Shinichirō Watanabe (渡辺 信一郎) is a Japanese anime director and writer. He is most well-known for the television anime series Cowboy Bebop. Watanabe is noted for blending together multiple genres, such as in Cowboy Bebop, where classic cowboy western mixes with 1940s/1950s New York City f

Anime & manga, Atmospheric, Fantastic, Hi-tech, Machinistic, Technology

Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to Italy by M. de Monval under the care of Bardin. After his return to Paris, Regnault, in 1776, obtained the Grand Prix, and in 1783 he was elected Academicia

Atmospheric, Epic, Nostalgic, Romantic art

In 1995, Rowling finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on an old manual typewriter. Upon the enthusiastic response of Bryony Evans, a reader who had been asked to review the book's first three chapters, the Fulham-based Christopher Little Literary Agents agreed to repre

Atmospheric, Dark, Fantastic

The short films of the American artist T. J. Wilcox feel like physical objects: flickering, kinetic paintings. The impression of material density comes from his labor-intensive methods. Each film is pieced together, almost frame by frame, from vintage and new film clips, including animation. The proc

Atmospheric, Avant-garde film, Enigmatic, Layered, Sophisticated