May 30, 2010

whoaaa amazing

I'm not sure who(that reads my blog) is going to appreciate besides me the fact that this is a video of Radiohead opening the song "Everything in the Right Place" with the song "Dr. Baker" by The Beta Band. I've decided that if I had a life threatening disease and the make-a-wish foundation could grant me one wish it would be to have a private Radiohead concert at Great American Music Hall with all of my close friends. I got that idea because upon being asked the same question, a friend of a friend said she would have Garth Brooks sing to her. That also sounds nice, but Radiohead might be more uplifting? Enjoy...



Despite that this is my favorite music video, YES I meant to post THIS one....



umm and holy mackerel, who could forget about THIS performance? I love at the end when he looks like a little kid when jumping up and down to try and get the musicians to finish the song.

The Sartorialist

I think The Sartorialist is popular not because of the style he photographs necessarily, but because of his photography. He really has a knack for catching people in the natural air they possess. The kind of air that cannot be forced. I really appreciate that, because fashion is so more than just clothes, it’s a personality, and somehow he captures both. His ability to indirectly or directly succeed in getting these people to evoke such an honest presence and engage like that with a camera present AND after meeting them for 5 seconds is unbelievable to me.

















Ya, so I'm pretty sure emotional engagement can't be photoshopped. All pictures via The Sartorialist

May 27, 2010

Summer is here

At last I finished my drawing class at city college! Ended up being so rewarding. Final project was on film stills and mine's from the movie "Breathless" directed by Godard. Check it out...

The Original...



My final charcoal drawing...









Everyone else's! This class was at night and took place in a Jr. high school, so we had to put a lot of the drawings on top of this weird mural thing that bunch of 12 year olds made about living in the Fillmore...





May 23, 2010

Speaking of ladybirds...

Ladybird

Picked up this ditty today from an old man that sells antiques and records on the street near my apartment. He was so sweet, and told me that this birdhouse was made out of wood from a house in the neighborhood from 1906. Who knows whether or not that's even true but if it's not he's sure got his sweet old man with old stories sales personality down, and a happy customer I am for it. I wanted to paint it, but now that I know it's semi-ancient I might just mount it on my wall, or maybe stick opium poppies in it.


May 20, 2010

How to dress artsy

Outfits I assembled on my Polyvore account based on some of my favorite western artworks

Munch's "The Scream"



Rothko's "Red, Orange, Tan and Purple"



Degas' "The Star"



Duchamp's "Fountain"

My life is so much better...

...now that I know this music video exists...

It's true

May 11, 2010

And speaking of French culture, THANK YOU JENNA



Drawing final

Will be recreating this image in charcoal for my drawing final (22X23.5 scale). Assignment is on film stills and are to be hung in Lost Weekend video on Valencia after they're completed. My teacher said last year someone got offered $30 for theirs....and thus the amazing financial opportunities available through the art world continue to intrigue me...

May 10, 2010

SOCKIDEMIC

So many socks, so little time. It really socks that I can't just buy them all...












































ohhhhh shit

May 9, 2010

Family vault

My Dad just sent me some amazing and ancient pictures from his childhood. They're all from him growing up in Delaware and New Jersey in the mid 50's to early 60's.

My Dad and aunt Terry:





My grandmother had great style too...





Family in New York City 1960. Terry, my Dad, and Eddie, all 6 years apart



Cool Uncle Eddie:







Uncle Eddie and Dad!



Aunt Terry and grandpa:



Aunt Terry