Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday Safari - Suits Me


Collage by Jacques Prevert from airform's flickr stream

What Beauty Is by Charlene April

Lou Beach, World of Men

LOT poster by Janusz Stanny, 1978

Stanislav Bouvier, from Cardboard Cutout Sundown's flickr stream

Antonio Saliola, Ritratto dello zio Gustavo e un amico, 1970-71

Poster by Bacanovic Branico

Valerio Doval, Good looking at work

Mark Weaver, Thief and Control

Animal Spirits, illustration for The New York Times Book Review by Shout

Illustration for Toronto's Soulpepper Theater by Sam Weber, thanks to cgunit

Javier Jaén, Señor Pajaro

Marco Cazzato, Non ho nulla da dirvi

Saturday, February 27, 2010

David McLimans



I love the colorful and exhuberant creatures produced in various media by David McLimans
While some of his works echo similar formal researches by artists like Mehdi Mo'eeniPeter Clark
Pesce Fresco and others, David seems to have a unique ability to make striking and stylish art in all sorts 
of media, from digital illustration to collage, to sculpture made of natural materials and recycled junk.








McLiman has won awards for his editorial illustrations, which appear in many 
important American publications, and he has published two children's book: 
Gone Wild: An Endangered Animals Alphabet (2007 Caldecott Honor Book), 
and Gone Fishing: Ocean Life by the Numbers.
If you love these, don't miss David's stunning sketchbook, a beautiful explosion of creativity.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Feelin' Groovy

John Alcorn, spread from The Fireside Book of Children's Songs, 1966,
from Mallory M's gorgeous flickr books set

Travelling back in time in a yellow submarine,
landed on a planet full of color and dreams,
it's a summer full of love I put flowers in my air
young people are painting them everywhere...

Cover of Edward Lear's The Pobble by Dale Maxey, 1968,
thanks to Flamenconut's incredible flickr collection

Poppy Head Turkey, poster by Milton Glaser, 1960s

Papier-maché cat from Nytt med gamla tidningar, 1969,
from P-E Fronning's flickr set

Poster by Robyn Milne

Fat Cat Craft and Coloring Book by Donna Sloan, 1971

Cover of Jerome by Jerome Snyder, 1967

Illustration for A Lodestone and a Toadstone by Irene Elmer, 1969

The four covers above come from oange's delightfully addictive

Tiger flower cover by Fleur Cowles, 1968

Poster by Tadanori Yokoo for the 16th exhibiton of Japan Advertising Artists Club, 1968,
thanks to onelargeprawn

Po Stopach Bengalskeho Tygra by Vratislav Hlavaty, 1973, at Terry Posters

Quicksilver Messenger Service, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, March 1967
poster by Victor Moscoso

Cover for the first German edition of Lord of the RIngs by Heinz Edelmann, 1969-70

Poster by Tadanori Yokoo, 1974

Sailor 21 Gold Fountain Pen poster by Aquirax Uno, 1968,
thanks to Pink Tentacle

Illisutration for A Paper Zoo by Ellen Raskin,1968,
thanks to the ever fascinating A Journey Round My Skull

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Peter's Printed Paper Poodles


After admiring Peter Clark's richly textured three dimensional collages at Kickcan and Conkers a few months ago, I was glad to discover that Black Dog recently published a book of his artworks.

Clark is a long time collector of ephemera and his collages are beautifully assembled from old maps, stamps, buttons and other vintage objects that he finds visiting antique markets and secondhand stores with his wife, textile designer Karen Nicol. I love all of Peter's beasts, but as you can see I am especially fond of his colorful and often very funny dog portraits. Make sure to also check out his fantastic paper garments!

Staff party

On the spot

The images above come from Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery's blog.
US cocker

Franc
King Charlie
Sweet George and Bullring

... Formerly known as

Showgirl