Author’s Note: This old work of mine has recently been published by Abiko Free Press (AFP) as an Amazon Kindle eBook. If you like the photos and poems you are about to see and read, well now you can own a copy. Just click on the AFP link above to get started. And thanks for [...]
All posts for the month January, 2011
Tokyo in the Underbrush—A small, old poet-O-graphical portfolio
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 30, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/30/tokyo-in-the-underbrusha-small-old-poet-o-graphical-portfolio/
Daruma-View™—A small playfulness
The essence of Daruma does not require that you see him in color. The power of Daruma does not object if you conform his appearance to suit your own warped reality. But the hopefulness of Daruma would really love it if you grabbed the pink one to go next to your Hello Kitty™ clock, and [...]
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 29, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/29/daruma-viewa-small-playfulness/
The Trials of Pigumon (ピグモン)—A small feastiary
Some Japanese food products, well…. They will definitely surprise you.
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 22, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/22/the-trials-of-pigumon-%e3%83%94%e3%82%b0%e3%83%a2%e3%83%b3a-small-feastiary/
The Ruins of Feltran—A small exploration
The advance probes had made it very easy to find the ruins on Feltran. The journey had been long, but uneventful. And now that we were there, establishing orbit and the optimal descent were proceeding normally. However, as the pilot lowered our ship ever carefully to the preset landing coordinates on the edge of the [...]
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 21, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/21/the-ruins-of-feltrana-small-exploration-2/
The American Elephant—A small political nonsense
A year or so ago, I designed this elephant for a French friend’s blog, where elephants were a motif. I am very proud of this design, but I was trying to impress a friend more than make a coherent political statement (even though the Bush administration did inspire what you see.) My friend couldn’t have [...]
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 19, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/19/the-american-elephanta-small-political-nonsense/
Other People’s Words—A small attribution gallery
I have started a sort of series of computer wallpapers where I put together quotes I like from TV and films with graphic images I have cobbled together. The intention is to combine words and pictures that at first may seem unrelated and form them into a whole which works in terms of overall temperament [...]
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 19, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/19/other-peoples-wordsa-small-attribution-gallery/
The Chūō Line Extension—A small whimsy
Last night, I had a dream. I was stuck in western Tokyo with no passport or plane ticket, and only a few thousand yen in my pocket. But, fortunately, all the signs on the train platform where I was standing looked like this:
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 19, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/19/the-chuo-line-extensiona-small-whimsy/
Lesser Icons—A small appreciation
Please enjoy these images. Because despite my best efforts…. …this is the best Chuck McCann is ever going to look.
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 12, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/12/lesser-iconsa-small-appreciation/
My Woman of Tokyo—A small appreciation
She loved the things placed about Tokyo, like the figures outside the shops that beckon you almost irresistibly inside, even if the place doesn’t sell anything of particular interest to you. She reveled in the presence of these playful things. When she stood by these figures, like the Milky girl in Nakano Broadway, they became [...]
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 9, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/09/my-woman-of-tokyoa-small-appreciation/
The Deckard Infusion—A small notation
You don’t really notice it at first. It’s one of those things you miss seeing, even when you’re looking straight at it. So, perhaps you’re looking around your favorite room, maybe taking pictures for fun. And then it really hits you: Blade Runner is just somehow in everything you see.
Posted by Dan Ryan on January 8, 2011
http://brisbanegraphicartsmuseum.com/smallstories/2011/01/08/the-deckard-infusiona-small-notation/
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