Sometimes man’s interest in animals that possess human properties takes on a less subtle form than the one I mentioned in my previous post. Roger Caillois observed that people’s fascination for the bat must partly stem from our recognition of common traits (like pectoral breasts or a free, dangling penis), but in the world of furry [...]
Category Archives: Drawing
Protesting Cartography or Places the United States has Bombed
July 24, 2009 – 8:42 am
These images are from Elin O’hara Slavick‘s drawing series from 1998-2005, Protesting Cartography or Places the United States has Bombed. More information and drawings can be found on the project’s website. The drawings were compiled into a book Bomb after Bomb: A Violent Cartography, which was released by Charta in 2007 and contains essays by a historian, anthropologist and [...]
Michel Gondry Portraits
April 20, 2009 – 5:34 am
Director Michel Gondry will draw your portrait for $29.99. Really. You order it through his website, email him a picture, and wait 8-12 weeks. His site also offers t-shirts designed by his son and toilet paper printed with his sketches and ideas. And, of course, his movies.
