African Appeal

Photography by Irving Penn

Irving Penn (* 16. Juni 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey; † 7. Oktober 2009 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Fotograf. In der Nachkriegszeit wurde er als Mode- und Portraitfotograf berühmt. In seinen späteren Lebensjahren wandte er sich verstärkt dem Stillleben zu. Penn zählt zu den wichtigsten Fotografen des 20. Jahrhunderts.

marc by marc jacobs

Amber

Portraits by photographer Patrick Demarchelier

Born near Paris in 1943 to a modest family, Patrick Demarchelier spent his childhood in Le Havre with his mother and four brothers. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather brought him his first Eastman Kodak camera. Demarchelier learned how to develop film, retouch negatives and began shooting friends and weddings.

In 1975, he left Paris for New York to follow his girlfriend. He discovered fashion photography by working as a freelance photographer and learning and working with photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Terry King, and Jacque Guilbert. His work drew the attention of Elle, Marie Claire and 20 Ans Magazine

He later worked for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, first in September 1992 which resulted in a 12-year collaboration. Demarchelier shot international advertising campaigns for Dior, Louis Vuitton, Celine, TAG Heuer, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren.

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scetches by karen kiliminik

Karen Kilimnik (born 1955 in Philadelphia) is an American painter and installation artist.Karen Kilimnik trained at Temple University, Philadelphia.

Her installations reflected a young viewpoint of pop culture. An example of this work is her 1989 breakout The Hellfire Club Episode of the Avengers, which is composed of photocopied images, clothing, drawings, and other objects that reverentially embody the glamour, risk, and mod kitsch of the 1960s television show. The work exemplified the “scatter” style of her installations.

Her paintings, characterised by loose brushwork, bold colors and "thrift shop paint-by-numbers awkwardness", are pastiches of the Old Masters and often incorporate portraits of celebrities. In contrast to the celebrity portraits of Elizabeth Peyton, Kilimnik, "blends together Conceptual and performance art and 1980's appropriation with the current interest in female psychology and identity." Jonathan Jones described her portrait of Hugh Grant (1997) as, "a nice example of a relatively new genre of painting, which we might call the iconic portrait, not commissioned by its sitter but based on photographs, magazine cuttings, film clips."

Her work is variously described as "sharp and witty...an interesting exercise in conceptual control" and as "wan and whimsical...Why does anyone want to make them? Why does any self-respecting painter ever set out to be feeble?"

untitled by daniel morach

untitled by daniel morach

inkjet print on paper

safari

Safari

Veruschka in safari suit

Veruschka in safari suit, 1968 by Yves Saint Laurent/French Vogue, August, 1968. Photo by Franco Rubartelli /Photograph Courtesy of Vogue France

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walls of inspiration

photoshooting by karl lagerfeld

amazing ed ruscha

Born in 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska, Edward Ruscha was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where his family moved in 1941. In 1956 he moved to Los Angeles to attend the Chouinard Art Institute, and had his first solo exhibition in 1963 at the Ferus Gallery. In 1973, Ruscha began showing his work with Leo Castelli Gallery in New York. He continues to live and work in Los Angeles, and currently shows with Gagosian Gallery.

Ruscha has consistently combined the cityscape of his adopted hometown with vernacular language to communicate a particular urban experience. Encompassing painting, drawing, photography, and artist's books, Ruscha's work holds the mirror up to the banality of urban life and gives order to the barrage of mass media-fed images and information that confronts us daily. Ruscha's early career as a graphic artist continues to strongly influence his aesthetic and thematic approach.

the one and only true king

andré balazs appartmente NYC

The son of Hungarian émigrés who left Hungary in 1944. A graduate of Cornell University as College Scholar and Columbia Graduate School. Balazs studied humanities at Cornell University, then got a masters degree in a joint journalism and business program at Columbia University. After college, he worked on a senate campaign and later founded a biotech company with his father. He subsequently became a developer and hotelier with the acquisition of famed Chateau Marmont in 1990.

From the movie: Sound of Music

mexico

Hotel Basico

Located just steps from the ocean in the bustling centre of Playa del Carmen, the Basico attracts a style-savvy young crowd with fifteen quirky rooms distributed over four floors. Here, traditional ideas of everyday Mexico ar brought to life: References to public schools, "cantinas" and the petroleum industry permeate the property, and most aspects of Héctor Galvan's design are made of recycled materials like plumbing pipes, wood, cotton, rubber tires, plastic, glass, even latex. Made from a mixture of concrete and Caribbean sand, the building fits perfectly with the local beach atmosphere. Inside, lush plants, colourful details and rich textures remind guests of the country's popular culture.
www.hotelbasico.com

julian schnabel photgraphed by sante d'orazio

Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American artist and filmmaker.

Born in Brooklyn, New York City to Esta and Jack Schnabel, Schnabel moved with his family to Brownsville, Texas when still young. It was in Brownsville that he spent most of his formative years and where he took up surfing and resolved to be an artist. He received his B.F.A. at the University of Houston. After graduating, he sent an application to the independent study program at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His application included slides of his work sandwiched between two pieces of bread. He was admitted into the program. Schnabel worked as a short-order cook and frequented Max's Kansas City, a restaurant-nightclub, while he worked on his art. In 1975, Schnabel had his first solo show at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Over the next few years he traveled frequently to Europe, where he was enormously impressed by the work of Antoni Gaudi, Cy Twombly and Joseph Beuys.

Schnabel lives in New York, maintaining studios in New York City and in Montauk on the eastern end of Long Island with a house in San Sebastian in Spain. He has three children by his first wife, clothing designer Jacqueline Beaurang: two daughters, Lola a painter and film-maker, Stella, a poet and actress and a son, Vito an art dealer.
He also has twin sons, Cy and Olmo, by his second wife, Spanish Basque actress and model Olatz López Garmendia. Garmendia appeared in Before Night Falls, and is also to be seen in The Diving Bell, as Bauby's physical therapist. Schnabel is fluent in Spanish. He also learned French to direct The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
360 West 11th Street is a former West Village horse stable that Schnabel purchased and converted for residential use, adding five luxury condominiums in the style of a Northern Italian palazzo. It is named the Palazzo Chupi and it easy to spot because it is painted pink.

Swiss Artist Sylvie Fleury

Swiss contemporary pop artist employing sculpture, mixed media. Her work addresses the issues of shopping, and the paradigm of the new age. Born 1961, Geneva.

painting by elizabeth peyton

Video Elizabeth Peyton

live forever by elizabeth peyton