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Category Archives: Art
Time Is Honey
The French art collective Parti Poetique has created a project dedicated to raising awareness throughout Europe on the alarming decline in bee populations. Known as the “Honey Bank”, and using the clever tag line “Time is Honey”, the project allows … Continue reading
Art Everywhere (almost)
Inspired by the UK Art Everywhere project, the Outdoor Advertising Association of America launched Art Everywhere US this week in Times Square NYC. The program will be placing posters and billboards of fifty eight curated paintings at sites throughout the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Museums, USA
Tagged Edward Hopper, George Tooker, James McNeil Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Richard Diebenkorn
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Change at Crossroads for Casterly Rock
Designer Michael Tyznik has produced a set of terrific maps imagining a fully developed Westeros rail transit network. If you’re not a George R. R. Martin fan, this will mean nothing to you. If you are, check out all of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Maps, USA
Tagged Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, Song of Fire and Ice, Westeros
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Gifs Go Wild
The prankster street art duo known as In Return (aka Guus ter Beek and Tayfun Sarier) have taken their latest project to the streets of London. “Gifs Go Wild” consists of framed animated installations attached to bus stops, light poles, … Continue reading
Small World Big Art
Small World Books is a haven for book, music and art lovers in Rochester, New York. Last month, the secondhand bookshop owner Rocco Pellegrino commissioned this lovely wall mural by peripatetic Italian artist/illustrator/designer Alice Pasquini for his city’s 4th annual Wall\Therapy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Tourism
Tagged Book stores, Mural Art, Rochester, Street Art
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Discover London
Transport for London has released a marvelous series of retro travel posters and ads that hopes to inspire Londoners —and visitors too —to spend time exploring one of the world’s greatest cities. The campaign encourages folks to get out and … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Tourism
Tagged London Tourism, London Transport, Transport for London
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Art Appreciation 101
After listening to the world news I needed a good laugh. So many thanks to TBTP reader Vernon Coram for the link to Scorpion Dagger. James Kerr, the artist wiz kid behind the blog, reworks Renaissance paintings into hilarious, irreverent, … Continue reading
I Like Big Books
Founded in 1980, Pioneer Book store in Provo, Utah carries a wide selection of used, antiquarian, rare and out-of-print titles from the 17th through 21st centuries. Last week the popular bookshop unveiled its wonderful new façade featuring a huge bookshelf … Continue reading
Altered Books
Minneapolis-based artist Joseph Decamillis resuscitates discarded old books by reworking the covers with inserted miniature oil paintings on copper and steel plates. Decamillis’ work transforms the volumes into sculptural pieces while adding a new narrative dimension with his postage stamp … Continue reading
One City in Five Hours
I was looking for city maps for an upcoming Canada trip when I stumbled across a witty and entertaining series of hand-drawn maps with mini-guides. Each of the two dozen or so “One City, Five Hours” guides was illustrated by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Canada, Europe, Maps, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Albequerque, Cponehagen, Miami, Stockholm, Toronto, Vancouver
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