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Graduating from Central St. Martins, Polish
artist, Jan Manski has been progressively sculpting a neo-dystopian amalgam
since his graduation. This process has culminated in “Onania” a deeply
evocative series of sculptures and instruments alluding to a social torrent of
turmoil. In this world, mythologies and social norms have become all consuming,
temerarious and explicitly over-indulged to the point of ego-depletion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The divergence of synthetic and natural
materials illuminate the superficiality which embodies the distorted, tortured
breeding ground of this biosphere. Consumer culture and rabid fascination of
the obsolete has spurned a self-destructive and ugly self-obsession.
Illustrative of these ritualistic reforms are his use of materials, including
abandoned fat sourced from liposuction clinics. In this very indicative world,
grotty slimy tentacles splurge and writhe across a mannequin’s jaw, like a
fleshy fossil that is planted atop a glossy torso and glamourous fur stole.
These hybrid-swollen masses, which appear borne out of some guttural Promethean-abyss,
are made even more provocative via their association to the mirror, the clinic
our aesthetic addiction. Inspired by both the medieval and renaissance
paintings of Bosch and Brueghel as well as the mainstream, fashion and consumer
culture, Manski brings these sculptures to a pinnacle of sensationalism. This
medieval, underworld dimension is balanced with our present-day modernity and a
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Sickly pink. That colour which is neither
bright nor pallid, sweetness with a melancholic, almost bucolic tinge slicks
the equipment at Onania. This candyfloss greasy shade is an apt opposition to
the molten, mouldy texture of these hideous sprouting sci-fi demons. Narcissism flirts with brutal prissiness to inflame a rich debate about the consumer
culture that appears grotesque in Onania’s hallucinatory state of sterilized
happiness. Inevitably, Manski employs a balance between the veneer of control
and pleasure to the depths of vulnerability and sedimentary hollowness.
Boundless, often destructive pleasure underscores the whole essence of Manski’s
Onania, which calls into question our culture and values in very direct
symbols. For example, “Aetiology Unknown 24” is an alien combination of
mannequin and creature entombed in a glass vitrine. However, the harrowing is
in the detail. The face ridden thick in a fatty celluloid substance curves
outwards to form a protruding jaw but the unnerving detail lies in the
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For example, painterly characteristics are manifested in "Stilleven". The indistinguishable facet of these still-life ensure a decisive traction between the photographic image and the painted canvas. Understandably, as Mocafico - having studied Dutch and German still-life of the seventeenth and eighteenth century- rendered the fine details from paintings by Floris van Dijck and Pieter Claesz with exacting precision, bringing a new spirit to these antique paintings. A carbon copy of a golden age. Through this reassembling, Mocafico acknowledges antediluvian practices and contorts them with the lightest touch. The reminiscence of spirit in these images is countered with wavering verisimilitude.<br />
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With this ambivalence between truth and falsity lay claim to an altogether elusive correctness that embodies much of Mocafico's work. From jellyfish that float like sparkling melancholic bacterium, guns which sit doe-eyed and stiff like anarchic apparatus from some ancient regime to watch faces which seem like satellite images of a sic-fi metropolis, the abstract is installed into the everyday. What we see is so obvious, so rigorously pedalled to our reception with its vitrine-like confinement, the simplicity on show can appear indefinable. Collaborating with magazines such as Self-Service, Wallpaper and Paradis, Mocafico has tempted the world of fashion. Maybe it's no sin to be tempted by his serpents either.<br />
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The fruits of Gabriella Crespi's labours fold metallic extravagance with utilitarian innovation for the sharpest of palates. Crespi, an international designer, artist and socialite dazzled the stars with her tactile and erudite reflective forms. Born in Milan in 1922, Crespi grew up in the mellow and rural twilights of Tuscany, in such a landscape the sensual harmony of Proserpine would saturate both mind and soul. Undeniably, this languid affair with nature influenced Crespi's outlook and sculptural style. Initially studying architecture at Politecnico Instituto, this introductory foray into design would manifest itself within Crespi's hidden pockets of pragmatism.<br />
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This auteur style ripened with Crespi's "The Small Lune" collection which was ignited via her emphatic absorption of the universe. These interlocking sculptural shards, some doused in copper-streaks others in a dew-cooled surface of persian marble became quixotic sculptural totems to outer galaxies. Many of Crespi's signature materials include bamboo, plexiglass, and a range of metals and stones which rotate in combinations to embellish the Crespi stratosphere, one that is peppered with an intense connection with nature and architecture.<br />
