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In Art | Daniel Buren: Monumenta 2012, Paris
Living in a city like Paris or New York (and so many others of course), there are numerous opportunities to check out some really fantastic (or not so fantastic depending on your taste) art in exhibits. I am of the … Continue reading
Friday Photo Inspiration | Things I Like: Photo Collages
I’ve always loved photo collages, creating them or discovering them randomly. I came across this NYC photo collage on the side of a building on a street here in Paris near the Marché des Enfants Rouge:Ttitled, “Blank Forms in the … Continue reading
Friday Photo Inspiration
Loving Bjork’s cover image for Cosmogony: Pretty cool, right? The crazy orange/red hair is awesome. Photographed by Inez and Vinoodh. -B Related Links: [Creative Duos]
Inspired by Art
The fashion industry has taken inspiration from art history for quite some time. Still, I find myself interested in Christian Louboutin’s F/W 2011 campaign. Shot by Peter Lippmann, the campaign recreates famous, classic paintings, creating quite a likeness to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Louboutin, Peter Lippmann, Whistler's Mother
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Invisible Artist
I wrote about “invisible” artist, Liu Bolin, a few months ago when I discovered his work. Now I discovered he’s been to the city! And yes, he created some of his “invisible” artist work here, having his assistants paint him … Continue reading
The Price of a Picture
In May, the most expensive purchase to date of a photograph was sold to art dealer Phillipe Segalot in an auction at Christie’s here in NYC. The photo, Cindy Sherman‘s “Untitled #96,” sold for $3.89 million. I wonder, what exactly … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, Christie's, Cindy Sherman, New York City, Photograph
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Being an Artist
An old college friend recently posted a link on Facebook and I thought it was a pretty good read so I wanted to share. Posted by artist and writer Austin Kleon (to clarify, he is not the college friend…Kleon posted … Continue reading
If You Could Have One Superpower, What Would It Be?
While reading A Cup of Jo the other day I was tipped off to a really interesting artist, Liu Bolin. The Chinese artist’s work consists mostly of photographs of himself, but with a twist. Not only is he a photographer, … Continue reading
Snapshot: Creating Photo Opportunities
Deviating slightly from my own work and fashion week coverage, I came across a really great photo series by artist Corinne Vionnet via Gawker. Vionnet combines hundreds of tourist snapshots found online into beautiful works of art. The concept for … Continue reading
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Tagged Corinne Vionnet, photo series, photography, snapshot, tourist
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Levi’s ♥ Photography
If you’re in or around NYC, for the month of October Levi’s has set up an open community photo workshop at Wooster St. near Canal St. This is a fantastic idea, one that I would love to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Levi Strauss & Co, Levi's, New York City, NYC, photography, workshop
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