Tag: visual arts

Satirical illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski

One thing that I really don’t like is when people use someone else’s work without giving credit.  Today I came across a few images which I really liked, but which were shared without any mention of the author.  It took me a few minutes to establish that what I saw were satirical illustrations by a famous Polish artists Pawel Kuczynski.

The fact that I don’t really enjoy this particular drawing style didn’t stop me from enjoying many of the ideas pictured.  There are takes on anything – society, war, technology, fashion, environment, and more.  Have a look at more of his work.  Below are a few of my favorites.

Typewriter – an ASCII art parent

I’ve known about ASCII art forever.  I came across it even before I first connected to the Internet.  And while I new it was an old concept, I never knew how old it was.  Apparently, ASCII art predecessor was typewriter art.  Wikipedia has this to say:

Since 1867 typewriters have been used for creating visual art. The oldest known preserved example of typewriter art is a picture of a butterfly made in 1898 by Flora Stacey.
In the 1954 short film Stamp Day for Superman, typewriter art was a feature of the plot.

Why would I suddenly remember an ancient topic like this, you ask?  Because I came across some of the typewriter art and it’s awesome!