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fieldwavesteven.bsky.social
Donald Trump and the Illusion of Control
#DonaldTrump #PoliticalCommentary #PowerAndControl #PulledStrings #ManufacturedPower #PoliticalSymbolism #DarkPoliticalArt #AuthoritarianAesthetics #InfluenceAndControl #VisualMetaphor
Stylized, dark-toned illustration of Donald Trump with swept-back white hair and a stern, downcast expression, rendered with a faint, ghostly glow outlining his face and suit. Black gloved hands above control him with thin marionette strings attached to his head and shoulders, suggesting manipulation. The background is blurred and moody in cool blues and grays, emphasizing the puppet imagery and a sense of control, powerlessness, and tension.
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
hagaierman.bsky.social
Buttercous
A soft swell forms, then folds back shyly. Buttercous becomes a whispered suggestion.

#Buttercous #HagaiErman #EroticAbstraction #SensualArt #AbstractErotica #IntimateVisuals #VisualMetaphor #EroticArt #ArtAndDesire #PatternArt #DigitalErotica #ExperimentalArt
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
hagaierman.bsky.social
Buttercous
A soft swell forms, then folds back shyly. Buttercous becomes a whispered suggestion.

#Buttercous #HagaiErman #EroticAbstraction #SensualArt #AbstractErotica #IntimateVisuals #VisualMetaphor #EroticArt #ArtAndDesire #PatternArt #DigitalErotica #ExperimentalArt #ContemporaryArt
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
thoeni.bsky.social
#blueskyartshow #eastcoastkin
#photography #nature #art
#Resilience #VisualTension #ExtremeCloseUp #HighContrast #Isolation #NatureVsMachine #WinterBerries #VisualMetaphor #iPhonePhotography
#BlackRockCT

"Life breaks us, but we grow back stronger in the broken places."
-Ernest Hemingway
Red berries growing through a wrought iron fence
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
aniimaillussiya.bsky.social
An Arresting Pose

Individual print available at my website: www.aniima.net

#ArtCommunity #Design #Masterpiece #ArtExhibition #VisualMetaphor #CreativeExpression #VisualExperimentation #VisualImpact #MindBendingArt #Inspiration
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
aniimaillussiya.bsky.social
A Bifurcation of Identity

Individual print available at my website: www.aniima.net

#ArtCommunity #Design #Masterpiece #ArtExhibition #VisualMetaphor #CreativeExpression #VisualExperimentation #VisualImpact #MindBendingArt #Inspiration
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
aniimaillussiya.bsky.social
A Whispered Conversation

Individual print available at my website: www.aniima.net

#ArtCommunity #Design #Masterpiece #ArtExhibition #VisualMetaphor #CreativeExpression #VisualExperimentation #VisualImpact #MindBendingArt #Inspiration
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
hagaierman.bsky.social
Life Shades
Light slips across the curves like a touch without touching. This object remembers the body before the mind does.

#LifeShades #HagaiErman #EroticAbstraction #EroticArt #SensualArt #ArtAndDesire #AbstractErotica #IntimateVisuals #VisualMetaphor

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Life Shades 010
YouTube video by Hagai Erman
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December 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
BRIBES / acrylic painting (U of Chicago Mag).

# cronies #bribes #editorial #illustration #uofchicago #uchicagomagazine #acrylicpainting #art #artofbluesky #metaphor #visualmetaphor
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
chrispilley.bsky.social
‘Awkward First Date’

A lone heartbeat, hoping

#Blipfoto #photography #abstract #minimalist #negativespace #geometry #cool #emotion #visualmetaphor #contemplative #quiet #dating #longing #connection #heartbeat #distance #stillness #ambiguity #tension #hope
www.blipfoto.com/entry/344331...
‘Awkward First Date’ | Chris_P
A small lone heartbeat, hoping
www.blipfoto.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
fanniart.bsky.social
More Sound Than Thought⚡
Not every voice carries meaning. Sometimes it’s just noise.
#art #coloredpendrawing #animalportrait
#conceptart #surreal #visualmetaphor
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
AVENIDA DE LA PAZ, 2025 / leaf, board, paint / 5.5 x 9 x 0.5

The leaf included in this work was picked up from the pavement of Avenida de la Paz in Guadalajara, Mexico.

#acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #art #creative #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #artofbluesky #Guadalajara #Mexico
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
hagaierman.bsky.social
Buttercous
The repetition is never exact; it’s a heartbeat, not a design.
Buttercous changes its mind mid-motion, and that’s where it breathes.

#Buttercous #HagaiErman #EroticAbstraction #SensualArt #AbstractErotica #IntimateVisuals #VisualMetaphor #EroticArt #ArtAndDesire #PatternArt
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
hagaierman.bsky.social
Buttercous
Each pattern remembers a body, even when it pretends to be abstract.
Buttercous is anatomy translated into geometry.

