Ivan Warhammer

Photography Appreciation

There is not much information regarding Russian photography Ivan Warhammer. I came across his photography through one of the blogs I follow.

Warhammer is regarded as the photographer of beautiful women. He is a photographer who captures women in their purest. As he has stated in an interview I found, he finds his models through social media, and he exchanges correspondence to get to known his model before scheduling a shoot.

Additionally, he doesn't use alcohol to relax a model because to him it makes the pictures less sincere, and although he is known for shooting nude photos, he places more emphasis on the model's eyes, hands, and hair.

You can see more of his wonderful work HERE.

Anna via livcophoto

Oleechka Fioletto via visuartmodel

Kristina Yakimova via kristinayakimova

Sources:

http://vk.com/ivan_warhammer
http://500px.com/warhammer_photo
http://www.sensual-photography.eu/portfolio-uk-ivan-warhammer-1081.html
http://vk.com/album-19591598_162769212
http://www.photodom.com/member/warhammer-photo
http://visuartmodels.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/ivan-warhammer/
http://kristinayakimova.wordpress.com/ivan-warhammer/
http://nomadforlove.tumblr.com/post/70294441059/mediterranean-nudes-photo-by-ivan-warhammer
http://m-kalinowski.tumblr.com/post/79261227025
https://visuartmodel.wordpress.com/page/2/
http://nsfworld.com/post/33955355042/ivan-warhammer

Tomasa Martin

Art Appreciation

I came across Tomasa Martin through one of the blogs I follow, ArtOdyssey1. As I've indicated in previous entries, I appreciate realism, so Martin's paintings of everyday items easily caught my attention.

The difference with Tomasa Martin is that her paintings contain a story she wants to share with the viewer. At a quick glance, a viewer may see books, but the painter wants to convey a message. Same with her paintings with newspapers.

You can see more of her wonderful art HERE.

Books I via artodyssey1

Breakfast in Spring via artfaithistorment

Piano via musicamera

Sources:

http://tomasamartin.com/inicioi.htm
http://www.saatchiart.com/profiles/index/id/155267
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomasa-martin.html
http://www.artprice.com/artist/247522/tomasa-martin/lot/past/6523595/dos-limones
http://www.artdiscover.com/en/artists/tomasa-martin-id3690
http://www.picassomio.com/tomasa-martin/exhibition.html
http://musicamera.blogspot.com/2008_02_29_archive.html
http://artfaithistorment.blogspot.com/2013/08/paintings-by-tomasa-martin.html

Yvonne Jeanette Karlsen

Art Appreciation

As I've mentioned in previous entries, I'm an aestheticist. I appreciate the art that is conceived from a person's mind--from music, theater, art, and communications.

I have an appreciation for realistic figurative art, especially those that captures the female body with anatomical precision, such as Martha Mayer Erlebacher, Spartaco Lombardo, Belarmino Miranda Montoya, and Lee Price.

Recently, I came across Norwegian artist Yvonne Jeanette Karlsen who is known for her realistic figurative paintings of the female form, and an incredible talent for telling a story through her paintings.

You can see more of her beautiful work HERE.

Eva via 

Woman's back via 

Three Graces via figurationfeminine

Sources:
http://artyvonne.no/
http://www.fineart.no/kunstner/yvonne-jeanette-karlsen
http://nousdeux.eklablog.com/yvonne-jeanette-karlsen-c23927838
http://iamachild.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/yvonne-jeanette-karlsen-1966-norwegian/
http://figurationfeminine.blogspot.com/2012/05/yvonne-jeanette-karlsen-1966.html
http://www.kaifineart.com/2013/09/yvonne-jeanette-karlsen.html

Katya Gridneva

Art Appreciation

Drawing or paintings of ballet dancers always grab my attention, probably because of the grace, elegance and athleticism of dancers. When artists are able to capture those qualities, I'm eager to learn more about them.  

Recently, I came across a few pastel drawings of ballet dancers by Ukrainian artist Katya Gridneva. It was of a ballet dancer tying her lace around her ankle.

Katya Gridneva studied in St. Petersburg Academy of Art and is known for capturing the human form. She works in oils, pastels and charcoal.

You can see more of her wonderful works HERE.

via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

via maherartgallery

Sources: 
http://katyagridneva.com/
http://www.artistsofrussia.com/katya-gridneva/
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/10/katya-gridneva-1965-ukraine.html
http://www.john-noott.com/artist/gridneva~katya/gridneva~katya.php
http://maherartgallery.blogspot.com/2013/04/katya-gridneva-1965-ukrainian.html
http://impressioniartistiche.blogspot.com/2013/05/katya-gridneva.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/01/katya-gridneva.html

Ruslan Lobanov

Photography Appreciation

Ukrainian photographer Ruslan Lobanov is known for his fashion photos of women in public places and intimate settings. He's also known for the photographic details, especially those that depict a certain time era.

To see more of his wonderful work HERE and HERE.

via ruslanlobanov

via klimtbalan

via 12quest

Sources:
http://www.ruslanlobanov.com/
http://500px.com/lobanov
http://lobanovruslan.35photo.ru/
http://www.photodom.com/photographer/lobanov
http://ruslanlobanov.livejournal.com/
http://r-heels.blogspot.com/2013/03/blog-post_25.html
http://mmiummiu.tumblr.com/post/67268509264/shots-by-ukrainian-photographer-ruslan-lobanov
http://klimtbalan.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/ruslan-lobanov/

Wendy Schaefer / Kevin Miles

Art Appreciation

I came to know about Wendy Schaefer and Kevin Miles on the Carnival Legend. The ship's art gallery was auctioning a few of their paintings.

Miles and Schaefer are a husband and wife painting team from Wisconsin. Their collaborative works are known for its vivid oil paintings of American landscapes.

During the auction, the ship's art gallery host explained the collaboration between the two: Schaefer starts painting the scenery and Miles then adds the details.

You can see more of their beautiful work HERE.

Indian Paintbrush in the Rockies via pinterest

Joyous via pinterest

End of Day La Jolla via pinterest

Sources:
http://www.schaefer-milesfineart.com/
http://www.parkwestgallery.com/artist/schaefer-miles
http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kevin-wendy-schaefer-miles.html
http://theartfestival.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/24th-annual-beaver-creek-art-festival-august-6th-7th-2011/
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/399905641882637491/

Tamara de Lempicka

Art Appreciation

If you are around my age, you'd probably recognize Tamara de Lempicka's artwork in Madonna's classic music videos "Open Your Heart," "Vogue," and "Express Yourself."

The Polish Art Deco painter was known as "the first woman artist to be a glamour star," which explains why Madonna chose to incorporate de Lempicka's artwork in her videos since Madonna herself is a glamour star.

Born on May 16, 1898, de Lempicka moved from St. Petersburg to Paris, during the Russian Revolution. In 1925, she had her major show in Milan, Italy. Her iconic self-portrait Tamara in the Green Bugatti was featured on the cover of a German fashion magazine.

You can learn more about de Lempicka's amazing life and work HERE.

Tamara in the Green Bugatti (1925) via lovelyritablog

Portrait of a Man (1928) via reynoldsstill

Suzy Solidor (1933) via artcontrarian

Sources:
http://www.delempicka.org/; http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Tamara_de-Lempicka/Biography/; http://culture.pl/en/artist/tamara-lempicka-tamara-de-lempicka; http://lovelyritablog.com/2012/02/11/inspiration-tamara-de-lempicka/