John Foster

John Foster|Essays

Whirlwinds, Snowdrops, and Big Bangs: Vintage Fireworks Labels

Happy 4th of July!

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Magic and Mystery in the Art of Katrien De Blauwer

Katrien De Blauwer's work is infused with psychological overtones — like viewing two or three frames from a film noir movie, only reassembled into something even more mysterious.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Aviary: New Photographs by Sara Angelucci

Artist Sara Angelucci's new project, Aviary, is comprised of fantastic images.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Interview with Artist Henrik Drescher

Henrik Drescher is what I call a natural. Making images is simply an extension of his being… like breathing.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Exploring Art Environments

SPACES is a nonprofit 501c3 public benefit organization incorporated in 1978 for the purposes of identifying, documenting and advocating for the preservation of large-scale art environments.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Our Shared Past

Jefree Shalev and his girlfriend selected 175 film stills from his parents’ past life and dispersed these intimate family images with the Florida art community. The result is an exhibition called ‘Our Shared Past’.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Why Won’t My Doll Sell on eBay?

From Chatty Cathy to Pee-Wee Herman, to the movie Chucky, sentient dolls have occupied the imagination of children and adults in literature, photography, theatre, and film.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Focused Obsession of Photographer Rob Amberg

Rob Amberg is an award winning a documentary photographer who lives with his wife live on a small farm in the same NC county where he makes his photographs.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Greenville, NC Daily Reflector: 1948 to 1967

One of the best ways to investigate the life and times of a region is to look at the local photo files from the daily newspaper.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The World of Tomorrow in 1939

Seventy-five years ago this April, the 1939 New York World’s Fair, “Building the World of Tomorrow”, opened to the public in Flushing Meadows, NY.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Essence of a Teapot

While the traditional teapot should be at the very least functional — that is, have the ability to hold and pour a liquid, I recently viewed an exhibition that turns all that on end with the “idea of a teapot.”

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950