The Comics Journal recently posted their review of Dave Cooper’s new book, “Mudbite,” which they described as “abject fantasias of intense sexual anxiety rendered in Cooper’s compellingly repellent style.” I think that about sums it up. […]
Tag: Art
(Art) The Magical Woodland of Alexandra Dvornikova
I’ve used several of these as title images, so it’s only fair Ms. Dvornikova, an artist from St. Petersburg, Russia, gets a post to herself. It looks like she has a book out now, too. […]
One Long Masturbation: Reply to the Belief that Things Were Better When
In 1818 the population of England was near twenty million, 80 percent of whom were functionally illiterate. The literate field, then, was approximately four hundred thousand. This was not only the maximum poetry audience, it […]
(Art) The Strange Uniformity of Madness
After discovering Posadism and the “Amok” dispatches, which is the most engrossing book catalog you will ever read, I recently got sucked into the art and philosophy of the ectocultures (my term). I don’t mean […]
(Art) SHUNGA! The Japanese Art of the Woodblock Money Shot (NSFW)
A couple years ago, my buddy and I went to see an exhibit on shunga, traditional Japanese erotic art, mostly dating to the Edo and Meiji eras. The term shunga translates as “pictures of spring”, […]
(Art) The Twilight Forests of Ellie Davies
“Forests have been shaped by human processes over thousands of years and include ancient woodlands, timber forestry, wildlife reserves, and protected areas. As such, the forest represents the confluence of nature, culture, and human activity. […]
(Curiosity) If you only read one book, read one that isn’t true
A connection of mine recently self-pubbed a cyberpunkish dystopian sci-fi novel. Since I’m universally supportive of gatekeeper-free publishing, I was enthusiastic at first, but it’s since turned out to be little more than a thinly-veiled […]
(Art) The Culture of Self-Deception
I’ve written before about how the collage, once banished to kindergarten art class, made a comeback as a serious (if ironic) art form in the 2000s. I argued that this was primarily driven by technology, […]
(Feature) Why I Tattooed Science & Magic On My Arm
“But what does it mean?” Of course you know that’s what my folks said. But they listened. They’re always good like that. Some of you will recognize the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which I’ve had […]
Brilliant new work by “Breath Art,” previously featured here.
