Fashion in
Leavesis
ongoing personal project by Malaysian illustrator and artistTang Chiew
Lingthat
explores various forms of leaves and flowers as if they were fashion sketches.
Ling previously merged flora with illustration in another series of images
calledObject Art, and if you liked this, also checkoutDrawing with Leaves. (viaThe Jackass Gardener)
"I was born in South Natick,
MASS, oct.29th, 1982. I grew up in Piermont NY, a small beautiful town 30 min
north of Manhattan. I now live in brooklyn, ny, where i have my studio.
Although i focus mainly on the art at the moment, i am also a yoga teacher and
a jewelry designer.
My inspiration for drawing
began early in my life. Throughout my childhood my family traveled all over the
world to remote landscapes which were the subject of my mother's fine art
photography. I developed an appreciation for the beauty and vastness of the
ever-changing sky and sea. I loved watching a far off storm on the western
desert plains, the monsoon rains of southern India, and the cold arctic light
illuminating Greenland's waters. In my work I explore moments of transition, turbulence
and tranquility in the landscape and their impact on the viewer. In this
process I am reminded of how small we are when confronted with the powerful
forces of nature. The act of drawing can be a meditation for me, and my hope is that the
viewer can share this experience of tranquil escape when engaging the work.
Past heroes include 19th
century landscape painters such as John Constable, Thomas Cole, (including many
others from the Hudson River School) and certainly Turner's luminous paintings.
One current influence is my mom. She has taught me a great deal about light,
and the ways it can be captured illuminating a landscape. Another contemporary
inspiration is Robert Longo. I made the decision to begin my cloud study series
when i first saw his wave drawings at the 2004 Whitney Biennial. The techniques
with which they are drawn amaze me. His exhibition at Metro Pictures "The
Outward and Visible Signs of an Inward and Invisible Grace" embodied
similar themes to my work... certainly awe inspiring."
The Octopus Table is a beautiful
(predominantly) bronze sculpture designed and sculpted by artist Isaac Krauss.
He collaborated with Alex Friend who contributed wax and welding work to the
piece.
- Simply send your photos/artwork to bch.design@gmail.com along with your
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Born in
Lviv in 1979,Ukrainian artistNazar Bilykcreated
this stunning 6-foot tallsculpturecalled 'Rain' using fiberglass and metal with a
hugeraindropstands suspended on the figure’s face
as he looks up toward the sky.
“And action! The Young director Award shows us through their latest commercial that when directing is in your bones you become a director before knowing how to hold a camera.”
First time published 3 months ago on vimeo, Whisper is a video motion, produced by Moonwalkfilms and directed by Gioacchino Petronicce, an independent filmmaker based in Toulouse France, working on visual and sound creation since 3 years.Whisper is one of 15 videos that he published in his account and in my opinion this one video should be included in my favorites list along with his Shade, My Minute, and Pictures. Visually the video looks clear and vivid with HD format, as well as the excellent editing makes this video to be effective with a duration of less than 1 minute. The music sounds very classic and blends with all the movement without losing the essence of the whisper itself. The basic idea of this video is brilliant too! Very simple, capturing everyday moments that exist all around us, but from a different point of view. I highly recommend you to visit him on Vimeo (click here) and Facebook Gioacchino Petronicce (Filmmaker). Next I’ll have my exclusive interview with this talented filmmaker, Gioacchino Petronicce. So stay tuned!
It's already halfway through the year and
people started talking about the movie, well yes, still Hollywood movies, from
a variety of genres, including a recent movie of this one genre: horror /
thriller, which has received much attention so far.. The Conjuring ..
was touted as the scariest movie in 2013 .. Who’s not tempted to watch it?
Dir: James Wan (saw, Insidious); Starring: Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel, Orphan) and Patrick Wilson (Hard
Candy, Insidious) as the Warrens and Ron Livingston (HBO’s “Band of Brothers”)
and Lili Taylor (Public Enemies) as Roger and Carolyn Perron, Joey King (Crazy,
Stupid, Love), Shanley Caswell (Detention), Haley McFarland (TV’s “Lie to Me”),
Mackenzie Foy (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), and newcomer Kyla Deaver play
the Perrons’ five daughters, and Sterling Jerins (World War Z) is the Warrens’
little girl, Judy, residents of the house. 15 cert, 112 min.
