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Author: Rivenrod

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.
May 16, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Amadrane: Ezza

Amazigh: A free man …

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April 9, 2020February 6, 2021Rivenrod

Ian Dury: Clever bastards

Einstein ain’t witless.

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April 6, 2020January 27, 2021Rivenrod

2020 is pants!

Ha! Bumhug!

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March 27, 2020January 31, 2021Rivenrod

Footprints in the sand of future history

…

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November 14, 2019January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Perfect day

Heartbreaking.

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November 8, 2019January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Glimmering

Not quite, almost.

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November 7, 2019January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Auguste and Louis Lumière

Light and colour 120 years ago.

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October 28, 2019January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Alexandre Chapelin

The universe encapsulated.

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October 22, 2019January 28, 2021Rivenrod

Turbulent

His beetling glower did piss me off.

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October 21, 2019January 21, 2021Rivenrod

Jacqueline Roberts: Photographer

She swims against the tide.

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June 18, 2019January 20, 2021Rivenrod

God takes the rap

Mysteriously moving.

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June 11, 2019January 29, 2021Rivenrod

Slinking

A broken spirit and a lonely heart.

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June 4, 2019January 29, 2021Rivenrod

Without sin

A greater love than this.

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June 2, 2019February 26, 2021Rivenrod

Guilt by association

A 21st Century dilemma . . .

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May 25, 2019January 29, 2021Rivenrod

Empathetic smiling

Empathetically smiling.

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May 23, 2019January 31, 2021Rivenrod

The rich are possessed

Possessions make you weak.

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May 18, 2019January 31, 2021Rivenrod

Damn

Two worlds.

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March 20, 2019January 27, 2021Rivenrod

Where the bee fucks

There is nothing so soothing than to suck and be sucked in return.

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March 13, 2019January 27, 2021Rivenrod

Human touch

With unconditional love.

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October 14, 2018January 27, 2021Rivenrod

Expectation

Endlessly waiting . . .

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