Jul 5th
Word on the street is that a lost cache of original Charley Harper paintings has been rediscovered, including many pieces from Charley’s bird series. More over at the Harper Art Studio blog.
Supercinq is a graphic design, illustration and art direction studio located in Paris, France. (since 2001, Supercinq = Raphaëlle Vimont, Mathias Galliot, Nicolas Velten & Dorian Bonny)
ABOVE: During the summer of 2007, the Lowe Strateus agency moved into a new office in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. To promote their new neighborhood, they created a pocket-sized guide and asked Supercinq to create the illustrations and cover. Check out more of this particular kick-assedness here.
Insular (2008), by Kate MccGwire
(Photo credit: JP Bland)
50 Layers of paper, burnt
77 x 57 x 1 cm
Series of 10
Jul 4th
![Divine Sky: The Artistry of Astronomical Maps is a small online exhibition featuring a selection of celestial maps from the library holdings of the University of Michigan. It is basically awesome and I’m going to ask it to marry me.
Straight from the site’s Introduction: “Divine Sky focuses on the fertile period between 1600 and 1900 that produced some of astronomy’s greatest treasures. This astronomical Golden Age was a time when “the art of science and the science of art enjoyed a unique period of reciprocity.” In revisiting it we are transported to a world where art and science were well balanced and in each other’s service, where the universe seemed smaller, and where the skies were filled with familiar characters from myth and legend.
Divine Sky is divided into four sections. Two deal with star charts: single-sheet celestial maps, and atlases, which form their own genre. All are examples of celestial cartography, a largely mathematical discipline whose goal is to accurately translate the celestial sphere onto the two-dimensional space of the printed page. In contrast, other astronomical maps focuses on diagrams that represent various cosmological theories; these provide insight into historical scientific debates over the structure of the cosmos, and into the evolution of the individual’s relationship with the universe. Drawings and early photographs contains drawings of specific astronomical objects and phenomena, providing a more personal insight into one astronomer’s way of seeing.”
[Above: detail from Planisphere celeste septentrional, an engraving by Philippe de La Hire (1702)]](http://19.media.tumblr.com/mYYiSLXDLpiyjpiqF51UaAoio1_400.jpg)
Divine Sky: The Artistry of Astronomical Maps is a small online exhibition featuring a selection of celestial maps from the library holdings of the University of Michigan. It is basically awesome and I’m going to ask it to marry me.
Straight from the site’s Introduction: “Divine Sky focuses on the fertile period between 1600 and 1900 that produced some of astronomy’s greatest treasures. This astronomical Golden Age was a time when “the art of science and the science of art enjoyed a unique period of reciprocity.” In revisiting it we are transported to a world where art and science were well balanced and in each other’s service, where the universe seemed smaller, and where the skies were filled with familiar characters from myth and legend.
Divine Sky is divided into four sections. Two deal with star charts: single-sheet celestial maps, and atlases, which form their own genre. All are examples of celestial cartography, a largely mathematical discipline whose goal is to accurately translate the celestial sphere onto the two-dimensional space of the printed page. In contrast, other astronomical maps focuses on diagrams that represent various cosmological theories; these provide insight into historical scientific debates over the structure of the cosmos, and into the evolution of the individual’s relationship with the universe. Drawings and early photographs contains drawings of specific astronomical objects and phenomena, providing a more personal insight into one astronomer’s way of seeing.”
[Above: detail from Planisphere celeste septentrional, an engraving by Philippe de La Hire (1702)]
Set of 16 butterflies, laser-cut from vintage maps, charts, and plans. (via imagesurgery)
For some reason, I can’t think of anything more American today than listening to Guided By Voices.
UPDATE / Ah, I just realized what it is:
‘If it’s right, you can tell’,
Echos Myron like a siren
with endurance like the Liberty Bell
(Thanks, brain—I owe you one.)
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
This Land is Your Land // Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
While there’s no doubt Woody Guthrie absolutely hits the nail on the head, I submit that only Sharon Jones can make you wanna Do It to this song. Yeah, you think I’m exaggerating, but… well let’s just say I’m feeling pretty patriotic right now.
An east-german vintage children’s book called “Duck, das Eichhörnchen” (Duck the sqirrel) by Ulla Küttner. It’s from 1955.
via allerleirau
