Saturday, June 18, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
Jorge Santos
Art Appreciation
About 10 years ago, I came across artwork by the self-taught artist, Jorge Santos, in an art publication and blogged about it HERE.
Santos has a pretty interesting past that has influenced his artwork. He was born in Angola, southwestern coast of Africa, in 1959. Because of violent political turmoil, the Santos family fled to Portugal, which was also facing a revolution. In 1982, Santos felt he didn't belong in Portugal, and decided to move to the United States.
It's said that his sense of displacement, not truly belong to a country, has added perspective to his artwork. It seems as if the subject is floating over the background.
His subjects are not like those one would find in a realism or hyperrealism piece. Instead, his characters seem to be more alienated, odd, socially awkward and disconnected in an illusory dreamlike environment.
Athena (2017)
Convict
Serenade
Sources:
https://www.artsy.net/artist/jorge-santos
https://evanluriegallery.com/artists/jorge-santos/
https://www.artistaday.com/?p=6030
http://www.101exhibit.com/artists/jorge-santos
Saturday, June 11, 2022
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Thursday, June 9, 2022
Mýa - My Love is Like... Wo
Music Appreciation
Since appearing along side Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Lil' Kim in Lady Marmalade, I've had an attraction to Mýa.
Mýa excelled in dance and music from an early age. A native of Washington, D.C., she studied under Savion Glover, a renowned tap dancer. At a young age she landed a spot as a hip hop dancer for BET's Teen Summit.
Written by Missy Elliott, Charles and Kenneth Bereal, My Love is Like... Wo, was released on June 9, 2003. At first, Mýa was reluctant in recording the song because of its graphic lyrics, and since she had done a program with girls that talked about self-esteem and body image.
Lady Marmalade's music video director Paul Hunter, filmed and directed My Love is Like... Wo. The dance sequence was led by a then up and coming choreographer Travis Payne.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Emily Ratajkowski
Fashion Appreciation
Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski is probably best recognized as one of the topless girl in Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines. She was born on June 7,1991 in Westminister, London, to artists John David Ratajkowski and Kathleen Anne Balgely.
Ratajkowski started her modeling career at age 14 when she signed with Ford Models. In 2009, she had a recurring role as Tasha, Gibby's girlfriend, on the Nickelodeon series iCarly.
She attended UCLA for a year before dropping out and focusing on her modeling career. After appearing in the March 2012 issue of treats!, she was selected to appear in two music videos -- Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines and Maroon 5's Love Somebody.
Ratajkowski's popularity rose; she appeared in numerous commercials, magazines, fashion shows, films, and TV series.
by Steve Shaw for treats!
by Naj Jamai
by Emanuele D’Angelo
via The Vivid
Source: Wikipedia
Sunday, June 5, 2022
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