Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “modern artists”
The fateful, dystopian tale of a painter and the power of art … Surreal Revolution. “The artist Abigor shuffled in a long queue for bread. The tall towers that surrounded her in the Central City District were quietly occupied by those who had bowed their heads when the Auto-Generals swept to power. The streets too were subdued except for the …
Hunter and Bain have just settled back into the cafe. The air of the jungle around them is thick and oppressive. Bain finds breathing difficult, and wonders if the iced tea they’ve ordered will make any difference when finally it arrives. Even the service bots clearing the paths either side of the cafe seem to move more slowly that usual, …
Hunter and Bain are resting in the cool gloom of a café overlooking the slowly dying Barnard’s Star. They had arrived on a nearby, hospitable moon in time to see a rare, languid flare disappear from sight as the nearest planet began its customary eclipse. Vast shadows launch across the moonscape from where occasional forms shift and skitter in an …
Hunter and Bain are back on the Earth for the first time in many journeys. They sit in quaint, straight, basket-weave chairs, their attempt at silence and recovery threatened by the squalls of noise from children and exasperated carers scattered around the cafe. Hunter glowers at his coffee, while Bain sighs in gusts of exhaustion. The time does not matter, …