Author Archives: corvusfugit

1875: Sunlight and Shadow

Posted on April 23, 2019 by corvusfugit

Martin Johnson Heade: Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes (c. 1871-1875)

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2013: Landscape

Posted on April 21, 2019 by corvusfugit

Yan Cong: Landscape #6 (2013)

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2014: Jahmal

Posted on April 20, 2019 by corvusfugit

Gabriel Garcia Roman: Jahmal (2014); from a series, Queer Icons

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1750 BC: Let Man Bear the Load of the Gods!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by corvusfugit

In one of the oldest surviving creation myths, humankind originates from a labor action. The story, told in the Babylonian Atrahasis Epic, goes like this: long before humankind, only gods exist, with some more powerful than others. These greater gods—the … Continue reading →

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1963: A Colour Guide to Clouds

Posted on April 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

Each time you look at the sky, try to identify the clouds in it and test whether the explanations given in the book could be true for them. Gradually you will come to know the important clouds and the circumstances … Continue reading →

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2002: Trickland

Posted on April 15, 2019 by corvusfugit

Michaël Borremans: Trickland (2002)

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1964: Oh, My Mangled Head!

Posted on April 14, 2019 by corvusfugit

In his book Alice in Many Tongues (1964), Warren Weaver spends the last chapter using a curious method to evaluate various translations of Alice in Wonderland. He takes the same passage from each translation—a portion of the Mad Tea-Party—and asks … Continue reading →

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1906: Entrance to Paradise

Posted on April 13, 2019 by corvusfugit

Wilhelm Bernatzik: Entrance to Paradise (1906)

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1938: Fire

Posted on April 11, 2019 by corvusfugit

Teresita Fernández: Fire (2005) Fire and heat provide modes of explanation in the most varied domains, because they have been for us the occasion for unforgettable memories, for simple and decisive personal experiences. Fire is thus a privileged phenomenon which … Continue reading →

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1904: Buy Your Chair Under a Chair

Posted on April 9, 2019 by corvusfugit

Founded in the 1850’s by Swiss immigrants from Cincinnati, Tell City, Indiana was originally a planned community in which land was distributed by lottery and everyone was guaranteed a job. One of the first businesses in the town was the … Continue reading →

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