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Author, historian, curator, reseller - I sell wearable and other art, and I am fascinated by cultures and artifacts from around the world! My shop is: California Dreaming Art Jewelry Etc: www.rubylane.com/shop/california-dr…

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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 5h
Decapitated Ball Player with Seven Serpents Sprouting from the Neck carved stone relief c. 400-700 CE Classic Veracruz culture Aparicio, Veracruz, Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #relief #Mesoamerica #MesoamericanBallgame #Aparicio #Veracruz #Veracruzculture #decapitatedplayer #sevensnakes #symbol
The Aparicio site was built by the Classic Veracruz culture (sometimes called the Gulf Coast culture).
This civilization flourished in the modern-day Mexican state of Veracruz during the Mesoamerican Classic period, roughly between about 400 to 700 CE.
This civilization was intensely focused on the Mesoamerican ballgame. Their largest and most famous urban center was El Tajín, located further north of Aparicio, which boasts at least 18 individual ballcourts.
Aparicio is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Vega de Alatorre in Veracruz, Mexico.
The site is famous for its well-preserved, relief-carved stone plaques (ballcourt panels) depicting ball players.
These famous carvings frequently depict a decapitated ball player with seven serpents sprouting from their neck, symbolizing fertility and ritual sacrifice associated with the game.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 6h
The King of Egypt as a Lion Subduing a Nubian carved gold, Egyptian Blue pigment c. 1279-1213 BCE Reign of Ramesses II Ancient Egypt #ancient #art #ancientart #propaganda #ancientegypt #RamessesII #ideology #conquest #newkingdom #egypt #gold #EgyptianBlue #pigment #flywhisk #whip #MetMuseum #NYC
This piece, fashioned from Egyptian Blue and gold, presents a striking image of the head of a Nubian man engulfed by the jaws of a lion.
Egyptian blue is the world's oldest known synthetic pigment, created over 5,000 years ago in ancient Egypt to mimic expensive natural stones like lapis lazuli and turquoise. Made by heating a precise mixture of silica (sand), copper (like malachite or metal filings), calcium (lime/chalk), and an alkali flux (such as natron or plant ash). Heated in a kiln at temperatures between 800°C and 1000°C (about 1,470°F to 1,830°F) for hours to form a glassy blue compound, which was then cooled, crushed, and ground into a powder paint.
Though compact in scale, the piece is monumental in its ideological intent. Most likely the terminal of a ceremonial fly whisk or whip, the handle is more than decorative; it is a potent visual expression of royal power and Ancient Egyptian supremacy.
The lion, sculpted in lustrous gold and detailed with stylised precision, symbolises the pharaoh himself, a living god and the ultimate authority over Egypt and its dominions. Its grip upon the Nubian's head is not merely violent but
symbolic, embodying Egypt's dominance over its southern neighbours and reiterating the pharaoh's divine role as protector and conqueror.
The object is said to originate from Qantir, in the eastern Delta region of Egypt, the site of ancient Pi-Ramesses, the grand capital city established by Ramesses II. In the king's day, this area would have been a flourishing centre of political power, military activity, and artistic production. Situated strategically near the route to the Levant, Pi-Ramesses was both a royal residence and a critical base for Egypt's northern campaigns. Its palatial complexes, temples, and extensive workshops made it one of the most
important urban centres of the New Kingdom.
This object is now on display at the Met Museum, NYC, after being gifted by the Norbert Schimmel Trust in 1989.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 6h
A bold sterling silver Mexican Art Deco bracelet designed by Margot van Voorhies for Los Castillo in Taxco c. 1940s. Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #handmade #sterlingsilver #mexicansilver #LosCastillo #Margotdesign #taxco #mexicanartdeco #plateria #mexicanjewelry #wearableartdeco
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 6h
Grasshopper Figure carved hematite c. 1800-1700 BC Old Babylonian culture Babylon #handmade #carved #hematite #grasshopper #art #sculpture #ancientsculpture #ancientart #Babylonia #culture #Babylon #EuphratesRiver #nature #beauty #ancientBabylonia #fertility #omen #astrology #locusts #foodsource
In ancient Babylonia and the broader Mesopotamian culture, grasshoppers (and their swarming phase, locusts) held a multi-layered, dual meaning. They represented both a positive symbol of fertility and abundance and a destructive force of nature used in divination and dietary sustenance.
