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Fashion in the 20th century: the Mondrian dress by Yves Saint Laurent
For his autumn / winter 1965 the French couturier Yves Saint Laurent designed six dresses with motifs based on the abstract-geometric paintings by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Baroness Gabrielle van Zuylen van Nijevelt was one of his first customers. Her Mondrian dress in 2011 was acquired by the Rijksmuseum, and can be seen…
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Kristmas Klousch a ‘Caricature Artist’ with a camera
Kristamas Klousch is a strange little wolfgirl, residing deep in the forests & cities of Canada. She dislikes the term photographer and instead prefers to be called a ‘Caricature Artist’ with a camera. Her Self-Portaiture is dark, misleading, moody, erotic, whimsical and most often personal. ‘We are a thousand years old, no histories and nothing to confess’.…
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Slinkachu
The ‘Little People Project’ started in 2006. It involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which the artist known as Slinkachu then places, photographs and leaves on the street. It is both a street art installation project and a photography project.
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Best posts 2013: Absolutely amazing scenes from JeeYoung Lee created in her tiny studio
JeeYoung Lee is an artist that creates elaborate scenes in her small studio, highly elaborate scenes that require an incredible amount of patience and absolutely no photo manipulation. For weeks and sometimes months, the young Korean artist works in the confines of her small 360 x 410 x 240 cm studio bringing to life worlds that defy…
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Best posts 2013: Swet graffiti world
The 100 Pieces in 100 Days Project featuring Swet has started december 1st 2009! From that day on danish graffiti writer Swet tries to set up a new record. Swet about the project: “for me it’s a challenge to see if I can find the time to paint even more without neglecting work or my…
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Best posts 2013: Meneghel’s fashion photography and mirror illusions
Italian photographer Luca Meneghel created the series Into the Mirror by blending reality with illustrations that are hand-drawn along the surface of a mirror. Meneghel captures reflective illusions of the model Nasty Bugriy Simply dressed in nudegarb,standing perfectly placed in front of the elaborate dresses and jewels. The rough black lines, smudges, and elaborately patterned drawings by Norma Nardi…
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Tejal Patni and his calendar 2012
Vision of the world of the photographer Tejal Patni in his calendar 2012
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“Russian fairy tale” illustrations Yana Moskaluk
Illustrator Yana Moskaluk has completed some dark, mysterious yet astoundingly beautiful illustrations for her Russian Fairy Tale collection.
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Malaysian artist Tang Chiew Ling and her leaf dresses
Fashion in Leaf is the creative fashion art work by Malaysian artist Tang Chiew Ling, that features a number of “dresses” depicted with carefully placed foliage.
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Alessandro Gottardo’s beautiful, open and inviting illustrations
Gottardo’s clever illustrations show us why a minimalist approach can go a long way in telling a story. Beautiful illustrations that’s won numerous awards.
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Swet graffiti world
The 100 Pieces in 100 Days Project featuring Swet has started december 1st 2009! From that day on danish graffiti writer Swet tries to set up a new record. Swet about the project: “for me it’s a challenge to see if I can find the time to paint even more without neglecting work or my…
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Hyper real paintings from Linnea Strid
Swedish artist Linnea Strid paints unbelievably realistic oil paintings. She is strongly inspired by human emotions and the tedious details in everyday routine. Most of her pieces are like snap shots of her or someone else’s ordinary life.
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John John Jesse a punk saved by art
NYC Lower East Side native and former member of the Anarcho-Punk band NAUSEA, John John’s paintings have appeared in Rolling Stone, Juxtapoz, & High Times. From the rough NYC punk scene of the 70s and 80s he lived in chaos all the time, crime, gangs, heroine. And than… “I don’t know if I ever had an artistic…
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Lillian Bassman history of fashion photography
Lillian Bassman, daughter of bohemian Russian-Jewish immigrants living in Brooklyn, she moved in with her husband, fellow artist Paul Himmel, when she 15. “She makes visible that heartbreaking invisible place between the appearance and the disappearance of things,” wrote Richard Avedon about the photographer. Bassman worked as an artists’ model and involved in political strikes of the era,…
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Thought-Provoking Satirical Illustrations by Pawel Kuczynski
Polish artist Pawel Kuczynski creates thought-provoking illustrations that comment on social, economic, and political issues through satire. Each image reflects its fair share of serious issues balanced with whimsical illustrations.
