tomoya matsuura

the world of microscopy is hard to beat when it comes to looking at forms. check out these by tomoya matsuura

bill houston

something to make a certain type of (scottish) cyclist weep with nostalgia. pat two here

mucha

say what you like about mucha - and they do in a strangely poor article in paris review - but you'd be on thin ice if you were going to argue there weren't some mad skillz on view. i'm not the world's biggest fan of figurative painting but i love these, i love their lighting, their construction and mucha's take no prisoners vision. i remember seeing apotheosis of the slavs years and years ago and just being blown away by it

barbara wildenboer

there's a number of people making things with deconstructed books these days. barbara wildenboer's are my recent favourites. i'm not saying i haven't considered it but cutting up a book makes me uncomfortable for all manner of irrational reasons!

mental health

it's rare to hear an article that bridges the divide between the 'opposite' sides of healthcare, particularly mental health care. check out act four of this episode of this american life - it's both sad, poignant and captures something of the sadness i'm sure is recognisable to anyone involved.

home of the brave, the podcast namechecked at the end is also worth checking out

ilhwa kim

some paper, some dye and a lot of time. i'd love to see these works by ilhwa kim in the flesh

tokyo in fog

an annoyingly intrusive soundtrack but if you like a foggy landscape and/or tokyo turn the sound off and check this out

uldus bakhtiozina

there was no possibility i wouldn't be loving uldus bakhtiozina's russian fairy tale inflected collection russ land

einar nerman

it's a great shame there's not much in the way of sheet music about these days outside of second hand shops. a browse of these can reveal some cover art gems. here's einar nerman for starters

harry clarke

after yesterday, check our harry clarke's illustrations of poe

kay nielsen

kay nielsen's illustrations are nothing short of amazing. you can see more here