art and fashion friday :: n-sphere

N-Sphere
a world behind curtains
"imagine that everything and everyone is at hand's reach from you.  that is the n-sphere. essentially, this object defines all that reaches out from a persons mind and forms their own personal universe.

a monthly magazine featuring visual arts in various forms,from the old to the new, from the camera to the needle point.  gradually expanding to form its own galaxy, the n-sphere includes an interconnected section with the music world."

"In August 2010, The Spheres present N-Sphere, the gallery's monthly magazine. Gradually expanding to form its own galaxy, the N-Sphere includes an interconnected section with the music world.  Main features for this month are: What should not lie beneath.  The hidden SEEN of FRANKLYN, Exclusive Interview with Albin Julius from Der Blutharsch, Max Kuiper, Komar&Melamid's Post-Utopia, John Cage's Silence, Matthias Bernhard.

The August guest exhibit features Christopher Ilth, an artist currently residing in Chicago, United States.  Throwing together imagery and carved aesthetics, his artwork manages to suck in, mingle and spew out the looking glass into the mind, his pieces bringing forth an opaque transparency. Visit the guest gallery here.  An interview with the artist is included in the current issue of N-Sphere."

body movement tuesday :: dawn

DAWN
Edward Bower Hesser
Among dancers and early motion picture performing community there existed a very strong belief in the ideals of the physical culture movement, of physical perfectibility, bodily beauty, hygiene, and expressive sexuality. Some, Isadora Duncan, Ted Shawn, Annette Kellerman, Margaret Edwards, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., were messianic exhibitionists intent on demonstration to any public that would look the splendor, the human physique.  Edwin Bower Hesser in his own distinctly suspect way latched on to certain of these convictions.  From 1923 until the mid 1930s he edited and supplied imagery for as many as seven art magazines designed for art students concerned with problems of the human form.  His brief stint of study at the Art Institute of Chicago did not entirely elevate his aesthetics from kitsch and artiness to art.  This was, of course, what Duncan and the Greek dance movement was doing at the same time. Dancing in minimal costume in the open air.  Few copies remain of the publications in which Edward printed.  He was not the only supplier of images to these publications.  Included was Alfred Cheney Johnston, John De Mirjian, George DeBarron, and Strand Studio.

oddities and magikal monday :: esotika erotica psychotica

Esotika Erotica Psychotica
Mike Kitchell
Creator, primary contributor, editor, and site designer.  "Esotika Erotica Psychotica began as a film review blog by Mike Kitchell on January 2nd of 2007.  He started to blog with the eventual goal of having a website that would serve as a sort of "platform" for people and information pertaining to the particular blend of film that he was fascinated by; namely, that which combined sex, horror, art, and experimentation.  The necessity for the website was felt due to a discontent with the prevalance of genre film review sites that would often overlook or dismiss the so called "pretentious" films, and "art film" review sites that would ignore the "low brow" genre films.  Since he felt the most important films were the films that were brilliant combinations of the two, he decided that a remarkably nobrow approach was necessary.  The necessity for a new website also grew out of the fact that many internet based review sites were primarily DVD review sites.  He has a major appreciation for DVDs (obviously), but DVDs aren't relevent without the films that they hold."

"Esotika references "esoteric", meaning in this context, of course, obscure. The films applauded on the Esotika site are often fairly obscure, or at least relatively unknown, films.  Erotica clearly references the erotic and sexual content in many of the films discussed.  Psychotica brings to mind the idea of a sort of "psychosis", which in film can relate to a very "free" or "experimental" method of narrative, imagery, or really anything.  Those three signifiers together produce, at least, we would hope, the idea of what makes an Esotika film an Esotika film."

art and fashion friday :: sprayblog

Julie Hill


Kristy Anne Ligones


Remedy Sains


Madsen Krenky


Pietari Posti


Sprayblog
A blog which searches for thought provoking people, places, and things making positive contributions to culture and communities through art, politics, fashion, music, design, and film.  The blog has several unique weekly features that allow us to stand out from the blogoshere.  Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday there is a Thought Provoking Interview and with an Artist discussing their art making process, current work, and general interests.  The rest of the time we are providing up to date info about Art, Photography, Design, Graphic Design, and Illustrations from all over the globe.

