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Accidental Mysteries

From time-to-time I enjoy finding an image that I like and letting that image inspire the next image in a sequential path. Sometimes the sequences are difficult and other times they fall into place like garden stones. Often I hit a dead end and have to back up or start over. I search far and wide for the right image, and for today’s post we begin with a lovely painting by the master painter Cy Twombly.

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Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography. “I enjoy the search for incredible, obscure objects that challenge, delight and amuse my eye. More so, I enjoy sharing these discoveries with the diverse and informed readers of Design Observer.”

Editor’s Note: All images are copyright of their original owners.

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By John Foster

John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.

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