Nature and Individual
Read MoreAYA TAKANO ART #ART
AYA TAKANO
Born in 1976 in Saitama, Japan Lives and works in Japan
Artist was born in Saitama, Japan. She grew up reading her father's library of books about natural sciences and science fiction. Takano says she was always fascinated by the unusual forms of nature and animal life and prefers to represent these shapes in her work. Exotic animals and landforms combined with an urban city are common themes in Aya's work. The intention is to show juxtaposition between future and fantasy.
"Floating in a Field of Primitive Life" 2014
Oil on canvas / Huile sur toile
35 3/4 x 46 inches / 91 x 116,7 cm
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"All Was Light" 2012
Oil on canvas / Huile sur toile
6.4 feet x 51 inches / 194 x 130,3 cm
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"The ideal future: bristling water columns connect clouds and ocean" 2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile
70 1/2 inches x 11.8 feet / 179 x 357,6 cm
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"Present" 2011
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile
59 inches x 8.6 feet / 150 x 260 cm
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"On a Moonlight, Their Teeth Painted Black" 2004
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile
63 3/4 x 51 1/4 Inches / 162 x 130 cm
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"On the night of departure, black hair flows" 2003
Acrylic on canvas / Acrylique sur toile
7.11 feet x 63 3/4 inches / 242,3 x 162 cm
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dall’abito all’habitat, inspired by Elsa Schiaparelli #Art
Artist statement: I don’t want to put my clothes on someone. I want to put them in her/his mind. For more of her work please visit Mahnaz Ekhtiary
Surreal Fine Art - Tracy Williams #FineArt
An Australian photographer and digital artist, Tracy Williams started in 2011 as a serious hobby photographer, She combines portraiture and photographs of random things and scenery to digitally create magical surreal worlds.
“My journey of learning and discovering has instilled an unquenchable passion for capturing the beauty in the smallest and most ordinary things. I have then adapted my abilities to create magical fine art full of excitement, drama and impossibilities. Creating stories through digital photography prints that are open to interpretation, that connect and have a different impact on each person. Creative portraiture is a great focus of my fine art work and photography; people are so complex and expressive and every person I meet and photograph brings something special to my life. Being able to capture people and create imaginary worlds continues to shape me personally, and as an artist. ”
Images via TracyWilliams.com.au
Somewhere over the rainbow is a Mexican village with an astounding colorful mural #GermenCrew
As Street Art group, Germen Crew and the government of Mexico joined forces to beautify the district of Palmitas in Pachuca in Mexico. The painting aims to unify the community, extending over 200,000 square feet and connecting more than 200 houses. According to the site, “El Macro Mural Barrio de Palmitas” created jobs and helped reduce youth violence during its construction. What do you think about that?
The Germen Crew wanted to bring beauty to an area that was lacking color, and show how public art can make a positive social impact.
Text by JOLIEGAZETTE writing staff
3CM Yung Cheng Lin #Art
Human art illusions address female body modification,artist yung cheng lin, commonly known as 3CM, visualizes themes of women’s issues, social standards, and body modification through a photographic lens. the artist interprets these subjects through simple tools and materials that interact with a human body to reveal a message and convey an idea. red string, push pins and roses literally intersect the female figures in the photographs, creating striking and somewhat alarming visual compositions that come to life through digital manipulation.(via designboom)
Guido Prussia Art #Art
Guido Prussia was born in Genoa 50 years ago. He wanted to become a singer, poet or musician but a twisted fate led him to become a journalist. In a quest to find the better side of this profession, he started to shoot documentaries between the U.S.A. and Australia. He worked in Italy for 20 years, until he decided to move to the United States. His most successful TV program was “Hotel California”; he won't tell you what his least successful one was, but it was the only program abruptly terminated during a commercial break. It was back in the days when a sadomasochist spanking filmed in a shady night club in Berlin could still create a scandal. He wrote several books, but the one he believes to be his best is kept in a drawer; he wants to ensure he has a chance for a posthumous success. His last documentary is called Road to Hollywood and tells the story of a coast to coast trip, from New York to Los Angeles, together with his two best friends: his dogs Baby and Jack. His latest idea has been to dedicate himself to art, ignoring his father's advice from way back when. He likes to play with reality, mixing sacred with profane, old and new, farce and tragedy. For more of Guido's work, visit his website http://www.saatchiart.com/prussia
Azzedine Alaia exhibit at the Galleria Borghese #AzzedineAlaia #Art #Fashion
When it comes to feminine and sexy, no one nails it quite like Azzedine Alaïa. Fashion designer of the ’80s opened Couture/ Sculpture: Azzedine Alaia in the History of Fashion exhibit. It is filled with 65 of his designs on display, including his famous body-con dresses.
Photos by Malina Joseph Gilchrist
Alaïa’s dresses are displayed next to stunning and classic works of art like Caravaggio paintings, Bernini’s “David,” Canova sculptures, and other that make up part of Galleria Borghese’s permanent collection.
