The Alec Soth / Little Brown Mushroom Youtube series on photography are so great. The series might very well end up being classic documentaries on photography.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHIxfgu7HE9_Tok9OGNrQ_g

Alec Soth handles a wide variety of topics in a very illustrative and entertaining manner. He takes photography from various angles, and takes us on a thematic guide through his photo book library.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXHuzurhF3g

"My feeling is that we're all wiped out by digital technology streaming zooming and I want to bring more physicality and more serendipity to this medium.

Last night I watched Jackie Brown (on Netflix), a Tarantino movie.

Nice movie.

Robert De Niro plays a strange supporting role, a daft accomplice of arms dealer Samuel L. Jackson. I thought: the big De Niro playing such a non-descript character, that's fantastic.

More thoughts.

I saw the movie was based on a book of Elmore Leonard, I writer I had never heard of, but I recently watch an interesting video about him. The role Samuel L. Jackson plays reminds me of his role in Kingsman: The Secret Service. A ruthless criminal shot in the climax of the movie. And then on comparing these stories: Jackie Brown is a way more interesting story than the flat action-movie story of Kingsman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOPDVQNmOM

I am somewhat into collages nowadays, enthused by Austin Kleon's work.

The collages of Raoul Hausmann are lovely absurd.

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Australian photographer Jesse Marlow.

Enjoying the absurdist drawings of UK artist Glen Baxter.

British | 1944 - present | Drawing / Illustration

Creates absurdist drawings that combine detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with nonsensical captions, featuring cowboys, boy scouts, and explorers in surreal situations.

His work pairs traditional draughtsmanship with deadpan humor, creating visual-verbal gags that satirize artworld pretense, literary conventions, and the mundane absurdities of everyday life.

Work held in Tate Gallery and V&A Museum. Published in The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Represented by Flowers Gallery.

→ glenbaxter.com → Instagram