I'm holed up in my living room with my laptop, writing this issue of DART, and trying not to be distracted by the beautiful autumn light that inevitably arrives with the return of Standard Time. That makes it countdown time to the launch of American Illustration 26 and American Photography 23. And Mark Heflin is putting the finishing touches on the displays that … Read the full Story >>
Saturday was a true New York 10—a day for roaming a favorite neighborhood [for me, the East Village]; having some delicious, forbidden foods [at Porchetta]; then total immersion in photobooks at Dashwood [33 Bond Street] before meeting friends for the evening. Miwa Susuda was at the front table, unshelving collectors’ editions for collectors to browse, including Nobuyoshi Araki’s Erotos, in a sizzling red jacket and binding. I was … Read the full Story >>
Oaxaca, Mexico has had a long history of conquests and political struggle, from A-Z (Zapotecs to Aztecs, that is). Then there were the conquistadors, who slashed their way to power and built the gorgeous 16th century colonial capitol you see here today. For those who rule this state, the biggest change since colonial times has been the method. Instead of swords, wheelocks and horses, … Read the full Story >>
One of the most interesting questions answered in the DART Artist Q&A is, “What do you like best about teaching?” Baltimore-based artist and designer Whitney Sherman answered the question in January. She wrote, “I teach at the Maryland Institute College of Art. For many years, I taught part-time in illustration and design (then called Visual Communications). “Through my position as Co-Director of Dolphin Press … Read the full Story >>
WHAT IS "Blab!"? A better question would be: What is "Blab!" not? "Blab!" is neither a compilation of the best emerging talent, nor the conventional showcase for eye-candy images. "Blab!" is certainly not the kind of book most art directors would refer to in their search for a safe illustrator for an assignment. If anything "Blab!" is all about excess. Each annual volume, now … Read the full Story >>
AI-AP, the parent company of DART: Design Arts Daily, invites subscribers and their friends to The Party, on Thursday, November 6, to launch American Illustration 33, American Photography 30, Latin American Ilustración 3, Latin American Fotografía 3, and the International Motion Art Awards. Tickets. But first, warm up at the BIG TALK Symposium, on Wednesday, November 5. From 1 to 5 … Read the full Story >>
Photographers and IllustratorsIt's not too late to enter AI-AP's Latin American Fotografía and Ilustración. The deadline has been extended to June 21. Have your work seen by a distinguished international jury that includes Antonio Carlos Castro, Runner's World Magazine/Brazil; Martín Cóppola Segovia, Punto Ogilvy & Mather, Uruguay; Alexandre Ferreira, A&C, Brazil; Javier Guemes, Dieste, Mexico/USA; Julie Grahame, aCurator, USA; Brian Johnson, Texas Monthly, USA; Viviane … Read the full Story >>
Wordless novels and abstract comics might strike you as a somewhat esoteric strain of visual art until you stop and think a bit. Consider the flipbooks assigned to just about every first year art school student. Or from the mainstream, Spy vs. Spy, a strip that has been published in MAD magazine since 1961 and is currently drawn by Peter Kuper. For those … Read the full Story >>
This year's New York Comic Con sneaked up on me while I was deep in an overdue site cleanup. So I did what any reasonably agile editor would and asked a few illustrators to share their thoughts on the city's annual marketplace for sequential art. Drum roll please!!!! Hey Peggy, Yeah, I'm definitely coming to New York this week. I'l be signing at the … Read the full Story >>
Renate Müller began designing and producing toys in the early 1960s as part of a program launched by the Sonneberg Technical College for Toy Design in Germany. Her large, brightly colored, ruggedly made toy animals were used in therapeutic settings for handicapped children. The toys invite interaction, even abuse as they embody the calm personalities of story-book pets who allow children to do anything … Read the full Story >>
Tonight, artist Marcllus Hall will be at Desert Island Comics, in Williamsburg, to launch Kaleidoscope City. His first graphic novel, this is story about a man recovering from a love affair gone wrong as well as a love letter to the city he lives in. The book presents a young artist as he wanders the streets, sketchbook in hand. Throughout the four seasons, … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, December 7, 6:30 pm: The New York City Subway Map-Form v. Function in the Public Realm. Join the creators of several subway maps, including John Tauranac and Massimo Vignelli, for a discussion about designing for the riding public. Panelists include Eddie Jabbour, creator of the Kick Map and the NYC subway app, and Paul Shaw, author of Helvetica and … Read the full Story >>
Friday, April 5 Opening day, 11am – 6pm pm: John Singer Sargent Watercolors. The Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY. Directions. Last Chance It’s not too late to plan a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Double Portrait, the first joint exhibition of the work of Pentagram’s Paula Scher and Push Pin’s Seymour Chwast. The show includes more than … Read the full Story >>
American Illustration, the leading juried annuaL and advocate of contemporary illustration in North America and the world, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a special edition that’s been turning heads since the launch party in November. Not only does it have a circular jacket, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu; it also has an interpretive timeline of the last 25 years, illustrated by 25 of today’s top … Read the full Story >>
If you're wondering what to wear for Halloween, that means it's time to scuff up your kicks for The Big Talk, The Party, and Illustration Week. Here's the lineup, perfectly scaled to your iPhone. Tuesday, November 3 Sketch Night at the Society 6:30 - 9:30 pm Society of illustrators, 128 East 63 Street Models will be nude with an occasional accessory. Live music featuring … Read the full Story >>
According to the wall text in the exhibition R. Crumb: Lines Drawn on Paper, at Society of Illustrators, Robert Crumb’s mother told him that reading comic books would addle his brain, or words to that effect. He might have taken this as a metaphor for life; after drawing his way through and out of childhood, through and beyond a job creating cute cards … Read the full Story >>
Josef Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is arguably one of the most significant works of fiction in the modern era. First serialized in Blackwood’s Magazine in 1899, at the height of European imperial wealth and corruption, the novella, which can be read on a slow evening, set the stage for 20th-century masterpieces such as William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, and later, Francis Ford … Read the full Story >>
The long wait is finally over. This week Forecast: Nozone X hits stores just in time for the last few weeks of summer reading. How long a wait? Four years, to be precise. Said by Wired to be "a perfect palate cleanser for a night of Fox News," Nozone skewers, gaffes, garrotes and otherwise thwacks conventional thought in ways that will have Johathan Swift … Read the full Story >>
May 7, 5:00-7:00pm: Third Annual Upper East Side Art Walk Seventeen Upper East Side Galleries will join organizer Jill Newhouse Gallery for the third annual UES Art Walk. Anchored by the Metropolitan Museum, the Upper East Side is home to many beautiful galleries tucked away in historic townhouses. Showing a broad selection of fine art in all media, including European, American, and Australian art … Read the full Story >>
Left to right: Paolo Ventura, Winter Stories #42, 2007, copyright the artist, courtesy Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery; Handset type and Esther K. Smith's new book, courtesy Purgatory Press; Stuart O'Sullivan, Dionicia in Lake, Vermont, 2006, from the Proect 5 Portfolio, copyright the artist, courtesy Daniel Cooney Fine Art. Today, 6:00-8:00 pm: Paolo Ventura, Winter StoriesOpening reception at Hasted Hunt Kraeutler Gallery, 537 … Read the full Story >>
