Saturday, March 31, 2012

Reed + Rader: " Jock Jams "

Bounce the ball, dunk and score.... This post will put a smile on your face and will also pleased Michael Jordan fans.
A tribute to the sport is the theme chosen by the duo artists Pamela Reed and Matthew Rader (AKA Reed + Rader) for their new fashion shoot. This animated story was done in connection with V Magazine's current "Sports" Issue.

Meet Emma Ishta all dressed up in designer clothes and enjoy the game!!!


Jock Jams
 Burberry Prorsum coat, Blumarine top, Jeremy Scott for adidas pants, Alexander Wang shoes
© Reed + Rader
Stella McCartney dress, Akris top, Blumarine shorts, Jeremy Scott for adidas sneakers
© Reed + Rader
 Alexander Wang collaged jersey bodysuit, Jeremy Scott for adidas sneakers
© Reed + Rader

Blumarine jacket, Missoni cardigan, swimwear, Chanel sneakers
© Reed + Rader
 Jeremy Scott for adidas jacket, Burberry Prorsum dress, 3.1 Philip Lim top
© Reed + Rader
 Stella McCartney dress, (from left) Chanel ring, Armenta rings, Stephen Webster ring, Armenta ring, New Era hat © Reed + Rader


Credits V Magazine
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Mariano Vargas: " Soltanto Madonne," a Neo-Baroque Erotic Snapshots

Considered as one of the finest contemporary erotic photographers, Mariano Vargas draws most of his inspiration from the great masters of the Italian Renaissance, Botticelli, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. In the series Soltanto Madonne, beauty is trapped in the form of unique women with enigmatic silhouettes.

Mariano Vargas wants to create beauty in the combination of bodies, clothing, theatrical decor, and other sophisticated details. His Madonnas are like "tableaux vivants," models involving their fantasies in a world that links the past, postmodernism and Renaissance. All these beautiful women portrayed are allegorized at the same time with the following themes: religion and the profane, transcendence and pleasure, magic and the quotidian.

Mariano Vargas lives and works in Spain.

This post is NSFW.


Mariano Vargas
Soltanto Madonne
 Young woman with mirror, copyright © Mariano Vargas

 Young woman with dog © Mariano Vargas

Young women playing © Mariano Vargas


Lady portrait with snake © Mariano Vargas


 The Graces © Mariano Vargas

 Young woman with camera © Mariano Vargas

Lady portrait with flower © Mariano Vargas

Young woman with mirror © Mariano Vargas

Courtesy of the artist / Galerie Lina Davidov, Paris
Soltanto Madonne was on exhibit at Galerie Lina Davidov
From January 26 to March 3, 2012
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Fashion as Art; Exploring The Futuristic Creations of Iris van Herpen

Seeing a piece by Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen for the first time may provoke a shock and raise many questions. What is this? Is it a piece of clothing? Is it a piece of art? What is it made from? Is it intended to be worn as a garment? What is the designer setting out to achieve?
~~ Essay by fashion journalist Jean Paul Cauvin


Fashion designer Iris van Herpen is renowned for her remarkable outfits in which she combines traditional craftsmanship and diligent handwork with innovative technology and unconventional materials such as synthetic boat rigging, processed leather sorts and the whalebones of children's umbrellas to create visually stunning outfits. Van Herpen regards fashion as a form of self-expression in which she translates her associations and fascinations with everyday reality into a collection. Each collection has its own tale, and wearability is not the ultimate criterion.

"In my eyes, couture creates a balance. Although it can appear like an old club, things are changing and I believe that it is the place to try out new techniques and do research at a time when fashion is concentrating on commercial products. Couture represents the future of fashion."
~~ Iris van Herpen


These statements were made by Van Herpen in January 2011, just before her first show in Paris, while she was still outside the Haute Couture program me. Since then, having already won several Dutch Design Awards, she has met with an enthusiastic reception in France's capital, presenting a retrospective runway show there on the occasion of her first official participation in the Haute Couture calendar in July 2011.

From March 24 to September 23, 2012, the Groninger Museum will present the first large-scale solo exhibition of the work of Iris van Herpen (Wamel, 1984). An overview of her work from 2008 to the present, including a selection of her most recent work, such as Capriole and the Micro collection will also be on display.

