La Disputa

Next weekend, I’m really excited to be going to D.C.’s Book Festival, where Neil Gaiman is doing a signing.

I discovered Gaiman’s work when I was traipsing through my local library one day and found a book called Mr. Punch featuring the artwork of Dave McKean.  Since then, Dave McKean, became one of my most favorite contemporary artists.  His work is dark, strange and always different.  He uses mixed media of photography, digital art, painting, collage and even sculpture.  He is one of the most creative artists I’ve ever seen.  After having an affair with the art of Mr. Punch, I paid attention to the writing and discovered that it was written by Neil Gaiman, who was just as brilliant as the artwork beside which he was writing.  These days, I can’t get enough of either of them, and I hope you get to check both these truly talented people out!

Here’s a link to a video that Dave McKean did, featuring Sonnet 138 by William Shakespeare.

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