These everyday New York City images by Yoanne Lemoine are what my world looked like as a kid growing up in Queens. It’s funny how this French chick is so into this stuff. These photographs capture all the things that made me desperate to get away, but now feel kind of bittersweet. Europeans are always [...]
Tag Archives: Art
Mann’s World
I absolutely love Charlotte Mann’s drawings. I want to get lost in her chaotic world of outlines. A graduate of Central St. Martin’s (of course she is,) she started her career in fashion design, and styling but has since moved on to focus on her illustration. She now teaches at the University of the Arts [...]
Down in the Dolrons
I am obsessed with Desiree Dolron‘s eerily intimate portraits of Cuban life. Her photographs of classrooms, kitchens, and sitting rooms are Vermeeresque, dark but angelically lit, Dutch Master-style. The beautiful series, titled Te Di Todos Mis Sueños (I Gave You all my Dreams) is just one more reason for me to get back to the [...]
Anatomic Bomb
I recently wrote about all the anatomically correct hearts I see everywhere. Well, Since then, I’ve come across some amazing anatomical artists. I’m a huge fan of bio-illustration and have the requisite Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery: The Complete Coloured Plates of 1831-1854 on my shelf three feet away from me right now. I [...]
On Her Chest
This amazing armoire is the product of British artist and furniture designer Anna James. Entitled Verona, the piece was inspired by Anna’s visits to Juliet’s (of star-crossed lover fame) house in Italy, and replicates the graffiti covering the walls at the archway entrance – all declarations of love by visiting lovers of all ages, from [...]
He(art)
Seems everywhere I look, anatomically correct hearts are standing in for the classic ideogram. Above, Steve Powers‘ brilliant hearts at Colette from his show with Matt Goias. Below, lower-brow, but still interesting – a grossly lovely polymer heart pendant and assorted glass rings.
Play Pen
I am in love with Mel Kadel‘s pen on paper illustrations. Part moral-based storybook, part sad and scary, they are perfect for little kids and grown ups too.
Ryden High
Beautiful Surrealist works by Los Angeles-based painter Mark Ryden capture the typical Surrealist fascination with the subconscious and collective memories. But Ryden takes the twisted vision one step farther by consciously choosing subject matter loaded with cultural connotation. According to his own bio: “His dewy vixens, cuddly plush pets, alchemical symbols, religious emblems, primordial landscapes [...]
Reading Rainbow
There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World. That was the name of the project undertaken by San Francisco artist Chris Cobb at Adobe Books back in 2005. Basically, the premise was that despite all the problems of this cruel world, there is always a way to create something beautiful. The exhibit may be [...]
