Gil Elvgren

ha, pretty much exactly what i look like doing menial tasks. especially the artist one... its like he snuck into my studio...

The Hours: featuring Damien Hurst and Sienna Miller

The Hours - See The Light

Sia

I've liked Sia for a while- "Breath Me" is one of the most haunting and captivatingly moving songs I've ever herd- so of course I loved this performance of "Soon We'll Be Found" she did on Letterman:

Olsens

Ugh- like every other girl raised in the 90's i love the grunge fabulousness that are the Olsen twins.

Unknown

I frequently save images to my computer and I don't know who they're by.... but I like them.

Vee Speers

Artist Talk

I recently sat in on the Pratt Institute visiting artists lecture series for the artist Peter Rostovsky and Luis Gispert. I found both artists quite moving- but in different ways. At this point I'll show some of their works- because to me, and I assume all people interested in art, I just don't really care unless I can SEE what the writer is talking about.

Rostovsky's Work:




Ok, well I couldnt get half the images I was looking for but you can see all his stuff at peterrostovsky.com
Anyway, I found him to be really inspiring. What i found most fascinating was that he didn't really have a cohesive body of work- as in he didn't just find one thing that was accepted or somewhat pleased him- and replicated it over and over, in different sizes and colors like many artists. I mean most artists do change up their work every few years, but Rostovsky really jumps all over the place, and that is what I relate to. Its probably because I'm still young but i still have a million and one different ideas and approaches to art bouncing around in my head, and thats certainly the vibe I picked up from his work. He did it, and did it successfully. I guess you could say if you stepped back (way back, and maybe squinted a bit) you could certainly draw connections- but its not really the connections that matter. rather, its the relationship made to each smaller statement.
I guess I also might have liked him because he was a realist, and was doing his best to bring realist painting to the same level as a lot of what going on in contemporary art- bringing in new formats in a conceptual basis.

Gispert's work:






I found Gispert's work a little unsettling. I don't know why exactly, I mean its good stuff- I guess I just got a little lost by his point of view. His work seems to be tackling some deep understanding of the social codes of the American "ghetto" culture. Yet listening to the artist he didn't exactly sound hood. Maybe he was trying to up his rep as an established and worldly art-teest but honestly I would have been more impressed if he came off having a little more street cred. Perhaps I'm being harsh but to me it left me confused, was his work an ode to an obsession of a culture that he longed to belong? or maybe it was mockery? Its like a white man doing feminist work- no ones going to stop him, but come on! I know he knows women..spoken to, interacted with, all that- but he-is-not-a-woman... Now, Gispert is cuban and grew up in Miami, so yeah, I'm sure hes seen stuff but still after listening to him talk I'm sorry- I just cant buy it.
As for the curators exhibiting his work, what is their draw? Because without even the social ties of appreciating its humor through an odd sense of nostalgic understanding, again all I see is mockery of culture. I can see the David LaChapelle vibe, but it just didn't have the sweet and sour kick LaChapelle so perfectly executes.
just watch this last video to really get my drift:

Live Action Simpson's Intro

I though this would be weird- but its actually amazing!!

Sunshine.

what is it about summer that it never seems to happen until its over?

beast.

In my head.

ok, so i'm on a japanese prints binge.

Art About Katrina

unfortunately I don't have the artists name.. in was in the NY Times online- from a museum in the Bronx.

TOMS

I just got a pair of these babies- well mine are white- but whatever. I LOVE them, they are so comfy, and with every purchase they give another pair to kids in an impoverished country!

Summer Fashion

I got these images from Elle online's Street Chic section. Here's a few I liked:


^This is adorable- I love LOVE the long sleeve button-down paired with shorts look- and of course I love the booties.


I'm totally digging cut-offs this summer- these seem a bit big however, for the length. I'd either go a little shorter so they don;t bunch, or tighter.


The pictures a little small- but I love her metal framed vintage way-farers paired with this comfy, flowy dress and huge bag.


Haha, i think she might have stolen this from my closet- comfortable summer perfection.


Love the denim baby-doll dress paired with the tan bag. I also love the short hair- it's everywhere this summer! I swore I'd never cut my hair short again otherwise I'd totally be rocking it- very Edie Sedgwick


She is totally doing the high-wasted shorts thing just right. Plus, I love the purple-navy color combo.


Both cute- but I'm feeling the girl on the right a bit more, the blocks of color feel modern and a little less contrived.


Clothes, shoes, accessories- cute, summer, perfection.


These American Apparel skirts are everywhere- high-wasted, tucked in= Fresh. I also love the plaid- I'm sure there's going to be a lot more of this this fall.


I love this to death- I just wish it were shorter, and belted.

BLU

When I was in London BLU was doing a several-story mural on the side of the Tate- clearly he is one artist that the fine art world embraces. Here is a video where he combines animation and graffiti... I might have posted one of his before,I forget.

Wall-E

Seriously one of the best movies I've seen in a while, with a beautiful message... AND robots!!!!

The Future?

With technology evolving so rapidly around us it's not hard to wonder what will become of the surprisingly near future of music and art. The constant flow of media that has rapidly incorporated itself into every aspect of our lives allows for such rapid evolution that it is easy to be lost, and more so, overwhelmed. Still, I feel that the search for understanding and the acceptance of the oddities you find along the way is the only way to seek for your self and understanding how to create something new- even if that something new is completely different than anything done before.

Ignore the crappy homemade videos, Crystal Castles is certainly a new understanding of music in a somehow retro kind of way.



And then I'm just gonna throw in some DJ Shadow in there because hes amazing.
"Midnight in a Perfect World" is my fave: