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: 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: 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: Paint and Shadows (August 19, 2017)

A patch of paint, a spill, pieces of tape, and light came together to make this unintended composition. Serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Dustpan (June 22, 2017)

A paint-smeared dustpan leaning against a wall looked like art to me. Unintended art.

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Serendipitous Art: Rust and Red and White (May 17, 2017)

Rust on a pole painted red and white looked like art to me. Unintended art, serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Black on Black (February 2, 2017)

Black paint on black boards in a window painted black with a black frame. Black on black. Unintended art.

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Serendipitous Art: Worn Floor (September 29, 2016)

When traveling in Europe, I've always loved seeing the edges of stone steps worn into softly dipping curves by centuries of foot traffic. This patch of worn flooring in front of the cash register of a local grocery store is somewhat less dramatic, but it looked like art to me. Serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Chain Link Fence Shadow (August 20, 2016)

The shadow of a chain link fence cast on a white-washed store window looked like art to me. Unintended art, serendipitous art.

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Serendipitous Art: Lichen on Fence (June 18, 2016)

Lichen-covered fence boards looked like art to me. Unintended art.

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Serendipitous Art: Incised Tree Bark (May 16, 2016)

A cross-shaped incision in the bark of a tree and the background of natural fissures around it looked like art to me. Serendipitous Art.

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