The Art of Ofey: Richard Feynman’s Little-Known Sketches & Drawings
“I wanted to convey an emotion I have about the beauty of the world…this feeling about the glories of the universe.” Just like Sylvia Plath and Queen Victoria, Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman —champion of scientific culture, graphic novel hero, crusader for integrity, holder of the key to science, adviser of future generations,bongo player — was a surprisingly gifted semi-secret artist. He started drawing at the … Read more
Fantastic Animal Silhouettes
I love seeing how artists represent animals and humans using silhouettes. Some are quite simple while others are more elaborate. Here are a few wonderful examples found at theanimalarium.blogspot.com. Album des Herzogs von Schwerin, 1750 Simplicity is always in style! Arthur Rackam, from Cinderella, 1919, thanks to art.crazed Cover of V.J.Stanek’s Introducing Monkeys, thanks to Freaky Fauna Unknown artist, The Monkey Celebrating with … Read more
A Collection of Hummingbirds
Carmen Cardemil Abigail Brown Tiffany Bozic Eileen Mayo, The Story of Living Things and Their Evolution, c. 1949, thanks to The Visual Telling of Stories Ben the illustrator Bozka Emilie Vast Sebastiano Ranchetti twoems Rosamar Cuercuera, El Amaru, 1998, via the International Children’s Digital Library Lidwien de Hollander maria cininha Jonathan Woodward James Jean Fred Tomaselli Si Scott Christina … Read more
Remarkable Charcoal Finger-Painted Landscape Mural
Can you believe Judith Braun used her bare hands to finger-paint this spectacular landscape painting? The artist used her signature style of finger-painting for the latest addition to her Fingerings series. Employing her method, which basically involves covering her fingers in grounded charcoal, the New York-based artist has produced yet another remarkable wall mural. The piece, titled Diamond Dust, goes … Read more
Images from the National Gallery of Art
Unlike some museum directors who still seem to feel being miserly with images of their public domain artworks is somehow in their interest (perhaps under the assumption that allowing even a few high-res images onto the web will steal the museum’s soul and capture it inside the magic picture making box), savvy museum directors are … Read more
5 Art and Design Projects Inspired by Literary Classics
Thanks to Brain Pickings for this enjoyable look at three of my favorite topics. From James Joyce to Jonah, or what the Brontë Sisters’ objectification of men has to do with Holden Caulfield. Art inspires art, often crossing boundary lines in magnificent cross-disciplinary manifestations. As a lover of remix culture and a hopeless bookworm, I revel in … Read more
Sketches by Jason Seiler
I’ve been trying to flush out my portfolio this week, so I’ve looking at some wonderful inspirations like the work below. Found on Behance
Infamous Literary Characters Illustrated As Police Sketches
I find this somewhat c-r-e-e-p-y… so of course I had to share. REMEMBER WHEN YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER WAS RUINED BY A MOVIE? THIS IS SO MUCH WORSE. What did Tyrion Lannister look like before he was played by Peter Dinklage? Who was Hermione Granger before being cast by Emma Watson? I don’t remember. Whatever … Read more
Brain Scans Predict Subjective Beauty
When we find something aesthetically pleasing, the sensory areas of the brain light up, and the more beautiful we find, say, a piece of art, the greater the brain activity in certain regions, a new study shows. By further investigating the connection between humans’ subjective preferences and brain activity, scientists will someday be able to pinpoint … Read more
