Monthly Archives: January 2012

Moscow’s Banksy and an F-111

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Street art is one of my favorite art forms, and has inspired my own work tremendously. Banksy obviously is a huge pioneer in the street art world, this Russian artist, P183, has been dubbed ‘Moscow’s Banksy’ for obvious reasons. He emulates, maybe borders on copying?, Banksy and creates an interesting commentary often about industrialization. What do you all think? Too similar or just as brilliant?

And MOMA has a new addition to the fourth floor, James Rosenquist’s F-111, ‘ a monumental 23-panel piece, is being exhibited for the first time since 2006 in the original 1965 configuration that the artist created for his debut show at Leo Castelli’s 77th Street gallery.’ It’s huge and breathtaking. Sometimes bigger isn’t always better but in this case helps accentuate it’s message. Here are F-111 (first image) and some of his other great works

(images from Guardian and Vanity Fair)

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Outside of a box

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I look at copious amounts of fashion photography, mainly just because I enjoy it, but also for inspiration. Often though it seems I see the same images over and over again because they’re so unoriginal. I recently stumbled (digital stumble) on a magazine called Tush magazine (nothing to do with butts), it’s a German mag and the photography is so original. It’s nice to see something that’s out of the box for a change, particularly I was drawn to the photographs of  Armin Morbach. I want to be the fuzzy pink thing, what ever it may be…

 

The grass is greener

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Not that long ago I had some ideas for art that were very similar to these, which automatically means I like it. But it also makes me angry that I’m a slacker and don’t execute half of the art I concoct in my noggin’. I think these are thought provoking installations by an artist named Myeombeom Kim

and since I’m not going to be a SF local much longer I figured I’d represent a little with this next artist,  Douglas Schneider, his work is filled with nostalgia and seemingly fragmented memories. The usage of color is stellar too.

Oscar Dress Predictions and Harper’s Bazaar Editorial

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Happy Sunday everyone! Of course the Oscars are approaching, and Sundance is over which I think has much better films than the Oscars but any way…the interwebs are a flurry with ‘who’s going to wear whom’ to the Oscars and making guesses and predictions. I thought these were interesting (after I Google searched some of them to figure out who they are); some of them I totally agree with and then some left me scratching my head. Which do you all like?

Rooney Mara and Jean Paul Gaultier

Berenice Bejo and Givenchy

Frumpy McFrumpersons

Glenn Close and Armani

Janet Mcteer and Valentino

Jessica Chastain and Armani

They want her to wear AstroTurf?

Melissa McCarthy and Dior

Meryl Streep and Giambattista Valli

Michelle Williams and Chanel

Octavia Spencer and Elie Saab

Viola Davis and Alexis Mabille

Why would they want Viola Davis, who is lovely, in this monstrasity? All wrong.

And there are these images which feel so quintessentially Californian, is by Lachlan Bailey. It seems to be a mish mash of 40′s 50′s and 60′s influence thats’ really well put together. Lovin’ the style, hating the price tag…think this shoot might be worthy of a ‘Steal’ version…stay tuned.

Dress with belt, $2,990, Carolina Herrera. 212-249-6552. Pendant, $225, Eddie Borgo. Bracelet (left), $540, Janis by Janis Savitt. Bracelet (right), $315, Oscar de la Renta. Ring, $8,150, Vhernier. Bag, $6,650, Hermès. Pumps, $885, Nicholas Kirkwood.

Pumps, $1,695, and coat, Yves Saint Laurent. 212-980-2970. Bag, $3,770, Tom Ford. Ring, $880, Lisa Linhardt. Bangle, $490, Eddie Borgo.

Shirt, $995, shorts, $695, bracelet (left), $175, and shoes, $795, Michael Kors. 866-709-5677. Sunglasses, $325, Dior. Necklace, $125, Fallon. Bracelet (right), Robert Lee Morris. Ring, $3,200, David Yurman.

Coat, $2,580, Fendi. 212-759-4646. Necklace, Robin Katz Vintage Jewels. Bag, $1,465, Stella McCartney. Wedges, $675, Pierre Hardy.

Dress with belt, $4,375, and bracelet (left), $1,050, Hermès. 800-441-4488. Bracelet (right), $5,790, Gucci. Shoes, $850, Chloé.

Dress, $3,980, Valentino. 212-772-6969. Necklace (top), $88, Janis by Janis Savitt. Necklace (bottom), $1,800, Lynn Ban. Bracelet, $550, Eddie Borgo. Bag, $2,295, Marc Jacobs. Sandals, $1,020, Pierre Hardy

Top, $1,545, and pants, $845, Giorgio Armani. 212-988-9191. Cuffs, $640 each, Roberto Cavalli. Rings, $9,000 – $9,600, Tito Pedrini. Sandals, $1,145, Rochas.

