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Sergio Larrain

“A good image is created by a state of grace. Grace expresses itself when it has been freed from conventions, free like a child in his early discovery of the reality. The game is then to organize the rectangle. ” – Sergio Larrain Continue reading

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Lisa Hanawalt

You know I’m a fan of humor in art, so the “ad agency series” had me rolling. The sad thing is most of them are completely accurate. Continue reading

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let’s talk about taste

What makes Let’s Talk About Love so special? It was both educational and honestly written. The author, Canadian uber-brain Carl Wilson, tracks both his own relationship as well as that of the worlds’ with media Godzilla Celine Dion. Continue reading

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Irving Harper

So, as if designing the famous “marshmallow” sofa for Herman Miller wasn’t impressive enough he now has a rich catalog of paper sculptures to boot. I find it humbling that he’s made such a rich body of work using such a relatively simple medium. Continue reading

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biblio muerto

My work, in 3D as well as in painting, originates from the very idea that ultimate knowledge could very well be an erosion instead of an accumulation. Continue reading

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run like hell…..

   …over to BibliOdyssey to see these and other great images from Aldrovandi’s ‘History of Monsters’ (1642!) Make sure to check out the link for the complete BNF’s version of ‘Monstrorum Historia’. If you are at all interested in this … Continue reading

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life lessons

Things I learned from Keef’s biography…. – Bill Wyman must make really crappy tea. – Heroin won’t (probably) be as bad for you if you inject it into your muscles. – Mick is a wanker. – Keef really didn’t like … Continue reading

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