Category Archives: Artists & Art

Lovely bones

Posted on August 11, 2007 by cicada

This is a resource to bookmark immediately. . . the “Taxidermy, Cryptozoology & Animal Curiosa Ãœberpost” from Wurzeltod. I’ve previously posted on Jessica Joslin, Tia Resleure, Ron Pippin, Hajime Emoto, and Colette Calascione. Just look how much more there is … Continue reading →

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Wrong continent.

Posted on August 6, 2007 by cicada

Portobello Road, London This is not what I usually envision when I think of “Chelsea galleries.” But to be fair, their Chelsea did come first.

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We all live in our antique submarine

Posted on August 4, 2007 by cicada

imaginative/anachronistic illustration of the Bushnell Turtle unknown artist Submarine artist/tattoist Duke Riley and compatriots were cited Friday morning in NYC for towing a “strange-looking” replica Revolutionary War sub near the Queen Mary 2. The strange sub is apparently modeled on … Continue reading →

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Damn you, Tate Gallery!

Posted on July 31, 2007 by cicada

The Lady of Shalott, 1888 John William Waterhouse I arrived at the Tate Britain (better known by its former name, the Tate Gallery) Monday morning, only to discover that their entire inventory of pre-Raphaelites had been removed from display a … Continue reading →

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Wander-lust

Posted on July 25, 2007 by cicada

I woke up yesterday in Idaho, today I’m in Seattle, and in a few hours I fly to London. Woohoo. I’m somewhat sleep deprived and I still have to pack my bags, so I’m going to drop this link and … Continue reading →

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I can’t stop watching this

Posted on July 19, 2007 by cicada

glumbert.com – Kinetic Sculpture The sculptures of Theo Jansen Via Endicott Redux

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Jennifer Trask

Posted on July 18, 2007 by cicada

Coeleoptera Pendant Jennifer Trask Ornamentum Gallery Jennifer Trask’s reliquary-like ornaments contain natural specimens like feathers, beetles, wings, and snakeskin. She is represented in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Arts and … Continue reading →

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Aesthetic outsourcing: arthropod artisans

Posted on July 13, 2007 by cicada

Peacay just let me know about this cool article in Cabinet Magazine, written by Jeffrey Kastner. The aquatic caddisfly constructs a shell-like “case” for itself out of debris in its environment. For years, artist Herbert Duprat has been supplying his … Continue reading →

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Science in the dark

Posted on July 6, 2007 by cicada

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768) Joseph Wright of Derby An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump – detail (view zoomed image at the National Gallery of London) Wouldn’t it be excellent if science … Continue reading →

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DWM overload