Avant-garde Fashionista Gifts

Richard Wagner's other Ring Cycle.

"No, ma'am. I'm not sure what the difference is between being creative or just plain weird."

Blue Dress and Feather

"Well, yes, it's not what you would call a practical nest, but my wife insisted on using an architect..."

Mikado

"I condensed my painting to the pure essence of the message. What helps me a lot is the fact that I've got nothing to say at all."

The Coiffing - to Illustrate poem 'The Ballad of a Barber'

"Avant-garde jazz hands"

When at a loss for words Colin would often resort to communicating through the medium of contemporary dance.

'Ouwth! Bid my tong!'

'That's a picture of my granddad with shoulder length hair and a beard. That's why mom calls these albums hair looms.'

Yoko Ono

Punkins

'I don't know whether to put it in for the Turner Prize or go for the Poet Laureate.'

"Wow, you look sexy today."

"I can deal with the conceptual art and electronic music, but what are these hors d'oeuvres supposed to be."

"I'm outside the fancy dress shop...."

What bothers me is that my birthday suit now counts as vintage clothing.

'I saw an offbeat play the other night. No one took off their clothes.'

Samuel Beckett

Older woman explains how to see off men with one of her looks

"Please turn on your cell phones."

The Mods and Rockers feud had got out of hand

Cover Design for the Savoy (No. 8)

'As a hairdresser, I must say you take it a bit far.'

Artist uses connect-the-dots canvas to paint nude model.

Stranger in Strange Land's End Catalog

My client vigorously denies your charges. He says he has great respect for what makes you special. He knows that you like Amy Winehouse, watching The Office, secondhand clothes. You're reading off my Facebook page. He knows you're on Facebook. You're both off my friends list.

Samuel Beckett

Amy Winehouse

James Joyce

Francis Picabia

Australian punk

"No sitting on the art, ma'am."

Ave Atque Vale- Illustrates Beardsley's Translation of Carmen CI of Catullus