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Randy Sorhol is an imaginative artist who sees beauty in ugliness and drama in dullness, but somehow his work doesn’t receive the admiration he feels it deserves.
He created a picture from old eggshells called Only Yolking but it absolutely stank!
He smashed a teapot and produced a piece called Shattered. His wife was shattered too, it once belonged to her great-grandmother!
Some discarded engine parts became an enormous wall hanging called Exhausted. Some old shoes, Soleful and pile of fishbones, Spineless.
He’s having an exhibition of blank canvasses called A Void. Probably not the best title to attract visitors!
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Ted Strutz for the photo.
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This was great Keith! Love your sense of humour
…and I love your comment, thanks Di!
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You should check out the Heidelberg Project in Detroit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_Project It is what popped into my mind when I read your story.
They must be related! I followed the link then delved into Google Images and was so pleased I did, his work is stupidly wonderful if that makes sense!
If he says he’s an artist, then what he produces is art
That’s exactly what he says! Cheers, Neil.
Very imaginative titles
They are probably better than the actual creations!
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Well punned! Randy has a rare talent for titling his pieces. He could get a job in advertising, a great outlet for such creativity.
That’s a thought, I’ll suggest it to him! Thanks, Christine.
Christine beat me to it. The titles of Randy’s works are great!
Clever, isn’t he? !!
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Lol.. Great take, Keith 😂😂😂
Delighted you like it Shweta, thank you.
You’re most welcome 🙂
Some people will make art out of anything! Nice one, Keith/
Art for art’s sake! Cheers Mason.
Absolutely. You’re welcome.
This was fun. Thank you.
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The pleasure’s all mine, thank you.
Light-hearted and clever. You did a nice representation in your graphic of the photo!
I’m pleased you liked it, Jade!
The Void may be a hit. A museum in a large CA city had a large purple (just a pale purple) square canvas called “Love in Italy.” That was it, just a pale purple square, rather shiny like a piece of glossy vinyl. At least the title The Void makes sense.
That could be where Randy got his idea from! The Void was a far more sensible title than his A Void!
Aah I so remember people from the Avant Garde days of the beat generation…Willoughby Cleary, Alben Shinberg, Mack Pellefac. They were all the rage in Greenwich Village back in my young un days
Randy’s one of the new generation of Avant Gardests! Bring it back I say!
Randy sounds quite a character, he should do an exhibition of mushrooms and call it Fun-Gi to attract the hordes
Unfortunately, there’s not much room in the local gallery!
A story that made me smile, I enjoyed it
I hoped it might! Thanks, Michael.
Dear Keith,
Randy Sorhol? Love it. Sometimes it seems to me that being a successful artist is a matter having just the right gimmick. Well punned.
Shalom,
Rochelle
For many, yes, but you don’t need a gimmick, Rochelle!
Thank you.
Heeheehee! Yep, he sounds like he’s entertaining, but not in the way he wants to be.
One of a kind! Cheers, Mimi.
He’s lucky his skull wasn’t shattered like an eggshell when he rearranged the shape of the antique teapot. My favorite is the engine parts called Exhausted. Clever post, Keith.
It was indeed Gail! Thanks for your cracking comment!
He was doing so well with the clever names until that last one! Unless it’s a cunning bluff – after all, who can resist doing something that implies they shouldn’t? Fun!
A good point, but I suspect he’s no idea what he’s done! Cheers, Ali.
Beauty in ugliness, drama in dullness – loved these lines. Great take on the picture prompt.
Thanks so much for your kind words!
Thank you so much for your kind words.
You have a weird sense of humour – love it!
So I’m told, Liz! Cheers.
Hilarious, Keith. Great word-play 🙂
I’m pleased you liked it Linda, thank you.
Randy Sorhol indeed! Five smiles out of five for that story, Keith!
I could not have wished for more! Thanks, Penny.
Sounds like he has his own thing going. Good for him. Keep up the good work:)
Oh yes, one of a kind – the only one thank goodness!
Oh dear (much shaking of head here.) I must confess though, this had me chuckling, Keith. 😄
That’s okay then! Thanks, Lyn
“He’s having an exhibition of blank canvasses called A Void. Probably not the best title to attract visitors!” His piece de resistance?
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That was the plan! Thanks, Lorraine.
This was brilliant. Mind you if the artist preservers he’ll get one of his creations displayed in the Tate gallery. The sandpit and bucket_’drought’.
the climate change activist will go ballistic.
I’ve seen worse in the Tate Modern! Cheers James.
Very punny, Keith! I love the way you play with words. And a fun take on the prompt.
I’m pleased, thanks so much, Jenne!
I love this, too funny. The titles alone are works of art. Only sorry for his wife losing her keepsake.
I’m so pleased you liked it, thank you.
Fantastic fun. Very creative with the art titles.
Thanks so much, Oneta.
Most witty and amusing, like the word play Keith.
I’m pleased, thank you.