST BRUNO LEYDET @brunoleydetmtl from his first solo show in the US at Craven Contemporary. @cravencontemporary
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Works from the show:
1) ‘Portrait de Juno et Lloyd’, 2017;
2) ‘Quadrille’, 2018;
3) ‘Sphynx&rs

I SELECTED THESE 10 IMAGES from @friendsinbnw because they all share certain characteristics that I enjoy in photography. Complicated and with multiple levels and points of view, all of these artists include people doing things, exciting events &mdas

THIS COLLECTION of handmade toy guns from the 1940s - 1960s is now available as I need the wall space. (Includes 3 Ray Guns) This collection has been exhibited in at least 2 museums. DM if interested.

ARTIST PETER FREDERICKSEN @pefrederiksen

TODAY I DISCOVERED Aris Moore @arismoore and I’m happy about that.

Plus- she can dance!

ARIS MOORE @arismoore

THE ARTIST Carey Watters @careywatters
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Zoom in to explore her amazing cut paper pieces, including a peek into her process.
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#papercutting #paperart #paper #paperartist #papercuttingart #papercutart #papercutartist #papercuts #handcutpaper #h

THE ARTIST Cayce Zavaglia @caycezavagliastudio

WATER FOUNTAIN / St Louis

CLOSING RECEPTION of artist Kit Keith @kitkeithstudios at William Shearburn @shearburngallery @ornatechaoshome @maryfrancesfoster