Things That Could Not Be Improved #8: po-pad, Anne Frank’s Love of Photos, Ernie Colón, J Brand Ad, Christian Oth, Bruce Barone, and Christina Ricci

Posted November 23, 2007

Above artwork by po-pad.

http://www.flickr.com/people/po-pad/

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This is the 8th edition of “Things That Could Not Be Improved,” a grouping of things that need not be, or could not be, improved. I’m not a proponent of perfection, but I love seeing well-conceived and well-crafted artworks:

(Click on images to view them individually.)

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Anne Frank’s Love of Photographic Imagery

When I was in college, my sophomore year, I lived alone in a dorm room. Living alone, and having no other person’s decorating interests to consider, I plastered a 9 foot high and 12 foot wide area with magazine photos of movie stars and fashion photos. When guys would visit my room, they’d do a double take at the wall, trying to figure out my odd choices. So when I later read this passage in Anne Frank’s diary, I didn’t feel quite so odd:

“Thanks to Father - who brought my entire postcard and movie-star collection here beforehand - and to a brush and a pot of glue, I was able to plaster the walls with pictures. It looks much more cheerful.” - July 11, 1942.

As I read through Anne Frank’s diary, it was clear her father was a constant source of encouraging her to be a diarist. After her death, he devoted his life to sharing her diary around the world.

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Artwork by Ernie Colón: