Serendipitous art: Chinatown security fence

I saw this security fence in front of a closed shop in San Francisco's Chinatown. Looked like art to me. Unintended art. Serendipitous art. 

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Serendipitous Art: Gallery shadows

Shadows on a gallery wall looked like art to me. Serendipitous art.

Serendipitous Art: Pavement and pink (November 24, 2024)

A composition with pink found in the street. Unintended art, serendipitous art.  

Serendipitous Art: Shadows on Fabric (October 9, 2024)

Shadows on embroidered fabric. Unintended art. Serendipitous art. 

Serendipitous Art: Gate shadow

I recently saw this shadow of a gate projected by late afternoon sun onto the sidewalk. Ephemeral art. Serendipitous art.  

Serendipitous Art: Crown Point Press

I visited Crown Point Press in San Francisco for the first time on Friday, June 14. As I stepped into the second-floor space, the famous printer and founder of the place, Kathan Brown, strolled by. She smiled, said hello, and suggested to one of the staff that I be given a tour, as a week-long workshop was just winding down. I noticed a beautiful print by Anne Appleby behind the desk in her office – a sort of diptych in two shades of green. There was a a small show of prints in the lobby, and a group of prints published at Crown Point Press for sale in a more formal gallery space. In the lobby area, one wall was lined with books published by the press. I learned that the summer workshops for this year are all full, but I'm thinking about trying to get into one next summer. Walking around the spaces I noted some scribbling on the walls that looked like art to me. Serendipitous art. 

Serendipitous Art: Wall with Spots, San Francisco

I came across this scene on a wall adjacent to a North Beach parking lot recently. It looked like art to me. Unintended art, serendipitous art.   

More serendipitous art: Floor Patterns

This is a section of the floor of the Attico consignment shop, in Sebastopol, which is in the building that was once the local Ford dealership. I seem to photograph the floor there every time I visit. Serendipitous art. 

Serendipitous Art: Backlit Tarp

I saw this abstract scene recently while taking bottles to be recycled (so glad you can now – as of 1 January 2024 – get a $0.05 refund on wine bottles). A tarp hung on a fence was backlit by early morning sun. Unintended art. 

Serendipitous Art: Overlapping Shadows

I saw these overlapping shadows on a gallery wall recently. Unintended art amidst all the intended art. Serendipitous art. 

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Serendipitous Art: Telecom Switchbox

Here and there around town there are large metal boxes full of switches and circuits and connectors that seem to belong to AT&T or our local internet service provider (probably used by both). They are usually painted a pale green that oxidizes easily. Often tagged with graffiti, they are frequently painted over in interesting ways. Sometimes people just touch them in ways that create interesting patterns. I saw this one yesterday. Serendipitous art. 

Serendipitous art: Overpainted graffiti

Graffiti and over-painted graffiti on a concrete wall looked like art to me--unintended art. This was near the entrance to the tunnel that runs from John F. Kennedy Drive behind the De Young Museum in San Francisco into the plaza area between the Academy of Sciences and the De Young. Given the proximity of the latter, I wonder if this wasn't to some extent intentional, but it appears to be random. We'll never know. In any case, it arrested my attention. 

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Serendipitous Art: Truck Paint

Paint on the side of an old truck apparently under restoration looked like art to me. Unintended art, serendipitous art. 

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Serendipitous Art: Yellow Curb Paint and Exposed Aggregate (July 10, 2021)

Old paint and a strip of exposed aggregate at the curb today caught my eye. Unintended art. 

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Serendipitous Art: Peeling Blue Paint

Peeling paint, in layers, on the side of a building looked like art to me. Unintended art. 

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Serendipitous Art: Ceiling Shadows (July 23, 2020)

Shafts of light reflecting off a car parked in the driveway and shining through blinds left this pattern on the ceiling. Unintended art.

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Serendipitous Art: Scratched Blue (April 16, 2020)

The scratched bottom of a blue plastic cooler looked like art to me. Serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Green on green (November 27, 2019)

This abstract composition in shades of green, found on the side of some sort of electrical access box, looked like art to me. Serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Rust Wires and Shadows (June 8, 2019)

A tangle of rusty wires and the shadows they cast looked like art to me.

Serendipitous Art: Red Tape Line on a Black Floor (February 23, 2019)

A line of orange-red tape on a battered, black floor. Serendipitous art.

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