Text by Miles Socho
Mario Testino's #TowelSeries
If you’re one of Mario Testino's 1.1 million followers on Instagram, you already know about the famed fashion photographer’s #TowelSeries. If not, you’re missing out on a lot of hot people wearing towels—and nothing else. Mario Testino's Towel Series began when he noticed Kate Moss sat in a white robe with a towel wrapped high around her head on the set of a shoot. She became the muse for the #TowelSeries. Who is your best?
Vogue like a painting at Museo Thyssen Bornemisza #PeterLindbergh
This exhibition encompasses sixty fashion photographs that take their inspiration from classical painting, housed in the archives of Vogue magazine and taken by eminent photographers of the last three decades. Exhibition brings together names from classic photography with talented photographers from new generations, such as: Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz, Tim Walker, Paolo Roversi, Steven Meisel, Steven Klein, David Sims, Erwin Olaf, Mario Sorrenti, Michael Thompson and Peter Lindbegh, to name a few.
Images courtesy Peter Lindbergh
Oleg Oprisco Fine Art Photography #Art #Photography
It all began at a photolab in a little city called Lvov. He was sixteen and mastered all the stage of printing film and digital photography and all the details of working with color. In 2009 he got his hands on a medium format film camera called Kiev 6C. Perhaps it was then when Oleg knew this is a direction, in which he works to this day.
SUSAN CUTTS arbs PAPER SCULPTURE #PaperDress
Paper is said to have a memory, the creases, wrinkles and folds hold words unspoken or forgotten. In 'who knows where the time goes' the absence of the dancer gives the paper the power to evoke physical and emotional memories.
Jana Pijak Fine Art on Collar
Whether a fan of classic art work or high fashion, one will look elegant when sporting Fine Art on Collar custom piece by Jana Pijak.
Originally from former Yugoslavia Jana Pijak has a background in interior design and like many of us loves fashion, media and popular culture. Her interests lie in art direction, photography and editorial work. Jana loves mystery novels, bad reality television and hip-hop.
Fusion Frames by Darryl Cox
People forget that the frame is part of the art and it does a lot for the canvas. We discovered this artist and fell in love. To purchase his art, please visit http://www.fusionframesnw.com/
“I enjoy constructing Fusion Frames. Seeking out a unique frame and then spending a day in the Central Oregon forest searching for a just right piece of Manzanita wood to blend with the frame is enjoyable in and of itself. Then, each project involves woodworking, painting, a bit of sculpting, and sometimes metal or glasswork. Dedicating the hours of time fashioning a frame that seamlessly incorporates man-made as well as natural elements into a single piece of art that captures so much imagination, is truly rewarding. Tailoring a frame with special, sentimental objects for someone is even more rewarding — it captures so much life!”
Iconic Art Masterpieces Recreated on Socks by Kate Brien
Nowadays masterpieces do not belong on museum's walls only. Take a look at this fun approach by stylist/ artist Kate Brien. Share in comments what you think of this.
PHOTOGRAPHER: David Kitz
Tobbe Malm Bolt Poetry - Metal Art
It is mesmerizing when you discover someone creating art with so much meaning, so much emotion behind it. Oslo-based blacksmith and photographer Tobbe Malm evokes surprisingly human forms from single steel bolts. He manages to create unusually emotional sculptures using old bolts.
“The bolts are from an old farm in the heart of the area Bergsladen in Sweden. I found them in a barn. They had been lying there for a long time and they might well have continued to lie there until they had rusted away and returned to their original mineral form. The bolts reminded me of human forms, and I felt they had something to tell. I heated them, forged, bent and twisted. I tried to create relations, meetings and situations and suddenly stories emerged about sorrow, joy, pain, warmth and humour. A kind of poetry was created, hence the title.”
All sculptures are without title, it is up to the viewer to create his or her own. The bolt people are few in numbers, and maybe these are the last ones, but those that exist will remain to tell their stories.
Text SHOPGIRLSF
Ignacio Gana Style
Ignacio Gana is an internationally recognized artist with colorful painting style and amazing sculpting work. His first painting were in black and white when he started, quiet a contrast to bright and bold color paintings today. Check out some of his work that we love. More can be found on Ignacio Gana's website www.ignaciogana.cl
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Chateau de Gudanes - Creepy or Cool?
Do you too, follow the restoration adventures of a Château in the south of France. It's an abandoned, neglected and ruined chateau tucked neatly into a deep valley in the French Pyrénées. A site where the first stories of religious tragedies began in the 13th century. Until today Chateau stood abandoned. Follow this Australian family as they start their restoration, giving back the love it deserves and unravel the spirit of the past. Opening the door to a world of wonder, both real and imagined. Creepy or cool? Chateau de Gudanes
Imaginary photography by Vincent Bourilhon
Parisian artist Vincent Bourilhon is a great lover of fantasy, poetry and the cinema. His photography is a depiction of a person’s interpreted subconscious mind. It emphasizes another reality. For more on his amazing work click here Vincent Bourilhon.
