Sunday, February 15, 2009

Fantasy/Fairytale

1. Melvin Sokolsky








2. Tilda Swinton in Chronicles of Narnia. Her costumes are amazing.






3. Identity Identities

In March 2009, I will be a part of a group show in Italy.

In my photographs I combine the reality I experience with the delusions and fantasies that I often prefer. I try to create narratives that parallel my personal accounts in a space where my character can exist alone, with her thoughts and memories. Generally, my work reflects experiences that I encounter as a young woman who is constantly learning, searching, and trying to figure out her place in the world. Often my photography is a diary of experiences with ex boyfriends, but it has also has been about who I was, who I am, and who I will be; the past has become fact and the future is still unpredictable.

I use fashion to describe or create a character that represents myself in different stages of growth however the fashion comes secondary. I take self portraits and my life is so impacted and involved in fashion that it translates heavily in my photographs.



4. Sally Mann


5. Tim Walker



6. My best friend Noelani has been telling me for years that I should watch La Belle et La Bete and I never did. Finally my mentor Isaac Mizrahi insisted that I watch it and I regret not watching it sooner because the imagination involved in creating this world is incredible and it has really sparked something in me.




Sunday, February 8, 2009

Sex

1. Josephine Baker: Precious wants these shorts.  And I agree, we all need a pair of hot shorts like these




2. Eartha Kitt as Cat Woman 


and:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMmSbxB_Sg

3. About a year ago I went to Film Forum for Last Year at Marienbad.  In the middle of the film one guy couldn't take it anymore and left and at the end of the film, the guy behind us got up and said "What the hell was that?  Did anyone understand?" 


4. For a while I didn't understand Penelope Cruz's appeal until I saw Woody Allens film Vicky Christina Barcelona.  I'm not particularly fond of when she gets "sexed" up.  But like this she is gorgeous:



5. Blow up has been one of my favourite movies since I first became interested in photography and fashion.  It can often be a hard film to get through, as it is quite long and confusing but I discover something new each time I watch it.

This is one of the most famous (and best) scenes from the film with the supermodel Verushka. It is a bit silly and awkward,  but so is sex:

6. Cyd Charisse:

7. My friend Shani playing prepared piano:


Sunday, February 1, 2009

Gustavo Dudamel

In my last post I had written that there are no words for Gustavo Dudamel but the words are actually endless and so it is easier to say "there are no words".

The video I posted of him is a bit long but it is better and more relevant to developing my work than any art class that I had to sit through.