50 Watts / A Journey Round My Skull / Writers No One Reads Twitter / Facebook / Archive var sc_project=5425701; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="ac9255f2"; Tumblr (3.0; @50watts)http://50watts.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/24b89b8707b70e02b74c293ae638cc87/tumblr_mkrkp0Pprx1rp9t6wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://invisiblestories.tumblr.com/post/50230826904/christopher-pratt-ice-1972-via-arcticanstars" target="_blank">invisiblestories</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thingsthatquickentheheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/visible-invisible-iii.html" target="_blank">Christopher Pratt,<em> Ice</em>, 1972</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arcticanstars.tumblr.com/post/48810824035/christopher-pratt-ice-1972" target="_blank">arcticanstars</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50583249551http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50583249551Thu, 16 May 2013 12:25:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9d2baf2c9a51dcdea061105b72fa0f3/tumblr_mmottj25tT1qgzqeto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scientificillustration.tumblr.com/post/50512609394/western-pond-turtle-san-francisco-california" target="_blank">scientificillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66257786@N03/8725407649/" title="Western pond turtle? (San Francisco, California)" target="_blank">Western pond turtle? (San Francisco, California)</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66257786@N03/" target="_blank">The Ernst Mayr Library</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50513694460http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50513694460Wed, 15 May 2013 15:41:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88f1410d40564173b17e0d7f205aba38/tumblr_mkrbkp6W8y1s3jn9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sacredprism.tumblr.com/post/47151511319/sneak-peekz-all-week-paranoid-apartment-lala" target="_blank">sacredprism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sneak peekz all week!</p> <p><strong>PARANOID APARTMENT</strong> - <a href="http://plslala.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Lala Albert</a></p> <p>SACRED PRISM 3</p> <p>Coming May 2013 - MOVED UP FOR TCAF DEBUT!</p> <p>5x7 / 16 pages / 2-Color Risograph</p> <p><a href="http://secretprison.storenvy.com/products/1290100-sacred-prism-3-paranoid-apartment-lala-albert" target="_blank">PRE-ORDER NOW!</a></p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50437550628http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50437550628Tue, 14 May 2013 15:41:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43fed612945c8f7f381cd5a6fd969ce2/tumblr_mmrpjhumBT1qim0kio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jonnynegron.tumblr.com/post/50393720794/illustration-for-new-york-times-from-a-few-weeks" target="_blank">jonnynegron</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>illustration for new york times from a few weeks back. read the article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/the-tangle-of-the-sexes.html?_r=0" target="_blank">here</a></p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50433667814http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/50433667814Tue, 14 May 2013 14:40:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ee8dd3fdf543bcafeafe36544eae7de/tumblr_mmht3bZTJX1qa1yuco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e57e0af5a0c69ae2c35161b1e3697e2/tumblr_mmht3bZTJX1qa1yuco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lisahanawalt.com/post/49947149231/living-room-cats-this-is-an-older-drawing-that-i" target="_blank">lisahanawalt</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Living Room Cats</p> <p>(This is an older drawing that I just rediscovered and still like very much)</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49952564000http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49952564000Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27b60ef27b46aa3d3919963052115015/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6225a2a702ea17d26a98f5e95f830d2/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bc743e73a2deac7b4583132f3cac935f/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c55b731dab9ca938fe26bd65ec8e05d3/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5885b9a5ff1d13228d8ff84c42ddeac0/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae238602265a5e79f8838573f7ce201f/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ba2d683a40db32bffa1bcd317efced9c/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f1270a986f721c0eb6e5c6716759b345/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5e7bd77512530fb2d8bdabbefadc8528/tumblr_mlpcvozSCI1rm3ezmo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.drawn.ca/post/48698626100/nobrowpress-its-here-destination-x-by" target="_blank">drawnblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nobrowpress.tumblr.com/post/48685314423/its-here-destination-x-by-johnmartz-out-now-a" target="_blank">nobrowpress</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>It’s here! <span>Destination X by </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://johnmartz.tumblr.com/post/48612389741/destination-x-is-my-new-book-from-nobrow-press-i" target="_blank">johnmartz</a><span> out now! </span><span>A sci-fi parable about obsession and singlemindedness. </span><span>It’s debuting at TCAF and available exclusively now from </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://t.co/BH720HEhjz" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.nobrow.net/11754" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="js-display-url">nobrow.net/11754</span><span class="invisible"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible"> </span></span></a></p> </blockquote> <p>I’m going to take the opportunity to toot my horn, and spread the news about my new book from Nobrow. So: hey, check out my new book from Nobrow! It’s called Destination X. It has rocketships and cryo-chambers and aliens and you should buy a copy or two!