The Conjuring, the new horror film fromJames
Wan, has been the American box office success story of the summer:
over there, it has taken almost $87 million in two weeks with
budget $13 million (estimated), leaving the likes of Pacific
Rim and The Lone Ranger lumbering in its wake. Based on a 'true story',
The Conjuring follows a family that move into a big rundown house in Rhode
Island. Parents Carolyn and Roger (Ron LivingstonandLili Taylor) and their five daughters begin to
experience strange occurrences in the house like doors opening and closing and
portraits falling off the wall. It isn't long before things take a turn for the
sinister and they go to renowned paranormal investigators Lorraine (Vera Farmiga)
and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson)
for help. They move into the house to in hopes of discovering the source of the
disturbance and helping the Perrons before it's too late.
Now, let's make it easy, I divide this film
into 3 scenes: 1. Introduction; 2. Middle groove; 3. Ending.I can’t say that the whole movie was so slow, I just
feel the proportion of 3 parts that we are talking about is not so balanced.
Understandable for cuts in part 1, well we're watching a horror movie, instead
of a story about the happiness of the Perron family. This part, the
story of Annabelle was so dominating. For part 2 to 3, it became awkward
in my mind. We moved quickly to part 2 where strange things begin to
happen, and you know what? I think we were
allowed to stay in that part for a long time, a bit too long until we start to
guess the end of the film, some audiences may have guessed.People are given time to build up expectations.So, based on part 2, sorry to say that I
did not get a good climax at the end. (7.8)
Real Annabelle at left, fake but
creepier one on the right.
The plot was actually predictable but it was
not that boring. The actors and actresses also play their roles well. I
think the best is Vera Farmiga and Lili Taylor next to her. I can’t say much about Ron Livingston because I did
not really feel the emotion in him, in contrast with Lili.A bit wondering about the selection of Patrick Wilson
as Ed Warren, not something bad because he performed well however, and is the
perfect opponent for Vera who looks so steeped in her role. I may
just be affected by his role in "Insidious". While Vera, she even had her own observation with the real
Loraine Warren. (8.0)Next, compliments
for the videography! The movements flow smoothly from scene to
scene, spoiling my eyes. When
there are moments of silence in some scenes, the image filled it well. Scene
that I still do not understand its existence is when Ed and Lorraine were
explaining the source of the sound of the floor to the husband and wife on the
roof of the house, which at that time I thought that they were Roger and
Carolyin. Odd, because a few minutes later Carolyn appeared that for the
first time introduce herself to Ed and Lorraine. Just wondering what is the
function of this scene, is simply to state that "there is always a
rational explanation for any strange occurrences in the house"? (8.6)
I see the effort in the selection of costumes
and properties, yet somehow if traced in, I do not feel that I really was in
the 70s, but I have to say that the whole costume colors used have contributed
to the overall tone. Make-up, everything looks perfect, especially when
Bathsheba pervaded Carolyn. Anyway, the white GMC moving
truck that pulls in behind the family station wagon when they first arrive at
the house in 1971 wasn't available until 1973. (7.0)
Talking about the
house, I liked the over all set design of this film, a large house on a large area,
without neighbors, a lake in the backyard with wooden dock. Plus that
makes it more powerful is the presence of a large tree used by Batsheba to kill
herself. Not so exposed as in the
commercial poster, but the message is still delivered well. Sight around
the house is so beautiful, in contrast with the poster! Not that scary,
until we get into the house, where the atmosphere changed instantly.(8.7)In
a perfect way, the sound effects used throughout the film could really blend
with the atmosphere that is built visually, not over or even under-used. (9.0)
So, for all the
points I got from watching The Conjuring, yes it'sscary,
but not the typical fear that I will take it out of the movie theater. I was actually more wondering about the scenes
that I have seen. And obviously this is not the scariest one in
2013, at least according to my version. So looking forward to watchInsidious 2 and see if it
will makeThe Conjuring as
an introductory film only from James Wan. Average points: 8.1; Rate **** of 5.
