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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05355678604259440607noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689476311936037533.post-36391083835781725952014-03-21T14:52:00.002-07:002014-03-21T14:52:44.318-07:00Lindsay Bottos / re-woven memories & secrets told <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her work focuses on memories of relationships past, feelings and emotions powerful enough to force their way into her art. She portrays the constant questioning that forebodes relationships & dating in your twenties. The forcefully titled ‘I Don’t Really Miss You’ is presented on embroidery hoops, with some dangling strings still visible, leading her sentences on hoop after hoop. There are methodical rhymes and reasoning behind every creative decision in the creation of her pieces, Bottos explains. <i>“</i></span><span class="s1" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>There’s a very tedious and therapeutic quality to embroidery and sewing which made it a perfect medium to work with for this project."</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The hoops are adorned with images, with text stitched across and throughout, as well as extra patterning and framing stitches. The fabric used was obtained from old clothes which had particular memories attached to them, memories of which Bottos was addressing. These specific choices of fabric created a muted colour pallet, which although not entirely intentional at the time, fully solidifies the overall tone and mood of the series; a whimsical melancholy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">You can’t blame us for fantasising about the springtime right now; daffodils, colour returning to the landscape and <i>sweet </i>sunlight gracing our isle again. With the torrential storms we’re been suffering through the past few months, I for one have the bad weather blues. When rushing around the soaked landscape under a little umbrella has turned into daily routine, there isn’t really a better time to drift off to a warmer reverie and day-dream about what spring/summer 2014 has to offer us, is there?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Dolce and Gabbanna wetted our appetite for the warmer months to come with their soft roman crown style hair styles, with delicate flowers intertwined throughout; showcased at their Spring/Summer 14 show a few months back. The hair was styled by Guido Palau, with obvious inspirations coming from greek myths to true romance. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Their models were looking like spring goddess’ in bohemian braids, with flowers winded through to create ultra-feminine updo’s. The flowers were accompanied by gold medallions and the odd gem hair piece; pinned into the braids, complimented by dangling Grecian earrings. I’m besotted with this look. Every model was a total delight to look at with every hairdo maintaining it’s own unique styling throughout the show. With the little treasures pinned up into fanciful curls; the whole style was all totally reminiscent of the fairies of a Midsummer Night’s Dream - which makes me adore it even <i>more</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">One of my favourite stand out beauty looks, fresh off the fashion week catwalks is also somewhat dreamy; the doe-eyed cat liner look, reimagined by incorporating flecks of sparkle under the eye, created by Chanel. Perhaps a little bit of a statement eye for some, however the look could easily be reimagined and tweaked for to suit the occasion, and like Chanel, the cat eye is effortlessly chic. The juxtaposition of the dark lack liner with flecks of sparkle in the inner eye, painted across the outer and inner lower lash line makes the eye look in incredibly bright and wide, creating a gleaming spring look that i’m rather enamoured with. Even just a little sparkle in the inner corner of the eye will freshen up any look and make give you a bright eyed wakeful gaze and be particularly on trend while doing do.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Bafta's proved themselves to be a remarkably star-studded event this year, with a notable Hollywood turn out (probably due to the appearance by Prince William we assume..)</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However it was also an understandably more subdued affair, with many actors and actresses sticking to <i>classic</i> black attire. Tuxedos and floor length understated black dresses were seen throughout the night, in respect for the late <i>great </i>Phillip Seymore Hoffman, who tragically passed away earlier this month. Throughout the ceremony there was quite a few tears shed, most notably by Cate Blanchett who took the Bafta for Best Actress for her role as a neurotic Manhattan socialite, who falls from grace and winds up homeless; in Blue Jasmine - directed by Woody Allen. Blanchett, by all means <i>courteously</i> snubbed Woody Allen in her acceptance speech (amid his current media controversies regarding claims of abuse from his daughter Dylan Farrow) emotionally dedicating her Bafta to, as she affectionally put - her <i>'buddy' </i>Hoffman.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The British take over</i>: director Steve McQueen won various awards for his profoundly powerful film, 12 Years a Slave, including <i>Best Film; </i>with his leading man Chiwetel Ejiofor another fellow Londoner; taking home Best Actor for his eye opening role as Solomon Northup in the same</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">film. London based Alfonso Cuaron also took home the Bafta for Best Director for his space epic, Gravity - providing the audience with a little bit of humour in his acceptance speech.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As far as I am concerned, if there was an award for best turned out cast it would have to go to 12 Years. All eyes were on Angelina Jolie and Lupita Nyong'o for their equally daring Bafta style choices.