Eadweard Muybridge

Photography Appreciation

Eadweard Muybridge is best recognized for this contribution to motion pictures with an invention of a device called the zoopraxiscope.The early device allowed images taken by multiple cameras and imprinted onto rotating glass disks to be projected.

In the 1870s, the English photographer was asked by the Governor of California to prove his theory that a galloping horse's hooves were off the ground at the same time during a running stride. With the aide of his multi-camera setup and his zoopraxiscope, Muybridge proved the theory.

You can read more about Muybridge HERE and view more of his work HERE.

via animationhistory

Sources:

http://www.muybridge.org/
http://www.eadweardmuybridge.co.uk/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/399928/Eadweard-Muybridge
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=4192
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadweard_Muybridge
http://americanhistory.si.edu/muybridge/
http://www.biography.com/people/eadweard-muybridge-9419513
https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=39117
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/sep/04/eadweard-muybridge-exhibition-rebecca-solnit
http://www.williamreesecompany.com/shop/reeseco/WRCAM43656.html
http://animationhistory.blogspot.com/2006/05/eadweard-muybridge.html
http://coffmanlr.umwblogs.org/2012/11/13/eadweard-muybridge-gif/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/angelameiquan/muybridge-photographs-reinvented-as-animated-gifs-70fn

When bouffants were hot!

I came across an article in Austin Way by ESPN/Longhorn producer Ande Wall regarding a Sports Illustrated story of the 1960s Texas Track Club known for their bouffants.

To be honest, it was the track star Janis Rinehart who caught my attention. As reported in the article, the beautiful blonde won the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays in 1963 and 1966.

You can read the original SI article HERE and Ande Wall's report HERE.

via m0iety

Sources:

http://www.si.com/vault/1964/04/20/612942/flamin-mamies-bouffant-belles
http://austinway.com/culture-post/how-the-bouffant-belles-changed-womens-sports
http://m0iety.tumblr.com/post/100541485417/flamin-mamies-bouffant-belles-was-a-texas-track
http://stag2.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2012/10/frivolities-and-trophies-exhibition-at-musee-du-quai-branly.html

Ian Shults

Art Appreciation

Austin local artist, Ian Shults is known for his nostalgic acrylic paintings of vintage paperback-like scenes of debauchery and social transgression.

You can view more of Ian Shults' paintings HERE and read a great interview by the Austin Chronicle HERE.

The Lying Game (2010) via modaustin

Sources:

http://www.ianshults.com/
http://www.wallyworkmangallery.com/ian_shults.lasso
http://www.eigmaui.com/ian%20shults.html
http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2015-04-17/ian-shults-sex-drugs-and-leave-me-alone/
http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2010-07-23/1059923/
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/person/ian-shults
http://www.modaustin.net/ianshultz.html
http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/empty-kingdom-interview-ian-shults/
https://twitter.com/ianshultsart

Sally Mann

Photography Appreciation

American photographer Sally Mann is known for her powerful images of childhood, sexuality and death. Many of her images have provoked controversy among the religious right; however, admirers have embraced her work for its honesty and innocence of childhood.

Explaining her work, Mann stated best, "I didn't expect the controversy over the pictures of my children. I was just a mother photographing her children as they were growing up. I was exploring different subjects with them."

You can see more of her work HERE.

Candy Cigarette (1989) via nasher

Sources:

http://sallymann.com/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/362473/Sally-Mann
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Mann
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/sally-mann
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/sally-mann
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/magazine/the-cost-of-sally-manns-exposure.html?_r=0
http://aperture.org/shop/books/sally-mann-immediate-family-book
http://nasher.duke.edu/2013/02/work-of-the-week-candy-cigarette-by-sally-mann/
http://samisiickboy.blogspot.com/2011/11/imagelabwk5.html
http://linka-lebedeva.livejournal.com/180978.html?thread=2922482
http://fotografiska.eu/en/utstallningar/utstallning/a-matter-of-time/

Luis de la Fuente

Art Appreciation

If you follow my blog, you'd probably know that I have an appreciation for the aesthetics of the female form. If you know me well, you'd also know that I look for art that captures the beauty the various posterior muscles such as the deltoids, toracolumbar, teres, lats, infraspinatus, and gluteus maximus.

The painting that caught my attention was XXI by Spanish artist Luis de la Fuente. The painting not only captures the beauty of the girl's back but the fine details of her skirt.

De la Fuente is known for pastels and oils of the human form as well as still life. He relies on lighting to create an aesthetic peace to his paintings.

You can see more of his artwork HERE.

XII via artistsinpastel

XXI via fineartandyou

Ensimismada via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://www.artelibre.net/LUISDELAFUENTE/index.htm
http://www.artistsinpastel.com/2010/03/luis-de-la-fuente.html
http://www.fineartandyou.com/2014/02/figurative-paintings-by-luis-de-la.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2010/07/luis-de-la-fuente-nace-en-madrid-en.html?m=1

Ella Fitzgerald

Music Appreciation

Recipient of 14 Grammy Awards, a National Medal of Arts, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Ella Fitzgerald is considered the First Lady of Song, the Queen of Jazz, or just Lady Ella.

Born on April 25, 1917, the American jazz singer collaborated with the best in jazz such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Frank Sinatra.

Recognized as one of the greatest scat singer, Ella Fitzgerald recorded more than 200 albums and about 2,000 songs. Her first number one song was 1938's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket."

You can read more about her HERE.

Sources:

http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald
http://www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_fitzgerald_ella.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ella-fitzgerald-is-born

Alicia Brizzio

Art Appreciation

Is it possible to fall in love with a painting? I ask this because after coming across a painting of a naked girl seated and reaching for her toes, I can't stop looking. The painting is titled "Desnudo" and it's by Argentina artist Alicia Brizzio.

The self-taught artist is well recognized for her oil, acrylic and pastel techniques. You can see more of her figurative works HERE.

Retrato via artodyssey1

Desnudo via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Solo Una Mujer via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://www.aliciabrizzio.com/home.html
http://aliciabrizzio.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/alicia.brizzio
https://youtu.be/kZ-847G0yug
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/a/aliciab/
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/05/alicia-brizzio-buenos-aires-argentina.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2012/01/alicia-brizzio.html