"A project to hand-transcribe the entire Qur'an according to historic Islamic traditions and to illuminate the text with relevant scenes from contemporary American life. Nine years in the making, the project was inspired by a decade of extended travel in Islamic regions of the world." —American Qur'an
Tag: art
Remedios Varo
Remedios Varo was a Spanish surrealist artist. Her Letters, Dreams & Other Writings was recently translated and published by Wakefield Press.
The Saint John’s Bible
"In 1998, Saint John's Abbey and University commissioned renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to produce a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible." —Saint John's Bible A medieval-style illustrated Bible for modern times. Really interesting piece of art. Makes me think of Sandow Dirk's American Qur'an, which probably deserves a blog post of its own.
Very Slow Movie Player (VSMP)
https://vimeo.com/307806967 "VSMP is an object that contains a Raspberry Pi computer, custom software, and a reflective ePaper display (similar to a Kindle), all housed inside a 3D printed case. Every 2.5 minutes a frame from the film stored on the computer’s memory card is extracted, converted to black and white using a dithering algorithm, and … Continue reading Very Slow Movie Player (VSMP)
Crazy 4 Cult 12 – Gallery1988
Gallery1988 has a bunch of prints from their 12th annual Crazy 4 Cult series available for purchase. Much of it is amazing work. —Crazy 4 Cult 12
The Rating Rabbit Hole
Note: This was written in August of 2015, before cafebedouin.org existed. I rediscovered it recently and thought the point is still a valid one and worth sharing. tl;dr: Algorithms have a bias toward the status quo and present a threat to our cultural production. (2,600 words) Shortly after the start of the Afghanistan war, Osama … Continue reading The Rating Rabbit Hole
A DAY AT THE PARK: [Or Questions & Answers] | Kostas Kiriakakis
"Once you see that an answer is not serving its question properly anymore, it should be tossed away." —Kostas Kiriakakis. "A Day at the Park." Mused. Interesting throughout.
18 Tips for Aspiring Artists by Jean “Moebius” Giraud with Commentary by William Stout
William Stout's commentary on Moebius' tips for artists is great. It is specifically given for comic book artists, but much of it has applicability to the creativity of anyone. h/t Open Culture.
Banksy Shreds
"There was a lot of buzz around the last lot of the auction - Banksy's Girl With Balloon. Done with spray paint and acrylic on canvas, mounted on board, signed and dedicated on the reverse, and framed in thick ornament artist's frame the piece was said to be the best version of one of the … Continue reading Banksy Shreds
Imagine a Forest: Designs and Inspirations For Enchanting Folk Art by Dinara Mirtalipova
Imagine a Forest provides a template for drawing flowers, trees, butterflies, beetles, generic birds, cats, chickens, horses, bears, foxes, firebirds, sirins, mermaids, dragons, griffins, matryoshkas, lions, and gingerbread houses in a folk art style. It also features feudal scenes from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia including feudal royalty, knights, artisans and castles. Fun book … Continue reading Imagine a Forest: Designs and Inspirations For Enchanting Folk Art by Dinara Mirtalipova
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