fashion and art friday :: wooster collective

ROMA in Buenos Aires



ROA at the Zaragoza Urban Art Festival in Spain



Alexander Korzen Robinson

woo·ster (noun)
A street in the Soho section of New York City
col·lec·tive (noun)
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group: a collective decision.
The Wooster Collective was founded in 2001. This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.

whimsical wednesday :: my love for you is a stampede of horses

Jamie Quinn


Tiffany Bozic


Christina Empedocles


Alex Kopps


My Love for You...
An art blog curated by Meighan O'Toole. Cataloging low brow and 
contemporary art, My Love for You features question and answer, 
studio visits, and daily posts about artists from all over the world.

xo

if it's hip, it's here

French Connection Campaign



Designer and Artist Mannequins for Ralph Pucci International


Ibride's Stackable Bowls from Ming


Laura L. Sweet
Author and founder of the daily design blogzine If It's Hip, It's Here.
An advertising, creative art director who has both traditional and digital experience in executing brand strategy, product launches, broadcast, print, rich media, web design and online communications.

HUH. magazine

Julien Strangler


Aimee Brodeur


Sebastian Schwamm

HUH. Magazine
HUH. Magazine is a London based, free arts & culture paper based in London. The magazine is released sporadically and contains interviews and features on both established and little known creatives.

handmade nation

Handmade Nation
Faythe Levine is a filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director. She is currently documenting the rise of DIY and the new wave of art, craft and design.

whirling beauties :: golden age comic book stories

Golden Age Comic Book Stories
Mr. Door Tree
The reason for this blog is to remember and celebrate art, nothing more or less!

I must add a comment and whisper that this journal, of exquisite and extraordinary history, delights me to no end, thank you Mr. Door Tree.

ultima vez

Ultima Vez was founded in 1986 as the company and organization of choreographer, director and filmmaker Wim Vandekeybus.
Since its foundation, Ultima Vez has intensively developed its activities as an international contemporary dance company with a strong base in Brussels and Flanders.
While, during the first years, Ultima Vez focused mainly on the production, promotion and distribution of the artistic work of Wim Vandekeybus (dance, theatre, film), the organization has integrated many other activities.



Ultima Vez has always functioned as an autonomous and independent structure,
relying however on a network of co-producers and partners to realize its projects.

Currently the activities of Ultima Vez are focused around the following pillars:
- the creation, production, the national and international distribution & promotion of the artistic work of Wim Vandekeybus (dance/theatre creations, film & video, kids & youth projects, …);
- the organization of art educational activities (classes, workshops, repertory projects…) for various target groups (professional dancers, performers, dance amateurs, children, …);
- the ulti'mates programme: the support and counselling of choreographers/theatre makers on the level of (financial) management, administration, production, promotion and/or distribution.

For more information about the different Ultima Vez activities, we refer to the respective pages on this website.
An overview of the partnerships and networks Ultima Vez relies on or is member of can be found on the synergies pages.

whirling beauties :: BOOOOOOOM

BOOOOOOOM
Enter, Jeff Hamada, an artist hailing from Vancouver.
He created his blog in hopes to foster a community of people excited to go out and be creative!
The disciplines and mediums he explores include art, design, music, film, photo, junk, and projects.

whirling beauties :: bangles and clay

Bangles and Clay is a journal of Nest.
Nest is a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the lives 
of women in developing countries.  A shop online is available to 
purchase items and support their priorities.  The mission of Nest 
is to support women artists and artisans in the developing world 
by helping them create sustainable, entrepreneurial businesses.
To do this, Nest provides micro-credit loans to be used for the 
purchase of the supplies and materials necessary to begin and 
maintain art or craft-based businesses.