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Most of Crespi's works were created during the 60s and 70s, during which her furniture designs became talismanic pieces in their own dimension. Her elegant and elaborate mechanisms embalmed an innate allure, continually associated with her designs. Quite often these rubix cube-like interventions unfurled with efficient ease to unlock inner lacquered shelving units, evident in The Yin Yang desk. 1972 saw the birth of another iconic design: "Monsieur - Madame" a shelving unit consisting of contrasting metals with deep diagonal grooves to reflect an illusory effect, which was heightened through the use of lighting. Swivelling plexiglass shards and metallic planes seamlessly overlap like the petals of an orchid. This shape-shifting luminescence in Crespi's work was undeniably thirst quenching to her panoply of collectors. The duality between the urbane, disco essence and organic, spiritual splendour became a doctrine for a soporifically sensual era. Organic mysticism was ever present, non more so than in her animal sculptures: life-size bronze deer, elegant herons and an ostrich stood like an obelisk with a real ostrich egg cradled as part of the anatomy. By blending the urban and the natural, the mind and the spirit Crepsi cross-pollinated realms to form exact and elegant design, how to have the astronomic in your living room.<br />
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A journal dedicated to the active debate, critique and analysis of fashion is like a pearl lurking in swathes of seaweed. "Vestoj" is precious without becoming presumptuous. Their third issue relates to the intrepid waters of Fashion and Shame, two subjects hopelessly swirling in myth and truth of the industry itself. "Vestoj" builds its credentials in penetrating such esoteric subject matter, the pages are further reinforced with articles which open the reader to unusual perspectives and allow for theoretical associations as well as practical, well-rounded understanding. Published once a year, "Vestoj" (meaning 'clothing' is Esperanto) levitates above many publications in articles and layout. One such angle of interest is the breadth of tone which fluctuates through the informal yet directional to the informative and deeply critical. "Vestoj" is like a rorschach test, constantly making the reader re-evaluate and enliven their perspective. This sensory experience is pollinated with stimulating materials and luminous visuals, all of which enhance the opthalmic sensations sparkling through the pages. What also seems worth mentioning is the distinct lack of veneer, all details of production, the team and the manifesto is informally exposed, without a hint of reproach. Want a lone-ranger in the cavalcade of trend stomping publications? A rising obelisk through the 1 dimensional fashion landscape? A sonic sound wave through vacillating chords? Then look for "Vestoj". The publication that breathes life into the thanatoid visage of fashion. <br />
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<u>Cleanse me Le Corbusier. </u></div>
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The magazine newsstand is a proportioned wilderness. Each sapling grappling for a glance of light from the eye, struggling to grow substantial roots. This wilderness, split by translucent borders via the "fanzine", "bookzine" etc, allow for fledging publications to blossom in an industry where survival is soul nourishment. Each sprouting 'zine is nurtured and watered in the initial stages, whereby the inaugural issue and some to follow attain a level of pruning by the reader. Through growth in the stem of industry and the flower of originality will the occasional wilting sapling bloom in abundance in a garden all of its own. </div>
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An example of such radical stability is "<b>The Travel Almanac</b>" a magazine which "explores traveling and temporary habitation for an increasingly sophisticated and mobilized generation of travellers". This subtle journal exemplifies a nexus between the collectable and the current, all encased within a utilitarian layout, both beautiful and purposeful. Continually roaming and reconnoitring, "The Travel Almanac" is nostalgic in terms of outlining the timeless and iconic with artists, theorists, filmmakers and musicians. Yet this is balanced via the extent of exploration, the undeniable essence of the magazine. Their third issue includes designer Rick Owens, actor Udo Kier and artist Norbert Bisky to name a few, they are accompanied by 12 hotel reviews from locations such as Bali, Zurich, Venice and Osaka and a "Souvenirs" section. Everything is formulated, from the margins, the typeface, the binding and the paper all of which suffuse the heady rainforest of the magazine industry. The essence is a basis for longevity and craftsmanship, traits that editors Paul Kominek and John Roberts have well engraved. Arguably, to create a magazine deliberately secular from arabesque ornamentation is more of a struggle with the loud titans who repeat anodyne issues. To edit takes skill and flair, an effect which is crystallised by Kominek and Roberts. Eliminating any potential sensationalism or smugness, "The Travel Almanac" invests in artistic appreciation and realism, in turn guarding its pages to a myopic mind. Both an escape and an informative reality, "The Travel Almanac" is a panacea to those who seek an alternative culture, landscape and world entirely. </div>
