Saturday, October 29, 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011

Aztec Idol ... Vitzilipuztli ... bookplates 1700s



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A. Aveline  - 1720



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1725



Thursday, October 20, 2011

Hokeah, Jack (1902-1969) ... paintings



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Buffalo Dance 1929


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War Dancer 1929



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Greeting of Thee Moon God 1929



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Chasing  Evil Spirits 1929

more Jack Hokeah at Kiowa Indian Art  in the C Szwedzicki Collection



Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Gio Colucci... book illustration... The Torture Garden..





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illustration from Octave Mirbeaus Torture Garden 1925



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from The Torture Garden, written by Octave Mirbeau in 1899



Works of Art.... Skull and Devil... Japan





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Ivory okimono of a scull (tokotsu) entwined with a serpent, Meiji period (1868 - 1912)

worn by members of the underground dokudo (later yakuza), because they believed it brought good luck to gamblers. In the Meiji period the best-known carver of this subject was Gjokuzan.



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Carved ivory netsuke signed Chiyuki 之, Japan, Meiji period, turn of the 19th century
 
This  netsuke depicts a typical stylized devil Oni
They come from the Buddhist pantheon and appear in many folk stories. In this comical stylization the umbrella is used instead of the kanabo steel club. The eyes of the devil are made of mother-of-pearl and were inserted by the technique ji ita hamekomi.



Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Robert Taylor... Pen & Ink drawings and Poem...





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Rose ~ pen and ink


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Sri Yantra for the Kali Yuga ~ Pen and Ink
 
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Flower of  Freya ~ Pen and Ink


The Pointillist

In the gathering indigo of evening
at the twilight of the day,
as ghosts of blue smoke be rising
from chimeys red and grey,

an ink-besmeared drawing board,
testament to lonely nights
of labor-intense endeavors
where his patient work is wrought.

The small key rolls the tumblers
of an oiled, aged lock
that opens the door to stillness.
He feels for the light switch
to vanquish the dark.

Alchemist of the stipple-pen
in his black kitchen of art,
pursuing the endless journey
from ink to pen to dot.

His hair now streaked with silver,
Myopia dims his sight.
His years in dots are measured,
subtracting from his life...


more wonders here at the Red Salon