There are moments in life that don’t feel like they happened years ago. They feel like they happened in another lifetime. On March 8, 1983, I stood in the crowd at The Old Lady On Brady in Tulsa, Oklahoma watching the Stray Cats tear through a set that permanently rewired…
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This is the absolute latest instructional release from the Illegal Art Department, where even the most respectable educational charts have a habit of wandering into questionable territory. Three meticulous diagrams present a man and woman side-by-side, their facial proportions carefully mapped with all the reassuring authority of a vintage drafting…
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Some people find money in parking lots. Some find car keys. Every now and then someone gets lucky and discovers a winning lottery ticket. I found government paperwork. It was lying face down in the August sun, halfway between an oil stain and a crushed convenience store cup. The paper…
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The French curve was invented to solve problems, not create them. It is an obedient servant of engineers, architects, and draftsmen—a cold piece of steel that promises perfect, repeatable curves with no surprises and no opinions. It exists to eliminate human error. That seemed like an excellent place to begin.…
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Directly from the Illegal Art Collection, Mommy Kommies is a completely unofficial public service campaign dedicated to protecting free thought from the irresistible lure of fashionable certainty. Presented in the stark visual language of mid-century propaganda, these posters celebrate the drab and inevitable ending of big promises made — not…
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Reflections have a way of challenging certainty. In this architectural composition, suspended mirrored spheres transform the familiar into something quietly mysterious. The surfaces faithfully record their surroundings, yet the reflections refuse to align with what the eye expects. Perspective bends, space compresses, and reality appears to fold in on itself.…
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Night has a way of revealing a world that remains hidden in daylight. In the beam of their flashlights, two men search the branches overhead, scanning for the telltale glint of tree frog eyes. Whether driven by tradition, curiosity, or the thrill of the hunt, they move quietly through the…
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One of the reasons the Leica M6 has become almost mythical is that people often describe it as if it has a personality. That may sound strange for a purely mechanical camera, but personality in a camera doesn’t come from electronics—it comes from how it influences your behavior. The M6…
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This is my annual Earthstrong (birthday) blog post. Many of you may not be familiar with the word Earthstrong, what it means and where it came from. The Jamaican term “Earthstrong” is a beautiful example of how language reflects a worldview. While it is commonly used to mean “birthday,” its…
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Eric Hatheway 
Rude Boy 
Dirque du Soleil 
The Artist