· FEATURED, STILL LIFE ·
Niklas Alm Still Life PhotographyThe very talented Swedish photographer Niklas Alm contacted us and introduced us to his work, and we have to say we were pretty surprise of all (he has a lot) the beautiful still life photographs he has in his portfolio! After exploring the world of photography as a kid in his parents darkroom, his passion [...]
· FOOD, STILL LIFE ·
Saveurs Sauvages: Wild GameThough published in October of 2011, the book Saveurs Sauvages has not only enthused the minds of French cuisine lovers and artists alike but has also brought forth attention to the art of food photography. With Carrie Solomon behind the lens of the twenty eight French chef’s and their wild main courses, Saveurs Sauvages brings forth [...]
· FEATURED, FINE ART ·
Aaron Farley’s HorizonsThese are not real photographs of real things. The original photographs are of water and clouds and these are photographs of those photographs, turned on their side, moved, reshot, reprinted, cut and folded, and reassembled to create a different scene which still looks familiar. This is the way photographer Aaron Farley conceived his
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
The Old “Switcheroo” by Hana PesutHana Pesut‘s idea of taking images of people in their own clothing and then switching the outfits with that of their partners I thought was interesting and important. This work addresses our ideas of gender identity and challenges traditional stereotypes. Consistent questioning of …….who we are, why we think we are that, who is doing [...]
· FINE ART ·
Kirsty Mitchell’s Wonderland PicturesKirsty Mitchell was born and raised in the county of Kent, known to many as the ‘Garden of England’. Her mother, an English teacher and passionate storyteller, read to her almost everyday to an age she could no longer admit to her friends. The imagination and belief in beauty became her root, and the place [...]
· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Chris Kabel’s Hidden VasesChris Kabel’s project Hidden Vase, for Spanish magazine The Plant Journal, started as a research on how to make a vase disappear. Based on the way a chicken waterer works, containers of different materials were turned upside down and placed over a surface that allows just a little of
· CALENDAR, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Parsons Festival 2012: MFA Photography ShowMay 14, 6-8pm 90 Fifth Avenue, lobby and 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011 More Info
· CALENDAR, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Parsons Festival 2012: BFA Photography ShowMay 10, 6-8:30pm Calumet Gallery, 22 West 22nd Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010 More Info
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Nick Veasey’s X-Ray Fashion PhotographyIt’s is not the first time we write about X-Ray photography but I quite enjoyed the result of British photographer, Nick Veasey using industrial X-ray machines to shoot the most common fashion objects. Veasey had the idea of shooting these while dating the daughter of a truck driver who was transporting thousands of soda cans, [...]
· EXHIBITION, PAINTING ·
Cindy Sherman at Metro Pictures GalleryThe ever elusive and courageous chameleon, Cindy Sherman is back, exhibiting her new, large-scale works that depict outsized enigmatic female figures standing in striking isolation before ominous landscapes. Looking directly out of the picture in our direction, each character is an eccentric specter, whose epic scale, vivid Chanel costumes and intense gaze suggests a sentry [...]
· CALENDAR, PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Ryan McGinley: AnimalsMay 2-June 2 Team Gallery 83 Grand Street New York, NY 10013 More Info Animals consists of McGinley’s color studio portraits of live animals with nude models. The exhibition is his first made up exclusively of selections from this growing, and ambitious, body of work. The artist visited various sanctuaries, zoos, and rescue establishments across the [...]
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
L’horizon Series by Romain LaurentDid you know you could surf in Manhattan?! Well, I didn’t. OK, joke apart, I just stumbled over the latest series from Romain Laurent, entitled L’horizon. This series intrigued me because I asked myself,”How did he do it?”,