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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
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…and I love your comment, thanks Di!
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😀
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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.
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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!
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If he says he’s an artist, then what he produces is art
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That’s exactly what he says! Cheers, Neil.
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Very imaginative titles
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They are probably better than the actual creations!
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😜😂🤣
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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.
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That’s a thought, I’ll suggest it to him! Thanks, Christine.
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Christine beat me to it. The titles of Randy’s works are great!
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Clever, isn’t he? !!
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Very 😉
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Lol.. Great take, Keith 😂😂😂
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Delighted you like it Shweta, thank you.
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You’re most welcome 🙂
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Some people will make art out of anything! Nice one, Keith/
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Art for art’s sake! Cheers Mason.
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Absolutely. You’re welcome.
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This was fun. Thank you.
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The pleasure’s all mine, thank you.
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Light-hearted and clever. You did a nice representation in your graphic of the photo!
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I’m pleased you liked it, Jade!
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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.
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That could be where Randy got his idea from! The Void was a far more sensible title than his A Void!
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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
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Randy’s one of the new generation of Avant Gardests! Bring it back I say!
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Randy sounds quite a character, he should do an exhibition of mushrooms and call it Fun-Gi to attract the hordes
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Unfortunately, there’s not much room in the local gallery!
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A story that made me smile, I enjoyed it
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I hoped it might! Thanks, Michael.
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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
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For many, yes, but you don’t need a gimmick, Rochelle!
Thank you.
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Heeheehee! Yep, he sounds like he’s entertaining, but not in the way he wants to be.
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One of a kind! Cheers, Mimi.
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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.
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It was indeed Gail! Thanks for your cracking comment!
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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!
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A good point, but I suspect he’s no idea what he’s done! Cheers, Ali.
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Beauty in ugliness, drama in dullness – loved these lines. Great take on the picture prompt.
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Thanks so much for your kind words!
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Thank you so much for your kind words.
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You have a weird sense of humour – love it!
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So I’m told, Liz! Cheers.
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Hilarious, Keith. Great word-play 🙂
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I’m pleased you liked it Linda, thank you.
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Randy Sorhol indeed! Five smiles out of five for that story, Keith!
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I could not have wished for more! Thanks, Penny.
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Sounds like he has his own thing going. Good for him. Keep up the good work:)
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Oh yes, one of a kind – the only one thank goodness!
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Oh dear (much shaking of head here.) I must confess though, this had me chuckling, Keith. 😄
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That’s okay then! Thanks, Lyn
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“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.
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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.
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I’ve seen worse in the Tate Modern! Cheers James.
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Very punny, Keith! I love the way you play with words. And a fun take on the prompt.
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I’m pleased, thanks so much, Jenne!
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I love this, too funny. The titles alone are works of art. Only sorry for his wife losing her keepsake.
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I’m so pleased you liked it, thank you.
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Fantastic fun. Very creative with the art titles.
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Thanks so much, Oneta.
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Most witty and amusing, like the word play Keith.
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I’m pleased, thank you.
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