In their solitary, non-destructive form, grasshoppers were viewed by Babylonians as symbols of the natural cycle, fertility, and abundance. Because they appeared in large numbers during agricultural cycles, they were tied to the life-giving forces of the earth.
This famous example is a beautifully detailed, nearly 4,000-year-old Babylonian stone weight carved from hematite in the shape of a grasshopper (c. 1800–1700 BCE). Used in markets for fair trade transactions, the grasshopper shape on the weight likely invoked blessings of agricultural prosperity and nature.
When solitary grasshoppers crowded together and transformed into swarming locusts, their meaning shifted drastically. To the Babylonians, a locust swarm was a catastrophic event that could strip fields bare and cause widespread famine.
Babylonians were deeply invested in astrology and divination. Grasshopper and locust behavior was carefully documented in cuneiform omen series (such as the Šumma Ālu). A swarm of grasshoppers appearing in a specific city or flying in a particular direction was interpreted as a direct message or warning from the gods, usually predicting economic ruin, military invasion, or divine displeasure.
Despite the threat they posed to crops, grasshoppers were heavily utilized by Babylonians in daily practical life.
Babylonians actively harvested locusts and grasshoppers for food. Cuneiform records show that mass amounts of these insects were caught, preserved in brine, and transported over hundreds of kilometers to be eaten as a protein-rich delicacy or everyday staple.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 6h
#art #etching #c1921 #spiritsofthemachine #death #destruction #ludwighessheimer #apocalyptic
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 7h
#art #contemporaryart #japaneseart #takakoyamaguchi #painting #c2024 #trap
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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 7h
The Long Light: Twenty Nordic Landscapes (1880–1920) 19. Frits Thaulow — Winter at the River Simoa (1883) Norwegian
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
American Visionary artist Eugene Von Bruenchenhein Assorted chair sculptures made of painted poultry bones, with adhesive and varnish, variable dimensions. (photo by Rich Maciejewski, courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center) #EugeneVonBruenchenhein #VisionaryArt #Sculpture
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Oriente' vase bowl and beaker glass c. 1950s Dino Martens designer Aureliano Toso glassmaker Murano, Italy #handmade #glass #art #studioglass #artglass #MuranoGlass #Murano #Venice #Italy #VenetianGlass #ItalianGlass #DinoMartens #1950s #OrienteGlass #AurelianoToso #modernglass #modernism #mcm
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seated Jaguar Warrior carved stone c. 1250-1521 CE Aztec (Mexica) culture Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #JaguarWarrior #sculpture #Aztec #Mexica #culture #mesoamerica #warrior #sacrifice #religion #ritual #belief #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #sculpture #jaguar #AztecArt #MexicaArt
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#olmec #precolumbian #mesoamerica #carving #greenstone #shaman #werejaguar #transformation #veracruz #ancientart #art #sculpture
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Magic Brain, Magic Eye" advertising poster for RCA Radios c. 1937 John Vassos, designer (1898-1985) USA #advertising #poster #RCA #radios #industrialdesign #art #modernart #surrealism #robot #scifi #surrealistart #JohnVassos #industrialdesigner #nyc #usa #graphicdesign #design #modernism #artdeco
John Vassos whose career as an American industrial designer and artist helped define the shape of radio, television, broadcasting equipment, and computers for the Radio Corporation of America for almost four decades.

A vintage RCA Victor advertising poster titled "Magic Brain Magic Eye," designed by industrial designer John Vassos around 1937.
John Vassos, known for his pioneering modernist design work for RCA.
A stylized, mechanical head with an exposed cutaway showing radio vacuum tubes, dials, and components, symbolizing the "Magic Brain" and "Magic Eye" tuning features of vintage RCA Victor radios.