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<span lang="EN-US">David Benjamin Sherry represents a logical
romantic. Neither guarding nor reverent, Sherry’s work is of reality, though
the hypnotic zenith of the end result could prove otherwise. Through his
chromatic compositions, the rhythmic ambience of his landscape works proffer
powerful semitones. Sherry is not concerned with mimesis, the final glorious
spectacle of his images are contained within a strict system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His utilitarian romanticism is assured in his
use of analogue photography and with his colours cast at exposure or during
printing ensure an illumination of reality. Sherry’s powerful collection of natural
landscapes (exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery) satisfy the mind with soporific
yet elegant elation. These delicate ratios of hue highlight Sherry’s continual,
natural love affair that instinctively builds upon Sherry’s work as both grand
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<span lang="EN-US">Delving into his hypnotic unconscious,
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However, this potent sense of fantasy is balanced by his unique and traditional
hand-made approach to image making. His controlled crafting of reality is not
to abrogate tradition but to enliven the imagination and perspective through
considered magnificence. With Sherry’s limitless landscapes in fluoro aqua,
watered scarlet and other dimensional concoctions, his images embody the
severity and beauty of reality in a spark of ecstasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<br />Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-6135027347488426862011-03-28T12:02:00.000-07:002012-09-05T05:39:18.136-07:00143<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tmcItZV2V0/TZD9il1wogI/AAAAAAAABFE/TT4QiHoE0Kw/s1600/AVA-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589245908281762306" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tmcItZV2V0/TZD9il1wogI/AAAAAAAABFE/TT4QiHoE0Kw/s400/AVA-1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 396px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <br />
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All Visual Arts have called upon artists Alice Anderson and Kate McGuire to create 1 individual sculpture each. Let the drama begin.</div>
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The appropriately named BOUND will house both pieces in the AVA’s new space in Kings Cross and will document and illustrate the stifled labyrinth of our fears. Whilst Anderson’s Fort-Da is strictly autobiographical and remains evocative in its personal tone, McGuire’s piece Corvid presents the instinctual and punctual which is void of narrative where we can, somewhat reluctantly, understand our association with it. However, both are colossal in scale and refuse not to be noticed. </div>
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Ambiguity writhes within McGuire’s Corvid, a serpentine-like structure which is swathed in an amalgamation of crow’s plumage as well as pigeon’s, mallard’s and magpie’s to provoke a distorted blend of emotions. The choice of birds remain definitive of terms such as: vermin, omens or thieves and the use of common birds are used to constitute different cultural associations. Shaping is a clear component in Corvid where the thick, tubular structure seems capable to oscillate, strike or restrain which delivers a dimension of cavernous fear. Though static, it has a tense disposition. Additionally, the material of the tormenting inanimate mass evokes something muscular and tensile but the delicacy of the feathers provides ominous beauty which is woven in treachery. Equally is the mind. The structure has no beginning or end, no formulated origin or purpose, but it conveys meaning. Similarly, our thoughts and emotions unravel through this journey from the depths of the unconscious to the zenith of our present state, contorting and curling in endless repetition. Both physical and mental, McGuire delivers anxiety at its most potent.</div>
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This grating between oppositions is equally echoed in Anderson’s Fort-Da. Here, Anderson manifests a vague contrast within the maternal relationship which is both protective and restrictive. These childhood reveries are cloaked in a piece consisting of a three metre high bobbin with ropes of red dolls hair wound around it. The doll’s hair is emblematic of the vulnerability in childhood and represents the continual connection between mother and child. With this, the bobbin becomes an expression of the mother’s absence to robustly state the duality within a mother and child relationship. Loving yet dominating, the correlation undulates between two states, and the name itself references to Sigmund Freud, whose grandson would repeatedly throw a wooden reel attached to a piece of string over his cot as a figurative gesture to overcome the wave of anxiety. ‘Fort’ and ‘Da’ meaning ‘gone’ and ‘there’ in German was evidence to Freud that the child needed support where angst would reign. Similarly to Anderson, McGuire suggests a sense of endless torment in the action of winding hair through a tunnel of compulsion and separation. Both bound to be stunning pieces, from the 1st April to 30th April, cannot wait. <br />
