THE 9 MUSES/ PREVIEW
PORTRAIT SERIES OF 9 MIAMI WOMEN.
I've been working off and on for the past 6 months on a series of black and white portraits. The canvas's are of 9 women from Miami that have been in my life in a direct or indirect way. I based it on the Nine Greek Muses. I am going into each portrait on the varied inspirations of the mythology of the goddesses/daughters of Zeus and exploring how each person relates to one of the nine and I'm applying it to my own existence.
The works themselves have been figurative abstractions and I am concerned with line, form and embedded space and memory. The goddesses in the mythology had to use their memory to recite poetry because books according to the myths didn’t exist. In historical terms "portrait paintings" for the most part have been done from life. Remembrance was something I wanted to do by gestural association. I moved away from Miami 5 months ago and I nearly started the portraits when I left. I am painting each personality based from memory and composing the canvas in visual verses of how each goddess/female made me feel whether intellectually, in social terms, friendship or sexually. The muses are memory intensified. I feel that I have been able to commune this more then ever, the sheer deficiency and applying some road map of gloominess to light by emotion and memory. - Kiki Valdes
Calliope was the muse of epic poetry.
Clio was the muse of history.
Erato was the muse of love poetry.
Euterpe was the muse of music.
Melpomene was the muse of tragedy.
Polyhymnia was the muse of sacred poetry.
Terpsichore was the muse of dance.
Thalia was the muse of comedy.
Urania was the muse of astronomy.
"Valerie De Leon - Urania"
"Cat Alisa Dove - Euterpe"
NEW PAINTINGS/ KIKI VALDES
KIKI VALDES
zander blom: scene
Outrageous interior installations of metal, punk culture with a slice of demonic expressionism.
Zander Blom is a Johannesburg-based artist who utilizes painting, drawing, assemblage sculpture, and, crucially, photography, to interrogate received ideas about creative endeavour and Modernism in Africa.
View more works: Rooke Gallery
Must-ard Contrasts
Creating contrasts in outfits makes overcast colours come to life. Referencing the Halton classic dresses of the 1970’s, Vanja layers with a comfortable jersey fabric t-shirt under a stylish dress. Thus she creates a monochrome effect with exciting textures while exuding a dressed down and comfortable style. However when adding purple cotton stockings, the mustard coloured dress take on a life of its own.
Tantalizing Textures
Textures can supply a garment with the excitement that so often seem lost come the last of winter. This coat, rich in both structure and texture, not only eludes dullness; it captures comfort and nostalgia – reminding us of long lost Hollywood darlings and snug fires in places not yet visited. Worn her, as an object of the gaze in its own right, new textures also brings back life to dark and dull winter outfits.
CLASSICAL COIL
For more on this visit: The Street Hearts
Words by Kristina Ketola Bore
Models: Gabriella & Vanja Maria @ Heartbreak Oslo
Make-up: Hilde Rekve
Photo assistant: Therese Stigen
(T-shirt: Whyred, Dress: By Malene Birger)
(Coat: Veronica B. Vallenes)
ME, JUST ME IN MY PLACE
Really cool website that features regular American girls in their apartments. Not too crazy, but a little naughty. I dig this. Check it out. Me In My Place
If you’re one of the two million-plus people who watched the instant YouTube classic "Friday" by Rebecca Black this weekend, you may be as confused as we were as to who this girl is and why anyone allowed her to make a music video so unbelievably terrible (other than to ease widespread confusion about which day comes after Thursday). It turns out Rebecca Black is merely one of many products from the brilliant entrepreneurs Patrice Wilson and Clarence Jey, who run Ark Music Factory, an LA based production company designed to take advantage of super-rich kids with pop-star dreams, and their parents’ cash. The results are music videos with surplus production value and a deficit of talent and individuality; aka more YouTube gold.
WORST
SONG
EVER!!!
To view and vomitt to more crap please visit this article: Flavorwire
POP
I was looking at this and saw Don Quixote. Can you find him?
The seemingly infinite number of vintage record jackets that convey their message with only simple shapes and typography never cease to amaze me.
The artwork featured here was collected, scanned, and archived by the owner of Jive Time Records, a Seattle-based store specializing in used vinyl. Visit my other record related galleries.
RECORD
ART!
WEE PLANETS SERIES:
What am I looking at?
All these pictures are 360°x180° panoramas projected to look like small planets using a projection called stereographic projection.
What is a 360°x180° panorama?
Turn around and look all around you. You can see 360° horizontally.
We should also consider the vertical dimension: if looking straight ahead (horizontally) is 0°, you can look upward up to 90° (the sky) and downward to -90° (the ground). That covers 180° vertically from the zenith (the point in the sky right above you) to the nadir (the point on the ground right below you).
Now imagine that you are at the center of sphere, and the image of the world you see around you is in fact just a picture on that sphere. Everywhere you look (the whole 360° horizontally and the whole 180° vertically), the sphere shows you a picture if what you should normally see in that direction.
A 360°x180° panorama is exactly this sphere. Making a 360°x180° panorama means that you have to shoot pictures for all direction, including sky and ground, in order to be able to reconstruct that sphere.
What is a projection?
Because we look at picture on a flat screen, or on paper, we need a way to project this 3-dimensional sphere to something flat, in 2 dimensions.
