Category: Accidental Mysteries

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Chinese Propaganda Posters

Accidental Mysteries for May 26, 2013 focuses on vintage Chinese propaganda posters.

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A Nod to Surrealism

For artists not working in digital media — those who cut, build, draw, paint, glue, bend, and make things in the more traditional manner, there is something of a “Surrealist” popularity at hand today.

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Enjoying TypeToy

This week's Accidental Mysteries highlights the blog TypeToy — an online collection of mid-century design and typography created by Aaron Eiland.

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The Inkblot and Popular Culture

Accidental Mysteries for April 28, 2013 focuses on inkblots.

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The Deep Roots of Modernism

Accidental Mysteries for April 21, 2013 focuses on the Deep Roots of Modernism.

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The Imagination of Playgrounds

A look back at the playgrounds of our youth, as captured by artists and photographers — and ourselves.

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Drawn to Currency

The Accidental Mystery of Tim Prusmack's hand drawn currency.

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Defiant Beauty

Accidental Mysteries for March 24, 2013 focuses on Defiant Beauty, the art of Chakaia Booker.

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Kodachrome Finds New Life

Accidental Mysteries for March 10, 2013 focuses on Fred Herzog's Kodachrome slides.

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The Proper Art of Writing in 1655

Accidental Mysteries for March 03, 2013 focuses on the proper art of writing in 1655.

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What’s Inside?

Accidental Mysteries for February 17, 2013 focuses on what's inside: anatomical drawings.

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Accidental Mysteries: 07.15.12

Bill Traylor was born a slave in 1854. In the mid-1930s he began to draw, always from memory — the animals, people and events he recalled in his life.