Surprising illustrations by Scott McKowen for 1602

I am currently taking a Coursera.org course on Comic Books and Graphic Novels so I took advantage of the opportunity and I thought I would treat myself to some Neil Gaiman. The surprise of the book where the covers by Scott McKowen, an illustrator that I had seen in the New Yorker but not payed much attention to. Here's some of the covers and I totally recommend reading 1602, for Marvel fans and non-fans too. :-)

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Batuan Art

Gusti Putu Sana

I never made it to Bali, but in the flight back from Asia I found this extremely interesting art form: Batuan Art. Here's some reasons why I like Batuan Art:

• It is a little bit like "Where's Wally?" so it is really fun to look at.

• It reminds me of El Bosco in the sense that people in these painings do weird things to my eurocentric eyes.

Sakenan temple and the sea from I. Dewa Nyoman Purwa

Ida Bagus Dupem - Traditional Bali

• Because Bali has been receiving western influence for a long time (think of Gauguin) and it seems that like in most cultures the painings evolved depending on what the rich mentors liked, in this case, European mentors. That mix of bali culture + mentor + wanting to be liked made some really funny art.

I Wayan Bendi paints "Diana Spencer"

• Primitive look: but a totally fake primitive look. Really funny and sympa!

Ida Bagus Rai paints "Beached Whale"

 Here's a fantastic guide to Batuan Art.

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Classic Movies in Miniature Style

Here's some great drawings by Murat Palta:
Kill Bill

The Godfather:

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Vacaciones en los alpes franceses: Grenoble, 2011

El verano pasado pasé mis vacaciones en Grenoble cerca de los Alpes franceses, una ciudad preciosa y totalmente recomendable. Dormí en la carabana llamada James que una família muy especial me dejó. Digo que son una família especial porqué entre muchas cosas, han viajado por muchos sitios del mundo en un Tandem, este es su sueño. Les encontré gracias a CouchSurfing y siempre les estaré agradecida porqué son una gran inspiración de como es posible vivir la vida a la medida de cada uno. Aquí va la ilustración. En el margen derecho podemos su tandem :-)

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New Zealand 2010

Doncs s'han acabat les fotografies analògiques. Vaig aprovar fotografia a l'universitat gràcies al treball teòric, s'han d'acceptar les limitaciones que un té, disimular-les i potenciar les fortaleses. Així que a partir d'ara només hi haurà dibuixos de les aventures pel món.

Començem amb una aventura del 2010, la millor aventura de totes, Nova Zelanda amb la Maria.

Algunes coses que podem veure al dibuix:

• Falguera: sempre present a tot arreu a on vas del país. Quan més m'agrada no és quan ha crescut sino quan neix, fent espiral.
• Hei Tiki: figura que representa la fertilitat en la mitologia maorí i polinesia.
• Llacs, rius, muntanyes, volcans, glaciars... ai, si no podeu anar tant lluny aneu fins a Islandia que s'assembla molt!

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Dibuixos: Passeig en elefant

Aquí teniu el dibuix a on es veu el meu primer passeig en elefant que dissabte vam fer amb en Robert, ho vaig passar fatal, raons:

• No anavem lligats de cap manera, només assentats en un banc
• No hi havia conductor
• Plovia
• Passavem al costat de barrancs altíssims

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Relax and enjoy

Make sure you make it to the last minute.

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Kevin Panozzo

Once I introduced a class saying that the speaker was like a Renaissance man. He was a comic writer, illustrator, script writer, teacher, movie director... Kevin is somehow a Renaissance man, he is a writer, a singer, a painter, ilustrator and I have heard that he is a good lover too! Cheers to Renaissance men.
This is his web page:
www.kpanozzo.com
Specially good are his Oils and Mixed Media Paintings

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Arponeu

Arponeu has a new blog with some really good pictures

http://arponeuseyes.blogspot.com/
http://aleixaguila.blogspot.com 

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Looking for Paradise

Looking for Paradise is the name of Yoko's Exhibition in Girona, if you have a chance please check it out. I love her work!
La Llibreria
c/Ciutadans, 15
Girona
Until the end of April

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Derek Kirk Kim

I just got done reading "Same difference and other stories" by Derk Kirk Kim and need to recommend it to you. You can read most (all?) of his comics in his web page www.lowbright.com
I got this book at my local library, it is really suprising all the good materials you can find in your local library. I encourage you to go there and get a library card, it is free and they can help you discover some really cool books/movies/music.
Find your nearest library at:
http://www.publiclibraries.com/
Troba la biblioteca més propera a casa teva:
http://cultura.gencat.net/biblio/bicerca.asp

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Luci Gutierrez

Have a good time checking out this web page. She has some really cool desktop icons there.
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Aquí la pàgina web de una ilustradora muy ingeniosa.

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Johan Potma

Here's the webpage of a guy that makes really Cool drawings.

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Techo pintado en un área de fumadores / Painted ceiling in a smokers area

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Dylan Dog

"Puedo leer la Biblia, Homero o Dylan Dog durante días y días sin aburrirme" dice Umberto Eco. Por mi cumpleaños me regalaron Mort Cinder de Oesterheld y Breccia. Y debo decir que Dylan Dog sigue siendo mi favorito. Compré dos tomos de sus cómics hace muchos años en un kiosco de Las Ramblas, no sé si sus historias siguen a la venta o no, pero si tenéis ocasión de leerle no dejéis pasar la oportunidad.
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Sorry but these books are not translated into English yet!!!!

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Waking Life

I went to see Scanner Darkly today. I do not really want to talk about the movie right now but I would like to recommend you the previous movie from the same director. It is called Waking Life and if you video store has it you should rent it. It's a perfect fall movie! If you have seen it and you want to comment on it, please do so.
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Avui he anat a veure Scanner Darkly. Si us ve de gust aneu-la a veure, però sobretot m'agradaria recomenar Waking Life, aquella si que era una passada de peli. si la tenen al vostre video no ho dubteu dues vegades! Si ja l'has vist i tens ganes de comentar alguna cosa, no dubtis a fer-ho.

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Yoko Kataoka

Yoko is from Japan and now she lives in Girona, Spain. She makes one of the coolest art work I have ever seen. Please visit her page www.yokokataoka.net and fall in love with her work. I think you can buy her postcards but I am not sure.
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Alguns ja la coneixeu. Es diu Yoko i el que fa és una passada. No us perdeu la seva pàgina web, preciós! www.yokokataoka.net

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