Bringing also here a hint of the thread I chose to inaugurate my new blog, I share some splendid minimalistic works by Malika Favre. Four of them… Read more “Malika Favre – On Sex-appeal and Feminine Pleasure”
Category: Illustration and Graphic Design
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)
[Pala late –Ari: mrni jagorri–, kai kamlas “E Balval ande le Selchinde”… Me xalem lako ilo!] This a follow-up in a series. I’ve published the first twelve… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)”
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)
[Published in October the 9th, 2016, this first post of mine on this great artist had zero likes (the one by my sister was of course put… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)”
Protected: (Not so) Shy homely eroticism as reassurance and, somehow, defiance
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Where Angels Go (& With Whom)
Today, now, is Christmas Eve and I feel the need to recall my sister (not that I do not recall her every day, but today is special)… Read more “Where Angels Go (& With Whom)”
Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying
… Calling out, yet fearing Someone might hear the cry, Destined to disappearing Within another I [Rainer Maria Rilke –stanza from “Girl in Love” (Mädchen in der… Read more “Someone with a nice bow in the hair – Not yet crying”
Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes
Although I will never try to post the numerous works of art, representing the myth of Leda and the Swan, that my sister and I have been chasing,… Read more “Leda, angels, swans, tigers and disquieting puppeteers in the work of Michael Parkes”
‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss
– “Swept away”, by Inslee Fariss (2017) [look below], makes me think a lot of my sister, who was also daring and silly enough to wear a short… Read more “‘Swept Away’ and other recent watercolours by Inslee Fariss”
An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944
– The power of simple bright colours and a brisk contrast of light and shadows is quite evident in most of Edward Hopper’s mature work –from the… Read more “An Illustration for “American Locomotive” by E. Hopper, 1944″
A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated
In a post here, and also in my sister’s blog, from past January 18th: «A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait» , I… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated”
Ten months late already!
June the 13th, 2017 – August the 13th, 2016 We really ought to go back home, dearie. No kidding. But now it seems it’s me I’m missing… Read more “Ten months late already!”
‘Trilogy of Love’ – Tarot inspired lithographs by Salvador Dalí (or whoever)
Salvador Dalí made (or possibly only authorized) this suite of lithographs in 1976, directly inspired in three of the tarot cards, all from the major arcana: Temperance… Read more “‘Trilogy of Love’ – Tarot inspired lithographs by Salvador Dalí (or whoever)”