Sidewalk Stains

Sidewalk Stains

In urban places, human consumers are highly prone to spilling their sugar drinks (which they must carry around with them at all hours), and so the end result is that pavements and sidewalks become spattered with sticky, tarry liquids which collect dust, effectively darkening these spots so that they contrast nicely with the cement.  It is then that these involuntary paintings sometimes have a story to tell, should the splatter marks so happen to resemble something familiar enough for the psyche to latch onto.  As can be seen from the following images, patterns emerge sometimes.

Some of these images were made by duplicating part of the photo symmetrically along a central axis.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

copyright 2006, Eric W. Bragg

 
 
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Her atomized hairstyle.
The frigates battle the sea-monster
The time is 10:05
First appearance of the man with Black Hat. He encompasses a clock that displays 10:05 as the time.
The appearance of the Ratmeister.
The man with the Dark Hat (rusted) loses his clock (which is a dried lemon).
A depiction of the ritual.
The hat becomes elongated.
The Priestess-Sage spreads knowledge.
The Ritual Stone.
Another appearance of the Man with the Dark Hat.
The Butterfly.
The strange hierarchy.
The Phoenix and the Snake.
The two lovers, who are Sky-Dancers.
She bends over backwards to unzip her own party dress.
The scarab cockroach with 2 human guardians.
Spilled chocolate milk creates the image of the cow that gave the milk.
The appearance of the Ratmeister, again.
My shadow.