Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Longest Art Gallery In The World

Posted on January 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Old Dutch (map) Porn

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The 17th century Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit created the extraordinary Stedenboek or Book of Cities. With only four copies of the book known to exist, the National Library of the Netherlands has digitized and uploaded two excellent versions to … Continue reading →

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Path to Knowledge

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

“With the discarded books that I have acquired, I am attempting to blur the line between objects, sculpture, and photographs…My photographs are a lament for the passing of eras when books were considered much more valuable and a path to … Continue reading →

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Travel To Planet Gaia

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  Learn more about Gaia’s street art.

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Free The Wall Space

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The organization Wall Space was developed to offer international street artists fora to freely express artistic notions legally. They provide artists the time and opportunity to safely enrich the community with new public art. This seemingly innocuous mural by the … Continue reading →

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A Journey Through the Afterlife

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Every fan of Mummy films knows that the ancient Egyptians were obsessed with death. The tombs in the Valley of the Kings are covered with elaborate paintings and hieroglyphic writings about dying and the afterlife. But what is not well … Continue reading →

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Way Too Cold For Me

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Work began back on December 1, 2010 for the 27th annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, but the official opening ceremony doesn’t take palce until January 5, 2011 in the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province. The amazing event will … Continue reading →

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The Art of the News

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

San Francisco artist Johnny Selman has created a challenging internet project, BBCX365, which aims to bridge the enormous knowledge gap between Americans and international news. Each day he designs a new and compelling poster based on a BBC headline. Once … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from the Home Planet

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Images courtesy of NASA/USGS

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The Year in Reading

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

As 2010 closes, I thought I’d look back on my year in reading. My best approximation is that I read about 156 books this year. These days most are fiction. So here’s a sampling of the good, the bad and the … Continue reading →

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