Apparently "Jedediah Johnson" is too!
. . and thus created a kind of American Apparel 'who done it'.
But who wouldn't really.
Wednesday 14 May 2008
American Apparel.
I think everyone's pretty bored of American Apparel's near pornographic modeling / selling tactics.
Apparently "Jedediah Johnson" is too!
. . and thus created a kind of American Apparel 'who done it'.
But who wouldn't really.
Apparently "Jedediah Johnson" is too!
. . and thus created a kind of American Apparel 'who done it'.
But who wouldn't really.
Thobias Faldt
Thobias Faldt is a photographer, living and working in Sweden.
His photographs are all very stark and pale with extra strong lighting. Even the photos he has taken at night seem to radiate this kind of bright and clear quality to them.
A lot of his photos are very day to day, rather than manipulated set - ups. The presence of people under such intense, stylised lighting does remind me of the work of Ryan McGinley, like the image directly below.
His photographs are all very stark and pale with extra strong lighting. Even the photos he has taken at night seem to radiate this kind of bright and clear quality to them.
A lot of his photos are very day to day, rather than manipulated set - ups. The presence of people under such intense, stylised lighting does remind me of the work of Ryan McGinley, like the image directly below.
Lucy & Bart
Lucy and Bart (click)
"is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They share a fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression. Unconsciously their work touches upon these themes, however it is not their intention to communicate this. They work in a primitive and limitless way creating future human shapes, blindly discovering low – tech prosthetic ways for human enhancement."
I love this work, the materials they use are really tangible and lo-fi, yet even with the abundance of these materials they have worked them in a really inventive and innovative way! I also think the images of their work add a new dimension to their pieces. A lot of the images mimic fashion photography, yet they manage to make some slightly grotesque figures look beautiful through this! I guess it would be easy to make links between this and the nature of modeling and things like that, but the colours and materials keep some of the images on lighter ground.
I really like how do-able this is, and how it is such a great concept, that's been captured so well.
You should totally check their website, even if it's just for the first page which lets you make an amalgamation between the two of them.
"is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They share a fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression. Unconsciously their work touches upon these themes, however it is not their intention to communicate this. They work in a primitive and limitless way creating future human shapes, blindly discovering low – tech prosthetic ways for human enhancement."
I love this work, the materials they use are really tangible and lo-fi, yet even with the abundance of these materials they have worked them in a really inventive and innovative way! I also think the images of their work add a new dimension to their pieces. A lot of the images mimic fashion photography, yet they manage to make some slightly grotesque figures look beautiful through this! I guess it would be easy to make links between this and the nature of modeling and things like that, but the colours and materials keep some of the images on lighter ground.
I really like how do-able this is, and how it is such a great concept, that's been captured so well.
You should totally check their website, even if it's just for the first page which lets you make an amalgamation between the two of them.
Monday 12 May 2008
Rekkids
You can do a lot with old records, the obvious record bowl:
Record Clocks:
(of which I think my white d.i.y rhinestone studded one is better)
But record hats?!!
A little bit insane no?
Record Clocks:
(of which I think my white d.i.y rhinestone studded one is better)
But record hats?!!
A little bit insane no?
Nylon
Last week Matt caught me "looking at shoes" in the library. I kind of wasn't I was looking at this article in Nylon:
I guess it is kind of weird bringing old indie - comic book based films into focus again, when writing articles for teens, and the article itself is kind of embarrassing and not well researched!
Anyway, the whole Enid resurgence is probably down to Luella Bartley, with her more sophis cartoon geek look:
I love Luella, unlike most designer wear she takes a lot of risks in her designs and offers something more interesting, not to mention for less expense.
I guess it is kind of weird bringing old indie - comic book based films into focus again, when writing articles for teens, and the article itself is kind of embarrassing and not well researched!
Anyway, the whole Enid resurgence is probably down to Luella Bartley, with her more sophis cartoon geek look:
I love Luella, unlike most designer wear she takes a lot of risks in her designs and offers something more interesting, not to mention for less expense.
Nicola Starr
on another blog and I had a look at her site and I particularly like the series "Catcher in the Rye"
I saw the work of Nicola Starr
I basically love the book and it seems Starr has taken ideas from the book along with excerpts and shown a kind of visual response to them. A lot like the brief I set myself for my illustration elective.
I think her responses are perfect, witty and imaginative just like the book itself. I think they give a good sense of the setting of the book and although they are obviously collage, she has manipulated the images well, to create a really individual look, which i think can sometimes be difficult to do when working with found imagery.
The mix of the images, string and then the start red works great to add this flair.
I saw the work of Nicola Starr
I basically love the book and it seems Starr has taken ideas from the book along with excerpts and shown a kind of visual response to them. A lot like the brief I set myself for my illustration elective.
I think her responses are perfect, witty and imaginative just like the book itself. I think they give a good sense of the setting of the book and although they are obviously collage, she has manipulated the images well, to create a really individual look, which i think can sometimes be difficult to do when working with found imagery.
