The Door of Perception
Often summarized as graphic artist, Eric Gill was a sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker. He is associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement.
I only knew of him as a typographer and I was more than surprised when I discovered his drawings of lovers. And even more so because of the odd pairing with Christian imagery. I don’t know if he had sex with his dog or kids like some biographers claim, but I like his stroke.
Why is it that looking at an open body causes such revulsion?
Best known for his fashion photography, Irving Penn’s repertoire also includes portraits of creative greats, still lifes and ethnographic photographs…
A personal project exploring the real world of scientific research. Not the stainless steel surfaces bathed in purple light, but real people in their basements working on selfbuilt contraptions
Robert Beatty’s artworks are exceptionally peculiar and seem impossible to pin down.
These pictures are a marvelous way to depict the infinite pool of our imagination.
Lloyd Kahn is arguably the most influential pioneer of the DIY building movement that emerged in the 1960s.
Every belief system has to offer a good story. The more poetic and sensational the more likely to find followers. Paul Gustave Doré‘s way of depicting Christian imagery is a great example.
Asger Carlsen’s pictures make me think about my human form and its range of functions.
I was told it’s a pity that DOP is such a men’s club. And it’s true, the feminine is underrepresented.…
Wenzel Hablik is a visionary, an utopian architect of the proverbial crystal castles in the clouds.
Surrealism based on studies of psychology, religion, the Bible, astrology, antiquity, magic, witchcraft, mythology and occultism.
Roger Dean is best known for his work on posters and album covers for musicians, which he began painting in…
I’m totally fascinated by Hannsjörg Voth‘s structures in the Moroccan desert. There is a beautiful book called Stadt des Orion…
Spencer Tunick photographs individuals en masse, without their clothing, grouped together.
The art of the Australian Aborigines is one of the oldest artistic traditions alive. This selection shows paintings from the mid-fifties until now by artists from the Arnhem Land region in Northern Australia.
It’s like strolling through an otherworldly dream that feels like home at the same time, breathing the vibrant air of enchantment.
Michael O’Neill’s quest to capture the essence of yoga spans time, space, and peoples.
Noguchi fought for the reintegration of the arts toward some purposeful and social end, and nowhere was this more apparent than in its playground designs.
The images of Simen Johan speak to me because of their perfection, showing us the animal kingdom in a supernatural…
Hans Bellmer was a photographer, sculptor, printmaker, painter and writer.
