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kunstwissenschaftlerin:

The Nuremberg Chronicle means many things to many people. For me, it will always conjure up memories of my PhD exams, when I had 3 profs grill me about it.

medieval:

summoning-ifrit:

A page from the Nuremberg Chronicle depicting Constantinople in 1493.

The Nuremberg Chronicle:

…is an illustrated world history. Its structure follows the story of human history as related in the Bible; it includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel, with a version in German translation by Georg Alt, it appeared in 1493. It is one of the best-documented early printed books – an incunabulum (printed, not hand-written) – and one of the first to successfully integrate illustrations and text. – enWikipedia

karenh: “Picturing the Past 10 Years” by Phillip Niemeyer (Op-Chart via NYTimes.com)

(Source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/12/27/opinion/28opchart.html)

high def regrets…

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(Source: http://www.asofterworld.com/)

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nstjohn: thedailywhat: Wondermark.

fluffynotes:

somethingchanged:

In a survey of attitudes toward artists in the U.S. a vast majority of Americans, 96%, said they were greatly inspired by various kinds of art and highly value art in their lives and communities. But the data suggests a strange paradox.

While Americans value art, the end product, they do not value what artists do. Only 27% of respondents believe that artists contribute “a lot” to the good of society.

Further interview data from the study reflects a strong sentiment in the cultural community that society does not value art making as legitimate work worthy of compensation. Many perceive the making of art as a frivolous or recreational pursuit.

Other insights further illuminate the depth of the paradox:

• A majority of parents think that teaching the arts is as important as reading, math, science, history, and geography.

• 95% believe that the arts are important in preparing children for the future.

• In the face of a changing global economy, economists increasingly emphasize that the United States will have to rely on innovation, ingenuity, creativity, and analysis for its competitive edge—the very skills that can be enhanced by engagement with the arts.

The American Paradox via hydeordie

i’m feeling this paradox… almost everyday of my life… after two group shows & a solo show, i have yet to sell an original painting… but when i design the cover to a book or cd with original art it seems to be a more acceptable art object…

i used to work as an artists assistant to a calligrapher. he used to have pages of vellum samples like this for reference material. it’s from him i learned the traditional form of drawing celtic knotwork (as opposed to the imitation celtic knotwork found in tattoo parlors)…

kunstwissenschaftlerin: medieval: Large illuminated initial. Smaller initials, rubrics, border designs. (1325-1350) via images.nypl.org

(Source: http://images.nypl.org/index.php?id=425262&t=w)

another photo from our end of the mid-atlantic blizzard of december ‘09… it’s still snowing… expecting another foot of snow by sundown…

photo from our end of the mid-atlantic blizzard of december ‘09

newyorkfornow:

Michael Bierut shares notebooks he has kept from 1982 until 2008.

“There always seems to be a lot of interest in designers’ sketchbooks, but I call these notebooks for a reason. I’ve seen other designer’s sketchbooks and I’m always impressed by how much creativity is on display. Not in mine. Page after page contain nothing but records of phone conversations, notes from meetings, price estimates, specifications. I keep the random doodles to a minimum. Someone looking at those pages would think the book might belong to a lawyer or, more likely, a party planner. Every once in a while, though, there are some drawings that would suggest that the owner was a designer.” – Michael Bierut

I’ve always envied other designers who keep really interesting notebooks with amazing sketches and beautifully handwritten notes, worthy of exhibition (Jose Cabaco, Mathias Paeres, Patrick Rockwell..). I’ve tried to analyse my notebooks at one time, and out of laziness I drew the conclusion that my role and relationship with my work has reached a point where I don’t feel the need to meticulously draft it all out. But a more accurate analysis would be that my process is just different from those designers whose notebooks I envy. And this is ok. Thanks Mr. Bierut. 🙂

(Source: http://designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38831)

legoexpress: roomthily: lego infographic from The Daily Mail (When Lego lost its head – and how this toy story got its’ happy ending)

‘to love is to be vulnerable.’

ireadintothings: (via lovebot) (via avajean) (via soulgarden)

For years have pushed art making away from me. Partly due to lack of space and consolidating my paintings into small sketchbooks. Then I replaced paint for pen and ink, and drew smaller images into Moleskines until my drawings disappeared into lines of characters trying to form poems…

Now, I want to start painting again…

(Image source via creativeinspiration: 472239364: artpixie: love letters and skypaints: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinycastles/3912498882/)