Austere (Pronounced: O•stir)→ Adjective.: a) stern and cold in appearance or manner. b) morally strict. c) markedly simple or unadorned. Example: “They choose austere furnishings for the office.” Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Where the Wild Things Scar. (NSFW)
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Eternal Peace: Maurice Sendak.
Maurice Sendak, childhood author and creator of the hauntingly wonderful “Where The Wild Things Are“, passed away today at the age of 83. Sendak succumbed to complications of a recent stroke. The ubiquitous author created worlds that piqued every child’s imagination despite challenging our psyches with characters evoking something out of a nightmare. Sendak was essential in building our library …
Can’t Be Life.
“There must be more to life than having everything.” – Maurice Sendak. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Portraits of Reflection.
Portraits of Reflection by Carly Sioux. Press Play to Begin Story. Tchaikovsky 4. Forbidden. WE SAW. Word(s). On Second Thought. Under Electric Light. Cold and Bright. Resistance To. Guts and Heart. Glued Together. Preoccupied? Don’t Get Any Bright Ideas. Welcome to The Dollhouse. Carly Sioux.Guest writer for Quiet Lunch …
Delving in the Soil of Design.
Design Soil is a project from the Japanese product design department at Kobe Design University. The project, run by professors and students, seeks to re-evaluate design practices. It also allows young designers to create at at the pace they wish to create — a process that is very much similar to plants growing in soil. “epilogue – prologue” is their latest …
Summertime Spectrum.
Painting done in the style of John Baldessari for the props of the film The Skin I Live in by Spanish graphic designer and photographer, Juan Gatti. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When we say, “Creative Sustenance Daily,” we mean it. quietlunch.com
Sarah’s Candy. (Slightly NSFW)
Faintly reminiscent of last week’s feature on artist Kathryn Mcnaughton, New York illustrator Sarah Rosado‘s work is like chewing a piece of bubblegum laced with MDNA. Bright and cheeky, Rosado’s illustrations play on the contradiction of being playful and racy, making for one devilishly sweet visual treat. Rosado’s techniques are clean and very much in the vein of pop …
Anyone for a Game of Pickups?
Attempting to build on the Grammy nominated buzz of 2009’s swoon, Silversun Pickups released their new album, Neck of the Woods, today. The band already released their first single, titled “Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)“, in late March. We’ve been listening to it for about a week now and certainly don’t mind giving it a thumbs up on its day of release. The …