</p> <p>It debuts at TCAF in May, and will hit stores in June, but if you’re impatient you can order it <a href="http://www.nobrow.net/11754" target="_blank">directly from Nobrow</a> this very instant.</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49952131965http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49952131965Wed, 08 May 2013 15:55:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a4062a02ce7b96f5b9b5804198bb517a/tumblr_mlapavr0Bg1rkzmgdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pierreferrero.tumblr.com/post/48035440439/im-in-nobrow-8-order-it-on-their" target="_blank">pierreferrero</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’m in <a href="http://www.nobrow.net/11443" target="_blank">NOBROW</a> 8. Order it on their website <a href="http://www.nobrow.net/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.nobrow.net/" target="_blank">http://www.nobrow.net/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49862800331http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49862800331Tue, 07 May 2013 12:57:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/79fa986f0c877b2583e376af7407f28c/tumblr_mmdz602mOD1rth6jao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://malachiward.tumblr.com/post/49782699657/titan-head-this-new-print-will-debut-at-the" target="_blank">malachiward</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Titan Head. This new print will debut at the <a href="http://www.skirball.org/programs/readings-talks/sequential-smarts" target="_blank">Sequential Smarts</a> discussion I’m participating in on Wednesday night at the Skirball, so <a href="http://www.skirball.org/programs/readings-talks/sequential-smarts" target="_blank">get tickets</a>! The following week it’ll be available through my online store.</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49795412892http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49795412892Mon, 06 May 2013 16:23:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4ddd727863639cd947db29ae50440b71/tumblr_mmbxbhUcp01qh35m6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://foreignmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/49686729067/safety-last-1923-swedish-poster" target="_blank">foreignmovieposters</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://50watts.com/filter/sweden/30-Vintage-Swedish-Movie-Posters-for-Hollywood" target="_blank"><strong>Safety Last!</strong> (1923). Swedish poster</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49791481476http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49791481476Mon, 06 May 2013 15:29:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3e2cc7d02ebb41e4c41dd65b80f0cddc/tumblr_mm6dw8LA2V1rrnb2wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pictureboxinc.tumblr.com/post/49443534702/sir-eduardo-paolozzi" target="_blank">pictureboxinc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sir Eduardo Paolozzi</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49788621919http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49788621919Mon, 06 May 2013 14:44:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6154d9e53bf94c3948c0c264f7245937/tumblr_mm6d0dRZlj1qbidlso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iamjapanese.tumblr.com/post/49438219173/ronald-ruble-american-b-1935-pines-1978" target="_blank">iamjapanese</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Ronald Ruble</strong>（American, b.1935）</p> <p><a href="http://www.annexgalleries.com/inventory/detail/19272/Ronald-Ruble/Pines" target="_blank"><em><strong>Pines</strong></em></a>    1978</p> <p>etching</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49459422942http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49459422942Thu, 02 May 2013 16:59:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e550e6d2b5bf33a042538e8e73e90bc/tumblr_mm6sxxsSns1qhal0to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fantagraphics.tumblr.com/post/49455236523/guy-peellaert-the-adventures-of-jodelle-and" target="_blank">fantagraphics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Guy-Peellaert-The-Adventures-of-Jodelle-and-Fragments-of-the-French-Pop-Years-at-Fantagraphics-Bookstore-Gallery.html&Itemid=113" target="_blank">Guy Peellaert: The Adventures of Jodelle and Fragments of the French Pop Years at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery</a></strong> — opens May 11</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49458692889http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49458692889Thu, 02 May 2013 16:49:50 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkidklaFp1ropt2io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbkidklaFp1ropt2io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hippolytehentgen.tumblr.com/post/33496811667/hippolyte-hentgen-o-elisabeth-o-dolores" target="_blank">hippolytehentgen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hippolyte Hentgen</p> <p>“Ô Elisabeth” “Ô Dolores”</p> <p>tentures, assemblages de tissus, broderies, galons.</p> <p>200 x 140 cm</p> <p>Photo : A. Mole, Courtesy semiose galerie, Paris.