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Flashed by Rorschach

Artw — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:13:45 -0800

Original character designs for Watchmen, including a (dropped) full body suit for Rorschach, by Dave Gibbons. (Also it looks like the movie version will have a different ending, so fears of a non-sucky Alan Moore film can be put to rest.)

ArtDCFilter: Hopper, Durand, Adams

silby — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:21:50 -0800

This fall is going to be a good season for some giants of American art in Washington, DC. Edward Hopper comes to the National Gallery from Boston. Asher Durand opens at the Smithsonian. And Ansel Adams travels to the Corcoran.

Art Museum, Deconstructed

Dave Faris — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:14:56 -0800

The Luce Foundation Center in the recently renovated and reopened National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, is more like a smörgåsbord-cum-antique store, packed in an overflowing archive rather than a more traditional museum layout. The collection is comprised of varying American art styles and genres in intimate display cases, with little in the way of context or reference. (Though the same site in this link is available on computers scattered throughout the gallery for further detail.)

And now for the Marvel haters :-D

Kickstart70 — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:20:30 -0800

IGN's top 50 DC Comics covers should satisfy those who didn't like the Marvel covers posted yesterday. Great art, traditional themes, and strange psychadelia.

Artomatic!

indiebass — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:48:22 -0800

Got a Secret? (Discussed briefly previouslyhere) The idea behind Frank Warren Artomatic exhibit was simple: distribute 3,000 post cards asking the public to share a secret with him anonymously by reply mail, and sit back and wait for the replies. Some of the post cards are now on display at the Anne C. Fisher gallery, but if you can't make it to the Georgetown show don't worry, Warren has created a "Postsecret" blog where you can see some of the most interesting replies. (via DCist)

The Art of Wayne Boring

interrobang — Sat, 27 Mar 2004 18:37:56 -0800

The other guy who drew Superman, Wayne Boring. Boring's style defined Superman in the fifties, and still looks nice today.

mhaw — Thu, 08 Aug 2002 13:29:30 -0800

"PETA Wins Right to Have Newest Party Animal" Judge orders the D.C. Commission on the Arts to allow PETA to display an entry in an ongoing public street art exhibit featuring elephants and donkeys, entitled "Party Animals Public Art Project".