Charlayn von Solms
@charlayn.bsky.social
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
I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry.
https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio
Really hoping this is not a metaphor for anything
a cartoon drawing of a sausage with arms and legs
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a sausage with arms and legs
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Really hoping this is not a metaphor for anything
same with the seasons
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
same with the seasons
was just admiring the moon (it rose here at 18:21)
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
was just admiring the moon (it rose here at 18:21)
I'm open to thinking about considering the possibility that you may be a savant
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I'm open to thinking about considering the possibility that you may be a savant
Speaking of which, the base opportunists claiming to be victims of a mythical 'white genocide' in South Africa will now be the only people allowed into the US as 'refugees'. We say it again people, there is NO government orchestrated campaign to murder us en masse.
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Speaking of which, the base opportunists claiming to be victims of a mythical 'white genocide' in South Africa will now be the only people allowed into the US as 'refugees'. We say it again people, there is NO government orchestrated campaign to murder us en masse.
This 👆 children, is an example of what the experts call 'ring composition'
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This 👆 children, is an example of what the experts call 'ring composition'
Just go with your Id then
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just go with your Id then
That level of mind wandering always produces the absolute best sensation, until you try to recall what exactly went on during it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
That level of mind wandering always produces the absolute best sensation, until you try to recall what exactly went on during it.
You may note that both versions of me made the final cut 😁😁
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
You may note that both versions of me made the final cut 😁😁
Ford's vision for Cape Town kind of reminds me of another architectural fantasy - Burj Al Babas in Turkey
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ford's vision for Cape Town kind of reminds me of another architectural fantasy - Burj Al Babas in Turkey
Armour can be very nice. Especially when it has a picture of a sphinx painted on it
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Armour can be very nice. Especially when it has a picture of a sphinx painted on it
"University-mandated training" i.e. a representative from a corporate consulting firm convinced a manager at a university to pay an exorbitant fee to provide 'training' in a subject the trainer has little real expertise in and no understanding of, or interest in, how it relates to academia.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"University-mandated training" i.e. a representative from a corporate consulting firm convinced a manager at a university to pay an exorbitant fee to provide 'training' in a subject the trainer has little real expertise in and no understanding of, or interest in, how it relates to academia.
GLOBAL SCUTAGION 🛡️
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
GLOBAL SCUTAGION 🛡️
Upon completion in 1899 the painting was displayed at the Standard Bank building where it was viewed by around 5000 people each paying one shilling. Ford hoped to sell the painting for £5,000 but failed to find a buyer and later sold it for a reduced price. Ford died in a Cape Town poorhouse in 1910
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Upon completion in 1899 the painting was displayed at the Standard Bank building where it was viewed by around 5000 people each paying one shilling. Ford hoped to sell the painting for £5,000 but failed to find a buyer and later sold it for a reduced price. Ford died in a Cape Town poorhouse in 1910
Little is known of James Ford other than that he was born in Cornwall and came to Cape Town to teach at the Cape Town School of Art in 1880. He later lost his job at the school and spent the period from 1891 to 1899 painting "Holiday Time in Cape Town."
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Little is known of James Ford other than that he was born in Cornwall and came to Cape Town to teach at the Cape Town School of Art in 1880. He later lost his job at the school and spent the period from 1891 to 1899 painting "Holiday Time in Cape Town."
Imagined buildings not present in Cape Town but depicted in the painting's foreground include the Paris Opera House, Scott Monument, and a number of Renaissance style buildings from Florence. Real Cape Town locations in the painting includes Table Mountain, the Cape Town Pier, and the Molteno Dam.
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Imagined buildings not present in Cape Town but depicted in the painting's foreground include the Paris Opera House, Scott Monument, and a number of Renaissance style buildings from Florence. Real Cape Town locations in the painting includes Table Mountain, the Cape Town Pier, and the Molteno Dam.