As a form of sustainability of cooperation between VOTRE ART and ART Web Radio, starting this
August, we will post the works that have been selected by the AWR. We will do
the re-selection in order to adjust the amount of work that can be featured
here, best of the best will be selected. We hope to see new works each month,
so to get involvedplease continue
to post your artwork to the official page of VOTRE ART (here) or ART Web Radio (here) on Facebook. And here are the works selected for the period
of July 2013:
Underwater
photography is actually not a new concept in the world of photography. William Thompson in 1856, based on the record, takes the first
underwater photos using a camera mounted on a pole. In subsequent periods
many names popping successfully introduced this kind of concept, from Louis
Boutan, John Ernest Williamson, until Bruce Mozert, which emerged in the
1930s. Underwater photography can be done with a variety of purposes, such
as science or conceptual, including fashion photography which began to enter
the underwater world.
Alix
Malka, certainly is one of the few fashion photographers who should be at the
forefront of ever doing underwater shots. Born in the south of France and got his fine art degree in Aix en
Provence, Malka moved to New York in 2002 and started his fashion and beauty
photography career in earnest.It
was worth putting his work after a series of photographs "Fairy Tales Come
Alive" by Zena Holloway. Some of the photos you see here have also been published in
a Japanese magazine, Numero Tokyo.
Seeing all of his final touch, let's go back to
its roots: exposure to the beauty of the dresses used looks well executed. This is an advantage of
the underwater shot, where the overall flow always seems more dramatic. The
water naturally move existing elements in a more slow and smooth better than
the wind. Flat expression of the model with closed eyes is very safely take,
this would make our first focus will be on
the dress, rather than the model's gaze.Firmness of body gestures, checked! Obviously this is the
result of collaboration between the models with Malka who managed to capture
the best moments.
His perfectionism took him to the top. He has quickly become involved with prestigious magazines such as Numéro, Harper’s Bazaar, Flair and numerous international editions of Vogue. His first exhibition was “In Fashion Photo / Art Basel 2009” followed by an exhibition in a Soho Gallery in New York 2010. Today he is one of the most in demand photographers by the internationalmagazines, who draws inspiration from the like of Pedro Almodovar and JohnWater, and designers like Alexander McQueen and John Galliano.
Make-up: Aquacolour Make-up 070 White, £7.99, Kryolan; Powder
Blusher in Hussy, £16.50,Illamasqua; Illusions
D’Ombres De Chanel in Emerveille, £22.50,Chanel; Crayon Intense
Eyeliner White, £16.50,Dolce & Gabbana; Powder Eye Shadow in
Feline, £15.50, Illamasqua; Purity Nail Varnish, £13.50, Illamasqua (Source: http://www.stylist.co.uk)
Art and make-up,
its the same blur as art and fashion, or even art and architecture, the art is
universal, interrelated to each other with a lot of aspects. The work that you
see above is probably the proof of the universality of art. Created by make-up
artist andIllamasqua's
Creative Director Alex Box. This one work made on human skin, taking Cubism as its theme, an early-20th-century
avant-garde art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. Geometric lines clearly
revealed through color contrast which is dominated by red and white, with
purple as an accent. Also can be seen a bit of glitter effect, bringing a
dramatic and futuristic look. What makes this work more
special, is a touch of Alex, which really makes it look like a painting, could
outwit anyone who saw it for the first time. Aside from her "Picasso", this work somehow looks like a combination of two other famous
painting, The Mona Lisa (La Gioconda or La Joconde), a half-length portrait of
a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci and the famous painting Girl
with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: Het Meisje met de Parel) by Dutch painter Johannes
Vermeer. This is not the only work of Alex, below are a few other
works with a variety of themes, from top to bottom, here they are...
Make-up: Single Shadow in Etrusque, £16.50, NARS; Precision
Ink in Alchemy, £17, and Pressed Powder in White, £19.50, Illamasqua; Bare
Minerals Rose Radiance, £19,Bare Escentuals; PowderBlush in Smouldering
Plum, £19,Clinique; Gloss d’Armani 502, £21, Giorgio
Armani. (Source: http://www.stylist.co.uk)
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