Why bother with such painstaking scrutiny of faded notes, old patent cases, drawings of now-obsolete inventions, and so on?
A new Archnet collection, The Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh, documents the architecture of 33 historic sites with detailed descriptions, photographs and, in some cases, drawings.
Mason Pearson brushes, brussel sprouts, Bill Beauford's book - Among The Thugs, Pellegrino by the case, my daughter's face drawings, my BLK DNM motorcycle jacket, eyeglasses, Cartier, discord, scuffed shoes, beautiful coats, Ike and Tina, good umbrellas and people who are unapologetically honest.
She has a pink case for drawings and a model of a pink Dream House to show clients.
Escher is the easier case: his drawings (like the paintings of René Magritte, which are also discussed) have an obvious connection with verbal and mathematical paradox.
Each piece is accompanied by others: in Downey's case, symbolic drawings embodying the cultural heritage of the Yanomami Indians of Brazil, with whom he once lived.
The Goldmans made me think about what it takes to realize one's deepest imaginative yearnings -- in their case Renaissance drawings, French moldings and buckled bookshelves -- in everyday life.
Notebooks mix the raw material of observation with reverie, juxtaposed, in Taussig's case, with drawings, watercolors, and newspaper cuttings, which blend the inner and outer worlds in a fashion reminiscent of Brion Gysin and William Burroughs's surreal cut-up technique.
In some cases, the drawings may not have reflected the image seen on the screen.
