Illustrations - Daniel Egneus

I particularly like this bottom one, the line quality is so beautiful. I would like to be able to draw like that. The  colours in the first piece and the sheer level of detail is so inspiring. There's a real sense of depth to the room.

Other illustrators I'm interested in at the minute are:
- Tuesday Mourning
- Anton Storey
- Joanna Peacock

Thats all for now.

Over and out xx

Alice once more...

Ok ok last thing all about Alice in an editorial shot by  Annie Leibovits with model Natalia Vodianova for US Vogue December 2003
This is highly amusing, witty and beautiful. Alice in Wonderland....fashion wonderland that is:

This one with Viktor & Rolf really made me chuckle!

Best do my sketchbook now...that should be it for tonight!

Over and out xx

slipping back into old loves...

For A-Level I based a lot of my work around anatomy and the construction (and destruction) of cells, including cancer cells. Looking for more decon/recon images I've just come across this artist:

Roberto Osti

Thought these were pretty exciting, very fine, detailed and polished work. Clean and neat in ways that my drawing is not...but it reminded me of Valerio Carrubba's work in some ways:

Thought it was worth noting him down for future reference at any rate!

That'll do for now...until I start going on about fashion week :')

Over and out xx

just a quick one

There I was trawling for research and trying to get some inspiration for decon/recon and oh my.  How I love this. I don't have time for a full analysis right now, but I love these masks, all the greats were getting involved on this including McQueen, Pugh, Cavalli, Alexander Wang, Chalayan... Check out the back story from dazed ra here and the actual photos featured in that october '09 issue here.

Model Guinevere van Seenus photographed by Daniel Jackson and styled by Karen Langley.

So so beautiful. That's it for now, back to work!

Over and out xx

JULE KNUEPFER

So I discovered this collection called 'Living Rooms' when doing research for the 'decon/recon' project. 
Theres some really interesting textures here. All the wool is hand dyed and Knuepfer was very keen on using/replicating natural materials and their look within this collection. Very natural and easy going pieces with good structure and silhouette. 

 I especially like those last two, think they're really beautiful. The dark grey dress especially, I would love that.

There'll be more shortly :) 

Over and out xx

can't sleep - thinking of you and givenchy

So I am using this blog to record 'inspirations' - my online journal as it were. I am lying here in bed thinking about all sorts and not sleeping so I thought I may as put this in before I forget!

So this is a piece from Riccardo Tisci's Couture A/W 2010 collection for Givenchy. I'm officially in love with it. The theme behind this whole collection is actually the three passions of Freda Kahlo: religion, anatomy and sensuality.  I love how intricate and beautiful this piece is. It related to the body so well - there's that anatomy theme!- picking out the curves and flowing along and around the lines of the figure. Tastefully accentuating bone structure. 

There'll no doubt be more couture up here soon enough. I've so much to learn.

For now, goodnight,

over and out x

LONDON - Saatchi

So I was in London the last week of January (yes that was like 2 weeks ago now - will explain later!) and I saw a HELLOFALOTOF art work :)

The Saatchi Gallery was one of my favourites by FAR, the exhibition I saw was NEWSPEAK: BRITISH ART NOW - part 2 (gutted I missed part 1!)

Juliana Cerquiera Leite - DOWN (2009)





 

I was intrigued when I walked into the gallery and saw this. I was staring at it for ages trying to work out how it was done, turns out it was actually made by digging down through a solid block of clay until she reached the bottom. I really like it! I tried to get a decent photo because I was just fascinated by how you can see toes and knees and hands within it. Studying it further I can see where she has scraped away with her fingers, especially right at the bottom. I love the 'textural marks' (as corinne, my tutor, would say!) This really caught my attention.

This also has a sister piece called UP. If you wanna check that out then head over to the artist's website right here!

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 Paul Johnson - Sister (2006)


 

 How beautiful is this, right? Johnson's mosaic styled collage work is so finely detailed that from a distance it looks more like a painting. Each of these shapes are hand coloured. Talk about dedication. I adore this, I am just in awe of it. The colours are fantastic, There are colours you maybe wouldn't expect, dark greens and browns and purples and they produce such a seamless image when seen together- the close up intrinsicly beautiful in itself!

There's such a sense of depth and three dimensionality here. The skin is so rounded, I love the way he's picked out the colours in the shadows.

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Anne Hardy - Cell(2004)

I just fell in love with this photogram. I want it. I've never wanted a piece of art the way I want this. Its so beautiful, there is so much going on, so much to look at and the composition is fantastic. The walls and the floor are simply littered with everything. Exploding with energy and movement even though this is a static piece. The lighting within it is so bright and airy, it draws you in. It makes you want to be in there, looking at everything and exploring this exciting space!
The only off-putting thing about it is the name. Cell. Would you want to be trapped in there? Maybe for a little while...but I would begin to panic after awhile!

ok so thats all for now. I've got some more Saatchi photos and some from 

ART, FASHION, IDENTITY

at the Royal Academy.

So i'll be getting those up and definitely writing up a little of that over my half term this week..

Hoping to do a photoshoot of some of my work too ;) 

Got my csm fashion application sent off this week, I'll most likely put that project up at some point...just cos it took me so long to do and I'm pretty pleased with it! Not yet tho... we'll see!

over and out x