Alain Aslan

Art Appreciation

Alain Aslan was a French artist known for his contributions to pin-ups. Of his profession, he once said, "I paint and sculpt 'woman' the most beautiful subject ever given to artists, because it is inexhaustible and eternal..."

You can see more of his art HERE.

September 1976 via mimiberlinblog

April 1972 via mimiberlinblog

Sources:

http://www.aaslan.com/english/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aslan_%28artist%29
https://mimiberlinblog.wordpress.com/2014/09/25/pin-up-illustrations-by-alain-aslan/
http://fashionartdaily.blogspot.com/2012/10/pin-ups-vs-pin-ups.html#.VQ732I7F-So
http://constellation-funk.tumblr.com/post/69310335433/artforadults-more-alain-aslan-born-alain

The Beatles - Ticket to Ride

Music Appreciation

Fifty years ago today (May 22, 2015), The Beatles' Ticket to Ride went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. The song appeared in The Beatles' Help! album, which was released on April 19, 1965 in the U.S. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. 

via YouTube: The Beatles


Sources:

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_to_Ride

Charles E. Williams

Art Appreciation

There is something romantic about ocean waves that I'm not quite able to capture by camera. The white spume always comes out blurry in my pictures.

Perhaps the best way to capture the foam of waves is by a painting, such as those by Charles E. Williams. The American contemporary realist painter is best recognized for his oil paintings of ocean waves. As explained in his biography, "...each painting captures his reflection of human emotions in response to and in sync with the natural environment."

You can see more of his work HERE.

Absence (2011) via 

Foam (2012) via 

Renewal (2012) via 

Sources:

http://cewpaintings.format.com/
http://reduxstudios.org/artists/charles-e-williams/
http://cewpaintings.blogspot.com/
http://www.robertlangestudios.com/charles-williams/
http://www.bluecanvas.com/cewpaintings
https://www.facebook.com/charles.williams.71216?fref=ts

Richard Avedon

Photography Appreciation

American photographer Richard Avedon is known for his contributions to fashion photography. At a young age, he began taking photos with a Kodak Box Brownie. Eventually, he became the fashion photographer for fashion publications such as Junior Bazaar, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Life. He is best recognized for having his models in movement.

You can see more of his work HERE.

Bob Dylan (1965) via blog.needsupply

Willem de Kooning (1969) via guessthelighting

The Kennedys (1961) via blog.needsupply

Sources:

http://www.avedonfoundation.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Avedon
http://www.biography.com/people/richard-avedon-9193034
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/richard-avedon
http://www.vogue.com/tag/photographer/richard-avedon/
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/02/obituaries/02avedon.html?_r=0
http://blog.needsupply.com/2013/10/13/richard-avedon/
http://blog.jelanieshop.com/photography/photographer-richard-avedon/
https://chloe328.wordpress.com/tag/richard-avedon/
https://mestadelsbilder.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/richard-avedon-photography/
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/gallery/kennedyportraits/

Las Vegas

Photos taken March 28, 2015 using the iPhone 5S.

Saturno Buttò

Art Appreciation

It's probably the mystic eroticism of the paintings by Venetian painter Saturno Buttò that caught my attention. To be honest, I don't look for these types of paintings, but the realism of his haunting images that contains an uneasy reference to medical tools captured my interest.

You can view more of his paintings HERE.

Salmi Penitenziali (2003) via artodyssey1

Posture di decadenza (2010) via tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica

Sources:

http://www.saturnobutto.com/
http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2011/09/saturno-butto-1957-italy.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/08/saturno-butto-saturno-butto-was-born-in.html
http://www.justart-e.com/saturno-butto.html
http://locus-animae.blogspot.com/2011/06/saturno-butto-torna-locus-animae.html
http://f-se.blogspot.com/2008/09/f-se-o-mundo-da-saturno-butto.html
http://vicevirtue.tumblr.com/post/3858386046

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