Category: Influences
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Darcey Bussell Retires
Ballet casts a unique spell. Words like ‘dreams’, ‘fantasy’ and ‘fairy tale’ are used to describe both ballet and the career of the extraordinary ballerina Bussell. While ballet certainly encompasses dreams and fantasy, it is also, among other things, a visceral projection of feminine mystique and power, precision, discipline and artistic and erotic refinement. Articles…
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Homage to Kurt Vonnegut
From Kurt Vonnegut’s New York Times obituary. To Mr. Vonnegut, the only possible redemption for the madness and apparent meaninglessness of existence was human kindness. The title character in his 1965 novel, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine,†summed up his philosophy: “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer…
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Numero Tokyo – Eroticism Issue – May 2007
Numero Magazine’s Tokyo edition for May 2007 is dedicated to eroticism. The theme is broken down into two sections: Eroticism in Art features the following artists; August Rodin Pablo Picasso Egon Schiele Balthus Gustav Klimt Jules Pascin In the section titled Erotic Contemporary Art, a single page is dedicated to each of the following; Tracy…
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Homage to Magritte
The V&A Museum in London is currently hosting Surreal Things, an exhibition of surrealistic art and its influence on design. The show ends on July 22nd, 2007. Here are four of my many homages to Magritte. They are all from the 70s, produced in my studio off the King’s Road in London. Technorati Tags: Apple…