Influenced by Art Deco and early industrial modernist graphic design.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Junge Künstler DDR-UVR exhibition poster 1988 István Orosz (b. 1951) Hungary Created for the joint exhibition of young artists from the Deutsch Democratic Republic (DDR) and the Hungarian People's Republic (UVR). #IstvánOrosz #graphic #art #artist #Hungary #JungeKünstler #surrealism #postmodern


István Orosz (b. 1951) Hungarian graphic artist, illustrator, poster designer, and animated film maker. He was trained as a graphic designer at the University of Arts and Design in Budapest. After graduation in 1975 he began to deal with theatre as a stage designer and animated film. Later when poster came to the center of his interest also made mainly theatre, movie and exhibition posters. 
His individual graphic works of art are often related to postmodernism by archaic forms, art historical references, stylistic quotations and playful self-reflection. Themes of the natural sciences, especially of geometry and optics appear in most of his works. He is also concerned with the theories of vision and sight such as the way the beholder’s hypothetical expectations influence the visual and empirical perception of spatial constructions. He is likely to experiment with the extremes, paradoxes of the representation of the perspective to create the illusion of space. 
Orosz is a regular participant in international art exhibitions, poster biennials, symposiums and filmfestivals. Film director at the Pannonia Film Studio in Budapest, professor at University of West Hungary in Sopron, co-founder of  D.O.P.P. designer society, and Hungarian Poster Association. He was elected to the Alliance Graphique Internationale and the Hungarian Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Appel du Nuit (Paris) gelatin silver print 1969 Sidney Kerner (1920-2013) USA #handmade #photograph #gelatinsilverprint #art #appeldunuitParis #c1969 #SidneyKerner #photographer #nyc #usa #americanphotography #artphotography
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#art #ancientart #moche #culture #ceramic #feline #bottle #peru #precolumbian #ancient #modernart
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hevajra bronze c. 1200 CE Angkor, Cambodia Hevajra is an emanation of Akshobhya, the cosmic buddha of the east. #handmade #bronze #Hevajra #buddhist #deity #tantric #buddhism #buddhistsculpture #art #sculpture #angkor #cambodia #cambodianart #akshobhya #buddha #vajrayana #clevelandmuseumofart
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mosaic Shield turquoise, shell mosaic on wood c. 1200-1500 CE Mixtec culture Oaxaca, Mexico #handmade #turquoise #shell #mosaic #inlay #wood #shield #ceremonial #ritual #MixtecCulture #Oaxaca #Mexico #ancientart #art #sculpture #ancientMexico #precolumbian #precolumbianart #prehispanic #mesoamerica
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mosaic Mask turquoise, shell, on wood c. 1322-1422 CE Mixtec culture Oaxaca, Mexico #handmade #mosaic #turquoise #shell #mask #MixtecCulture #Oaxaca #Mexico #Mesoamerica #ancientart #art #sculpture #ritual #ceremonial #religion #belief #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #ancientmexico
Mixtec mosaic masks are
beautiful works of art made by the Mixtec people of ancient Mexico. They were often decorated with small pieces of turquoise, stone, shell, and other materials. These masks represented gods, ancestors, or important people and were used in religious and ceremonial contexts. Their detailed designs and bright colors show the great skill and craftsmanship of Mixtec artists.
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Christopher Fahy : Mass Confusion, 2026 30 × 24 inches Mix Media on Canvas
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"La Danse" color lithograph n.d. Marc Chagall (1887-1985) France #handmade #art #modernart #MarcChagall #LaDanse #lithograph #France #FrenchArt #FrenchModernism #mcm #modernism #figurativeart #surrealism #surrealistart
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A unique copper enamel modernist Seascape design artwork by Micheline and Yves de Passillé-Sylvestre of Quebec Canada c. 1960s - measures 9.75" diameter! Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #enamel #art #copperenamel #modernart #oneofakind #dePassilléSylvestre #quebec #seascape #artwork
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dancing Dogs ceramic with slip c. 200 BCE to 200 CE Colima culture Colima, Mexico #handmade #ceramic #dogs #sculpture #ancientart #art #precolumbian #ColimaCulture #Colima #Mexico #Mesoamerica #ancientsculpture #dogsculpture #Xoloitzcuintli #shafttomb #burial #afterlife #guides #hairless #canine
The Colima culture was a prominent pre-Columbian society in western Mexico that flourished roughly from 300 BCE to 600 CE.
