Mondi sotterranei. Un viaggio affascinante sotto la superficie alla scoperta di universi reali e immaginari. Ediz. a colori

I mean, it's like buying an exhibition that you squeeze into a bookcase. That you can come back to at any time. It isn't even an exhibition based off one singular artist, nor one country, nor one singular art movement. Suddenly taking the 2020s by storm, Ellcock's exhibitions/books/cauldron of 'imag Leggi tutto

what the FUCK i loved this (read captions and looked at creepy pictures). also the book itself was an absolute work of art. highly recommend a thumb through if you're a little freak big trigger warnings if you have trypophobia, thalassophobia, hemophobia, or fears of viscera, visceral fat, bones, or Leggi tutto

A magnetic pull drove my attention to this book as I was walking through the Royal Academy shop, after viewing Marina Abramovic's retrospective. What is spirituality? This is another take, another window into what spirituality could mean, could be. I quote the very 1st paragraph of the Introduction " Leggi tutto

“"Imagination thrives in darkness"” "Imagination thrives in darkness" so it is no wonder, a book delving inside the world we know -and the worlds we do not- thrives from page to page, as it discusses the underbelly of all, from what lies beneath our feet, to what haunts us on the otherside, to the de Leggi tutto

Underworlds is certainly an interesting amalgam of information and images of not only the Underworld for mythology but the world under us scientifically. The book makes for a good quick read due to the images included in it and provides well-written information for the topics provided. I personally

I read this as research material for a project I’m working on that takes place entirely underground, and it served as a vital resource. Beginning in the material world and ending with the unconscious, I felt like I was being taken underground myself. It constructs and reconstructs the concept of wha Leggi tutto

Really more art than book tours was still a visually stunning work of pure genius. Absolutely beautiful and engaging on every level. I very much enjoyed this and devoured it in just a few short hours. Get lost in the pictures and let the words speak to your soul. Highly recommend to those who lose t Leggi tutto

Another splendid collection of images from Stephen Ellcock. I find his books relaxing and thought-provoking. So many of the eclectic illustrations prompt investigation of the creator and the context. Ideal for browsing and discovering new ideas.

talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it.