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Giving new meaning to the old is part of the present. So, it should come as no surprise that artist John Stezaker has made an impact this month at Whitechapel Gallery for his conspicuous collages. The act of looking is something most, including myself, rarely adheres to. Images saturate our landscape, but on very few occasions do I actually look, perceive or interpret any of them. Unfortunately, these images serve to do little other than to document, sell or deliver a message which simply floods torrents of transport and exercises the ever limber muscles of the media. Stezaker crystallizes a new connection however. </div>
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In Stezaker’s work, isolating and deconstructing images allows him to collect and reject the loaded ideologies within many illustrations to provide purity in the collage of the images alone. This re-consideration of the image has remained a popular principle of inquiry for many, which Stezaker is now iconic for. The cult of celebrity is corrupted in Stezaker’s work as a way to absolve any conscious recognition, but the process of remembering adapts his work to breathe life into our own desires, fears and interests. These dislocated veneers are not a projection of identity but they are a surface which we can connect with. His collages are not based on quantity but quality, and this simplicity conducts a connection which is alluring and to a degree frightening. A formula consisting of distortion, idiosyncrasy, beauty and something a little spooky lets the eyes observe, look and indulge. Placing the complex into the simple never looked so good.<br />
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Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-2600285163091317802011-03-25T12:02:00.000-07:002011-03-25T12:07:22.255-07:00141<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CxuiMSwg-mE/TYzneaBFM2I/AAAAAAAABEs/cjovjU0KA5U/s1600/IMG_7698.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588095747225891682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CxuiMSwg-mE/TYzneaBFM2I/AAAAAAAABEs/cjovjU0KA5U/s400/IMG_7698.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hf7aXDV6wLc/TYzneMW61aI/AAAAAAAABEk/ddj9UxOW40M/s1600/IMG_7745.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588095743559390626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hf7aXDV6wLc/TYzneMW61aI/AAAAAAAABEk/ddj9UxOW40M/s400/IMG_7745.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5YIQy5ZyLLI/TYznKFmqICI/AAAAAAAABEc/kzELAJL0AIo/s1600/IMG_7693.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588095398148972578" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W-ZTm2GxlZM/TYznJoKIYaI/AAAAAAAABD8/A6pkp9a8UwU/s400/SMAGAZINE-2.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Croppings from <em>S magazine</em>'s eleventh issue, well worth a look.</div><div align="center"></div></div></div></div>Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-23421107177442246122011-03-24T15:57:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:59:46.149-07:00140<div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Killer././.</div> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587784695822725938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LtDwSyE270I/TYvMk1PgszI/AAAAAAAABD0/l6C6ApBKNjY/s400/8709.jpg" border="0" />Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-38954701047114009932011-03-24T15:38:00.000-07:002011-03-24T17:22:36.819-07:00139<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lx1bvcwSdVE/TYvL7XibUyI/AAAAAAAABDs/zsHc28rkEyY/s1600/MEADHAM%2BKIRCHOFF.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587783983474365218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 340px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lx1bvcwSdVE/TYvL7XibUyI/AAAAAAAABDs/zsHc28rkEyY/s400/MEADHAM%2BKIRCHOFF.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fDxm5lhE170/TYvL7J3ERLI/AAAAAAAABDk/OnxDQmrpDCo/s1600/BURBERRY%2BPRORSUM.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587783979802838194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 378px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fDxm5lhE170/TYvL7J3ERLI/AAAAAAAABDk/OnxDQmrpDCo/s400/BURBERRY%2BPRORSUM.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ouqo_BdyPPQ/TYvL6946JCI/AAAAAAAABDc/BDujq8ZwSgw/s1600/ALEXANDER%2BMCQUEEN.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587783976589337634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ouqo_BdyPPQ/TYvL6946JCI/AAAAAAAABDc/BDujq8ZwSgw/s400/ALEXANDER%2BMCQUEEN.