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)”
Category: Illustration and Graphic Design
Is May Again for You?
– It’s May. So, happy May to you! Plenty of flowers, raining a lot, Somewhat windy too, To run free and wild, Wet and dishevelled like you… Read more “Is May Again for You?”
First Rules of Beauty
1- Everybody, disregarding physical appearance, may enhance and stir up their beauty by reading a lot – Then, take care of it: never stop learning. [Inspired by… Read more “First Rules of Beauty”
Angelic Eroticism
A personal view about an Angel by Francesco Jerace One of my favourite sculptures representing overtly masculine angels is a marble group by Francesco Jerace, located in… Read more “Angelic Eroticism”
Some Hot Guys Wear Flowers, and Ballet Flats
This is my first post about clothing and fashion on this blog. Perhaps I am doing wrong, but as I have been publishing some Polyvore’s sets from… Read more “Some Hot Guys Wear Flowers, and Ballet Flats”
Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)
– (Yes, this oil painting does look like a very good photograph (in 1939) of some locomotive’s wheels and connecting rods. It is kept in the Smith College… Read more “Charles Sheeler – Paintdrawgrapher of factories and machinery (Part I)”
A peep into the objective, years ago
This may seem -it seems, indeed- a silly photograph with a clumsy framing, but I like it; most especially because it figures someone dear coming into view… Read more “A peep into the objective, years ago”
Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família
Versió Catalana – [An abridged English version is here] – – La primera vegada que vaig veure “Rosine” -un oli del pintor surrealista belga Paul Delvaux, del 1968- em… Read more “Un tribut pictòric imaginari – L’“Ari” de Delvaux i una mena de retrat de família”
A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait
– – The first time I watched “Rosine” –an oil by the Belgian surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, from 1968– I said to myself “this tall, slim girl… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait”
To a distant friend lost in confusion – with great sorrow, after too many losses
At the ending of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, just before drinking the poison, the prince speaks his last words and final plea to his friend: (Hamlet to Horatio): I… Read more “To a distant friend lost in confusion – with great sorrow, after too many losses”
Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis was an Australian artist born in 1881 in Castlemaine, Victoria, the son of a gold-mining engineer who had emigrated from Pembrokeshire, Wales, to Australia during… Read more “Dancing shadows – and other marvels drawn by Martin Lewis”
Mystified Mist
This illustration -quite cleared in shade and made more resplendent- is one of my favourites by Luis Royo (at least, the portion I show). Thus edited, more… Read more “Mystified Mist”
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