<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[brad troemel.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m totally digging the big line-up of projects American artist <a href="http://www.bradtroemel.com"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Brad Troemel&#8217;s</span></a> got going on at his site. Multi-disciplinary and thinking outside of the box, Troemel&#8217;s projects are creativity let loose. And it&#8217;s crazy good.</p>
<p>In his series &#8220;Canvases&#8221;, he photographs frosting, sprinkles, and other confections on top of raw meat. I love the juxtaposition of the man-made toppings with the organic flesh underneath&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1852" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/troemelcanvases1/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="troemelcanvases1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1852" title="troemelcanvases1" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg?w=128&amp;h=85 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1853" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/troemelcanvases2/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="troemelcanvases2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1853" title="troemelcanvases2" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg?w=128&amp;h=85 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1854" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/troemelcanvases3/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="troemelcanvases3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1854" title="troemelcanvases3" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg?w=128&amp;h=85 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases3.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1855" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/troemelcanvases4/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg" data-orig-size="500,333" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="troemelcanvases4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1855" title="troemelcanvases4" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg?w=500&#038;h=333" alt="" width="500" height="333" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg?w=128&amp;h=85 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemelcanvases4.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p>In a similar vein, Troemel mixes the synthetic and organic again in &#8220;Coexist&#8221;. This time he heads out into natural environments and emulates the environments with synthetic objects:</p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1861" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/coexisttroemel1/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,487" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="coexisttroemel1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1861" title="coexisttroemel1" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=487" alt="" width="500" height="487" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg?w=99&amp;h=96 99w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=292 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1862" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/coexisttroemel2/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg" data-orig-size="500,508" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="coexisttroemel2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg?w=295" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1862" title="coexisttroemel2" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg?w=500&#038;h=508" alt="" width="500" height="508" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg?w=94&amp;h=96 94w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel2.jpg?w=295&amp;h=300 295w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1863" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/coexisttroemel3/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg" data-orig-size="500,507" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 9000 ED&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="coexisttroemel3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg?w=296" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1863" title="coexisttroemel3" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg?w=500&#038;h=507" alt="" width="500" height="507" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg?w=95&amp;h=96 95w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel3.jpg?w=296&amp;h=300 296w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1864" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/coexisttroemel4/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg" data-orig-size="500,499" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="coexisttroemel4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1864" title="coexisttroemel4" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg?w=500&#038;h=499" alt="" width="500" height="499" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg?w=96&amp;h=96 96w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/coexisttroemel4.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p>In &#8220;Greatest Ever&#8221; he takes a series of images from championship games and matches each with a quote from that game. The grainy RGB images are hot enough, but when layered with the piece of text each one takes on a whole new meaning. Similar to the text/collage work of one of my favourite artists, <a href="http://www.theotherpaulbutler.com"><span style="color:#993366;">Paul Butler</span></a>&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1857" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/greatesttroemel1/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,305" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="greatesttroemel1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1857" title="greatesttroemel1" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=305" alt="" width="500" height="305" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg?w=128&amp;h=78 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=183 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1858" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/greatesttroemel2/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg" data-orig-size="500,358" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="greatesttroemel2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1858" title="greatesttroemel2" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg?w=500&#038;h=358" alt="" width="500" height="358" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg?w=128&amp;h=92 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel2.jpg?w=300&amp;h=215 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1859" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/greatesttroemel3/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg" data-orig-size="500,358" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="greatesttroemel3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1859" title="greatesttroemel3" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg?w=500&#038;h=358" alt="" width="500" height="358" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg?w=128&amp;h=92 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel3.jpg?w=300&amp;h=215 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1860" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/greatesttroemel4/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg" data-orig-size="500,358" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="greatesttroemel4" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1860" title="greatesttroemel4" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg?w=500&#038;h=358" alt="" width="500" height="358" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg?w=128&amp;h=92 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/greatesttroemel4.jpg?w=300&amp;h=215 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p>In his photo duo &#8220;Everything You&#8217;ve Ever Touched Was Temporary&#8221;, subtitled &#8220;Found Image and the Intentional Destruction of my Cell Phone&#8221; he pairs his own work, a vintage image, and a little social commentary&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1851" data-permalink="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/brad-troemel/troemel1/" data-orig-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg" data-orig-size="500,325" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="troemel1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg?w=500" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1851" title="troemel1" src="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg?w=500&#038;h=325" alt="" width="500" height="325" srcset="https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg 500w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg?w=128&amp;h=83 128w, https://shapeandcolour.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/troemel1.jpg?w=300&amp;h=195 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a></p>
<p>There is tons of stuff to check out on his site, but my final fave is his series &#8220;Special. Basically, he hiked into the middle of a forest, shouted compliments for himself at a tree, then rode his bike to Wal-Mart and bought himself a trophy. It&#8217;s so totally random that you can&#8217;t not love it.</p>
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