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587783970818665474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 372px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r3juROOa0zQ/TYvL6oZErAI/AAAAAAAABDU/41wM4xpTuNU/s400/MAISON%2BMARTIN%2BMARGIELA.bmp" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Needing and wanting Meadham Kirchoff, Burberry Prorsum, Alexander McQueen and Maison Martin Margiela. </div></div></div>Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-60524268324826782092011-03-19T04:21:00.000-07:002011-03-24T13:56:13.304-07:00138<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2OUwaBXBSA/TYuvFnFF4FI/AAAAAAAABDE/oT753PUSXU8/s1600/VICTOIRE_1.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587752273607778386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2OUwaBXBSA/TYuvFnFF4FI/AAAAAAAABDE/oT753PUSXU8/s400/VICTOIRE_1.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Though late in the day, Victoire de Castellane has proven victorious in nourishing the eyes with a florid flourish of flowers which remain testament to the fact that despite the troubled territory, Dior has the most visionary mind to fuel the future in Haute Joaillerie. </div><br /><div>Concluding a few days ago, Castellane garnished the Gagosian Gallery in Paris for her debut solo exhibition. The designs glowed as though crafted by the hands of Flora, but with names even more quixotic it is certain creativity has no limits. The collection included characters (derived from a fictional classification system- all the more mysterious) such as ‘Crystalucinea Metha Agressiva’, ‘Heroina Romanticam Dolorosa’, ‘Quo Calnus Magic Disco’ and ‘Opium Velurosa Purpra’. An amalgamation of illicit pleasures from mind-morphing substances with a tone of their potential peril, these names identified botanical beauties with a paranormal charm. </div><br /><div>Heady hallucinogenic tones lavishly diffused through a multihued spectrum in a stem-like construction. This particular necklace was peppered with a cluster of multi-faceted opals engulfed in rose gold to surpass any creation of its kind; natural or artificial. Its limp petals were swamped in rainbow shades circulating a dramatic complexion that none could rival. Opium Velurosa Purpra (my favourite name) cultivated a unique concoction of artistry and naturalism. Plush rubies, earthy rhyolite, lacquered silver and scattered white gold garnered a necklace with an astounding finish. A matte, rouge stem wove as the neckpiece with a flower and leaf at either end to balance the design, the matte finish appeared to have a dull, smoky sense as though doused in blood, sacrificed by Persephone, but the microcosm of rubies foaming out of crevices enlivened a rapturous quality. </div><br /><div>Many more pieces developed the confusion of the mind under the somnolent fantasies of addictive narcotics, crafted with impeccable precision. Inspired by a truly turbulent collection of people including René Lalique, Niki de Saint Phalle and even the Brothers Grimm, these stimulated undulating brainwaves mirrored in Castellane’s creations. From Lalique’s intricacy and storytelling, to Niki de Saint Phalle’s bold prints and swelling proportions and even the gothic tones of the Brothers Grimm who raked in fantasy, magic and horror were all encapsulated within the convex glass tubes at what seemed an unsettled Elysium of the Gagosian. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587752422650388482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p_d-Dm1AL7Y/TYuvOSTnoAI/AAAAAAAABDM/DCKVzcnAeVg/s400/VICTOIRE_2.bmp" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div align="center"><em>Images: Nowness.com </em></div>Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-21184399852104722872011-03-18T15:20:00.000-07:002011-03-18T15:30:09.247-07:00137<div align="center">I know we know him. But I need to to mention just a few reasons why he has to be my man. I have a feeling I will write about him more than once...</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left">Tom Ford. The name alone conjures up those infamous images of lavishly oiled women with seductive red lips and the classic men’s fragrance perfectly placed to leave most men aflame with arousal. Or maybe it’s the eyewear, where the matt, nude body of Jon Kortajarena impels every woman to sneak a second glance. Or perhaps the stunning visuals crafted within <em>A Single Man</em> remain his most memorable milestone. Either way, the piercing stare, the synchronised stubble, the raised eyebrow and the bare chest of Mr. Ford bring individuality and bold originality to every aspect of his work.<br /><br />Underneath the glamorisation and the highly sexual exterior of the Ford empire, rests a philosophy which beholds a remedy to the fashion industry. Initially, Ford’s preoccupation with nudity can remain distasteful for some; however it is clear that Ford seeks to express a refreshing vision of our bodies. Real bodies. Those which form symmetry, uniformity, individuality or grave humanity, he equates an equilibrium within his designs. Relieving a barrier of snobbery, signals of position or background through nudity, Ford illustrates an egalitarian belief, where in nudity remains the purity of a body, which is immeasurable and cannot be judged. This seems ironic coming from a man who invests time and care to create glamour and allure. However, he understands this dichotomy and recognises these needs to be relative and in proportion.