Dress, $8,150, bracelets, $375 – $525, and shoes, $2,850, Balenciaga by Nicolas Ghesquière

Top, $998, pants, $1,298, and belt, $1,500, Ralph Lauren Collection. ralphlaurencollection.com. Bracelet (right), $2,775, Hermès. Ring, $250, Robert Lee Morris. Bracelet (left), $475, David Yurman. Bag, $3,900, Chanel. Shoes, $545, Alexander Wang

Top, $695, and skirt, $1,995, Donna Karan New York. Saks Fifth Avenue; 800-330-8497. Sunglasses, $350, Tom Ford. Necklace, Robert Lee Morris. Bracelet, $550, Eddie Borgo. Ring (left), $3,250, David Yurman. Ring (right), $8,150, Vhernier. Sandals, $675, Burberry.

(check it all out at Harper’s Bazaar)

Rodarte and Buffy

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The Rodarte Ladies

Today is going to be about duos. Fucking awesome duos. Two of my favorite things together in one post: Rodarte and Buffy. The Mulleavy sisters (the design geniuses behind Rodarte) recently did an interview with Rookie listing their favorite Buffy episodes. I know there are five people in the world who haven’t seen Buffy so some of the descriptions below will be spoilers, but I’m sure those five people won’t read this  because they don’t care about Buffy. So moving on….I don’t agree with all of them, and they left out the alternate universe episode where Anya first shows up, but they do have some choice episodes included (Hush, Once More with Feeling, Chosen) so I feel it worthy of a post. Check out their Buffy favs:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned the stereotypes of the horror genre on their heads. Before she was “chosen” to be a slayer, Buffy Summers was a typical teenage girl with average ambitions. She seemed like the ditzy blonde that is usually murdered alone in the alleyway. And to top it all off, her name was the most harmless name that anyone could really think of.

Joss Whedon’s Buffy is one of the most powerful female characters ever developed. She was asked to save the world in every episode. She lost her mother, her life (a few times), and those nearest to her. She was almost always selfless, and always fast with a quip. She was always the person to root for.

Here’s a list of our favorite episodes from the show’s seven-season run. If you’ve never watched Buffy, these are a good starting point. If you’re already a fan, what do you need us for? Except as an excuse to look at some pictures from some of the best BtVS eps ever.

Spoilers like crazy throughout.

Season 1, episode 7: “Angel”
Buffy the Vampire Slayer compares high school life to various horror tropes. Here Angel, the first guy that Buffy truly likes, turns out to be a vampire.

Season 1, episode 12: “Prophecy Girl”
When guest editing a recent issue of A Magazine, we were allowed to visit the Buffycostume archives with Katie Lucas (who interviewed Joss Whedon for the issue), and we were amazed to find Buffy’s blood-stained white gown alongside Angel’s leather jacket.

Season 2, episodes 13 and 14: “Surprise/Innocence”
“Surprise” has one of our favorite lines by Willow—“It’s Happy Birthday Buffy!” and is the best analysis of high school first loves. Joss Whedon created the vampire/human love story, and its shocking turn, with Angel becoming a mother’s worst nightmare and a 16-year-old’s evil boyfriend, is honest and intelligent.

Season 2, episode 17: “Passion”
This episode is perfectly written and captures horror in a very humanistic manner. The story is told through Angel’s narration; so while you are seeing the terror he is inflicting, it’s often from his point of view. He wants to torture Buffy. He stalks her. Harasses her. And his obsession leads to the murder of Jenny Calendar, which shatters her new boyfriend (and Buffy’s mentor), Giles, and has repercussions throughout this season and the next one.

Season 2, episode 22: “Becoming (Part 2)”
This is one of the hardest episodes for us to watch. It is heartbreaking. Buffy’s world is destroyed in season two, and while we hate to ruin it (stop reading if you don’t want us to ruin it), the climax, where Buffy finally has to kill Angel, coincides inconveniently with his sudden cure. He is no longer the evil character that had tortured Buffy and her friends. He’s Buffy’s ex-boyfriend, her first love, again. She stabs him and sends him to a literal hell and she still has to go on living without telling anyone that she killed the man that she once loved. It is pretty complicated.

Season 3, episode 15: “Consequences”
Buffy deals with what it means to live such a violent life.

Season 3, episode 20: “The Prom”
We were all excited to see Buffy awarded a token of her class’s appreciation of her commitment to saving their lives.

