I’m currently doing what I have been doing non stop over the past few weeks. That’s sitting in front of my computer, drinking coffee with cream, listening to music (currently Queen – We Will Rock You, but you never know what song will come on next..) and editing images in photoshop.
Don’t get me wrong, this is my idea of a good time.
The last time a school quarter ended, I showed you a little bit of my work that I had completed. Here is the painterly fruit series, my self portrait project, and the painted ladies series. I suppose it’s time to show you some more! (now Lady Gaga – Boys Boys Boys) This quarter I was mainly shooting for a location photography class and a fashion photography class, so the images will be a mixture of fashion and shooting with location in mind. If you keep up, then you know I recently talked about my fascination for fashion. It’s not that I wear it, it’s that I am obsessed with it as an art medium.
(currently Jay Z & Kanye West – Otis)
The Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit is currently on display in Dallas (if you haven’t been yet, go NOW) and it’s just incredible. Besides his pieces of couture (art) you see a teddy bear he had as a child. The teddy bear has the first cone bra, lip stick and eye shadow. The problem with fashion is people who don’t understand it (people who don’t understand art) find it superficial. When you see a doll from Jean Paul’s childhood with a newspaper and doile cone bra, lipstick and eye shadow you realize him making the cone bra for Madonna’s Blonde Ambition tour was not superficial, it was his dream come true. The more I get to know about fashion, fashion designers and fashion icons the more I realize they aren’t superficial, but artists. Which means it takes some sort of art appreciation, to look at and appreciate, a fashion photograph.
(currently Amy Winehouse – Between The Cheats)
In two weeks I am headed to New York City to see the Daphne Guinness exhibit at the FIT museum. If you are interested in fashion icons, start and end with Daphne. I am also going to go to the Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, curated by Andre Leon Talley from Vogue. Besides that, the rest of the time I am going to do as much as I can, without freezing to death!
(currently Gwen Stefani – Bubble Pop Electric)
And of course, when I am thinking about fashion so much food comes calling my name again. Looks like I will be shooting my first cookbook in the next two weeks! I will show you pictures and give you more info as I can, but I am very excited! How are my last remaining readers doing? I’m looking at you Belinda at zomppa, the Waspy Redhead, Natalie, Kelly and everyone else!
(currently David Bowie – Modern Love)
Merry Christmas friends!
