Alexander Rodchenko

Photography Appreciation

If you are my age, you probably recognize the inspired photo of Russian Avant-garde muse Lilya Brik on the rock band Franz Ferdinand's You Could Have It So Much Better album cover.

The photograph is by Russian photographer Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko. He is know as one of the founders of constructivism, a Russian architectural philosophy during the early 20th century.

You can see more of his wonderful work HERE.


 

Lili Brik (1924) via jewishcurrents

Radio Listener (1929) via pnt

Pionerka (1930) via mastersofphotography

Sources:
http://lumieregallery.net/wp/238/alexander-rodchenko/
http://i12bent.tumblr.com/post/2436222249/alexander-rodchenko-dec-23-1891-1956
https://arth318snapshot.wordpress.com/2012/08/09/alexander-rodchenko/
https://chrispaynephotoblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/alexander-rodchenko-laszlo-moholy-nagy/
http://todoscontraelarte.blogspot.com/2012/12/otras-perspectivas-alexander-rodchenko.html
http://pnt.typepad.com/blog/2011/03/alexander-rodchenko.html
http://www.all-art.org/art_20th_century/rodchenko1.html
http://mastersofphotography.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/alexander-rodchenko/
http://jewishcurrents.org/august-4-the-muse-of-the-russian-avant-garde-19816
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Could_Have_It_So_Much_Better
http://www.artnet.com/artists/alexander-rodchenko/

Chicago - You're the Inspiration

Music Appreciation

My dad use to have a small collection of albums ranging from Pink Floyd to Michael Jackson to Chicago. He would play albums during get-togethers and parties.

One of the albums I remember him playing from beginning to end was Chicago's IX album--back then, shuffling wasn't easily available.

I quickly became a fan, and I would steal borrow the album and pretend I was a DJ with my Fisher Price record player.

When I was eight years old, I remember watching Chicago's "You're the Inspiration" video. It featured the band playing in a apartment-setting with snip-its of couples embracing and kissing.

The song was released on November 29, 1984 and hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.


via warnerbrosrecords

Leon Kroll

Art Appreciation

American painter and lithographer Leon Kroll was once described by LIFE Magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters."

The painting that caught my attention was one titled Reflections, which I came across while browsing a blog I follow, La Conchiglia di Venere. The artwork shows a naked petite girl fixing her reddish hair in front of a mirror. Her back is delicately curved from the weight placed on her knee resting on the chaise lounge.

You can see more of Kroll's artwork HERE.

Morning on the Cape via bjws

Reflections via conchigliadivenere

Reclining nude in interior (1929) via readingandart

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Kroll
http://www.rogallery.com/kroll_leon/kroll-biography.htm
http://www.artnet.com/artists/leon-kroll/
http://bjws.blogspot.com/2012/12/several-surprising-paintings-by-new.html
http://www.mcdougallfinearts.com/artists/Leon-Kroll/biography.aspx
http://tr-art-literature.blogspot.com/2012/09/leon-kroll.html
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/09/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american-painter.html
http://boverijuancarlospintores.blogspot.com/2012/04/leon-kroll.html
http://readingandart.blogspot.com/2014/04/leon-kroll.html
http://maherartgallery.blogspot.com/2012/02/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american-painter.html
http://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/leon-kroll-1884-1974-american/

Jeff Wack

Art Appreciation

I came across Jeff Wack's work through one of the blogs I follow, American Gallery, and to be honest, I was very intrigued. I fell in love with almost every one of his images.

The international acclaimed Southern Californian illustrator is known for blending digital photography and digital painting of the female form. Many of his artwork pays homage to previous master artists such as Gustav Klimt, Frida Kahlo, and Sandro Botticelli.

You can see more of his beautiful work HERE.

