The World of Masayuki Miyata

“Born in Tokyo in 1926, Masayuki Miyata (d. 1997) was a gracious, modest, gentleman of exceptional talent. Receiving no formal … More

The Kampung Boy

Lat. Kampung Boy. Published By First Second, 2006. I am currently working on vignettes of my life growing up in … More

I managed to make it to the last Free Sunday opportunity to see “The Birth of The Cool” at the … More

In a profession, where mostly jaded and abusive old men with rich wives or inheritances, have long held sway over … More

Joseph Cornell (1903 – 1972): An odd-ball, self-taught artist, who I returned to today, because I am bored with … More

The creator of Owly, “a kind, yet lonely little owl who knows what it means to be human” – … More

I happened to see the SS08 Prada campaign in one of those Fashion magazines that one submerges into – in … More

Picture books by the artists I am completely taken up by currently arrived today. Destiny by Otto Nuckel – a … More

It’s said that Lynd Ward decided to be an artist when, in the first grade, he realized that “draw” was … More

In the 1926 foreword to the Flemish artist Frans Masereel’s (1889 – 1972) “Passionate Journey” Thomas Mann wrote, “today, as … More