Dance: Selena Gomez - BEATS

Choreography by Stéphanie Rollet
Mov'n Dance à Lyon
http://www.movndance.com/


via movndance stephanie

Marc-Antoine Coulon

Art Appreciation

Marc-Antoine Coulon is a fashion illustrator influenced by artists such as René Gruau, Andy Warhol, and Antonio Lopez. His work has been featured in many fashion magazines like VOGUE Paris, ELLE, and Palace Costes.

You can see more of his work HERE.

via marc-antoine-coulon

via jeffybruce

via erosart

Sources:

http://marc-antoinecoulon.fr/
https://www.facebook.com/coulon.marcantoine
https://www.instagram.com/marcantoinecoulon/?hl=en
http://marc-antoine-coulon.tumblr.com/
https://erosart.tumblr.com/post/110905095617/french-fashion-illustrator-marc-antoine-coulon
http://jeffybruce.blogspot.com/2014/12/marc-antoine-coulon-artist-illustrator.html
https://drawadot.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/swide-archives-marc-antoine-coulon/

Dance: Planets, excerpt - Quartet from Venus

Dance Appreciation

Choreography: Lar Lubovitch


 

David LaChapelle

Photography Appreciation

 
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, David LaChapelle is a fine arts photographer best known for conveying social messages in his work.

At the age of 17, he was offered a job as a photographer by Andy Warhol for Interview magazine. Soon after, his photographs have appeared on the covers and pages of magazines such as GQ, Rolling Stones, and Vanity Fair. His subjects have included many celebrities such as Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pamela Anderson, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Courtney Love.

You can see more of his amazing work HERE.

Kissing Sailors for Diesel (1994) via homodesiribus

Deluge (2009) via emilywebster

La Pieta with Courtney Love (2007) via alauristoncps

Sources:

http://www.lachapellestudio.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_LaChapelle
https://myspace.com/davidlachapellestudio
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-lachapelle-claims-pop-art-throne/
http://homodesiribus.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_611.html
http://emilywebster.com/deluge/
https://alauristoncps.wordpress.com/2012/10/17/assignment-4-narrative-photography-research/david-lachapelle-courtney-love/

Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines

Music Appreciation

Robin Thicke is an Americsn singer, songwriter and music producer best known for his music video Blurred Lines which features Pharrell and T.I.

Born on March 10, 1977, Thicke is son to actor and songwriter Alan Thicke and actress Gloria Loring. He made a name for himself first as a songwriter and producer for artists such as Brandy, Jimmy Jam, Jordan Knight, and Christina Aguilera.

The Blurred Lines video, which was released on March 26, 2013 and produced by Pharrell Williams, featured models Emily Ratajkowski, Jessi M'Bengue, and Elle Evans.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurred_Lines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Thicke

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Music Appreciation

French composer, pianist and conductor Joseph Maurice Ravel was born on March 7, 1875. He is best known for his one-movement orchestral piece Boléro. The piece is written for a large orchestra beginning pianissimo (soft) and rising in a continuous crescendo to fortissimo (loud).

Conductor: Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ravel

Juan Carlos Manjarrez

Art Appreciation

Mexican born artist Juan Carlos Manjarrez is known for his hyper-realistic paintings. The details in his paintings are precise and photographic-like.

You can see more of the self-taught painter HERE.

Tribute to Anne Geedes via fubiz

Seduction via emptykingdom

Introspection II via elhurgador

Sources:

http://juancarlosmanjarrez.net/
https://www.facebook.com/JuanCManjarrez

https://youtu.be/D2vuso_GY4w

http://www.fubiz.net/en/2013/08/06/juan-carlos-manjarrez-paintings/

https://bonexpose.com/featured/juan-carlos-manjarrez/

http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/juan-carlos-manjarrez/

http://elhurgador.blogspot.com/2013/12/juan-carlos-manjarrez-pintura.html

http://designcollector.net/juan-carlos-manjarrez/