Category Archives: Art

And the Colour! And the Jolly Quiet of the Place!

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: A compilation of Victorian era cartoons about painters, by Charles Keene, cartoonist for Punch. (My post headline comes the fourth cartoon’s caption, which depicts an artist protesting to his companion that the scene he’s painting isn’t dull. … Continue reading →

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Superheroes in Therapy

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Continuing my series of reviews of superhero comic books that I bought out of a combination of (a) their being on sale, (b) a modest amount of curiosity about them, and (c) my own incurable superhero … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

  Erotic Scene (La Douleur), attributed to Pablo Picasso. (He denied it.) 1902-3, oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art via The Dirty Stuff.

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Greta Garbo in THE KISS. Production design by Cedric Gibbons.

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Unappreciated

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: John Singer Sargent, Dr. Pozzi at Home, 1881 Sargent’s adoring portrait of the infamous Dr. Samuel Jean de Pozzi (3 October 1846 – 13 June 1918), pioneering gynecologist, lover of Sarah Bernhardt (and it is rumored, of … Continue reading →

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The Uncanny Valley

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Maybe y’all knew this one, but it is a new one on me. I have wondered for a while why kids (adults too) often prefer cartoons that depict characters in highly stylized ways — in some ways the … Continue reading →

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Art Du Jour

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Map of the World” by SHAG (aka Josh Agle)

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Fanservice

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I picked up the first seven issues of Red Hood and the Outlaws from the same digital comics sale that netted me those Batman comics. As I noted (briefly) in that post, Red Hood and the … Continue reading →

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Art/Architecture Du Jour

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. The mid-13th century stained glass windows of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, France.

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