Season 4, episode 10: “Hush”
This is a masterpiece of television. It is a story told in silence. The episode’s bad guys, the Gentlemen, are the scariest villains ever on the show.

Season 5, episode 16: “The Body”
Buffy’s mother passes away, and this episode tells the story of her death in a second-by-second narrative. Haunting.

Season 5, episode 22: “The Gift”
“She saved the world. A lot.”

Season 6, episode 7: “Once More, With Feeling”
Another genius idea by Joss Whedon. He wanted to explore the most terrifying emotions related to Buffy’s death in season five through song…and dance.

Season 7, episode 7: “Conversations With Dead People”
An abstract ghost story involving the best characters. Perfectly written, again.

Season 7, episode 22: “Chosen”
The Sunnydale sign at the end is such a hard image to get past. The sign, which reads “Welcome to Sunnydale. Enjoy Your Stay!” is a constant reminder of where this story is taking place: a sunny California city that was built on top of a portal called the Hellmouth. It’s where Buffy and her friends live, and also a place where evil likes to lurk. The last-ever shot of this sign, next to the collapsed Hellmouth, was the perfect way to remind fans, and to celebrate, what the show accomplished in its seven seasons. ♦

 

(from Rookie and NYmag)

Feeling Pink

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For the majority of my life I abhorred the color pink, couldn’t stand it and wouldn’t be caught dead wearing it. It was seriously a point of contention when my mother and I would go shopping, she always wanted me to look like a cupcake  wear pink. However one day when I was about 23 something happened, I woke up on the pink side of the bed and started wearing pink. I have liked it ever since. I can’t wear it in excess, but a little pink here or there I think is gorgeous, especially in this amazing powder pink shade, so muted and classy. Check out some of the rosy hued trend:

(images via Vogue.it and ShopBop and Forever21)

Photographing Photographers

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I found this very cool slideshow of images on NYTIMES website from Abe Frajndlich’s book Penelope’s Eyes, of famous photographers. It’s an unusual opportunity to see these people on that side of the camera, really interesting portraits of people who create amazing imagery.

Cindy Sherman, New York City, 1987

 

Bill Brandt, London, 1980

Arnold Newman, New York City, 1988

Duane Michaels, New York City, 2001

Gordon Parks, New York City, 1989

Imogen Cunningham, San Francisco, 1975

Eikoh Hosoe, Tokyo, 1989

Andres Serrano, New York City, 2005

Abelardo Morell, New York City, 2011

Ilse Bing, New York City, 1986

Lucas Samaras, New York City, 1986

Masahisa Fukase, Tokyo, 1989

Boris Mikhailov, Berlin, 2010

William Wegman, New York City, 2005

 

Yee Haw

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Fashion editorials seem to be getting a little Old West for February. I’m not overly excited about leather fringe and cowboy hats, but I am down with some cowboy boots any day (unless I’m going anywhere in public because then I require heels that are at least 3 inches, because I’m short, but a cowboy inspired heeled boot is really what I meant).  Check out these two editorials, one from Marie Claire Italia, shot by Johan Sandberg, and one by Alexi Lubomirski for Vogue Spain (is it just me or is this one vaguely reminiscent of a Playboy shoot? Maybe it’s the soft lighting).

Marie Claire Italia

Vogue Spain

Stream of Conscious paintings

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I was walking down the street today and passed a very irate elderly woman screaming GYNOCOLOGICAL, repeatedly, at someone on the other end of the telephone she was holding, which was mildly odd, but gynocological made me think of Georgia O’Keefe. And Georgia O’Keefe was married to Alfred Steiglitz….and six more degrees of separation followed and eventually found myself thinking of this artist. Ergo how it came about to post about Mark Bradford. Now you’re privvy to the method behind my decision making. No logic whatsoever.

Mark Bradfords paintings ‘unite high art and popular culture as unorthodox tableaux of unequivocal beauty. Working in both paint and collage, Bradford incorporates elements from daily life into his canvases such as remnants of found posters and billboards and hairdresser’s permanent endpapers’ I am particularly drawn to the more muted colors, which are less blatant in their aesthetic, but they are all lovely.

And here is a random ass painting I found while trolling Tumblr, by Michael Cina, that I thought was worthy of a post (and has nothing to do with Gynocology either)

Landscapes

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When I saw these for the first time I made an audible sound, I think it sounded vaguely like ‘Augh’ what ever that means. It’s just cause I think these are so amazing and quiet, and something about them makes me think of Iceland. I love love these. They are by an artist named Matt Wisniewski, check out more of his work here