snapshots of art and other modes of creative expression.
Silence, we know by now, can be both golden and deadly; both state of grace and symbol of oppression. Silence as visual device can speak loudly to willful reticence or imposed suppression. In the fight for equal civil rights for gays and lesbians, the act of staying silent is a fitting, potent and recurring design theme… as demonstrated in Andy Chen’s poster for the National Day of Silence observance at Princeton, and in the No H8 campaign to repeal California’s Proposition 8.
I’ll admit to having developed a fondness for old manual typewriters–which may explain why I find this timely print by British illustrator Emma Kelly (currently on sale via her site) to be irresistibly and inventively romantic.
The performance art of Marina Abramovic is not for the faint-hearted. Self-mutilation, oxygen-deprivation and drug-induced seizures have characterized some of her better known works. One can only hope that Energy Blanket signals a softer side of her psyche. A collaboration with the non-profit group, More Art, Energy Blanket endorses magnetic therapy, and comes with 14 magnets and explicit usage instructions.
Graphically ravishing poster from German designer Anton Stankowski, via Aisle One.
Andy Warhol may have had famous artistic collaborations with the Rolling Stones and Velvet Underground, but he knew something about Jazz, too. This type-centric Thelonius Monk album cover from 1954 (co-designed by the graphic designer, Reid Miles) features calligraphy by Warhol’s mother.
Fine little illustrations by Serifan Ozcan for Newsweek’s article on antidepressants.
With the weekend looming, it seemed time for a bit of FUN, an international, free magazine.
Display is a website with an impressive (if modest) collection of important periodicals and ephemera on graphic design. This design quarterly cover is by the great Yusaku Kamekura.
Talk about fooling the eye. The Italian sculptor Fabio Viale’s skill at amalgamating ancient and modern is nothing short of astounding. The tires and skull are not rubber and styrofoam, respectively, but rather the material favored by the greatest Italian sculptor of them all, Michelangelo: marble.