</p> </blockquote> <p>via <a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/give-in-to-uncontrollable-urge/Content?oid=9212691" target="_blank">this article on YETI</a></p>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49442004238http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49442004238Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:33 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7f9a23d094a3166ba038044f7e6ad5bb/tumblr_mm4bqzIryx1rksw3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://madinkbeard.tumblr.com/post/49359929284/rebusbooks-rebus-books-is-proud-to-host" target="_blank">madinkbeard</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://rebusbooks.tumblr.com/post/49357669673/rebus-books-is-proud-to-host-groundbreaking" target="_blank">rebusbooks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://rebusbooks.net" target="_blank">Rebus Books</a> is proud to host groundbreaking Belgian comics artist <a href="http://fremok.org/site.php?type=P&id=46" target="_blank">Eric Lambé</a> for parts of his rare North American tour. Lambé is in the US in connection with the exhibit “<a href="http://www.centerforbookarts.org/exhibits/archive/showdetail.asp?showID=239" target="_blank">From <em>Bande Dessinée</em> to Artist’s Book: Testing the Limits of Franco-Belgian Comics</a>” at the Center for Book Arts in NYC.</p> </blockquote> <p>Wow, check out the list of artists in that show at the Center for Book Arts. Vincent Fortemps! Dominique Goblet! That definitely calls for a trip to NYC in the next month or two.</p> <p>Why am I just hearing about this now? It’s been up for 2 weeks.</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49370704201http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49370704201Wed, 01 May 2013 13:50:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdyt16foiu1qfafh6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://god-ly.tumblr.com/post/36387273624/alterted-states-1980" target="_blank">god-ly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>“Alterted States” </strong></em>(1980)</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49363768247http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49363768247Wed, 01 May 2013 11:44:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/317dc29d4d910c3fb2d2f84f1254ab4d/tumblr_mls4orVUSu1qzbcgoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://invisiblestories.tumblr.com/post/48801210822/marcel-schwobs-imaginary-lives-illustrated-by" target="_blank">invisiblestories</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://book-graphics.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/vies-imaginaires-compositions-de-george.html" target="_blank">Marcel Schwob’s <em>Imaginary Lives</em>, illustrated by Georges Barbier</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Also: <a href="http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/marcel-schwob-a-man-of-the-future/" target="_blank">Marcel Schwob: A Man of the Future</a></p>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49200380365http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49200380365Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:35:16 -0400marcel schwobbarbierillustrationfrance<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0099a2606b0b8cbfa763bd695e69d719/tumblr_mm17tsbFms1qabkwjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Architect of Ruins Returns: I scanned more imaginary buildings by Minoru Nomata for <a href="http://butdoesitfloat.com/How-can-you-hide-from-what-never-goes-away" target="_blank">But Does it Float</a> (see my <a href="http://butdoesitfloat.com/The-Architect-of-Ruins" target="_blank">2011 post</a> there too)</p>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49196013272http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/49196013272Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:37:04 -0400minoru nomataarchitecturepainting<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4newhEGXZ1qzpdnio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>The alchemist who has achieved illumination.</p> <p>from Andrea de Pascalis, Alchemy: The Golden Art. </p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/48288342875http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/48288342875Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:43:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/941bf8f966acbb6b99ac14c7cc480a4e/tumblr_mkq4hu0fir1r6d28io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://invisiblestories.tumblr.com/post/47120240019/lynn-davis-palace-syria-viayochanah" target="_blank">invisiblestories</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lynn Davis, <em>Palace, Syria </em>(via<a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yochanah.tumblr.com/post/47097011374/lynn-davis-palace-syria" target="_blank">yochanah</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/48202511858http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/48202511858Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:24:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/574ffa2b9b1429c44f448d52255ff705/tumblr_mkaeu5kz6x1qax5olo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fruitjuiceart.tumblr.com/post/46365345465/eyed-click-beetle-illustration-for-prairie-a" target="_blank">fruitjuiceart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eyed Click Beetle</p> <p>Illustration for <em>Prairie</em>, a Gainesville Creative Writing Journal</p> <p>March 2013</p> </blockquote>http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/47800172615http://50watts.tumblr.com/post/47800172615Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:52:20 -0400