Pollock on Film
Ever wonder what creating abstract expressionist art looks like? This documentary, made one summer way back in 1950 by Hans Namuth, follows Jackson Pollock in his studio. “Above, you can…
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Invention-Cartooning
This Atlantic article explores the “alternate realities” imagined by one Steven M. Johnson. The “inventor-cartoonist” has had many transformations since his design-beginnings back in the 1970s. Over the years his…
Golden Gate Covers
“Pick up a random copy of a novel set in San Francisco, and there’s a good chance the book’s cover will feature the bridge – even if it has as…
Magazine Review #7: Annalemma, Issue 8: Creation
Annalemma’s eighth issue is dedicated to “the creators, the people who make things, the people who use ingenuity and creativity to work around barriers. To the people who adapt to…
All Over Coffee
All Over Coffee #547 Kichijoji, Tokyo Another gorgeous Rumpus Comic from Paul Madonna.
Meanwhile, Musicians (Thao & Mirah on tour)
Wendy MacNaughton illustrates the life of touring musicians. …more
A History of Plagiarism
What do Bob Dylan, Eli Wallach and Nabokov have in common? Artistic appropriation. And it’s not just those guys—but possibly all artists. Appropriation, recasting stories and lines into another form,…
Times New Roman’s Dramatic Past
The history of the New Times Roman font involves the artistry of a yacht-maker (William Starling Burgess) plagiarism (by one Stanley Morison) and the truth’s delayed discovery by a Canadian…
“The Happy Accident of the Cut-Out”
William S. Burroughs discusses how to construct (or rather deconstruct) Dadaist poetry in this video. Tristan Tzara’s influence guide on how to make Dadaist poetry was integral to his series…
“Books and Babies”
Cambridge University Library has a new exhibit entitled “Books and Babies: Communicating Reproduction,” which explores the ongoing interactions between the “two senses of reproduction” over time. If you cannot make…
Shepard Fairey in Copenhagen
Street artist Shepard Fairey is perpetually towing the line between adoration/acceptance and hostility. Street art is anarchic and contentious in that way. He recently experienced the hostile side of this…