InfoGrenades / FUN FACT: David Bowie's All Time Favorite Book Was a Dictionary of Secret Symbols Hidden in Art

Fun Fact: The James Hall Dictionary (the red book) was one of David Bowie’s all-time favorite books.

Intentionally using heraldry and symbolism (to wink at each other across generations) is an important practice for some folks.

(see also: “The book that influenced all of Basquiat’s paintings.)

The other book in the collage by JE Cirlot is deeply Occult and is Guillermo Del Toro’s favorite Guess that explains imagery in his films ;-)