Patrick Caines
@patrickcaines.bsky.social
Santorini….well there’s a thing
October 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Santorini….well there’s a thing
So it begins…..
October 2, 2026 at 3:33 AM
So it begins…..
Andy and I are away to Greece for a week of peace and quiet after some challenging recent times. ‘Back in the studio to pick up where I left off and tell/show you some more stories when we return. See you then…..
October 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Andy and I are away to Greece for a week of peace and quiet after some challenging recent times. ‘Back in the studio to pick up where I left off and tell/show you some more stories when we return. See you then…..
Source references: collections, archival material, narrative histories.
September 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Source references: collections, archival material, narrative histories.
WIP - Gilding the Lily and Affirmation Series; developing work relating to A Taxonomy of Fakery.
September 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
WIP - Gilding the Lily and Affirmation Series; developing work relating to A Taxonomy of Fakery.
Gilding the Lily: WIP….authenticity, notoriety, instability; the cult of celebrity, the lie of place.
September 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Gilding the Lily: WIP….authenticity, notoriety, instability; the cult of celebrity, the lie of place.
Mother Nature 1: seed and fruit. The patterns of illusion, the lie of place, the passage of time.
September 27, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Mother Nature 1: seed and fruit. The patterns of illusion, the lie of place, the passage of time.
The Raven 2: a symbol of wisdom, transformation, and liminality. It is a messenger between worlds, associated with cycles of death and rebirth.
September 26, 2026 at 6:31 AM
The Raven 2: a symbol of wisdom, transformation, and liminality. It is a messenger between worlds, associated with cycles of death and rebirth.
SERIES: Gilding the Lily - YOKO ONO
September 25, 2026 at 4:46 PM
SERIES: Gilding the Lily - YOKO ONO
A Ship of Fools - disaster, strife, denial, arrogance, hopelessness, without forgiveness are set and coursing West….the raven seeks.
September 24, 2026 at 6:36 AM
A Ship of Fools - disaster, strife, denial, arrogance, hopelessness, without forgiveness are set and coursing West….the raven seeks.
Core experiment: The Niche 4 - material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 23, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Core experiment: The Niche 4 - material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Gilding the Lily - work in progress. A series of fifteen to twenty plus autograph works (‘still making my mind up). “It’s my life”! Watch out for many many more!
September 22, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Gilding the Lily - work in progress. A series of fifteen to twenty plus autograph works (‘still making my mind up). “It’s my life”! Watch out for many many more!
Core experiment: The Niche 3 - material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Core experiment: The Niche 3 - material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Core experiment: Affirmation 1 — guarantee, depend and rely to order and structure archival materials - the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Core experiment: Affirmation 1 — guarantee, depend and rely to order and structure archival materials - the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Core experiment: The Translation 1 — to sort and clean to order and structure archival materials - the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Core experiment: The Translation 1 — to sort and clean to order and structure archival materials - the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Core experiment: The Narrative 11 material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 19, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Core experiment: The Narrative 11 material stories unfold, authenticity revealed — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
“To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw a perfume on the violet”.
#fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
#fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
“To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw a perfume on the violet”.
#fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
#fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Core experiment: The Niche, the person sanctified, anonymity preserved the story around the object — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Core experiment: The Niche, the person sanctified, anonymity preserved the story around the object — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Core experiment: Faux seals, contradictory dates, layered tracing‑paper strata. The story around the object — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
September 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Core experiment: Faux seals, contradictory dates, layered tracing‑paper strata. The story around the object — the lie of place. #fineart #taxonomy #authenticity #fakery #mixedmedia
Busy in the studio creating new work for my one man show in May 2027
September 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Busy in the studio creating new work for my one man show in May 2027
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only takes a few minutes. You should have your say too! www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
The National Conversation
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only tak...
www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
August 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I just took part in The National Conversation to share my views on what it's really like living in our area right now. It's a major UK-wide project by researchers at Oxford University, and it only takes a few minutes. You should have your say too! www.national-conversation.ox.ac.uk
Reposted by Patrick Caines
Good luck Count Binface
August 13, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Good luck Count Binface
As you can see everyday is an eclipse when you’re sat in the back of your best mates Bentley!
August 12, 2026 at 6:23 PM
As you can see everyday is an eclipse when you’re sat in the back of your best mates Bentley!
800+ traditions are inscribed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. None is LGBT+ – yet. The Netherlands is nominating the Pride movement. Sign to help make Pride heritage #PrideIsHeritage: a.allout.org/s/W7BRj/
UNESCO: Recognize Pride as cultural heritage
Pride could join UNESCO's list of the world's living cultural heritage – but none of the 800+ traditions on it are LGBT+ yet. Add your name to change that.
a.allout.org
August 12, 2026 at 8:06 AM
800+ traditions are inscribed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. None is LGBT+ – yet. The Netherlands is nominating the Pride movement. Sign to help make Pride heritage #PrideIsHeritage: a.allout.org/s/W7BRj/