Thrived in the fertile valleys and coastal plains of the modern Mexican state of Colima and surrounding areas.
Roots trace back to the early Capacha culture (around 1500 BCE), with its main artistic peak occurring during the Late Pre-Classic and Classic periods (300 BCE – 600 CE).
Known for deep, bottle-shaped underground burial chambers containing rich ceramic grave goods meant to accompany the dead.
Famous for expressive, smooth redware and burnished terracotta effigies of hairless dogs (Xoloitzcuintli), which were believed to guide souls to the underworld.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#art #modernart #geometric #abstraction #JohannesItten #Variation3 #c1957 Almost looks like a schematic for an electronic circuit-board from that period, but in vivid colors!
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Njal Nova @njalnova.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Erich Heckel Segelschiffe (Auf der Flensburger Förde) German, 1883–1970 1922 Oil on canvas post‑Brücke period. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #landscape #NordicArt
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Phenomena Under Water Winds" acrylic on canvas 1979 Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) USA #handmade #art #modernart #painting #phenomenaunderwaterwinds #PaulJenkins #AmericanArt #AmericanArtist #artwork #abstract #expressionist #controlledchance #phenomenaseries #nontraditionaltechniques #drip #tilt #knife
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A one of a kind Op Art / Pop Art psychedelic phantasmagoric copper enamel artwork by David Andersen of Norway - measures 10.5" diameter! Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #handmade #copperenamel #DavidAndersen #Norway #modernistenamel #enamelart #popart #opart #psychedelic #art #bird
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Resurrected Corn God in a Tortoise Shell carved green stone, pigments Maya culture c. 250-900 CE Mexico The resurrected Corn (Maize) God is born from the earth represented by the tortoise shell. #handmade #carved #greenstone #MayaCulture #Mexico #Mesoamerica #MayanArt #precolumbian #corn #god
Not just a beautiful object, this carving has deep religious and philosophical significance. Carved from green stone which ancient Mesoamericans regarded as the stone of life representing new growth of young plants. The face of the Corn (Maize) god peeks out from the tortoise shell which represents the earth, the sustenance for life and life-giving crops like maize which were so important to the Mayans.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A surrealist copper enamel Mexican modernist artwork by Miguel Pineda c. 1960s - measures 10.75" square! Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #enamel #enamelart #copperenamel #mexicanmodernism #MiguelPineda #cdmx #hechoenmexico #handmade #surrealism #surrealistart #face #lips #fish #moon
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Camouflage" acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas c. 1986 Andy Warhol (1928-1987) USA #handmade #art #popart #AndyWarhol #camouflage #c1986 #nyc #painting #popartpainting #americanart #americanartist #20thcenturyart
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cycladic Head Sculpture carved stone, painted c. 2500-2300 BCE Early Cycladic culture Cyclades, Greece Well preserved example showing that these figures were originally brightly painted, not sheer white as so many have become over the centuries. #handmade #cycladic #art #sculpture #head #greece
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Skull Mask carved stone Aztec (Mexica) culture c. 1350-1520 CE Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #mask #skull #Aztec #Mexica #culture #cdmx #Mexico #Mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #ancientsculpture #precolumbianart #precolumbiansculpture #art #sculpture #ancientMexico #aztecmask
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cycladic Figures marble c. 2700-2300 BCE Keros-Syros culture Cyclades, Greece #handmade #carved #stone #marble #threefigures #cycladicart #spedosvariety #bronzeagesculpture #cycladicsculpture #ancientart #ancientsculpture #cyclades #archipelago #greece #KerosSyros #culture #bronzeage #keros #syros
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anthropomorphic Figure carved jade, cinnabar c. 1800-1000 BCE Olmec culture Mexico #handmade #carved #jade #red #cinnabar #OlmecCulture #mesoamerica #precolumbian #prehispanic #ancientart #art #religion #sculpture #ancientsculpture #transformation #shaman #shamanicritual #belief #culture #spiritual
Shown is a piece of
anthropomorphic jadeite cast with Olmec iconography, bathed in cinnabria, the piece was found in a green stone box with needles of the same material.
