A journal by artist and designer John Coulthart.
Hommage à KS. The web isn’t the best place to see works by this extraordinary German artist, most of what’s available tends to be tiny thumbnails which give no impression of the detail in her drawings and paintings. Ruppert is another artist who’s been brave enough to try illustrating Lautréamont’s Maldoror but I’ve yet to … Continue reading “The art of Sibylle Ruppert”
Previous posts about etchings and engravings. • Robert Lawson’s House of Usher • Destiny, A Novel in Pictures by Otto Nückel • A territory always rather nocturnal and almost subaqueous • Wendel Dietterlin’s Architectura • Jorgen Boberg’s Teresas • Piranesi record covers • Fanned to sleep • Bruegel’s sins • The World of Wonders • … Continue reading “The etching and engraving archive”
Previous posts about illustrators. • Rockwell Kent’s Wilderness • French Fables by Japanese Hands • Frank C. Papé’s The Well of Saint Clare • Thomas Mackenzie’s Crock of Gold • The art of Hannes Bok, 1914–1964 • Valentine Hugo’s Contes Bizarres • The Parade and Baron Verdigris • Alastair’s Manon Lescaut • More Harry Clarke … Continue reading “The illustrators archive”
Previous posts about book covers or cover design. • Intégrale Howard Phillips Lovecraft • Richard Taylor’s Lovecraftiana • Eldritch Art Nouveau: Lovecraft at Ballantine • The art of Davis Meltzer, 1929–2017 • Covering Maldoror • Dennis Leigh book covers • Corgi SF Collector’s Library • Goodfellow and Borges • Victor Valla book covers • Crank … Continue reading “The book covers archive”