Archive for the 'Rubylith' Category
Goodbye, Robert
May 13th, 2008I was saddened to hear of the death of artist Robert Rauschenberg at age 82 (thanks to Christopher for the link). His work was way ahead of its time; consuming the internet and absorbing the collage of words and images on the web can be closely compared with what his combine prints and paintings were […]
Weekly Mishmash: April 20-26
April 27th, 2008Chalte Chalte (1976). Sometimes I like to check out old Bollywood musicals. This particular one is no classic — with clumsy direction and some really bad, overwrought performances — but it’s almost worth watching for the parade of garish ’70s fabric patterns on display. The plot involves a woman stalking a guy and his fiancée, […]
Wall Art at Home
March 28th, 2008Due to not having a car (fuel pump gave out), I was housebound for much of this week. Yesterday I took my camera and photographed various pieces of wall art around the house. The pics were assembled in a flickr set creatively titled Wall Art at Home. Most pieces have a little background info on […]
Imagineers and Crocodile Tears
March 6th, 2008I’m fascinated with former long-time Disney artist Kevin Kidney’s flickr photos — in particular this “before and after” gallery art of a boy at Disneyland. Notice that the corporate p.c. police deleted the boy’s pop gun and replaced his spear with a souvenir flag.
On a similar note, read this Re-Imagineering post on Disneyland’s troubling refurbishments […]
A Dopey Illustrator
March 4th, 2008Most high school kids struggle with trying to decide what kind of career they’ll have, but for me the decision was a no-brainer. The idea that someone could make a living at illustration took a strong hold of me as a teenager in the mid-’80s — I would page through various magazines and take note […]
Wednesday Photo Spectacular!
February 20th, 2008It’s becoming apparent that this weblog has been suffering a bit of neglect lately, but hopefully I can put a Band Aid (similar to the one I got today for a tetanus shot) on that with these marvy photo-based links:
Most Important: Newsweek’s slide show Losing Our Lakes demonstrates how global warming is contributing to lowering […]
Movie Poster Artist Extraordinaire
February 13th, 2008After dealing with little to nothing on the web about the great ’70s/’80s illustrator Richard Amsel, it’s a pleasure to see Adam McDaniel’s wonderful tribute to the artist. I’ve written in awe about Amsel before; he was a fantastic talent, but also something of an enigma. I wonder what would’ve been of his career had […]
Tarkosaurus Retch
January 31st, 2008The A.V. Club’s selection of 18 Particularly Ridiculous Prog-rock Album Covers illustrates why the early ’70s might be the most aesthetically unappealing period in history ever. I’m aware that some of the albums they spotlighted come later on, but you get the gist.
Mexican House Numbers
January 24th, 2008A gallery of Mexican house numbers, via I Like. Sí, I like.
Cheap Thrill: Children’s Books 1957-69
January 21st, 2008You probably know this already, but we love to thrift. Lately I’ve been spending more time in the kids’ book section. Granted, pawing through endless filthy stacks of cheesy Disney tie-ins and bios of teeny bopper stars from ten years ago can get a little depressing, but the drudge is worth it when coming across […]
Bass-O-Matic
December 9th, 2007Images from Henri’s Walk to Paris, a rare children’s book designed by the legendary Saul Bass. Via Drawn of course. Because we like to indulge our loves of cats and über-cool movie credits in the same stroke, I also present the Bass-designed opening sequence from Walk on the Wild Side:
Good ‘Ol Charlotte Braun
December 5th, 2007I came across the funniest thing this morning: a letter written by Charles M. Schulz to a Peanuts fan concerning Charlotte Braun. Miss Braun was a character who only appeared in a few mid-’50s strips — and her main shtick of having a loud, annoying voice ensured that she would never join Charlie Brown, Lucy […]
Cuteness In Bulk
November 30th, 2007I’m awashed in a lot of things right now. Awash in work, awash in computer problems, but mostly awash in cute. To give you an example — recently I asked Christopher what kind of gift he desired for our anniversary. He replied that he wished for a drawing featuring (and I quote) “a bunny and […]
The Future According to Syd Mead
November 17th, 2007Back in 2001 I put together a little site showcasing artwork from Sentinel, a book of futurist concept paintings from the legendary Syd Mead. Six years on, I never expected that it would continue to have a life. Various sites still link to it, and people still send me emails asking where they can get […]
You Can Practically Smell the Patchouli
November 7th, 2007Jennifer Sharpe recently did an NPR story on finding a stash of discarded old photos taken by the studio of James Kriegmann (via Coudal Partners). At his mid-20th century height, Kriegsmann was the preeminent photographer of every type of musical entertainer. I just love the lighting, the outfits, the props, and the poses in his […]