Private French collection.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A striking Maxwell Collins London UK sterling silver & green tigereye modernist ring c. 1970 - size 8 US! Available.. www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #handmade #modernist #ring #MaxwellCollins #UK #BritishModern #wearableart #art #modernsilver #vintagemodern #modernism #jewelrydesign #modernism
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Lust" digital collage 2019 David Alabo Moroccan-Ghanaian #art #contemporaryart #digital #collage #afrofuturist #afrosurrealist #surrealistart #surrealism #DavidAlabo #lust #c2019
David Alabo is a Ghanaian-Moroccan artist known for his work in Afrofuturism and surrealism, primarily through digital art. His practice explores themes of identity, hope, and empowerment, often envisioning alternative futures for Black experiences and identities.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Magazine Illustration n.d. Randy Mora (b. 1986) Colombia #handmade #art #contemporaryart #magazine #illustration #RandyMora #Colombia #surrealism #surrealistart
From RandyMora.com...
Born in 1986 in Bogotá, Colombia. Randy Mora is a freelance illustrator working primarily across editorial and branding projects. His work focuses on digital collage, creating new visual narratives through the dissection and reassembly of found imagery, clippings, and textures from diverse sources. 
Outside of illustration, he loves collecting jazz records, plants, vintage objects, and unusual flea market finds.

Flying eyes, human robots and skinless limbs. Nothing is too wild for Colombian artist Randy Mora. Working as a freelance illustrator, Randy Mora creates colourful digital collages (private and commissioned). His works have been exhibited worldwide, and they have been featured in newspapers and magazines such as Wired UK, The Guardian and The Quarterly Magazine.

From ArtisticMoods.com...
Looking at Randy Mora’s collages reminds me that in art, everything is possible. Somehow he manages to project the most diverse objects and organisms in harmony, making it no more than logical that they are brought together in his works. What’s also interesting, is that even the ‘creepier’ elements in his works (such as organs and sliced heads) are beautiful. As if they were not meant to be creepy at all. They’re simply part of amazing, lively collages that tell stories on their own.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Pictograph" oil and enamel on masonite 1949 Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) USA #handmade #art #modernart #pictograph #AdolphGottlieb #americanart #americanartist #c1949 #painting #modernpainting #oilpainting
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Skull Bead carved jade c. 1200-1520 CE Aztec (Mexica) culture Mexico #handmade #carved #jade #human #skull #bead #Aztec #Mexica #culture #Mexico #religion #belief #FiveSuns #regeneration #restore #cosmicbalance #precolumbianjade #prehispanic #ancientart #art #jewelry #ancientjewelry #wearableart
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wonderful one of a kind pair of sterling silver and glass bead earrings by Washington state artist/silversmith, Orville Chatt c. 1970. Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #handmade #oneofakind #pair #earrings #sterlingsilver #glassbeads #OrvilleChatt #WashingtonState #wearableart #art
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
André Breton ~ The African Mask, 1948 #AndréBreton #Surrealism
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Anthropomorphic face mask (kifwebe), from the Luba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (wood, paint, ca. mid 1900s) #AfricanArt #Mask
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mask Representing the Female in the Vabo Masquerade (The Mumuye, Nigeria, 1700s) #AfricanArt #Mask
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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canadian (Quebec) sculptor and ceramicist Louis Archambault Ceramic Mask, Quebec 1950 #LouisArchambault #Sculpture #Mask
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A bold Native American Navajo Arizona old pawn sterling silver & abalone ring c. 1960 - measures 1-5/8" long, size 8.5 US! Available... www.rubylane.com/item/1879775... #handmade #nativeamericanjewelry #silver #abalone #ring #nativeamericansilver #Diné #Navajo #Navajojewelry #wearableart #art
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#art #modernart #manray #lebeautemps #fairweather #c1939 #painting #modernpainting #Paris #france #frenchmodernism
