Monday 13 April 2015

tomoya matsuura



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

Thursday 9 April 2015

bill houston



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

Tuesday 31 March 2015

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

Saturday 28 March 2015

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!

Wednesday 25 March 2015

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

Tuesday 24 February 2015

ilhwa kim


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

Thursday 19 February 2015

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

Saturday 7 February 2015

uldus bakhtiozina


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

Tuesday 3 February 2015

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

Monday 2 February 2015

harry clarke


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

Sunday 1 February 2015

kay nielsen


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