A journal by artist and designer John Coulthart.
Look at it this way / In ten years’ time / Who’ll care? / Who’ll even remember? Coil, The Dreamer Is Still Asleep Coil’s John Balance died ten years ago today, bringing an end to two decades of a project that, in its earliest stages, was his own solo musical venture. Ten years on, Coil … Continue reading “Peter Christopherson Photography & The Art of John Balance Collected”
quarter3 (2006) by nebamix. Thinking recently about the resurgence of interest in the various forms of parapsychological and occult phenomena that were so popular in the 1970s, I’m surprised not to see more mention of Kirlian photography, or the capturing of high-voltage coronal discharges on photographic plates. In the 70s the idea was that Kirlian … Continue reading “Kirlian photography”
Portrait of Jessie M. King by J. Craig Annan (autochrome). I don’t recall having seen a photo of artist Jessie M. King prior to this so it’s an additional surprise to find one in colour. All these examples are from Colour Photography: and other recent developments of the art of the camera (1908), one of … Continue reading “Colour photography, 1908”
Stowitts photographed by Nickolas Muray. The title is from two gallery pages at the Queer Arts Resource which runs through a history of the old subterfuge whereby homoerotic pictures were decorated to look suitably Greek or Roman. This seldom fooled anyone, even in Oscar Wilde’s day, but it no doubt helped to keep the studios … Continue reading “The Classical alibi in physique photography”
HST Self Portrait, In White Whale, Las Vegas. GONZO—Hunter S Thompson, an exhibition of the writer’s photographs, is at the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, from 3rd February–10th March 2007. There’s also a limited book collection available from Ammo. Michael Hoppen Gallery 3 Jubilee Place, London SW3 3TD Previously on { feuilleton } • Further back … Continue reading “Gonzo photography”