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Charlayn von Solms

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Sculptor, lapsed academic I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry. https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · Aug 16

For #BlueSkyArtShow a compilation image showing every sculpture in the series "A Catalogue of Shapes". A collection of assemblages constructed to explore compositional, structural, and interpretive similarities between Homeric poetics and sculptural assemblage.
#pieces #shapes #ancientbluesky #art

Compilation showing every sculpture in the series "A Catalogue of Shapes" by Charlayn von Solms. First row from left: Odysseus, Telemachos, Hektor, Achilleus. Second row: Penelope, Nestor, Helena, Menelaos. Third row: Kalypso, Kirke, Eris, Ate.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 14h

Piesangmargarien 😂

Nog 'n paar:
Radiohead - Draadlooskop
Disturbed - Koppieraas
Dusty Springfield - Stowwerige Lentelandery
All American Rejects - Ys

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 1d

Pronounced 'bouquet'

a woman is standing in front of a brick wall with the words britbox keeping up appearances behind her

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

The cat has very graciously built us a bridge 😃

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

I thought it was nearing completion weeks ago, but then Madame demanded multiple costume changes and her own stage. Melpomene really is the Muse of dramatics. At this point, if her new outfit is a mess, it will be her own fault.
Hopefully Polyhymnia will be more reasonable (fingers crossed).

Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

If you want your 50% of the proceeds, you'll need to get a lot more annoying.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

I've drawn up a whole brochure on how to stop @fuzzybunny.org from punning in Latin about Roman villas. Only £100 (postage excluded).

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

Well, neither of us is frightened of using exuberant colour in our sculpture 😅. Just the process of thinking of an idea we could collaborate on will already be enjoyable in itself.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

Those miniature Swee Waxbills (who arrive en masse sounding like an avalanche of squeaky toys) love a well-stocked feeder. Especially if the mix includes those really tiny seeds.

Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

I LOVE sculptedreef's art. But given that the octopus is already the weirdest creature in existence, I'm not sure what I could bring to the party that would in any way up the ante.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

Soon, there will be five (fingers crossed) and normal service will resume.

Photograph of five plinths in an artist's workshop. Four of the plinths are occupied by assemblage sculptures by Charlayn von Solms. The fifth plinth is vacant, but not for long.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

More PDA. Seriously guys, get a room.
Oh, wait ...

Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

Ever notice how all the apparatus designed to search for intelligent life is pointing away from our planet?

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks Spooky Sky 😁. Happy to have provided fuel for your cosmopolitan carousing (who else gets to shoot the breeze with more than one art historian at any given time?). Keep an eye out for the next one. She's nearing completion 😘

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 3d

It's their insufferably cheery smugness that gets me.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 3d

"Well, you race naked through the wilderness. And you torment the birds and the bees. And you leapt into the abyss but find. It only goes up to your knees."

Nick Cave "Babe You Turn Me On"

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Babe, You Turn Me On (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 4d

👁️🚍 📴

Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a white shirt says air high five in front of a halloween banner

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 4d

For the blissfully uninitiated: the South African morning wake-up call.
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Hadada ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) | Making Africa Heard Sound Library

YouTube video by Sea Search Research & Conservation

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 5d

New jingle for Eight Sleep Pod3 mattresses?
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Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 5d

"The 2024 Oxford Ancient Languages Society performance of Euripides' Orestes. In the original Ancient Greek, with a freshly edited text and a complete new musical score, written in accordance with all that is known of Euripidean music."
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Euripides' Orestes (Complete Ancient Greek Tragedy)

YouTube video by Oxford Ancient Languages Society

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 6d

id: Lagos, Johannesburg
ego: Pretoria, Perth
superego: Cape Town

Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 6d

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Little Shop of Horrors - Dentist Song

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 6d

Just another day of @fuzzybunny.org sharing his gentle enjoyment of the beauty of nature. And then he wonders why he alone doesn't have armies of incels harassing him. The poor little darlings are clearly too terrified of becoming the focus of his musings.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 6d

Do you mean the cities where the 'I' meets 'the it' and then - disappointingly - quickly gets over it?
Or the opposite.
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Paris Syndrome: Most Underwhelming Cities - Radical Storage Travel Guide - Luggage Storage Network Blog Radical Storage

Here we look at the tourist destinations where people feel let down by high expectations and list the cities where people feel most positively surprised.

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Charlayn von Solms @charlayn.bsky.social · 7d

All curatorial decisions are final. No exceptions. Not even for Huxley.