<br /></div><br /><div align="left">This difference is made clear within his dramatic introduction of his return to women’s fashion. Whilst most of the industry swamps the internet to bare their innards to induce credibility and popularity, Ford alleviates this virus and lets mythology accelerate to veil his S/S collection in secrecy until men and women across the globe swoon unto the grand exposition. What is important is that the S/S 2011 collection did not have a catwalk, did not use a plethora of models, did not have gaudy flashes from hulking groups of photographers. Instead, there was an intimate sharing, which seemed all the more valuable by the extent at which it was hidden from the public.<br /><br />In a time of boundary pushing and battling orthodoxy and tradition, in all fashion’s refinement, sleek and slick acceleration to the future, Tom Ford has done something many seem to have forgotten how to. He has created his own myth. He has distanced himself from the growing pace of fashion to give value to information, to give value to timeless design and to give value to fashion outside of the sphere of immediate communication, immediate production and immediate distribution. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">Creating a unison between fashion and it’s relentless push and humanity as one harmonious tone, Ford has reconciled many things lost. Harking back to a Golden Age of design in a noxious nostalgic way, Ford symbolizes fashion as both a business and a concept of human nature. Behind the name that makes camera lenses re-focus, that sells a million lacquered lip-sticks and in a haze of vetiver and white patchouli lies a man who shows a vision and belief which should make us all rather hot under the collar. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585550514713934514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Orqhy-Ebuwg/TYPcmYCGOrI/AAAAAAAABC8/GGWI6VVjaNw/s400/TOMFORD.bmp" border="0" />Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8267206243491910573.post-19530043598606586752011-03-17T10:16:00.000-07:002011-03-18T13:08:58.772-07:00136<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GkoxQ7BLR_Q/TYO6vSD7lEI/AAAAAAAABC0/HhHfGV758GI/s1600/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_7.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585513284334490690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GkoxQ7BLR_Q/TYO6vSD7lEI/AAAAAAAABC0/HhHfGV758GI/s400/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_7.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tFgW2RFgJ4/TYO6u9OhCVI/AAAAAAAABCs/nIwkMIAXBQ4/s1600/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_4.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585513278741743954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1tFgW2RFgJ4/TYO6u9OhCVI/AAAAAAAABCs/nIwkMIAXBQ4/s400/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_4.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qoE17LBo05Y/TYO6u2zU1OI/AAAAAAAABCk/CF0w2Y_0Lno/s1600/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_5.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585513277017085154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qoE17LBo05Y/TYO6u2zU1OI/AAAAAAAABCk/CF0w2Y_0Lno/s400/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_5.bmp" border="0" /></a><br />Everyday sights and everyday women can rarely be captured or isolated. It is even rarer to have these moments frozen in a frame of suffused sexuality and uninterrupted beauty, but Harri Peccinotti does just so. Famed Art Director of <em>Flair</em>, <em>Vanity Fair</em>, <em>Rolling Stone</em>, <em>Vogue</em> and iconic 1960s magazine <em>Nova</em>, he has built such an extensive archive of revolutionary work it is indisputable that much inspiration owes a great debt to him. </div><div><br /><div><div><div></div><div>Skin laced with sweat, lavishly soaked lips, robust lacquered nails and the occaisional erect nipple are the instruments of his imagination (who knew cucumber and ash could look so perfect?). Famous for his candid use of camera, before the wave of lens-toting individuals in search for an ounce of subtle vulgarity arrived to dissect and disintegrate the entirety of the female anatomy, Peccinotti was there before them all. Arguably, the totem to his instinctive mind's eye was the Pirelli pinup calendar with women lounging around Tunisia and then Californian girls soaked in the sun whilst telephoto shots unknowingly snapped them the following year. Images bathed in graphic close-ups flowed to the realms of eroticism to which many have intruded its territory, exploring deeper and deeper. But, we know who gave this aesthetic its foremost origin and sometimes, it is worth looking back at those more than memorable milestones. </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585513274179428162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fe7TqRa7sgo/TYO6usOxn0I/AAAAAAAABCc/PmxMV8ihvW4/s400/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_6.bmp" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585513268019440050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gDALPRcit5U/TYO6uVSHqbI/AAAAAAAABCU/kHnmR1wZX0A/s400/HARRI%2BPECCINOTTI_1.bmp" border="0" />Alex Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473943583670171807noreply@blogger.com0