They had some preliminary studies of Egyptian paintings and sketches by students, and it was obvious that the Egyptian artists absolutely understood perspective in small, informal works.
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Ancient Egyptian non-official/non-formal art, such as the murals in their homes, is wonderfully realistic. They knew perfectly well what needed to be symbolic, and what needed to be joy-inducing.
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Can I recommend the Sir John Soane’s Museum in London for a small eclectic collection, often overlooked.
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Oh, yes! That’s another real goodie!
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Such beautiful architecture and crammed with so many goodies!
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Turner Prize winner (don’t be fooled, the Escort/doily is not the only item in her gallery). I was amused and intrigued by some of her work but the other nominees seemed stronger to me – what do I know?
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I am reminded of some of the illustrations from a great 70s [Ed. Note: 1973] children’s SciFi anthology I had, Children of Infinity. Jacqui Morgan illustrated it.
It was one I got via the children’s book club thingie Mom joined.
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The illustrations are from the '70s, that’s for sure.
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those illos remind me of this:
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Some of those made me think of:
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Hadn’t seen that more than once or twice, over 50 years ago, but I remembered it after only a few seconds. Sesame Street was good.
It made me think of the mad 70s Nesbitt’s Orange ads. Can’t find a decent-looking/-sounding vid of the original one, but…
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Alice in Moominland
Tove Jansson’s illustrations for a rare 1966 edition of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” are melancholy, complex and occasionally scary.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/books/review/tove-jansson-alice-in-wonderland.html
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The G-Wave off Kaijugawa, a Godzilla/Hokusai-inspired illustration by Miles Donovan.
I’ve been slowly chipping away at this piece over the last couple months, and I’m super excited to finally show it off!
Available at Etsy as a poster in several appropriately huge sizes.
Despair by Salavat Fidai
http://www.salavatfidai.com/paintings.html
Peggy Lindt 2010
…but seriously, folks:
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Waves, by Hokusai
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