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Category Archives: Art
Visit the Mountains of Madness
I started reading H.P. Lovecraft when I was about 12 years old and finally stopped when the nightmares became to frequent. Of course I went back to the master of the macabre as an adult, but Lovecraft still scares the … Continue reading
Keep On Trucking
The Truck Art Project is a clever initiative that offers European street artists the opportunity to transform commercial trucks into rolling works of art. A fleet of ten trucks serve as mobile canvases and itinerant art galleries as they travel … Continue reading
The Impact of a Book
Guadalajara-based Mexican artist Jorge Mendez Blake draws connections between the power of literature and the power of visual arts with his monumental installations. In this work he constructed a brick wall on top of a copy of Franz Kafka’s El Castillo.
Come to Sweden
Many thanks to TBTP follower Kerstin Martinson for the link to the new book of vintage travel posters titled “Come to Sweden”.
It’s Fair Use Week
Posted in Art, Books, Canada, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, Music, Photography, USA, Writing
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For Your Next Amazing Adventure
Poster by Joshua Graham available here.
Foire du Livre
I was amused to see that this year’s Foire du Livre de Bruxelles is being promoted by the city’s unofficial mascot. The Manneken Pis, a diminutive 17th century bronze statue, is dressed in a new print covered outfit and is … Continue reading
Pictures of the Floating World
The Japanese artist who goes by the moniker Segawa Thirty-Seven has once again released some of his wonderfully reimagined ukiyo-e woodblock paintings and prints. The new series of gifs adds elements of 21st century tech to liven-up the original 19th century scenes.
Travel Between The Pages 