Outrage of the Week: Wounded Told Not to Speak to Media
By Mark KaufmanArticle by Kelly Kennedy of The Army Times. Not exactly part of the so-called liberal media.
Surplus Surplus
Here are a couple of surplus illustrations from an article on surplus stores. I did four illustrations for Seattle Metropolitan Magazine but these two weren’t used. Surplus surplus!
Fred Hilliard Has Passed Away
By Mark KaufmanFred Hilliard an artist that I admired from afar long before I ever moved to Seattle, passed away suddenly on Friday, February, 23, 2007. Fred was a fantastic conceptual artist, with a unique style, and clever wit, whose work for Williams, Boeing and other financial and business institutions always lept off the pages […]
WFMU LCD
By Mark KaufmanI found out a while ago that some of the work I did for radio station WFMU back in the 1980’s will be part of a new book to be published by Princeton Architectural Press. The work in question was produced for the radio station’s now defunct magazine/program guide LCD (Lowest Common Denominator). […]
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming Star Finally Gets Academy Award!
By Mark KaufmanNo. Not Paul Ford. Although he certainly deserves one. Alan Arkin finally gets an Academy Award 40 years after being nominated and starring in The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming. Congratulations. A little known fact about Mr. Arkin is that he is a childrens book author, so he regularly works with […]
My Dark Places
By Mark KaufmanSure I have a dark side. But not as dark as this! Here is a detail of something I found hidden in my attic over the weekend. It was painted many, many years ago and tucked away in the furthest reaches of the attic space in my house. At the bottom is a […]
American Affairs Desk: Bannerisms
By Mark KaufmanI have been wanting to do a piece on the Bush administration stagecraft for a while now. All of the banners behind the POTUS are real.