Illustrations

Chilling Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Dover Publishing, Short Stories, Edgar Allan Poe, Video, Illustrations, Slideexpand, The Raven, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Harry Clarke, Calla Edition, Arts News

The words of Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" are nothing short of bone-chilling, and they certainly need no visual accompaniment....

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Human Or Animal?

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Gabriel Moreno Madrid, Video, Art, Gabriel Moreno Artist, Etchings, Illustrations, Madrid Artist, Gabriel Moreno Etching, Gabriel Moreno, Slidewide, Gabriel Moreno Illustrations, On Our Radar, Culture News

Madrid-based artist Gabriel Moreno blends illustration and printmaking into incredibly intricate, organic images. His pieces are ethereal construction...

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Kusama In Wonderland

Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Video, Lewis Carroll, Children's Books, Yayoi Kusama in Wonderland, Illustrations, Salvador Dali, Yayoi Kusama, Alice in Wonderland, Yayoi Kusama Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton, Slidepollajax, Penguin Books, Arts News

"I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland." So begins Yayoi Kusama's visionary take on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", the iconic tale of a...

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Remember Your First Break Up?

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman, Singles Awareness Day, Illustrations, Daniel Handler, Valentines Day, Young Adult Books, Why We Broke Up, Love, Handler Why We Broke Up, Maira Kalman, High School Romance, Arts News

Valentine's Day is nearing and L-O-V-E is on the brain. But even for those of us who choose to celebrate Singles Awareness Day on February 14, that is...

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PHOTOS: Beautifully Illustrated Stories In Just 420 Characters

Lou Beach | Posted 02.05.2012

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Lou Beach

These stories all began as Facebook posts, an exercise in compressing tales into the constraints of only 420 characters, including spaces and punctuation. I call them 'tales' for, in the ones that work best, there is a narrative arc that takes place in the space of a breath.

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Lucas Kavner

'Moby Dick' Gets A Makeover. On Every Single Page.

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Literature, Moby Dick, Illustrators, Illustrated Books, Artists and Illustrators, Matt Kish, Matt Kish Blog, Herman Melville, Whales, One Drawing for Every Page, Classic Books, Blog, Illustrations, American Literature, Librarians, Culture News

While other high school freshmen were playing video games or going to baseball practice, Matt Kish was reading the unabridged edition of "Moby Dick" i...

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PHOTOS: Apocalyptic Paintings Show Comic Book Illustrator's Depth

Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Comics, Illustrations, Martha Otero Gallery, Graphic Design, Drawing, James Jeans, James-Jeans, Los Angeles Exhibits, Los Angeles Art, Painting, Prada, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

Los Angeles-based artist James Jean has an aspiring illustrator's dream life: cover artist for DC comics, several published books, shows all around th...

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Exhibition Spotlight: Famed American Illustrator Antonio Petruccelli's Work On View

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illustration, Antonio Petruccelli, Life Magazine, American Illustrator, The New Yorker, Illustrations, Design, Illustration Art, Freelance Artist, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

WHO: Antonio Petruccelli WHAT: Antonio Petruccelli: An Unsung American Illustrator WHEN: January 12 - March 20, 2011. Exhibition Reception Sunday Fe...

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Above the Fold-In: Al Jaffee Shares His Secrets

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Jaffee's Mad Life, Stan Lee, Tall Tales, Cartoons, Comics, Books, Al Jaffee, Humbug, Mary Lou Weisman, Antonio Prohias, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Illustrations, Will Elder, Mad Magazine, Kim Kardashian, Larry Siegel, Arts News
Dan Lybarger

In 1978, Al Jaffee got me into trouble with my fifth grade teacher, and I've been grateful ever since. I thought his series on dealing with dog dro...

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PHOTOS: EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Pages From Ancient Egyptian Book Of The Dead At The British Museum

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: British Museum, Ancient Egypt, Art, The Egyptian Book of the Dead, Ritual, Illustrations, Hymn, Prayer, Papyrus, Jewelry, London, Slidefullscreen, Art Exhibitions, Funeral, Arts News

WHAT: 'Journey Through the Afterlife: The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead' WHEN: 4 November 2010 - 6 March 2011 WHERE: British Museum Great...

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'Give It All, Give It Now': A Beautiful Illustration Of Annie Dillard's Writing Advice (PHOTOS)

Lena Tabori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Writing Life, Book Publishing, Design Awards, Books, Illustrated Books, Sam Fink, Welcome Books, Beautiful Books, Writing Tips, Annie Dillard, Illustrations, Design Books, Independent Publisher Book Awards, Slidepollajax, Books News
Lena Tabori

"Annie Dillard's words are a song for everybody," he said, "no matter what work one does. As long as you love your work, 'shoot it, play it, lose it,' applies."

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