Category Archives: Art

At the Intersection of Books & Art

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Eugenie Torgerson is an award-winning illustrator, photographer, writer and book artist whose fantastic three-dimensional objects are based on book and box forms.

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Tolkien vs Sendak (round 1)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

  Would you like to see an edition of The Hobbit illustrated by artist Maurice Sendak of Where the Wild Things Are fame ? Well, you can’t. It almost happened, but didn’t, and all because that notorious curmudgeon J.R.R. Tolkien … Continue reading →

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Sunday, Why So Random (again)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Aakash Nihalani is not Banksy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

hat-tip to Seth Carmichael, publisher of tasj magazine for this post: Aakash Nihalani is fast becoming recognized as one of the US’s most striking emerging installation artists. Celebrated for his ephemeral modifications of the urban landscape throughout the US and … Continue reading →

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Anne Frank and Dutch Book Week

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

thanks to Marthe Dijkstra for this suggestion: Each year the CPNB, or Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek, organizes the Dutch Book Week (Boekenweek ) to promote Dutch literature and reading. And every year a specific genre is profiled. This … Continue reading →

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Italy’s Art In Easter Eggs

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Today’s guest post is from Scott McLay of Edinburgh, Scotland. Now in its tenth year, Rome’s L’Arte nell’ Uovo di Pasqua, or ‘Art in Easter Eggs’ is a unique celebration that combines art, Italian tradition, design and skill with charity … Continue reading →

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Not Your Childhood Peanuts

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Canadian artist/illustrator/cartoonist Steve Murray, who is probably better known by his nom de plume, Chip Zdarsky, has imagined a brilliant series of posters for Hollywood film adaptations of classic children’s stories.

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The Godfather of Comix Returns

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

This 90-piece exhibit showcases rare and seminal examples of original art including covers and interior pages from ZAP, San Francisco Comic Book, Head Comix, Bijou Funnies, The East Village Other, Snatch Comics, Motor City Comics, Your Hytone Comix, Big Ass … Continue reading →

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How To Read a Tattoo

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Every Building In NYC

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Australian artist James Gulliver Hancock, now Brooklyn-based, is attempting to draw every building in New York City. You can check out his progress and support the ambitious, albeit whimsical, project at his blog .  

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