The mix of the images, string and then the start red works great to add this flair.
political fashion
A project of 'ShowStudio' 'Political Fashion' for the last couple of months has involved particular designers and prominent people in the fash world to make a video about their political beliefs. Some are completely bizarre and others like the victor and rolf vid, seem devoid of any point whatsoever.
Thomas Doyle
Recently I found some work by the artist Thomas Doyle his art involves miniature figures and small scale scenes.
There is a lot of mini people using at the moment, what with the cravendale adds and the channel 4 splashes, but unlike them these are much more dramatic, and encapsulated, within glass domes,or set out like dioramas.
This piece is called 'acceptable losses' and it's perfectly executed. I think that the small scale of it, lets you look at the piece better just as a whole. So perhaps bigger isn't always better!
These images are from a piece called 'The reprisal' Which again is shown in it's little bubble.
lovely!
There is a lot of mini people using at the moment, what with the cravendale adds and the channel 4 splashes, but unlike them these are much more dramatic, and encapsulated, within glass domes,or set out like dioramas.
This piece is called 'acceptable losses' and it's perfectly executed. I think that the small scale of it, lets you look at the piece better just as a whole. So perhaps bigger isn't always better!
These images are from a piece called 'The reprisal' Which again is shown in it's little bubble.
lovely!
Flight of the Conchords
So I love the Flight of the Conchords anyway, and whilst I haven't bought their new cd yet, I have seen lots of great images of the packaging. I think the aesthetic reflects them perfectly and cd/record design is so important now that all anyone does is rip music off the internet. I mean, they have to make them anyway, so they may as well be interesting!
I like how detailed it is, how even the backs of them has been drawn on, the colours and style are light hearted and modern and mirror what theyre all about.
it's great.
I like how detailed it is, how even the backs of them has been drawn on, the colours and style are light hearted and modern and mirror what theyre all about.
it's great.
Sandy Skoglund
I found some work by Sandy Skoglund today and he makes the most wonderfully bold, surrealist images.
The second image reminds me of the film 'delicatessen' where you see the man with all hi snails.
I love the greyness of it all, mixed up with these florescent cats!
The first is just so vivid, with the contrasting blue and orange, there's something so dreamlike and perfect with it. The blacks really give it the depth of an 'underwater' image. The room itself reminds me of Rachel Whiteread's casts, all one colour, detailing and all.
The second image reminds me of the film 'delicatessen' where you see the man with all hi snails.
I love the greyness of it all, mixed up with these florescent cats!
The first is just so vivid, with the contrasting blue and orange, there's something so dreamlike and perfect with it. The blacks really give it the depth of an 'underwater' image. The room itself reminds me of Rachel Whiteread's casts, all one colour, detailing and all.
Monday 5 May 2008
HENNIE HAWORTH
Hennie Haworth is a freelance illustrator based in London. Her illustrations have a kind of naïve quality to them which is very much popular at the moment. I think what takes her work to the next level is that she places many of her illustrations together to form what she calls ‘diagrams’. Some of these show made up machines, which look like children’s projects.
I like the way that her images show how some of these things are linked together to create these ‘diagrams’ and often they show and emphasise movement within these. I think the way that some of these images appear to be half finished again support this idea of movement, as if they have been created quickly to show something as fast.
I like the science element to the images, but how the style detracts a little from this and make them more playful. I also like the colours used and the textures created by the media chosen to draw the images.
I like the way that her images show how some of these things are linked together to create these ‘diagrams’ and often they show and emphasise movement within these. I think the way that some of these images appear to be half finished again support this idea of movement, as if they have been created quickly to show something as fast.
I like the science element to the images, but how the style detracts a little from this and make them more playful. I also like the colours used and the textures created by the media chosen to draw the images.
oliver jeffers
Oliver Jeffers includes scientific elements into his work in a subtle yet focussed way. Often in the form of equations, aesthetically they may not make any sense to the piece, but sometimes when the title is revealed, somehow, the communication seems clear. It is like Jeffers is holding something back, so when we first look at his work it is purely for it’s aesthetic quality, then we get to comprehend it through further investigation.
This leads me to thinking, do we always need to understand work to appreciate it? Does all work have a message and if so, does it really need to be so clear?
For some illustrations for example comic books, yes, they need to be easily read, but they are often backed up by ongoing narrative. At other times, it is nice to have image for images sake, and more enigmatic meanings are nice, in the way that meaning can be taken from pieces in various form, personal to the audience.
"POPULATION OF THE WORLD AT LAST COUNT"
This leads me to thinking, do we always need to understand work to appreciate it? Does all work have a message and if so, does it really need to be so clear?
For some illustrations for example comic books, yes, they need to be easily read, but they are often backed up by ongoing narrative. At other times, it is nice to have image for images sake, and more enigmatic meanings are nice, in the way that meaning can be taken from pieces in various form, personal to the audience.
"POPULATION OF THE WORLD AT LAST COUNT"
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