Category Archives: Art

The Path to Paradise

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Italian architect and illustrator Federico Babina has created this fabulous series of posters that imagine the houses of celebrated authors. Archiwriter covers many of the world’s greatest male writers. each poster incorporates a famous line and allusion to an appropriate … Continue reading →

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Garden of Earthly Delights

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Each June since 2010, the waterways in the Dutch city  of ‘s-Hertogenbosch —aka Den Bosch—have been the venue for one of the Netherland’s most surreal and wonderful events. Inspired by the macabre work of local painter Hieronymus Bosch, local creatives … Continue reading →

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Any Given Book

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Any Given Book is an exciting book art project which has brought together sculptors, street artists, photographers, cartoonists, and painters. Rome’s White Noise Gallery has curated the unusual show of book art. The participating artists have each brought an idiosyncratic take … Continue reading →

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Into The Sun

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Check our cartoonist Peter Chiykowski’s blog Rock Paper Cynic for more like this.

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Pulp Fiction

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a huge fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films, so naturally I’m also digging these faux vintage pulp novel book covers. The project by graphic artist David Redon (aka Ads Libitum) is called “Pulp Books”.

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Paperback Paradise Indeed

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know who is the brilliant photoshop artist behind the Paperback Paradise project, but I love the semi-NSFW manipulations of old YA and kid’s paperback novels. Here’s a sample:    

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Everyone Likes Street Food

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The French street artist known as Lor-K has been transforming abandoned mattresses from Paris sidewalks into a variety of “street food”. The selection below covers just a sample of the pastries, sandwiches, snacks and sushi that has been turning up … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s A Philosopher

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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pssst…wanna buy a museum ?

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

Ásmundarsalur is a small art museum often overlooked by visitors to Reykjavik even though it’s literally in the shadow of the Hallgrimskirkja the city’s number one tourist attraction. The building was purpose-built as an art gallery in 1933 by sculptor … Continue reading →

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Worth a trip just for the pastries

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Brian D. Butler

The newest travel guide from the media brand Monocle is devoted entirely to Austria’s grand capital of Vienna. Much like the previous eleven editions in the travel guide series, this book is divided into nine sections focusing on the usual … Continue reading →

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