Matthew Reinhart's Blog, page 42

Etch-A-Sketch King

To be named the king of something is a bold title, but George Vlosich deserves this title. He is also know as the king of Etch a Sketch. Yes. Etch a Sketch. As you can see from the one he did of New York, this guy knows his way around those two little knobs. Vlosich's creations has been on television, museums, magazines, and even the White House!

Check out more of his Etch a Sketch work on his website:

http://www.gvetchedintime.com/

-Jess

I'm a Cyborg, but that's OK

As I was trawling through the interwebs this week I came across a very cute virtual pop-up book. I'm always excited when my different interests align so it was a delightful bonus to find that the virtual pop-up book was created as a promotional for one of my favorite Korean directors, . I'm a Cyborg, but that's OK was released in 2006 and has yet to have make it's way to the U.S. or Netflix, but I have my fingers crossed. You can learn more about the film at IMDB and Wikipedia...

A pretty book about an ugly duckling

On a recent trip to Virginia I came across this pop-up book in a used bookstore and I just had to pick it up!
Besides the pop-ups, the illustrations have a very nice line quality that I admire. The paper engineering was done by Clare and Jack Segnit and Dennis K. Meyer.
I hate to give away the ending of the book, but the pop-up on the final spread is so nice I couldn't resist showing it! It's very simple but also elegant and effective.

The photo doesn't completely do it justice - take a look...

Libros Moviles in Spain

I just learned of a new pop-up exhibit that opened last week in Andalucia, Spain. More specifically at the Teatro Auditorio in the Southern resort town of Roquetas de Mar. The movable books in the show come from the extensive collection of Ana Maria Ortega Palacios and her husband Alvaro Gutierrez Banos.



I have had the good fortune to meet with these lovely collectors on past occasions and know that this exhibition will be tastefully presented with many rare books selected from their 1,700 ...

We all fit together.

Check out these cool Lego animals. Lego artist Sean Kenney has set up this exhibition at the Philadelphia zoo to raise awareness about endangered species the world over. The exhibition also focuses on teaching children and adults the importance of recycling and lowering your environmental impact.



http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/lego-artisan-creates-endangered-species-for-zoo.php

Looks like it's time for a quick trip to Phily!
Simon

Fun at the MoCCA Festival!

Last weekend I attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival and I had a great time! I originally decided to go because one of my favorite webcomic artists was there (Kate Beaton), but I realized as I arrived that it was just the sort of event that some of my old college friends would be at.

Sure enough, as I walked into the room I saw my friend Marc showing off his illustrations at a table. He pointed me to some great places to browse and I ended up spending tons of money on books and...

Play With Your Food

Some really great photos from the Sydney International Food Festival of international flags made of food! Definitely check out the photos and try to guess which country is which!




Jess

Short and Sweet

I just have something simple to say. At this studio a lot of the art is done in cut paper collage - the colors are mixed and arranged in order to make them pop. All the papers are painted in-house by the talented Jess Tice, but of the hundreds of sheets we have, this one is (in my opinion) an amazing piece of art on its own:



-Simon

NY Antiquarian Book Fair

This weekend is the New York Antiquarian Book Fair! I completely lost track of time and forgot that the book fair was coming so soon to the Park Avenue Armory. I have been fortunate enough to attend the last few years and always get excited to see some amazing books from the past.



As you can imagine my interests tend toward all things movable so I make sure to make the rounds of my favorite independent booksellers. It is so exciting to actual hold some of the rare Meggendorfer and Kubasta...

Chupa Chups!

This week I discovered that Salvador Dali had made a logo for a candy company back in the day. And not just any candy company, one of the first companies to make lollipops. What company was this? Chupa Chups! They make some of the best lollipops out there in my opinion (does it get any better than Cola Lemon? Better than Kiwi Strawberry Orange?). I remember these lollipops from my childhood while living in Spain and the Caribbean.

Definitely check out their website:
www.chupachups.com

And c...