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Get inspired from “Herakut”
The unique strength and startling tension of a Herakut piece, whether it is painted on wall or canvas, derives from their bold concept of mixing two extremely contrasting artistic styles: Akut´s top level spraypaint-photorealism and Hera´s rough but imaginative illustrations with can and pencil.
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Codak graffiti vs body art
Codak Body Art vs Mural art Photos by LA based artist Codak Smith. This body art / mural piece was created at the Red Bull Studios in London the photos were captured by Lord Peter Medlicott Photography. from Is This The Future 18/11/2013 Celestopoli streetandart.c@gmail.com
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Tim Jarosz in Cityscapes
Awards for Tim Jarosz and his project “Cityscapes”. Artist based in Chicago who decided to create this collaboration between grafite and photography in this amazing project. Enjoy…
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Be a Woman series made by Hanna Seweryn
Hanna Seweryn creates Be a Woman, a series of photographs where simple movements are transformed into beautifully dramatic gestures, each image features a bright glowing light that illuminates the shadow of an elegant female form behind the backlit screen. The monochromatic tones give the sensation of an antique photo a moment captured in time from the past.
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Sandy Skoglund photographer before photoshop’s time
Decades before Photoshop was available, American artist Sandy Skoglund started creating surrealist images by building incredibly elaborate sets, a process which took months to complete. Her works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1946, Skoglund studied studio…
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SmugOne inspiration!
Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, Smug One is definitely one of the most talented photo-realistic graffiti artist ever seen. Enjoy some of his best murals/masterpieces.
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Behind the scenes of Classic movie “The Shining”
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is a classic psychological horror film that left a huge impact on pop culture and continues to be recognized to this day. The cinematic masterpiece, whose influence on future media is undeniable, includes cult favorites from the creepy twin girls to memorable phrases like “All work and no play makes Jack a dull…
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Absolutely amazing scenes from JeeYoung Lee created in her tiny studio
JeeYoung Lee is an artist that creates elaborate scenes in her small studio, highly elaborate scenes that require an incredible amount of patience and absolutely no photo manipulation. For weeks and sometimes months, the young Korean artist works in the confines of her small 360 x 410 x 240 cm studio bringing to life worlds that defy…
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Meneghel’s fashion photography and mirror illusions
Italian photographer Luca Meneghel created the series Into the Mirror by blending reality with illustrations that are hand-drawn along the surface of a mirror. Meneghel captures reflective illusions of the model Nasty Bugriy Simply dressed in nudegarb,standing perfectly placed in front of the elaborate dresses and jewels. The rough black lines, smudges, and elaborately patterned drawings by Norma Nardi…
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Music and dancing in Istraille paintings
Istraille, french artist, is inspired by music and dancers, each painting filled with movement and expression. And this is what he tries to express with these great paintings. Related articles Socks portrait, a new challenge for Red (streetandart.wordpress.com)
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Dogs in cars by Martin Usborne
When Martin was a kid he had been left in the car for quite long time. This experience touched him and since than he started to feel compassionate for the poor animals left for hours waiting locked in cars. From this compassion the artist decided to make this art project collecting pictures of dogs captured…
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Socks portrait, a new challenge for Red
Shanghai-based artist Hong Yi, aka Red, she was painting a portrait of Asian pop star Jay Chou with rings of coffee stains. The artist known for her unconventional painting materials and methods is back with a portrait of famous Chinese film director Yimou Zhang made of socks. The large-scale monochromatic sock portrait is held together…
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Tejal Patni and his calendar 2012
Vision of the world of the photographer Tejal Patni in his calendar 2012