Category Archives: graphic art

Pamela Colman Smith (1878-1951), from her Tarot Card series

Posted on April 12, 2016 by

Beautiful image which must have some recall of Japonica, Japanese art, especially for example, Hiroshige.  

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Ferenc Helbing (Hungary, 1870-1958), The Garden of Eden

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Tjebbe van Tijen, Chanel Smell of Death

Posted on January 19, 2016 by

See his very thoughtful discussion of Marilyn Monroe used by Chanel and Chanel’s history with antisemitism. Sort of ironic that Chanel, who planned to profit from Hitler, ended up using the image of a woman who converted to Judaism when … Continue reading →

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Chaneling Bond

Posted on January 14, 2016 by

Beautiful image from Nylon Pinkley. See her photostream. I’m a sucker for 70s colors, it seems.  

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Camera 35, 1971

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Rolph Armstrong, Pinup

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Virginia Mori, Illustrator

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

Virginia Mori is very much in the style of Edward Gorey but much darker. See this link.

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Louis Carriere, French pulp fiction artist

Posted on January 6, 2016 by

I just ran across this and thought it was funny. What is that guy wearing? (If it’s a guy–Oh, wait, he’s French. I lived there in 1990 and they really did still wear scarves). He is even more peculiar than the flasher … Continue reading →

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Victor Moscoso, Miller Blues Band Poster, San Francisco

Posted on December 31, 2015 by
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Stunning works posted in 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

  Nishant Dange, one of my favorite artists that I discovered this year. Beautiful portraits in charcoal. Vania Zouravliov can’t get enough of this artist. Mesmerizing graphic artist/painter with very dark works. Zdislaw Beksinski unquestionably the greatest artist I discovered this … Continue reading →

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