by Peter van der Walt | Oct 10, 2022 | Photos
The great cathedrals and the master artists bask in fame – and yet the everyday art of centuries might be obscure. A handful of creators become household names – their undeniable skill aligning perfectly with the politics of their patrons, the fashionable...
by Peter van der Walt | Apr 27, 2022 | Photos
And what’s behind door number five? A car? A workshop? A carpentry? A dead body or two? A mad scientists lab? The entrance to a speakeasy? The Beast Gorgonaras? Don’t know… but it has to be super interesting if the outside is anything to go by. Look...
by Peter van der Walt | Mar 23, 2022 | Photos
Concrete, as hard and solid as it gets. Water, the opposite. The transition here took four steps, and the textures looked to me like some national flag or other human pattern.
by Peter van der Walt | Sep 20, 2021 | Photos
Stone, cement, iron, water, foliage, cloud, sky, sail – in a single vista, so many different textures and so many different patterns. This is a strange photo… the bar across the centre pretty much breaks the rules of good composition. And yet the picture...
by Peter van der Walt | Jul 7, 2021 | Photos
Clear lines, clear boundaries, clear differentiation. A study in colour, texture, and mood. They say nature doesn’t do things in straight lines – and yet the margins are sometimes abundantly clear. Nature’s architecture is sneakily precise. I saw this on one of my...
