Showing posts with label urban art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label urban art. Show all posts

Friday, July 30, 2010

The spirit of Schumann the shoeman?

Shoe mystery

When I spotted these shoes this foggy winter morning, I was originally convinced I was seeing two birds on the rail. Trying to work out why one bird was seemingly hanging upside down, I approached slowly. Was it a bat? As I took out my iPhone to snap a quick shot, I was also bewildered as to why the other bird hadn't yet flown away.

What remains unexplained is that these beautiful shoes aren't even a matched pair! If you've read and enjoyed the poignant CBCA shortlisted picture book, "Schumann the shoeman" by John & Stella Danalis, you'll understand why this local example of urban art gave me a few chills.

Monday, December 14, 2009

A sign of the times?

#218

Looking around for photogenic, inspirational subjects on my birthday - and I noticed this example of urban art: an arrow of plastic Cafe Bar cups, wedged into a metal mesh fence at Croydon railway station. Not too sure I want to contemplate its possible meanings!