Ken Reid Insanity..

I just recently learned about the work of British Cartoonist (or comic artist) Ken Reid. Another artist I'm ashamed that I didn't know of earlier. Another find from Lines and Colors, Charlie you rock.

Ken Reid is probably best known for his later series of comically horror-themed posters called World Wide Weirdies that ran in a publication called Whoopee!. These were often intricately detailed (the small reproductions here don’t do them justice) and wonderfully grotesque; as well as frequently quite funny. They were based on puns or other naming suggestions submitted by readers. Reid drew them in a circular frame surrounded by smaller drawings of oddball characters, of which there were at least two sets.

There is an extensive Flicker set of Reid’s World Wide Weirdies, as well as other articles and mentions that I’ll try to list below. (From Charlie Parker).

John Singer Sargent Murals in Boston..

I was lucky enough to grow up near some of the best art in the world. Class trips to the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) in Boston showed me an extensive collection of some of my now favorite painters, including Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent (I didn't fully appreciate this at the time). Furthermore, I used to skateboard outside the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, which was quite possibly my first ever exposure to John Singer Sargent.  I was recently reminded of these browsing one of my favorite blogs, Lines and Colors.

Sargent's murals for the Boston Public Library, and murals for Harvard University’s Widener Library and those in the MFA are truly stunning, and not typical for the artist.

These murals are Sargent’s largest works. He's not generally known as a muralist, and furthermore these pieces are out of context to his other bodies of work both in technique and subject. Enjoy.

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Marilyn Monroe

today.

“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”  Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet.  (painting by Graydon Parrish)

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Aaron Horkey..

Always speechless when I see Aaron's work. Enjoy.

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Greatest Animators of All Time

As you may or may not be aware, Pat Smith and I held a contest to discover who is the greatest animator of all time. We solicited people's top five lists starting in July and we've gotten some wonderful lists. I myself was amazed at the wonderful balance between studio animators and indie animators. Also there were a number of people left off the list that should have been there. Such as:

Ralph Bakshi

John Kricfaluci

Michel Ocelot

Konstantin Bronzit

Mike Judge

Tom Moore

But this event was such a big success that we're going to hold it again in a couple of years – and maybe do a best animation director. In any case, here are the results, read 'em and weep:

Hayao Miyazaki 9

Milt Kahl 8

Bill Plympton 7

Joanna Quinn 7

Nick Park 6

Aleksandr Petrov 6

Bill Tytla 6

Richard Williams 6

Tex Avery 5

Frédéric Back 5

Ward Kimball 5

Glen Keane 5

Norman McLaren 5

Ken Harris 4

Winsor McCay 4

Chuck Jones 4

Yuri Norstein 4

Rod Scribner 4

Frank Thomas 4

Jim Tyer 4

Koji Yamamura 4

Paul Driessen 3

Caroline Leaf 3

Jan Svankmayer 3

Alexander Alexeieff 2

James Baxter 2

Don Bluth 2

Bruno Bozzetto 2

Art Davis 2

Walt Disney 2

Michel Gagné 2

Emery Hawkins 2

Ollie Johnson 2

Yoshinori Kanada 2

John Lasseter 2

Fred Moore 2

Bob McKimson 2

Michaela Pavlatova 2

Masaaki Yuasa 2

Hideaki Anno 1

Mark Baker 1

Preston Blair 1

Bruce Bickford 1

Brad Castor 1

Osvaldo Cavandoli 1

Bobe Cannon 1

Sylvain Chomet 1

Cyriak 1

Tissa David 1

Michael Dudok de Wi t 1

Paul Fierlinger 1

Atsuko Fukushima 1

William Hanna & Joe Barbera 1

Eric Goldberg 1

François Giraud 1

Paul Grimault 1

Mitsuo Iso 1

Zlatko Grgic 1

Ray Harryhausen 1

Jim Henson 1

Don Hertzfeldt 1

Marcell Jankovics 1

Pavel Koutsky 1

Una Marzorati 1

Takashi Murakami 1

Koji Morimoto 1

Muto 1

Victor Navone 1

Go Nagai 1

Shinya Ohira 1

Katsuhiro Otomo 1

Shinji Otsuka 1

Yasuo Otsuka 1

Janet Pearlman 1

Sergio Pablos 1

Virgil Ross 1

Henry Selick 1

Tatsuyuki Tanaka 1

Phil Tippett 1

Isao Takahata 1

Jiri Trnka 1

Simon Tofield 1

Satoro Utsunomiya 1

Carlo Vinci 1

Don Williams 1

Karol Zeman 1

Next time you think fine watches are a waste of money..

Take a look at these wonderful photos.. from Guido Mocafico, "Movement".. really want to see these in motion though : /

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Mateusz Kolek...

Illustrator Mateusz Kolek does some great work.. truly inspiring. Mateusz has a nice edge in some of his work, not unlike my own or my idol jamie hewlett.. Mateusz has other more playful whimsical pieces as well.. like the two below.. enjoy.