Imagine for a moment that the spherical picture works like a slide for image
projecting. There is a light at the center of the spheres, the light passes through the sphere and finally hit a nearby screen. What happens is that a part (the portion visible on the screen) of the sphere has been projected on the screen. This projection is called qnomonic projection or rectilinear projection, it is the projection used when viewing interactive panomas. It is also the projection used by any regular camera when taking a picture (indeed: cameras take a picture of a part of the viewable sphere and project it flat). The obvious problem with the gnomonic projection is that you cannot project the entire sphere. Even if you had an infinitely large screen, you could only project one half of the sphere: the area that is between the screen and the center of the sphere.
Other projection exists, each with pros and cons. There is however one thing that is common to all the projections: you cannot project the sphere on a flat surface without distorting the image in some way. Think of trying to flatten an orange peel without tearing it...
View more: Alexandre Duret-Lutz
These are amazing, Photographer from France talking about his processs of these photos of world cities.
Originally from Nottingham, London based
Paul has been a full-time illustrator since
September 2006 after graduating from
University in Buckinghamshire.
Paul holds his pen in a funny way, but it
works just fine for him. He has built up
an impressive list of commissions including
regular contributions to The Guardian since
May 2007.
ILLUSTRATOR, PAUL THURLBY
To view more images by Paul Thurlby, check out his personal site at Paul Thurlby
These are pretty cool, these little guys remind me of the ghosts from Pacman. What you think? Check them out:Topper
Crazy footage of rats invested inside a New York Taco Bell/KFC. At least you know they use real meat….this location has since been closed down. I wonder why?
Hey all, we have a quick chat with Dayna Delux. She has a new family and while we caught up with her she was in the middle of a move. We are glad she had some moments to answer some questions. - Sexy Riot
How's Vegas?
Vegas is great most of the time. The weather has been odd though.
Do you gamble at all?
Not a big gambler. I might throw a dollar or two in a machine or play $20 on a black jack table. I can't stand losing money!
How did you meet your husband? What does he like most about you?
I actually met him at my old bar in Cali. I think he likes me because Im not like all the rest of the girls.
DAYNA
DELUX
I suppose it was like any other childhood in any other city. Well, except living with my grandmothers in the country. Shooting guns, playing in the lake, and having tons of animals around. That was the best times!
What were you like in high school, would anyone be shocked at what you are doing now?
I was a nerd. I'm not really sure if they would be shocked. I was into acting then so they'd probably not be surprised.
Who was the first photographer you worked with? How was that experience?
Wow I can't think of the first which would've been when I was really young. When I started modeling again my first was Danni from Cat Fight studios. She is awesome.
Where could new fans find you?
Everywhere! Facebook, myspace, my website, Twitter, and so on.
What was the last concert you attended?
Skinny Puppy
Do you hit the road at all?
Not since I had the baby. Life has mellowed out a lot.
Any current projects you would like to share with us?
Im not at liberty to talk about them right now. Fingers crossed you'll see them in the future.
Favorite BBQ joint and why?
Not a big fan of meat especially on the bone. I know, its crazy! I'm really not into BBQ
What's the sexiest part of a man's personality?
His humor.
What got you into modeling?
Ha, my mom back when I was 12.
Favorite Burger joint, and why?
In-N-Out burger because its great and cheap!
What are you attracted to most about a man?
Personality.. he's got to make me laugh and keep me interested.
You studied acting, do you think it reflects what you do today? Where else would you like to take it?
For sure, It gave me the ability to show emotion not only through words. I would love to be able to act again. Ill go where ever the road takes me.
What do you do when your not in front of the camera?
Take care of my husband and baby.
"I was a nerd. I'm not really sure if they would be shocked. I was into acting then so they'd probably not be surprised."
DELUX TO GO...
"GOOD GUYS FINISH LAST. BUT GREAT GUYS FINISH ON HER FACE."
-CHARLE SHEEN. AKA #TIGERBLOOD #ADONISDNA
#WINNINGWINNER
Now, we all know Charlie Sheen is a hopeless romanic, but we couldn't help to notice one of his latest quotes. He really knows how to get to the heart of the matter. Here's some romance advice and wisdom Charlie has for the young guys out there that can't get a date...
Wow, this is totally awesome. Sergio Flores has out done himself and George Michael. He is above the law...of mall security!
SEXY SAX MAN!
STYLIST:
VALERIE DE
LEON
Valerie De Leon is a young stylist and fashion go-to girl from Miami. She has a great blog that feature her flamboyant designs and expression. Here's some of her work, and in her own words.
(Left) Vintage Annie Reva for Bugatchi blazer (originally a solid orange color), vintage gold gloves, 50s cateyes
Vintage Gottex 50s style bikini, 60s checkered sunglasses from C. Madeleine's, antenna embedded into beehive from radioshack
vintage 80s top, vintage bangles, vintage striped hat, vintage stripe earrings
"Shot these back in February for little miss Tokoy Diiva. I had been meaning to shoot the first picture for over year. I dreamt this shoot concept up last March while staring out into space and wondering about how people derive their interests/personalities from what's shown in the media, especially the TV. I thought it was kind of pathetic how, obviously i'm generalizing here, masses of men and women have resorted to using logos and brand names to enhance their image and boost their status in society. " - V.D.L
Whoa, lets hope this isn't true?
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ARE WE SCREWED?
