Saturday, June 1, 2013

The Beauty of Decay

Today is theme day at City Daily Photo. The June 1 theme is 'The Beauty of Decay.' I'm a fan of the sleek and modern but truthfully I love the artistic look of a time-worn patina. What you see here is a work of art in the yard of a house in the Tarrytown section of Austin. (Yeah, not New York. There's a lot of that 'naming after things back east' here in the provinces.) The rusty curved wall has an arrangement of worn driftwood that is, um, reminiscent of the south end of a horse. The curve of the wall was such that you couldn't see on the other side without getting on the property. Of course, one is curious if there is anything on the other side. I'd say this artwork is the artist's interpretation of the beauty of decay, wouldn't you?
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14 comments:

  1. JoJune 1, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    agree.
    Great post for theme day.

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  2. Red Nomad OZJune 1, 2013 at 7:20 AM

    HAhaha! I'd LOVE to see the other side!!

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  3. JimJune 1, 2013 at 7:50 AM

    Bizarre.

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  4. krisz fuJune 1, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    I had to enlarge this..interesting :D

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  5. cieldequimperJune 1, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    Funny and excellent take on the theme!

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  6. InekeJune 1, 2013 at 10:10 AM

    what a gem and yes, go to the other side and show us!

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  7. Barbara/myth makerJune 1, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    How odd. Good theme day shot.

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  8. slimJune 1, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    Clever! I'm a fan of reuse (wood).

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  9. LONDONLULUJune 1, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    What a find! I love this interpretation on the theme and that is a hilarious (but somehow beautiful) sculpture...would love to see the other side:)

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  10. DinaJune 1, 2013 at 2:23 PM

    Unique for sure!

    I find animal skeletons and skulls in the woods but if I ever found a skeleton standing upright, I would surely freak out.

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  11. LynetteJune 1, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    You’ve made a great Theme Day post.

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  12. MerisiJune 2, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    Fantastic creature, love it!
    The sculpture reminds me of certain works by the Austrian Artist Erwin Wurm.

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  13. JoeJune 3, 2013 at 2:35 AM

    Gee .. some people really do have wild yet artistic imaginations.

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  14. CaTJune 3, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    from driftwood, how cool!

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