Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Killers - Mr. Brightside
Music Appreciation
Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Killers released their debut single "Mr. Brightside" in 2003. The song, written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, depicts a man's suspicion of his significant other's infidelity.
The burlesque theme music video, which was released in 2004, starred Flowers, Polish actress Izabella Miko, and Eric Roberts. The music video won an MTV VMA in 2005 for Best New Artist in a Video.
via TheKillersVEVO
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Brightside
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Jessie Mann
Art Appreciation
Jessie Mann is an American abstract expressionist artist. She is best recognized as the young girl who appeared in many symbolic photos by her mother, Sally Mann.
Jessie's art work is heavily influenced by her appreciation of nature. In an interview with the photoblog Subjectify, she states, "The paintings are selfless and abstract. They are more about the nature of reality—organic patterns and light, than about any specific aspect of life or culture. I don’t feel that I am trying to go anywhere when I paint, or that I am trying to bring myself to anything, but rather that I am trying to expose something about where I already am."
You can see more of her work HERE.
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| Black and White via subjectify |
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| Horizons via alicewellingcmp |
Sources:
http://www.jessiemann.com/
http://subjectify.blogspot.com/2008/05/jessie-mann-interview-final-part.html
https://georgewaincmp.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/emmett-jessie-and-virginia/
https://alicewellingcmp.wordpress.com/author/alicewellingcmp/page/2/
http://www.danzigergallery.com/exhibition/jessie-mann-and34self-possessedand34-photographs-by-len-prince
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/11/06/jessie-again
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012500556.html
Friday, September 25, 2015
Bill Owens
Photography Appreciation
Bill Owens is an American documentary photographer known for his photographs of middle-class suburbia life. There is an amazing interview by Doug Lang HERE.
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| via craigdouglasfmp |
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| Richie via photomcc |
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Owens_(photographer)
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/21445/bill-owens-american-born-1938/
http://138.23.124.165/exhibitions/suburbia/#
http://www.artagogo.com/interview/owensinterview/owensinterview.htm
http://www.gregkucera.com/owens.htm
https://christycookmoduless.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/further-artist-research-5/usa-bill-owens/
https://fansinaflashbulb.wordpress.com/2013/09/29/working-to-break-up-the-break-celebrate-international-coffee-day/
https://craigdouglasfmp.wordpress.com/photographers/bill-owens/
http://loristevenschico.blogspot.com/2010/06/bill-owens-photographer.html
http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/20/suburbia-captures-the-american-dream/
http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/08/after-staff-a-closer-look-bill-owens-the-distiller-published-a-book-of-art-photography-once/
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Julie Bell
Art Appreciation
Born in Texas, Julie Bell is best recognized as a former body builder and fantasy model for her husband Boris Vallejo. But Bell is also a very talented illustrator and painter.
You can see more of her beautiful work HERE.
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| Shadows via artodyssey1 |
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| Silver Surfer via mariaxhe |
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| Tempest via mariaxhe |
Sources:
http://www.juliebell.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Bell
http://www.imaginistix.com/
http://insideyourart.com/artists/Julie-Bell
http://fantasy.art.passion.free.fr/news.php
http://archivesofkhazad-dum.blogspot.com/2011/05/julie-bell-hobgoblin.html#.VFU27PnF8xE
http://mike-destasio.blogspot.com/2011/01/julie-julie-julie.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/08/boris-vallejo-and-julie-bell.html
http://mariaxhe.blogspot.com/2009/11/julie-bell_08.html
http://centaurican.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/best-of-the-bunch-6-from-various-media/centaur-by-julie-bell/
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