Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

Music Appreciation

Written by Stevie Nicks and released by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac on February 4, 1996, Rhiannon is named as one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

The song is based on a novel by Mary Bartlet Leader called Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural (1972) where a woman is possessed by another woman named Rhiannon.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhiannon_(song)
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/music/feb04.htm

Cosplay... Is An Art: Expo Guayaquil Interactivo y Cultural 2015

via Handy Boy

Clark Gable

Acting Appreciation

On February 1, 1901, American film actor Clark Gable was born in Cadiz, Ohio.

Gable won an Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night (1934), but is best known for his role as Rhett Butler in the epic film Gone with the Wind (1939).

Clark Gable died of an arterial blood clot on November 16, 1960.


via movieclips



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark_Gable
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000022/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm#mini_bio
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/67232%7C32546/Clark-Gable/

Daniel Merriam

Art Appreciation

While surfing my favorite art blogs, I came across the imaginative and beautiful work of Daniel Merriam. Born on February 1, 1963, the self-taught American contemporary surrealist is best known for his dry brush technique and imaginative style.

You can see more of his works HERE and the Bubble Street Gallery HERE.

via artodyssey1

via artodyssey1

via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://www.danielmerriam.com
https://www.facebook.com/DANIELMERRIAM
http://www.bubblestreetgallery.com/artists/daniel-merriam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Merriam
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/07/daniel-merriam-regarded-as-one-of.html
http://www.papayablog.com/2009/10/daniel-merriams-imaginary-realism.html

Steven Meisel

Photography Appreciation

At an early age, I knew about American fashion photographer Steven Meisel. Many of his work included some of the most well-known supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista. Yes, I use to collect photos from fashion magazines and place them on my bedroom wall.

Steven Meisel started as an illustrator for fashion designer Halston. He then started shooting for fashion magazines and fashion campaigns.

Recently, the Wall Street Journal did an interview with Steven Meisel, which you can read HERE. In the interview, he indicated that he sees himself in his photographs.

You can see more of his beautiful photographs HERE.

Hilary Swank via theglamourwhore

Christy Turlington, Vogue Italia via myaesthetica

Madonna, Sex Box (1992) via onthecoverofamagazine

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Meisel
http://models.com/people/Steven-Meisel
http://www.vogue.com/tag/photographer/steven-meisel/
http://steven-meisel.tumblr.com/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/an-exclusive-q-a-with-photographer-steven-meisel-1422460551
http://grayboulevard.blogspot.com/2010/04/fashion-photography-steven-meisel.html
https://ossiestyler.wordpress.com/category/photography/page/2/
https://allaboutfashionphotography.wordpress.com/fashion-photographers/
http://grayboulevard.blogspot.com/2010/04/fashion-photography-steven-meisel.html
http://onthecoverofamagazine.blogspot.com/2014/01/1992-sex-book-photographed-by-steven_5.html
http://theglamourwhore.blogspot.com/2010/11/proof-that-steven-meisel-can-make.html
http://fabulousfindsandco.blogspot.com/2010/04/bringing-back-1920s-glam-with-model.html

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Music Appreciation

If you're my age and remember MTV as the cable channel that showed music videos, then you'd probably remember watching the American hip-hop group Beastie Boys' Sabotage music video.

Considered as one of the greatest songs of all time, the 1994 rapcore music video was directed by Spike Jonze. The music video shows the Beastie Boys running around city streets dressed in 1970s attire in an opening credits of a fictional police drama called Sabotage.


via emimusic


Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Jonze

Dance: Olga Kuraeva

Dance Appreciation

Improvisation by ballerina Olga Kuraeva.
https://www.facebook.com/kuraevaoa


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