Edward Gorey, an original artist and illustrator who's clearly been an inspiration to artists as diverse as Glen Baxter, Tim Burton or David Shrigley ... and to many of today's up & coming draughtsmen and illustratrices too ... I'm very curious for that brand new biography by Alexander Theroux (Fantagraphics 2011, ISBN 9781606993842) - as previewed below (source via the last link).
http://www.edwardgorey.com/
http://www.goreybooks.com/
http://takalak.narod.ru/gorey/
http://goreyana.blogspot.com/
http://www.goreyography.com/
http://www.lunaea.com/words/gorey/
http://www.kevinmcdermott.com/eh.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gorey
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/150
http://www.pomegranate.com/edgorgal.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html
http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79-71184
http://leighgillam.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/edward-gorey/
http://thecultoforiginalsin.com/remembering-the-gorey-details
http://www.edwardgorey.net/  +  http://myspace.com/100122418
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/apr/20/guardianobituaries.books
http://rookiemag.com/2011/10/secret-style-icon-edward-gorey-characters/
http://ryankamstra.blogspot.com/2010/09/edward-gorey-poems-online.html
http://beyondtheblackgate.blogspot.com/2011/07/lazy-blog-post-edward-gorey.html
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/15/floating-world-edward-gorey-letters/
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/20/133869853/the-life-of-edward-gorey-told-by-an-old-friend
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/16/nyregion/edward-gorey-eerie-illustrator-and-writer-75.html
http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/the-strange-case-of-edward-gorey-expanded-hardcover-edition-4.html

The more I learn about Ivor Cutler, the more I feel that his fellow Scotsman David Shrigley owes him a great deal … As for statements on the importance of the arts, see also http://www.linksehobby.nu/ ;-/
http://stoppingoffplace.blogspot.com/search/label/Ivor%20Cutler
http://www.mleuven.be/en/contemporary-art/david-shrigley/index.jsp
http://savethearts-uk.blogspot.com/2010/09/david-shrigley-video.html
http://www.animateonline.org/films/whoiamandwhatiwant/biography.html
http://www.stephenfriedman.com/#/artists/david-shrigley
http://www.nicolaiwallner.com/artists/david/david.html
http://www.redstonepress.co.uk/back-catalogue.htm
http://www.schaefergrafik.dk/david-shrigley/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Shrigley
http://www.whoiamandwhatiwant.com/
http://www.davidshrigley.com/