photo by Julia Mint
Lara Stone gets seductive in the spring collections for the most recent issue of Self Service. Photographed by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Jane How, Lara is swathed in elegant yet revealing styles from the likes of Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent.
DEEP SKIN
SELF SERVICE N° 34
Photography: Alasdair McLellan
Styling: Jane How
Model: Lara Stone
Just Blazing
“In my opinion every woman should own at least three blazers; one navy, one black and one that is light in both weight and color.
During the fickle spring months, nothing transitions from a day at the office to a night on the town quite like a cream blazer in a romantic cut that can finish off any outfit.
Add masculine energy with a tie and sleek bottoms or keep it feminine by pairing with a blouse and skirt.”
Sunglasses by Ray-Ban. Shirt, tie, blazer and jeans by Rugby Ralph Lauren. Belt by Express. Shoes by Tahari. Bag by Hype.
From: The Style Blogger
Maurizio Anzeri
Maurizio Anzeri is an Italian artist who turns vintage photographs into canvases. Using different coloured threads, he traces portraits with stitches and transforms ghost like images into eye catching, intricate designs. Anzeri’s elaborate needle-work set against somber backgrounds results in a sharp juxtaposition; and despite the history of both the technique and the images used, he produces work which treads new ground. In doing so, he challenges our attitudes towards the relevance of traditional techniques in contemporary art.
Article from Dazed Digital
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Rick Genest (a.k.a. Rico) is 25-year-old model from Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada, who shot to fame after appearing in Lady Gaga’s video for ‘Born This Way’. Known as Zombie Boy, Genest’s body is covered in skeletal tattoos making him resemble a decomposing corpse.
Prior to January 2011, the self-described ‘punk’ was living on the streets of Montréal taking on an array of odd jobs, including working as a circus freak, to pay for his tattoos. A popular local figure, Genest had over 20,000 fans on his Facebook page where Nicola Formichetti, Thierry Mugler’s new creative director and Gaga’s stylist, first found him.
Now serving as Formichetti’s muse, Rico has become the face of Mugler’s fall/winter 2011 line and is enjoying a new found career as a model. Genest has been featured in the spring/summer 2011 edition of Vogue Hommes Japan and can currently been seen in an editorial for nightlife.ca (seen here) photographed by Raphaël Ouellet.
Genest is entirely tattooed from the waist up but says he is not done yet, he wants to extend his body art down his legs and recently had his tongue slit to make him look like a reptile.
ZOMBIE BOY
AKA RICK GENEST.
This dude from the Lady Gaga video has some crazy tattoos. Wow.
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Amalie Hartmann photographed by Olivia Frølich in « Sommerprint » for Costume July 2011
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I liked looking at these. Nothing wrong with girls modeling and holding up old glory right? These pictures are by Tamara Lichtenstein. Make sure to check out th rest of the set right here.
Darren Foote received his BA from Pacific Lutheran University, Washington, and his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. Foote is attending the Whitney Independent Study Program in the fall of 2011. He is the 2011 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial Fellowship grantee. Foote was the 2009/2010 recipient of the Jeanne Stahl-Webber Sculpture Scholarship, RISD Graduate Studies Grant Award, and S.L.Y. Herman Scholarship. He has exhibited at international art fairs in Miami, New York, and Basel, Switzerland. Foote was awarded the critic's pick best sculpture exhibition by the New England Art Awards in 2009 and received critical attention for his solo booth at Volta NYC 2011. His work is in the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Raised in Idaho, Foote currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
DARREN
FOOTE
Darren Foote, Two Chairs, 2009, white oak, 37 x 36 x 16 inches
Via: Dodge Gallery
Beijing-based image-maker / photographer (and Photoshop ninja) Chen Man is truly one of our all time favorites. Her work never ceases to inspire us. She’s recently put out a book with 3030 Press publishing house titled “CHEN MAN: WORKS 2003 – 2010.”
CHEN MAN: WORKS 2003 – 2010 is published as a limited edition of 2,000 individually numbered copies. 3030 Press is an independent publishing house based in Hong Kong that was set up in 2006 with the aim of showcasing leading-edge art and design from China.
The book chronicles her work since the early years of her professional career, which all begin with a series of provocative, avant garde covers she did for VISION magazine – one of China’s leading visual art and culture publication – that rocked the local art scene.
Via: edge.neocha.com
Freaky Faces
Just discovered these. They are very simple but the faces look weird. It makes you second guess if the model actually looks this way or it's some photoshop trick.
Via: Ass Monkey
Stella McCartney, Resort 2012
Stina Maria
Just came across Stina's Flickr account. Some pretty cool pictures to look at and pass the time. I really enjoy pictures where you can tell the photographer is still trying to figure out what their main subject will be, and they post the process of it.
Via: Stina Maria's blog
Gabrielle Bakker gathers in a mélange of historical styles and subject matters, each clearly and easily recognizable, but she manages to integrate and own them beautifully. There's some classical mythology and overt references to Picasso (an avid interpreter of greek myths himself) plus 18th and 19th century Japanese imagery, which had such tremendous influence upon the post-impressionists (and others). Her painting and composition have a beautifully crafted, almost sculpted feel that reminds me of the art deco painter Tamara de Lempicka. All of this collecting of historical references plays well into questions regarding their role in contemporary painting, and the validity of representation and traditional media. I think she makes a tremendous argument in favor of building upon the past, not merely breaking from it in search of the new, a tendency that has led to an almost maniacal fracturing in the arts over the last 60 years or so. Tradition and innovation are still viable partners as this talented artist aptly demonstrates.Check out her website: www.gabriellebakker.com
"Geisha Icon" oil and 22k gold leaf on panel 13.3" x 12" 2009
BAKKER CHANNELS ASIAN PICASSO
Gabrielle Bakker's work is a fusion of an eastern style mixed with Picasso's iconic form of modernism.
"Studio" oil on panel 60" x 52.5" 2005
Via: Art Out There
Art.sy invites you to explore Art Basel and find more art you'll love. Powered by The Art Genome Project, the Art.sy iPhone app lets you identify work at participating galleries, learn more about them, and discover related art at the fair.
Even if you're not attending Art Basel in person, you can still explore the fair from home by browsing work from participating galleries and discovering related art.
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