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rollinalong acrylic oil and silkscreen ink on canvas 1991 Kenny Scharf (b. 1958) USA #art #postmodern #popart #surrealist #Rollinalong #artwork #KennyScharf #eastvillageartscene #tires #politicalart #c1991 #nyc #americanart #usa
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Totemic Sculpture carved red tezontle volcanic stone nd Pedro Reyes (b. 1972) Mexico #handmade #carved #tezontle #volcanic #stone #red #sculpture #contemporarysculpture #PedroReyes #cdmx #mexico #art #contemporaryart #MexicanArt #MexicanArtist #MexicanSculptor #totem #geometric #abstract #activism
Pedro Reyes (Mexico City, Mexico, 1972) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans sculpture, architecture, theater, psychology, and activism. Although trained as an architect, he primarily defines himself as a sculptor, even as his artistic output defies categorization. He is widely recognized for projects that address issues such as gun violence, democracy, the environment, and mental health.
 Reyes believes that art must offer alternatives and visions of the future, even utopian ones. For him, humor is a powerful tool for disarming resistance and engaging with difficult topics, serving as a bridge between critique and imagination.
Solo exhibitions include Amnesia Atómica, Museo Anahuacalli, Mexico City (2024); Direct Action, SITE Santa Fe, New Mexico (2023); Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Monterrey (2022); Escultura Social, MARCO, Mexico (2022); Pedro Reyes, Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2021); Return to Sender, Museum Tinguely, Basel (2020); Glyptotek, Lisson Gallery, London (2018); Recent Works, Luisa Strina, São Paulo (2017); Doomocracy, Creative Time, New York (2016); Domingo Salvaje, La Tallera/SAPS, Cuernavaca (2016); For Future Reference, Dallas Contemporary (2016); pUN: The People’s United Nations, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2015); Sanatorium, The Power Plant, Toronto (2014).
His work is part of numerous public and private collections, including: 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa; Brooklyn Museum, New York; Colección Jumex, Mexico City; ICA Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco; Bronx Museum, New York; Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; La Tallera/SAPS, Cuernavaca; MAXXI, Rome; MAC/VAL, Vitry-sur-Seine; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City; MUAC, Mexico City; MFA, Boston; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Standing Stone Figure carved stone c. 300-100 BCE Mezcala culture Guerrero, Mexico #handmade #carved #stone #standing #figure #Mezcala #culture #Guerrero #Mexico #ancientart #ancientsculpture #art #sculpture #Mesoamerica #ancientMexico #precolumbian #prehispanic #precolumbianart #Mezcalasculpture
The Mezcala culture (sometimes referred to as the Balsas culture) is the name given to a Mesoamerican culture that was based in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero in the upper Balsas River region. The culture is poorly understood but is believed to have developed during the Middle and Late Preclassic periods of Mesoamerican chronology between 700 and 200 BC. The culture continued into the Classic period (c.250-650 AD) when it coexisted with the great metropolis of Teotihuacan.
Mezcala-style sculpture is characterised by abstract facial features, suggested by lines and differences in texture. The Mezcala sculptural style emphasizes geometric abstraction in both human figures and architectural models. The sculptural style of the Mezcala culture may have been influenced by the Olmecs. In turn, it may have influenced the development of sculpture at the Classic-period metropolis of Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico.
Later civilizations, like the Aztecs, valued Mezcala items; archaeologists have found Mezcala standing figures and artifacts buried as offerings inside the Templo Mayor in Mexico City.
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Natscute @bluesky2020.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Matthew Dols, photographe américain contemporain et enseignant, reconnu pour ses photos d'art conceptuel et abstrait. #MatthewDols
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Patrick Kapty @patrickkapty.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#art #graphicart #kiyoshiawazu #japan
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