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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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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 · 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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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

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

#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

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

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 · 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

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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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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