Category Archives: Art

Scotland’s Year of Stories

Posted on July 24, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The tourism organization VisitScotland has announced that 2022 is a “Year of Stories,” and has launched a project called Braw Beginnings (braw meaning fine, good, or pleasing) which translates the first lines of iconic books inspired by or written in Scotland into … Continue reading →

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Comics Join The Classics

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Joing the likes of Ivanhoe, David Copperfield, and The Great Gatsby, a series of Marvel comic books have united with Penguin Classics family. The Marvel Collection retraces the origins of favorite comic book superstars. The collection of stories reintroduces The Amazing Spider-Man, Black … Continue reading →

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Self-Portraits (with and without hats)

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Vincent Van Gogh was known to have painted over 30 self-portraits between the years 1886 and 1889. That is until this week when it was revealed that a hidden self-portrait by the artist has been discovered behind one of his … Continue reading →

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Land Art Leaves a Big Footprint

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Close to Mongonissi Bay on the Greek island of Paxos, you’ll find this 1000 square meter land art project. It is a huge print of a boot. The artwork, called Footprint , was created by the Greek artist The Krank. It is … Continue reading →

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Drink coffee at cafes and write about stuff

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Support the comic on Patreon! Corey Mohler creates this terrific philosophy themed webcomic Existential Comics.

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A Window on the World

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

The Portuguese photographer André Vicente Gonçalves has created a stunning project titled “Windows of the World.” The impressive collection of urban photos captures the idiosyncratic personality of each European city that he visits. You can see the entire project and … Continue reading →

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Almost Paradise

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

It’s always a happy day when a Tweet from Paperback Paradise pops up in my Twitter feed. I know that I’ve posted about the project before, but one can never have enough bibliophile humor. The graphic designer Domi creates the wildly popular … Continue reading →

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The Grim Reader

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Paris to Zermatt in only 20 hours

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware that I am a sucker for travel posters. I especially love historic tourism and railway advertising artwork. Recently, I fell down a rabbithole exploring the brilliant poster art by the … Continue reading →

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Travel can be shattering

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

At one time or another even the most veteran travelers can feel a little fragmented by the experience. Sculptor Bruno Catalano masterfully captures those feeling of disruption many of us feel during our travels. Catalano was born in Morocco to … Continue reading →

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