The Dollypop Guild
Paul Richmond (whose upcoming exhibit, Cheesecake, will be opening in June at the Center on Halsted in Chicago) explores the path of his own identity and sexuality in his paintings.
Prints and original paintings available at Etsy — and there’s a book of his works, with text, titled Ins & Outs: A Collection. (Via A [...]
These Ain’t Your Granny’s Stitches
Dale Spender feminism quote in needlework by Rosa Martyn (of My Little Stitches) isn’t the only feminist needlework out there, but it’s a great example of something — a cause, a philosophy, a book — inspiring you into picking up a needle and thread. In this case, Martyn did her cross stitch on the [...]
“The Alf Files”
Did Mulder or Scully ever own a cat? If so, its mysterious disappearance would be explained and the culprit caught in this illustration by Tim Tomkinson. (Via Don’t Stand There Gawping.)
Death By Jelly Bean?
In February, bhagvati drew one drawing a day of the same little stuffed white bunny. This one was especially worthy of an Easter mention.
Housecleaning Is A Drag
I was looking for images of Freddie Mercury in drag, and I found this portrait. I think it was a digital creation.
Skeletor’s Valentine
I always knew there was erotic subtext to He-Man.
Watercolor and colored pencil illustration by Christopher Tupa (available for purchase at the artist’s Tumblr).
John Waters Says, “Contemporary Art Hates You …And Your Family Too”
I subscribe to Modern Painters, but just now got around to reading the September ‘09 issue — despite the fabulous John Waters on the cover.
Mr. Waters need not take it personally; I just have a plethora of magazines to get through, and if they aren’t in the magazine rack in the bathroom, well, it just [...]
What’s Kitsch?
In order to discuss the meaning of kitsch, you first need to know it’s definition. So I grabbed my copy of Kitsch, The World of Bad Taste, by Gillo Dorfles (with contributions by John McHale, Karl Pawek, Ludwig Giesz, Lotte H. Eisner, Ugo Volli, Vittorio Gregotti, and Aleksa Celebonovic; and essays by Hermann Broch and [...]
Pop Art: Pop Culture Defined
I dated a musician, once upon a time; a jazz musician. He was often put off by my love of certain music, deriding it as ‘pop music.’ I had to remind him that the ‘pop’ stood for popular, and that meant that a large body of folks had to like it to make it ‘popular’. [...]