Flores del Amor via kaifineart

Autumn Moon via americangallery

Venus via kaifineart

Sources:

http://www.jeffwack.com/
https://www.facebook.com/wackart
http://www.sensuousmuse.com/
http://www.saatchiart.com/wackart
http://www.debutart.com/illustration/jeff-wack#/illustration
http://www.workbook.com/portfolios/wack
http://americangallery.wordpress.com/2013/08/13/jeff-wack/
http://www.juxtapoz.com/erotica/jeff-wacks-sensuous-muses
http://www.kaifineart.com/2014/01/jeff-wacksensuous-muse.html
http://www.modelmayhem.com/jeffwack

Ildiko Neer

Photography Appreciation

Hungarian photographer Ildiko Neer is known for her majestic landscape photography. I came across her photos on Tutt' Art, a blog I follow, and I had to add it to my collection of photographers and their works.

You can see more of her wonderful work HERE and HERE.

Autumn in the Air via weirdmasala

Out of Time via kachunablog

Wake Up Call via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Sources:

http://ildikoneer.wix.com/ildikoneer
https://500px.com/ildikoneer
https://www.facebook.com/IldikoNeer
http://ildiko-neer.deviantart.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/azegbenbalvan/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFBncntTyM
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/ildiko-neer-dreamland/
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2013/08/Ildiko.Neer.html
http://www.xpozergallery.com/collection/ildiko-neer/
http://weirdmasala.blogspot.com/2013/02/fabulously-mysterious-photography-by.html
http://kachunablog.blogspot.com/2012/10/ildiko-neer-autumn-treasures.html

Jim Vogel

Art Appreciation

The past few times I've traveled to New Mexico, I bring back The Essential Guide Santa Fe & Taos, which highlights local artists. One of the artists that I have been wanting to blog about is Jim Vogel.

Vogel is originally from Roswell, New Mexico and known for his regionalism paintings of rural New Mexico life. His art resembles that of Thomas Hart Benton.

You can see more of his wonderful works HERE.

via chasingsantafe

via myeverydaygraces

Sources:

http://www.blueraingallery.com/artists/jim_vogel
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150089514446821.269581.261962731820&type=3
https://www.facebook.com/JimVogelStudio
http://www.askart.com/askart/v/jim_vogel/jim_vogel.aspx
http://vimeo.com/61166659
http://touchingtheshutter.com/2012/01/05/jim-vogel-studio-visit/
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/art/art_reviews/art-in-review-jim-vogel-cante-jondo/article_df06426d-227c-5122-b53c-475314440bc5.html
http://chasingsantafe.blogspot.com/2013/07/friday-night-gallery-hopping-santa-fe.html#.VE0FGPnF8xE
http://myeverydaygraces.blogspot.com/2011/02/jim-vogel-time-travelers-and-model-ts.html
http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/91607-jim-vogel?tab=ART+WORKS
http://www.essentialguide.com/sft/order-the-essential-guide.html

Ed Freeman

Photography Appreciation

I came across Ed Freeman's underwater photography from Miss Dani Daniels' blog.

Better known for his contributions to music, Ed Freeman is a featured photographer in several publications and widely exhibited in galleries and museums.

You can see more of his wonderful works HERE.

via richardclaravalcontemporaryfigurativedrawingssculpture

via 5-ladies-photo

via missdanidaniels

Sources:

http://www.edfreeman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/edfreemanphoto
http://www.modelmayhem.com/edfreeemanlosangeles
http://www.freemanphoto.blogspot.com/
http://missdanidaniels.tumblr.com/post/93989927344/fer1972-underwater-photography-by-ed-freeman
http://blog.gessato.com/2011/11/10/photography-architecture-series-by-ed-freeman/
http://materialicious.com/2011/11/photography-architecture-series-by-ed-freeman.html
http://weandthecolor.com/ed-freeman-desert-realty-photo-series/24321
http://richardclaravalcontemporaryfigurativedrawingssculpture.com/ed-freeman/
http://ruguru.livejournal.com/768801.html
http://5-ladies-photo.blogspot.com/2011/08/ed-freeman.html