“Using the simplicity of Indian ink and linen canvas Ikenaga Yasunari has captured a simple serenity in the the faces of his female portraits.This calm sensuality is highlighted by the richness of their surroundings. Yasunari’s Japanese heritage has inspired a style of painting which is characteristic in his work. This ancient technique of Nihonga is a traditional Japanese art form using a Menso brush and ink. With this Yasunari has successfully captured an essence of the past with a pallet of muted tones , but has injecting a modern twist to each piece with his use of pattern and cloth.” source:
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Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead
The well-known box office actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been reportedly found dead in his Manhattan apartment earlier this morning. News sources such as the Wall Street Journal claim the actor had been to rehab for a severe and ongoing addiction to heroin. It’s not certain if his death and addiction play into each other. It’s been tweeted by WSJ Breaking News: “Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in Manhattan apartment.”http://wsj.com 12:20 PM – 2 Feb 2014 The news has been unfortunately confirmed as true, read More details on the story from the WSJ photosource:
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau Paintings Animated
Look at these beautiful paintings from William Adolphe Bougueraeu come to life with animation. “William-Adolphe Bouguereau November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter and traditionalist. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due…
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Woman with Muscular Dystrophy applies to be a fashion model, and gets hired.
The world of fashion and modeling is easily seen as the most self damaging, judgmental and malicious. For example the recent interview about the A&F image with the CEO of Aberbrombie & Fitch, Mike Jeffries himself stated: “It’s almost everything. That’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that,” “In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids,” he told the site. “Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a…
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Making Your Presence Felt in Fashion Photography
Author: fashion model It is a difficult task to establish one’s presence in the fashion photography industry. One can take it as a career option, if one has the willingness to work hard, has a creative mind, and possesses the ability to capture the perfect images. A fashion photographer should have proficiency in two disciplines- you need to be an excellent portrait photographer. Second, you should have the ability to create images for use in advertisements. A successful fashion photographer will be able to combine the two disciplines into a perfect blend with a keen eye to details in design. Success as an esteemed fashion photographer comes to one who…
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Morbid or Awesome, 3D Babies …
Morbid or awesome, I can’t decide. A new interesting product has hit the ever bloated pregnancy market, an actual 3-d tangible print of yours, or whomsoever’s unborn baby. Yes, this is true. The company 3DBabies provides the service for around 600 dollars for a mini pre birthed being. Do you set it on the nightstand? Do you think this could replace the nostalgia ultra sound ? Is This how people way back in the day felt when ultrasounds came out? A weird sense of taboo surrounding something like a little baby life. Imagine giving this as a gift to someone. A fetus in a box … But I’m not going…
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‘REJOICE! OUR TIMES ARE INTOLERABLE’. JENNY HOLZER AND HER ’15 INFLAMMATORY ESSAYS’ 1979-82
“In her early years as an artist, Jenny Holzer began working with text as a tool to manipulate the language of pop culture while producing political commentary. Her work usually consisted of aggressive statements meant to propel the passive viewer into an act of questioning. Her “Inflammatory Essays”, a series of 15 (more?) posters the artist produced between 1979 and 1982, were pasted on walls throughout heavily populated areas of New York City. The anonymous statements were influenced by major political figures such as Emma Goldman, Mao Tse-Tung, and Vladimir Lenin and, although they show eye-catching colors, they shared quite provocative thoughts. In a statement provided by the Holzer studio, the Inflammatory Essays are described as “a…
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Indie Musician Lykke Li’s Acting Debut
Popular indie pop musician Lykke Li has a new title to her list, an actress! In the upcoming high action crime thriller titled Tommy. It’s usually very strange seeing musicians transition to the silver screen. I have to say the genre is a refreshing choice, since you would think she would be in a long indie film with no words and close ups of water dripping. You don’t see to much of her in the trailer below but you get a great feel of the movie. It’s in theaters March 14th. What are your thoughts? Would you go and watch this movie?
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How To Get A Job In Fashion Industry
Author: Robart Alex The fashion industry increases in popularity day by day, so there are lot of competitions and opportunities nowadays. It is really simple to have a degree in marketing, fashion design or fashion marketing. As this competitive industry keep on growing, there is a lot of demand for specialized and educated faculties in fashion. People who got a suitable academic degree in fashion will soon discover that they’re more in demand in this industry. Many academic degrees in fashion provide the courses in which you are interested in. Fashion marketing, fashion design and fashion merchandising are the three leading opportunities in fashion. Today many people dream of becoming…
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Lena Dunham in Vogue, the Issue with the Issue.
Lena Dunham was crowned “THE NEW QUEEN OF COMDEY” by Vogue in their upcoming February issue. Of course, with dubbing Lena that title would come a cover, and on that cover there is her photo, and in that photo comes some controversy. You would think people would be thrilled to have someone seemingly forward thinking and creative gracing the cover of Vogue. As far as celebrities go, we do put Lena Dunham on a relatable and level headed pedestal (Along with Miss Hungergames). The reason for the controversy surrounds the fact of Photoshop, and the issues with projecting false images on other people. Some spectators were shocked that someone so…
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Witch School Reviews The Myriad Of Ways To Learn
Author: Rose Ariadne Among the myriad ways in which people can learn witchcraft are with the help of books, covens and local as well as online witch schools. For those who would prefer to achieve the mastery of witchcraft without putting up a lot of money, books may be the best medium of study. There are several books that may be bought online and comes cheap especially if they are used. One can also visit the local used book stores and occult stores in search for good, informative and inexpensive witchcraft treasures. The next step would be to find out if there are covens in your area. Online websites such…
