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The Berlin East Side Gallery: Brotherly Kiss, Trabant Through the Wall, and the Night the Wall Opened
The Berlin East Side Gallery: Brotherly Kiss, Trabant Through the Wall, and the Night the Wall Opened
The real history of the Berlin East Side Gallery -- 118 artists, 1990, and the two most famous murals (Brotherly Kiss and Test the Rest) -- plus the real story... Read more...
Notes from a Berlin Photoautomat: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Waiting on Silver-Gelatin Paper
Notes from a Berlin Photoautomat: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Waiting on Silver-Gelatin Paper
A real Our Lady of Guadalupe deck photographed at a genuine analogue Photoautomat booth on a rainy Berlin street -- the real 1531 apparition story, the real chemical photo-booth process,... Read more...
Devotional Iconography in Contemporary Menswear Editorial
Devotional Iconography in Contemporary Menswear Editorial
Devotional Catholic iconography in contemporary menswear editorial photography (English/German) -- the real, documented pattern behind religious imagery in fashion (Chrome Hearts, Dolce & Gabbana's Byzantine collection), the santino holy-card tradition,... Read more...
Notes from a Berlin Bus Stop: The Last Judgment, Waiting for the Night Bus
Notes from a Berlin Bus Stop: The Last Judgment, Waiting for the Night Bus
A real Byzantine Last Judgment icon deck photographed at an ordinary rainy bus stop in Berlin -- the real compositional canon, the true (pre-Masonic) Christian history of the all-seeing eye,... Read more...
The Koi and the Dragon Gate: A Legend That's Actually Real
The Koi and the Dragon Gate: A Legend That's Actually Real
The real Dragon Gate legend behind koi-into-dragon imagery, the documented seigaiha wave pattern, a real Hokusai print of the same subject, and the two real catalogue versions -- full colour... Read more...
The Kiss, Reconsidered: Klimt, Emilie Flöge, and the Fashion World He Actually Lived In
The Kiss, Reconsidered: Klimt, Emilie Flöge, and the Fashion World He Actually Lived In
Emilie Flöge, the real Viennese fashion designer and Klimt's life companion, and why The Kiss's pattern-built figures translate so naturally into editorial fashion photography -- featuring all three real Klimt... Read more...
Skateboard Wall Art for Flower Shops and Florists
Skateboard Wall Art for Flower Shops and Florists
A canonical guide to skateboard wall art for flower shops (English/Italian), with real photos from an actual florist: multiple real catalogue options spanning William Morris, Dutch Golden Age, Japanese ukiyo-e,... Read more...
LUCA: Every Drawing Carries a Flame of Its Own
LUCA: Every Drawing Carries a Flame of Its Own
A real interview with LUCA, a Seoul-based illustrator working exclusively in dense black-and-white ink (English/Korean) -- on her process, Seoul's influence on her negative-space instincts, and how she'd approach a... Read more...
The Real Maneki-Neko: A Lucky Cat in Its Natural Habitat
The Real Maneki-Neko: A Lucky Cat in Its Natural Habitat
The real maneki-neko Japanese folk tradition (English/German) behind the Blueprint Lucky Cat deck, including the Gotokuji Temple origin legend, photographed in an actual Japanese convenience store, a comparison table, and... Read more...