While researching family roots last summer I visited the library in Troy Alabama. Pulling out of the library and going around the block I encountered this scene and had to stop. What caught my eye was play of the late afternoon shadows on the buildings. Good fortune provided the figure dressed in white to walk by and give both contrast and scale to the scene.
Archive for August, 2008
Hand Painted Sign – Siem Reap, Cambodia
In Photography, Things on August 24, 2008 at 11:10 am
Discovered this unusually lovely painted sign while walking on a side street in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Illustrated signs are very common in Cambodia, a country with a low literacy rate. Signs for everything from barber shops to motorcycle repair have illustrations to go along with the script text. Usually they are very colorful and have a certain primitive quality to their draftsmanship. What strikes me about this sign are it monochromatic tones, and the grace with which it is painted. To my eye it is really quite lovely.
Frescoe in Laguna San Juan
In Found Art, Photography, Travel on August 17, 2008 at 3:42 pm
One of the many colorful wall paintings, or frescoes, in the village of Laguna San Juan, Guatemala. This one measures about 6 feet high by 8 feet wide.
I’m not really sure what is happening in this painting. Between the look on the man’s face, and the fact that two people appear to be holding him, one could think that foul play is afoot. However, I’m more inclined to think it is about a healing.
If any of you have a clue what’s going on here please post a comment.
