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Friday, July 23, 2010
On 'The Illustrated Man'
Speaking of Ray Bradbury, as I was a few weeks ago, I was inspired a few years ago to produce a big linocut based on Bradbury’s story “The Illustrated Man.” The block is buried in a drawer somewhere, half-forgotten, and I only remember it whenever I see Sam Weller. At 24” x 18”, it’s fairly large. A print from the edition is now in the Ray Bradbury Archive, which is run by a dedicated chap in Indiana. I don’t think it’s too bad:
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Very cool. The Oriental-looking face on his left arm reminds me of Ozzy or Edgar Winter's tattoo. I believe Mr. Bradbury also mentioned dinosaurs in his address to graduates at Columbia College. The lifting rocket ship reminds me of the story in which the children on Venus only see the sun once a year. (Little shits.) Thanks for sharing.
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