#Buttercous #HagaiErman #EroticAbstraction #SensualArt #AbstractErotica #IntimateVisuals #VisualMetaphor #EroticArt #ArtAndDesire #PatternArt #DigitalErotica
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
MAGICIAN / acrylic painting (for The Atlantic Monthly).
#magic #magician #atlantic #atlanticmonthly #editorial #illustration #trick #trickster #deception #acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #art #creative #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #artofbluesky
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
Two Doris Lessing Book Covers / acrylic paintings (for Viking/Penguin)

#dorislessing #childrenofviolence #book #bookcover #vikingpenquin #plumefiction #propermarriage #landlocked #acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #art #creative #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #artofbluesky
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
fuelmagazine.bsky.social
"The chained swan glides upon the mirrored stillness-an allegory of the mind's paradox, where grace persists even within the architecture of constraint. In beauty's silence, captivity becomes a philosophy of being." 🦢⛓️‍💥
Your Editor-in-Chief ⛽️
#PhilosophyOfFreedom
#AcademicReflections #VisualMetaphor
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
a5roseb.bsky.social
"Creative Overload"
When inspiration hits like a crayon explosion.
#artchaos #creativeenergy #conceptualportrait #visualmetaphor #Promptshare #GenAI #SynthArt #AIart #aiartist #aiartcommunity #GenerativeArt #AIchallenge #BuilderofNightmares
A surreal portrait of a young woman staring wide-eyed and slightly open-mouthed, caught between awe and alarm. Her hair erupts upward and outward in a chaotic storm of objects—orange and yellow crayons, toy cars, paper airplanes, beads, and splashes of paint. Among the scattered elements are faint handprints and smears of pigment, giving the impression of a spontaneous creative burst. The background is a clean, pale gray that contrasts with the colorful disorder swirling above her head. The overall effect evokes a sense of mental overload, artistic mania, or the uncontrollable rush of inspiration taking physical form. Keywords: surrealism, portrait, creativity, chaos, crayons, art explosion, imagination, mixed media, conceptual art, expression, vivid colors, inspiration Clearly identified as AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
A RIPPLE FROM THE STORM / acrylic painting (for Viking/Penguin).

#dorislessing #book #bookjacket #vikingpenguin #romance #communism #red #redflag #childrenofviolence #acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #art #conceptual #illustration #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #creative #artofbluesky
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
ependiytis.bsky.social
Assimilation and cooptation
The Systematic Assimilation of Revolutionary Movements: How Authorities Transform Opposition into Integration
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#Assimilation #LossOfIdentity #CulturalAbsorption #VisualMetaphor #SilentTransformation #FadeIntoSystem
Assimilation and cooptation The Systematic Assimilation of Revolutionary Movements: How Authorities Transform Opposition into Integration
October 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
’56 PONTIAC THAT HUNTS THE LOCAL WOODS / acrylic painting (for Psychotherapy Networker).
 #painting #acrylics #pontiac #woods #ghost #56pontiac #illustration #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #acrylic #editorial #painting #acrylicpainting #artofbluesky #psychotherapynetworker
October 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
myagingeyes.bsky.social
Wine Bottle Heaven
Studio
Grand Island, NE
July 2020
📷©Jeffrey Gershom
Canon T1i w/EF-S 18-55mm
Large Window w/Natural Light Backlit
Sheer Fabric in foreground
#BlueSky #Photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #BlackAndWhite #Abstract #Dreamy #AfterLife #VisualMetaphor #Humorous
Wine Bottle Heaven ©2025 Jeffrey Gershom - A black and white photograph of an empty wine bottle shot in an abstract manner. Backlit by a large window with a large sheet of sheer fabric softening the visual appearance. It's the visual metaphor, in a humorous way, for what happens to an empty wine bottle.
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
BLUEPRINT FOR A HOME / acrylic painting (for California Real Estate magazine).

#blueprint #home #painting #acrylics #illustration #metaphor #visualmetaphor #creativity #acrylic #editorial #painting #acrylicpainting #artofbluesky
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
adamniklewicz.bsky.social
YOUR OWN PATH / acrylic painting (for The Richards Group).
#yourownpath #path #walking #tree #businessman #editorial #aditorialart #illustration #acrylic #painting #acrylicpainting #art #conceptual #metaphor #visualmetaphor #free #freespirit #artofbluesky
September 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
fleuralafenetre.bsky.social
Temptation under pressure — the forbidden fruit meets the sharp elegance of control.

#ForbiddenFruit #PowerAndDesire #ModernArt #Surrealism #SymbolicArt #EdgyArt #ArtWithMeaning #VisualMetaphor
September 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM