Sunday, September 11, 2011

Ventricose

This curiotype is something of a gourmand... & he wears his indulgences proudly.

Photoshop with text from Gray's Introduction to Structural & Systemic Botany, 1876

7 comments:

  1. Wow, nice work. Don't know why I never found you before.
    You probably get this a lot, but I get a strong feeling for Basil Worthington in your art. Very refreshing!

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  2. hi! I love big and long noses. Just as mine :D
    Many of these creatures share the same little feet ! Nice detail. Probably because it is one big Oddments family !

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  3. Thanks, Ted, nice to know you! Actually I can't remember anyone making the Basil W connection before, but I'm honored, & for sure I've absorbed a great deal of his thoroughly weird influence over the years... %}

    Art, I'm a great admirer of assertive noses. Have you seen this wonderful video? :---)
    http://www.metmuseum.org/connections/the_nose/#/

    Anyway it's very appropriate for such a food aficionado to possess un bec fin, don't you think?

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  4. Oh, that reminds me of another interesting nose video-- this one is more about the science of smell:
    http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/07/scents-and-sensibilities-world-science-festival-how-smell-works/

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  5. Wait... I just realized I meant to say; Boris Artzybasheff. If you are not familiar with him do a google image search of his name. You will be pleasantly surprised.

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  6. Oh my, Ted, I do know his work, & thank you very much! (Also I see the Wolverton connection with Artzybasheff... hadn't really thought of that before.)

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  7. Thanks for the links. Interesting stuff I have to study these sites in the future !

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