{"id":177,"date":"2008-05-29T16:39:03","date_gmt":"2008-05-29T20:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=177"},"modified":"2015-12-27T22:52:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T03:52:02","slug":"knoxville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/05\/knoxville\/","title":{"rendered":"Knoxville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling from Sewanee, TN to Alexandria, VA takes close to 11 hours. We decided to take an overnight pit-stop in Knoxville, TN to break up the drive on the way back home. We stayed in a contemporary hotel overlooking World Fair Park. The town was pretty quiet (maybe due to the holiday) but very pleasant. There were a lot of artistic things to see: The World Fair Tower, amphitheater, Bellagio-like fountains, pocket art parks near Market Street and surprising sculptures right in the heart of downtown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/worldfairpark6066_1b.JPG\" title=\"World Fair Park, Knoxville, TN. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/worldfairpark6066_1b.JPG\" title=\"World Fair Park, Knoxville, TN. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/worldfairpark6066_1b.JPG\" alt=\"World Fair Park, Knoxville, TN. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/ampitheater6067b.JPG\" title=\"Amphitheater. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/ampitheater6067b.JPG\" alt=\"Amphitheater. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/waterfallwfp6073b.JPG\" title=\"Waterfall, World Fair Park. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/waterfallwfp6073b.JPG\" alt=\"Waterfall, World Fair Park. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/bellagio-likefountains6074b.JPG\" title=\"Bellagio-like Fountains. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/bellagio-likefountains6074b.JPG\" alt=\"Bellagio-like Fountains. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/artpark6072b.JPG\" title=\"Art Park, Knoxville, TN. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/artpark6072b.JPG\" alt=\"Art Park, Knoxville, TN. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/rowing-sculpture6070b.JPG\" title=\"Rowing\/Sinking Sculpture. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/rowing-sculpture6070b.JPG\" alt=\"Rowing\/Sinking Sculpture. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/trioducts6071b.JPG\" title=\"Trio Ducts. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/trioducts6071b.JPG\" alt=\"Trio Ducts. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> I liked how this Trio restaurant wrapped their air ducts in purple velour to make them part of their modern decor. What a clever coverup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traveling from Sewanee, TN to Alexandria, VA takes close to 11 hours. We decided to take an overnight pit-stop in Knoxville, TN to break up the drive on the way back home. We stayed in a contemporary hotel overlooking World Fair Park. The town was pretty quiet (maybe due to the holiday) but very pleasant. There were a lot of artistic things to see: The World Fair Tower, amphitheater, Bellagio-like fountains, pocket art parks near Market Street and surprising sculptures right in the heart of downtown. I liked how this Trio restaurant wrapped their air ducts in purple velour to make them part of their modern decor. 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I was pleased with the quiet, cozy ambiance and the artwork captured the essence of overlooking the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nature&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nature","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/category\/nature\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"rebels-rest-at-night0006b. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2009\/05\/rebels-rest-at-night0006b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1463,"url":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2010\/04\/trick-photography\/","url_meta":{"origin":177,"position":5},"title":"Trick Photography?","author":"casart","date":"April 23, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"These photos seem appropriate after the last post regarding trompe l'oeil painting. These might be what you could call, trompe l'oeil trick photography. These came to me in an email that is circulating so unfortunately, I do not have photo credits except for Interesno.dn.ua. (Russia I think.) 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