LIVING ART
November 4, 2009
This is the future… now.
Living Magazine and Spread | Outside Magazine
Kuroshio Sea
One of the most stunning videos I’ve seen. Although it makes me sad to see such beautiful creatures in a man made environment. They should be out in the ocean, where they belong…
Song: “Please Don’t Go” by Barcelona
A paper-thin, flexible screen: the future of print media? I certainly hope so…
INSPIRATIONAL MONDAY
November 2, 2009
Colors of Mexico by Lisa Candela
Lisa Candela’s color saturated images are part of her Sayulita series that was on exhibition at the Candela/Decker Gallery in SoHo, NY. The gallery continues to promote emerging artists.
Visit www.lisacandela.com
Photographer Lisa Candela
Loving This Image…
October 30, 2009
Jean Paul Gaultier | Paris, 1983
Image via: ASVOF
MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino
October 28, 2009
Published: FTV.com
Mario Testino, the world famous fashion and portrait photographer, released a new book featuring Rio portraits, scenery and carnival shots. Inspired by the boys and girls from Copacabana and published by Taschen, MaRIO DE JANEIRO Testino will also include words from celebrities including supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The book shows Rio through Testino’s very own eyes. Coincidentally, in the same week of the book’s release, Rio de Janeiro was chosen the host of the 2016 Olympics. Brazilians must be proud.
Visit taschen.com for more information.
Images via: taschen.com
Paris Vogue Blackfaces Lara
October 14, 2009
by MELISSA ALVARADO SIERRA for TSOL
Following several intensely controversial spreads, most recently featuring a pregnant model smoking, Carine Roitfeld once again styled a polemical editorial for French Vogue by showing Lara Stone in blackface makeup. Yes, a white model was painted black.
Photographed by Steven Klein, the October issue celebrates supermodels and showcases Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova among others. Interestingly, no black models were present in the rag except for the 14-page spread of a “black” Lara…
Leave it to Carine Roitfeld to sourly draw attention towards a fashion glossy.
Revisiting an Era: The Photography of Hans Feurer
August 31, 2009
by Melissa Alvarado Sierra
When you come across an image that strikes you, it’s probable that you preserve it in your memory bank for ages. A thought provoking picture has the power to inspire and convey emotions you have never felt before. Each time you see something that reminisces that image, you feel that way again. It happens with music, people, perfumes and… photography.
The following images speak volumes of an era: the eighties, full of excess and splendor. Back then, some photographers showcased powerful women complete with copious amounts of character. They wore the clothes, not the other way around.
Hans Feurer
It seems to me that many magazines these days have forgotten about the power of an impressive editorial, with healthy and strong models that come to life (contrary to some models today: bland with empty stares), and imposing stylists full of inventive ways of displaying fashion.
But there’s good news. The genius behind these photos is Hans Feurer and he still photographs with like minded people. Born in Switzerland in 1939, Hans Feurer started in London in the 1960s collaborating with numerous prestigious publications such as British Vogue, French Vogue and French Elle. He is “one of the few” who still envisions fashion as power for women. His pictures, decoding decadence and hunger for life, definitely make me feel that way. Enjoy.
US Vogue: July 1983
Stylist: Polly Allen Mellen
Hair: John Sahag
Makeup: Tyen of Paris
Cato Van Ee by Hans Feurer
Número Tokyo: September 2009
Images: The Fashion Spot forums
