A Book of Bas Relief
Tom Burtonwood has created Folium, a book of three-dimensional printing of bas relief, for the Art Institute of Chicago from its collection. (Via Boing Boing)
RIP, H.R. Giger
Artist H. R. Giger has died. Rolling Stone, Swiss Info and The Guardian have obituaries. The Verge has a gallery of Giger’s paintings and sculpture. Factmag has a gallery of twenty Giger-designed album covers. Giger and Alejandro Jodorowsky discuss designs for Dune. Here’s an interview with Giger and […]
“Indian Comics Beyond Balloons and Panels”
Alok Sharma spent five years finding creators of Indian comics for his documentary, Chitrakatha: Indian Comics Beyond Balloons and Panels. Check out all the resources at the film’s website and this ten minutes of footage from the film. There’s also an older news story about the film at […]
Monsters of the Fifteenth Century
A gallery of colorful monsters from a Fifteenth Century book of hours.
Altered Art: Superheroes!
Fine art with added superhero value. (Thanks, @ImpossibleFunky!)
“The Secret of Drawing”
Episode two of the BBC’s The Secret of Drawing focuses on stories, narrative and drawing throughout history. (via @mo_ali)
The Cultural Gutter 