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Artist | Author | TroubleShouter: I am an artist and author who stands for integrity & humanity against the shameless excesses of the 21st Century. Inspired by Realpolitik I am shabby yet chic and carelessly un-PC whilst always being diplomatically forthright. I have a steadfast belief that Art is for everyone. I am fiercely proud of my diverse ethnicity being of Franco-Saxon-Celtic heritage. I also maintain strong cultural connections around the world with an especially strong passion for nomadic traditions. I now live and work on Exmoor. My Writing is Romance Noir. Swell is my first published novel. My Art is Conceptual. Three things light my fire: Art History, Words and Philosophy. Art History, because Artists document certain truths about the human species: how and why we have arrived at this place, at this point in time, and where we’re likely to end up. The Written Word because without the process of thinking and communicating, our presence on this planet would be meaningless. And Philosophy, because only through a systematic examination of the Human Condition can we begin to explain our magnificence as well as our callous inhumanity. My other interests include eavesdropping, jelly slapping, maggot racing, belly dancing, Socratic Irony and the many ways in which rotten eggs and tomatoes may be used as tools of persuasion against those in political life whose outrageous narcissism invariably reveals intellectual incapacity, diminutive talent and meagre capability.
February 19, 2021February 20, 2021Rivenrod

Trev Turley: Cherish Forever

“Cherish Ever,” Trev Turley’s music legacy.

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December 7, 2020January 22, 2021Rivenrod

An Kyo Boum: Artist

Expressing conflict . . .

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November 29, 2020January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Mysterious

Blackness of bewildering witches.

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November 28, 2020January 22, 2021Rivenrod

Janus: Two faced meschever

Not backwards, not forwards.

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November 28, 2020January 22, 2021Rivenrod

Ai Weiwei: Cockroach

Hong Kong, a vicious dilemma . . .

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September 2, 2020January 29, 2021Rivenrod

Night House: Talk Show Host

Gods of subliminal soundscape …

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August 2, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Sophia Loren

A man hugs a girl, after he cries …

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July 23, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Smash! Grind! Kill!

The jackboots of Democracy.

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July 10, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Iggy Pop: Gardenia

Black goddess in a shabby raincoat …

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July 9, 2020January 22, 2021Rivenrod

RWA: Postcard Auction

Postcards raise £106,000 for the arts.

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July 9, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

I accuse

You are to blame. . .

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July 4, 2020January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Humanity

Rejoice in your own survival . . .

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July 3, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

David Bowie: Lady Grinning Soul

She comes, she goes …

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July 2, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Human Fuckery

Violence is always justified but rarely acceptable.

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July 1, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Uriah Heep: Rain

For all that we had to leave behind . . .

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June 25, 2020January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Garden of teenage delight

When a child is worthless meat.

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June 16, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Kaleema: Ritual

A thing of beauty is a joy forever . . .

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June 16, 2020January 31, 2021Rivenrod

C19: Lying kills

The reality of Coronavirus

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June 9, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Dr. Michel de Nostradame

Physician, scholar, astrologer.

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May 23, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Jerusalem in my Heart: Bein Ithnein

Sorrow that goes beyond all language …

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