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ALTERING APPEARANCES
HORST P.HORST (1906-1999) is currently part of a larger group exhibition @ MoMA entitled ‘THE ORIGINAL COPY: PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCULPTURE, 1839 TO TODAY (Aug 1-Nov 1, 2010). The exhibition explores the status of photography both as an art form and a medium of communication. As well as the intersections between photography and sculpture and how one medium has been implicated in the analysis and creative redefinition of the other. Photography both informs and challenges our understanding of what a sculpture is. HORST P.HORST is a representative of avant-garde photography which emerged in the 1920s with Surrealism, where artists tried to tap the supernatural influences of puppets, mannequins etc to create images that altered appearances. Horst’s approach to portraiture was to create a parallel aspirational universe in which his subjects became mysterious and alluring.
Horst P.Horst was born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann in Germany and later moved to America. He is best known for his elegant and glamourous fashion photographs featured in Vogue, but also for his environmental photographs. In his approach to portraiture, Horst set out to create a parallel aspirational universe in which his subjects became mysterious and alluring. Besides being featured in fashion magazines, Horst’s work was displayed in museums in NYC, London and Cologne, Germany. He is represented by Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta.
Nicky likes hands
NICKY ROEHREKE is a German/Japanese illustrator who graduated from the Central Saint Martins in Graphic Design. Nicky currently splits her time between Tokyo and New York.
‘Mon cottage’ is on sale and I can’t wait to get ‘la cle’
Haha I didn’t notice it when I picked out these collages by PEGGY WOLF a while ago, but I feel like the girl in these collages right now. I have just put ‘mon cottage’ on sale and I can’t wait to get ‘la cle’. Or put in normal non french I am moving flat soon – can’t wait:) Guess art really do speak to us subconsciously on various levels. Anyways, Peggy Wolf is a German illustrator and collage artist based in London. You may have seen some of her sweet prints or post card designs before..
FatLip
Kiss the FATLIPS! It’s in fact a jewelry brooch by ALEXANDER BLANK (b.1975 Germany). Alexander is represented by Galerie Rob Koudijs in Amsterdam, which specialises in contemporary art jewellery which communicates ideas, has sculptural qualities and an innovative use of materials. So take a look at the gallery’s webpage if you want to see some different jewelry design.
THE ABSTRACT GEOMETRY OF THE BODY
‘I want to depict the most romantic idea in the most detached form’ (Oskar Schlemmer, 1915).
OSKAR SCHLEMMER (1888-1943) was a German paintor, sculptor, designer and theatre/dance choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school. His most famous work is probably the ‘Triadisches Ballett’/Triadic Ballet in which the actors are transfigured from the normal to geometric shapes. The ballet became the most widely performed avant-garde artistic dance at the time. Schlemmer conceived the human body as a new artistic medium and he saw the movement of puppets and marionettes as aesthetically superior to that of humans. Schlemmer was highly influenced by Cubism - he represented bodies as architectural forms. Click here, to see a clip of the Triadic Ballet by Schlemmer.
COLOR BERLIN
Cool series of images by Berlin based photographer MATTHIAS HEIDRICH. Click here to view his behance network page. Via bumbumbum.me
Fictional Landscapes
Overpainted photographs from CHRISTINE RUSCHE’s series FICTIONAL LANDSCAPES. Christine also makes some great 3-dimensional room drawings working with architecture and the specific nature of the room. Via iheartphotograph.
Flower Feet & double exposures
By German-Born photographer DIETMAR BUSSE who lives and works in New York. His work has been featured in New York Times Magazine, Modern Painters, Visionaire and American Photo among others. Busse is currently working on his next book project, for which he asks people with great individual style to put on their best clothes and come to his Manhattan studio to have their portrait taken. Via anyaroz.
