blink-182 - All The Small Things

Music Appreciation

Selected by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs," Blink-182's "All the Small Things" was released on January 18, 2000. The song was written by Tom DeLong as an ode to his wife and his favorite band, the Ramones.

The music video, which won an MTV Video Music Award, featured the band doing parodies of pop boy bands and Britney Spears and Christina Aguilar.

One of the most memorable thing I remember is the album cover for Enema of the State, which featured famous porn star Janine Lindemulder.




via Blink182VEVO


Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Small_Things

Eric Bowman

Art Appreciation

I came across the art work by Californian artist Eric Bowman, while surfing one of my favorite art blogs, Art Odyssey.

What caught my attention from this self-taught and award winning painter is the use of light to emphasize the detail of the subject and emotion he wishes the viewer to feel. For example, you can feel the singer in the painting titled Burgundy Blue.

You can see more of his work HERE.

Burgundy Blue via via artodyssey1

No Privacy Backstage via artodyssey1

Take Five via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://ericbowman.com/
https://www.facebook.com/eric.bowman.5076
http://ericbowmanartist.blogspot.com/
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2014/07/eric-bowman.html
http://wikipainting.blogspot.com/2015/10/eric-bowman.html

Sam Shaw

Photography Appreciation

Sam Shaw is best recognized for his photographs of famous people. One of his iconic photographs is that of Marilyn Monroe's "flying skirt."

Shaw was born on January 15, 1912 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. After high school, Shaw shared an art studio with artist Romare Bearden, considered one of the most important American artist of the 20th century. His career started as a photojournalist for Collier's, a weekly publication, before becoming a contributor for Magnum Photos. His photographs have appeared on several publications such as LIFE and Haper's Bazaar

You can see more of his work HERE.

Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, 

New York City (1954) via blogs.telegraph.co.uk

Sources:

http://shawfamilyarchives.com/
http://www.biography.com/people/sam-shaw-20900275
http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/09/arts/sam-shaw-87-film-producer-and-photographer.html
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/photography-sam-shaw-75208
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/timwong/100072792/remembering-sam-shaw-a-photographic-genius-who-made-marilyn-monroe-an-icon/

Spice Girls - Wannabe

Music Appreciation

"Tell me what you want what you really really want..."

Shot in on take at the Midland Grand Hotel (St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel), "Wannabe" was the debut single by the Spice Girls. The music video introduced us to Sporty, Baby, Ginger, Scary, and Posh Spice.

I was a junior in college and remember being more attracted to Sporty Spice (Mel C) while my friends were more into Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell) and Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham). Perhaps it was the ponytail.


via emimusic

Sources:

http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/jan14.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannabe_(song)
http://www.zimbio.com/Beyond+the+Charts/articles/X_zgFqOcckx/21+Things+Don+t+Know+Spice+Girls

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Film Appreciation

I recall writing a paper in grad school on the fictional rehabilitation and psychological conditioning administered by the government on delinquents as shown in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.

Released in the UK on January 13, 1971, the film is an adaptation of a short novel by Anthony Burgess. It stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex, a sociopathic delinquent, who leads a gang on horrific criminal activities. He is then captured and administered a controversial form of rehabilitation.





Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange

Cosplay... Is An Art: Anime Expo 2015

via KBLNoodles

Peter Worswick

Art Appreciation

If you follow my blog, you know by now that I'm a big fan of realistic, sensual and intimate art. I usually look for work of art that is ascetically pleasing, symmetrical, and provocative.

While surfing my favorite art blogs, I came across a gallery full of gorgeous realistic paintings of women by Peter Worswick.

Born in 1960 in Blackburn, Lancashire (about 20 miles north of Manchester), Worswick is exhibited throughout the UK, including Kensington Palace. He has won many awards and is an honorary member of The International Guild of Artist's.

You can see more of his wonderful work HERE.

via touchofcolorr

via artodyssey1

via maherartgallery

Sources:

http://www.peterworswick.co.uk/
http://www.theacorngallery.co.uk/a1-gallery2.asp?roomID=7614
http://www.artdecorgallery.co.uk/artists/artist/54-peter-worswick.html
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/12/peter-worswick.html
http://maherartgallery.blogspot.com/2014/03/peter-worswick.html
http://dancewithcolors.blogspot.com/2014/12/dwc-woman-figure-painter-peter-worswick.html
http://touchofcolorr.blogspot.com/2015/07/peter-worswick.html