Refinery smoke, July 2008
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Chemical Crows, January 2008
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Mummification, January 2009
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Mummification, January 2009
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Radiation Invasion, September 2009
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Synesthesia, February 2010
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Crystallization, July 2010
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Escapism, January 2011
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Escapism, January 2011
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Capriole, July 2011
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Capriole, July 2011
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen (with Isaie Bloch)
Capriole, Haute Couture 2011
3D print in polyamide. Photo: Ingrid Baars © Iris van Herpen


Micro, January 2012
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen

Micro, January 2012
Photo: BART OOMES, No 6 Studios © Iris van Herpen


Courtesy of the artist and the Groninger Museum
Iris van Herpen
March 24 - September 23, 2012
The Iris van Herpen exhibition has been compiled by Sue-an van der Zijpp, curator of present-day art, and Mark Wilson, chief curator.
To accompany the exhibition, the first book on Iris van Herpen will be published (BAI Publishers).

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

DIOR JOAILLERIE or The Treasure Chest of Victoire de Castellane

"Victoire de Castellane brings her free-spirited nature to the secular savor faire of jewelry, which she expresses by experimenting with larger-than-life forms, wild burst of psychedelic odor, and excessive details. Her creations have the ability to cast magic spells, inspire wonder, and stimulate interaction."
~~ Michele Heuze, author of DIOR JOAILLERIE, jewelry historian and gemologist.


Since launching Dior Fine Jewelry in 1998, Victoire de Castellane has revolutionized the world of high jewelry design. Drawing inspiration from a global mix of pop culture, floral and natural motifs, and the visual excesses of Bollywood, de Castellane's designs evoke a playful spirit - rings in the shape of buds that 'blossom'; lacquered earrings in the shape of ladybugs; snakes, lizards and frogs presented in colored gemstones, Gothic skulls with diamond crowns.... and much more.

The exquisite craftsmanship of Dior Fine Jewelry is showcased in DIOR JOAILLERIE, a 300-page book published by Rizzoli New York.

DIOR JOAILLERIE
by Michele Heuze, Rizzoli New York, 2012

 Roi Soleil necklace

Reina Magnifica Sangria necklace

Idylle a Valparaiso bracelet

Dior Joaillerie

Incroyables et Merveilleuses Cerise ring

Bal Bleu Nuit ring

Dior Joaillerie


Friday, March 16, 2012

GOTZ GOPPERT: The Four Seasons

A compulsive traveller, German photographer Gotz Goppert explores the world at large and the world of those close to him with one aim in mind: to be caught unawares by beauty and the unusual. He began shooting landscapes 10 years ago after discovering the natural beauty of the Scottish Highlands. What he brings back from his trips are breathtaking panoramic images.

The inspiration for Goppert's series "The Four Seasons" came from driving through Paris, mostly very early in the morning to catch the soft light and atmosphere of dawn in the city.
" The winter photographs were helped by unusually heavy snow in the French capital - a rare occurrence. Conversely, the summer shot was hampered by unseasonably bad weather and lots of rain."
~~ Gotz Goppert


Gotz Goppert lives and works in Paris. He is now working on panoramic projects - both personal and commissioned - all over the world. The Four Seasons is currently on view at the Maison  Europeene de la Photographie (MEP) in Paris.

The Four Seasons
Paris, Spring, 2010
Copyright © Gotz Goppert

Paris, Summer, 2010
© Gotz Goppert

Paris, Autumn, 2010
© Gotz Goppert

Paris, Winter, 2010
© Gotz Goppert

Paris, Winter, 2010
© Gotz Goppert

Here is a selection of some of Goppert's landscaping series and panoramic shots.
Central Park, NYC
© Gotz Goppert

NYC 
© Gotz Goppert
NYC
© Gotz Goppert

Paris
© Gotz Goppert

Bonneville
© Gotz Goppert

Egypt
© Gotz Goppert

Pusteblumen
© Gotz Goppert

Voges
© Gotz Goppert


© Gotz Goppert


Schottland
© Gotz Goppert


Courtesy of Gotz Goppert
The Four Seasons
January 18 - March 25, 2012
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