Picture books by the artists I am completely taken up by currently arrived today. Destiny by Otto Nuckel – a German painter, graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist – bridges Masereel’s scathing social attacks and Lynd Ward’s frightening narratives.
Otto Nuckel. Man With Violin. Wood cut.
Tags: Featured Artist, Otto Nuckel
Inika arrived in September, 2010. A BIG thank you to everyone who has been part of that journey.
Synopsis: ‘The Wicked Dragon of Pelmel’ is a story about the addictive nature of power, and its potential to devastate, or, create. When the dragon accidentally discovers his ability to breathe fire, he uses it to terrorize the little creatures of Pelmel Forest. Alarmed by this sudden occurence, these forest creatures get all riled up [...]
The original ‘The Bomb and the General’ is a delightfully optimistic, anti-war children’s book – written by Umberto Eco (The Name of The Rose), and brilliantly illustrated by Eugenio Carmi. It was published in 1989 – In Italian: By Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri, Bompiani, Sonzogno, Etas S.p.A.; and In English: By Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. Inspired [...]
My illustrations for The Loudest Firecrackerby Arun Krishnan have been published by Tranquebar Press (January 2009). This will be the fourth book to be published with my illustrations. Aditi Raychoudhury. Disco Ganapathi. Pen and Ink. 2004. Aditi Raychoudhury. Twilight Zone. Pen and Ink. 2004. Aditi Raychoudhury. Man-Lion. Pen and Ink. 2004. Aditi Raychoudhury. Ebb and [...]
Purpose: To generate a sustainability design measurement criteria for the Transbay Transit Center, San Francisco, California Author: Aditi Raychoudhury, Architectural Energy Corporation, San Francisco, California. Client: HOK, San Francisco, California. URS, San Francisco, California. The scope of the Transbay Transit Center Extension project is anticipated to generate 125,000 trips a day through the center that [...]
Location: Oakland, California. Sustainable Design Assistance and Energy Analysis: Aditi Raychoudhury, Architectural Energy Corporation, San Francisco, California. Erik Kolderup, Architectural Energy Corporation, San Francisco, California. Client: Port of Oakland Authority, Oakland, California. Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, is one of the three airports serving the San Francisco Bay Area. As one of the nation’s [...]
Project Architect: Aditi Raychoudhury (1994-1996) for Gautam Bhatia Navin Gupta Architects (formerly The Architecture Alliance), New Delhi, India. Client: The Indian Council of Child Welfare. Published: ‘10×10′, Phaidon Press, 2000, and ‘10×10_2′, Phaidon Press, 2005. The project was to develop a retreat on the outskirts of New Delhi, India for underprivileged children. The purpose of [...]
A sustainable luxury resort in a desert?? Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But, Jaisalmer is home to luxurious palaces, and has exemplary urban design, which are well adapted to the harsh climate without reliance on air-conditioning and water for its cooling needs. With such time-proven sustainable design strategies at hand and modern technology, [...]
Allauddin Khilji built a gigantic tank for the residents of Delhi in 1269 AD. A century later the reservoir was restored by Firoz Shah Tughlaq, who added a small complex of tombs and a traditional Islamic school along an eastern embankment. The traditional urban village surrounding the monuments, has undergone rapid transformation to accommodate designer [...]
I finally bought my 2012 calendars two weeks ago – by March, the pickings are slim, and I was drawn to this one by Mackenzie Thorpe. There are many illustrators, graphic designers and artists that I greatly admire for their visual richness and ingenuity, some of whom were also featured in that pile of 2012 [...]
I was in Los Angeles for the President’s Day weekend and was fortunate enough to catch the last day of Drawing the Line at the Japanese American National Museum, in Los Angeles, California. Drawing the Line was part of Pacific Standard Time – an unprecedented collaboration, initiated by the Getty, to bring together more than sixty [...]
Alexander Girard (May 24, 1907 – 1993) was an American architect and textile designer. Girard is widely known through his work for Herman Miller (1952 to 1975), where he created fabrics for the designs of George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames. He was greatly inspired by folk art, popular art, toys, and textiles. Alongside [...]
Angie Lewin (born c.1964)is a British printmaker working in linocut, wood engraving, lithography and screen printing. She studied BA(Hons) Fine Art Printmaking at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design between 1983 and 1986, followed by a year’s part-time postgraduate printmaking at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. She works out of Aylsham, in [...]
Invisible Creature is Seattle-based illustrating duo, Don and Ryan Clark, transplanted from Sacramento, CA. Here are a few of my favorites.
There is a 2005 reprint from IMHO, http://www.imho.fr/destin.
Just an amazing work! I would very much like to find a reprint of “Destiny” so I can see the work in it’s entirety.