Brandon Shaeffer’s Movie Posters
Tags/ Posted by Chris Al-Aswadevery day Sarah gave thanks for the embalmed words of her childhoodcontinue reading this poem
There’s something to be said about distilling a central theme or idea of a film down to it’s core and translating it into a simple, iconic image.
Dream Anatomy: Science, Speculation, and Art
Tags/ Posted by Chris Al-AswadAs I sat in the Coffee Club today, who should I see but Ernest Hemingway.continue reading this poem
The origins of anatomical illustration–roughly parallel to the invention of the printing press in the 15th century–couldn’t be farther from the medical illustrations in the anatomy textbooks we know today.
The Reclusive Artist: Joseph Cornell and Fernando Pessoa
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It may be argued that some of the most mysterious, paradoxical art has been produced by reclusive souls. There are many and I do not intend to list them all. But some of these artists and literary figures whose work I return to again and again share this same quality. Henry Darger, Fernando Pessoa, and Emily Dickinson are among my favorites.
A Humument: Visual-Poetic Artist’s Book
Tags/ Posted by Mark KerstetterMy parents are still here due to the snow That's falling fatly on us in Cheyennecontinue reading this poem
A Humument is a treated book by British artist Tom Phillips based on a Victorian novel. It was born in 1966 when Phillips read about William Burroughs’ cut-up technique.