</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jolie, who was accompanying Brad Pitt for his role as producer on 12 Years, looked downright adorable with her beau Brad in matching his (Valentino) and her (YSL) fitted tuxedos. Jolie styled her look with black patent heels and her signature smokey eye, reminding everyone that us ladies can look just as exquisite in a sleek and perfectly accessorised suit, while still wearing the trousers - <i>quite literally</i>. One of my favourite press shots of the whole evening was the intimate, yet public exchange between Angie & Brad as she tweaked his bow-tie on the red carpet. If Jolie was the epitome of understated sex appeal, then Nyong'o was the epitome of show stopping glamour, catching our attention yet again for her bold, bright and vivacious dress choices. Dressed in a superbly eye catching emerald green Dior Couture, silk strapless gown with gold accessories. We applaud her for daring to go bright and injecting some, much needed - pow into the muted event, especially when her peers all seemed adhere to a rather <i>at times</i> dull pallet.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Like any other 21 year old I am helpless to the charms of Topshop and Urban Outfitters! But I do strongly believe that online shopping is the key to getting your favourite brands for the best possible price.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://cult-culture.com/" target="_blank">CC</a><br />
<a href="http://isitjustmeme.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Is it just meme </a><br />
<a href="http://prettyanddelectable.com/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a><br />
<a href="http://livecolorful.com/" target="_blank">Elba</a><br />
<a href="http://www.chick-chat.co.uk/" target="_blank">Becca & Meli</a><br />
<a href="http://xosherley.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sherley</a><br />
<a href="http://youngandfoolishhappiness.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Birdie</a><br />
<u><a href="http://arti-arte.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Phyllis</a></u><br />
<a href="http://sketchbookmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Sketchbook</a><br />
<a href="http://graphicdesign-blog.com/" target="_blank">Cohezion</a><br />
<a href="http://culturevogue.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Culture Vogue</a><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">1. Who is your favourite artist / photographer and why?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">2. What are your current aspirations?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">3. How would you describe your 'style'?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">4. What is your favourite SS/14 trend?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">5. Desert Island Disks - what two albums would you pick to listen to if you were cast away?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">6. Three things you cannot live without? (eg, phone, cigarettes, netflix..)</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">7. Favourite place/city?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">8. Who is your all time favourite style icon?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">9. All time favourite dish to eat/cook?</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">10. Current favourite TV series? (I am rating hbo's Girls pretty highly right now...)</span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">11. What wardrobe essential are you lusting after right this second? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">Skinner started his career at Sir John Cass College of Art, afterwards working for numerous companies around London's notorious Hatton Garden area. From there he continued to freelance, creating stunning pieces for the likes of Asprey, Garrads and Arpels. From the 1980's onwards Bill Skinner honed in on his talent for creating, delicate and detailed statement jewellery. Skinner then began to work together with British fashion power-house, Vivienne Westwood and cemented his contribution of the wonderful sphere of fashion jewellery design. Alongside these monumental achievement's Bill Skinner has also been commissioned to create pieces for Royalty. In January 2012 Skinner launched his own range, each piece hand crafted in his UK studio, and we are absolutely besotted with it!</span><br />
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<i style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;">Tchmo retains relative anonymity, simply stating ‘I mash things up’ quite unequivocally on his personal site. The Australian born, Canadian citizen is effectively as mysterious as his often haunting pastel manipulations. His seamless incorporation of rich colour combined with overlays of juxtaposing images creates powerful imagery, which is somewhat jarring. </span></i></div>
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<i style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;">Go forth and swoon at more of his savvy found image work @ </span></i><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://tchmo.com/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; line-height: 19px;" target="_blank">tchmo.com</a></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kawasaki cites her influences as the likes of painter Gustav Klimt, as well as illustrator and decorative artist, Alphonse Mucha. Apart from the obvious similarity - the three artists synchronised muses; the female form and beauty of women... there is also a strong tie between Kawasaki’s work to theirs. The way in which Kawasaki portrays women, often provocatively in the same slightly sexualised and vulnerable gaze. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kawasaki says her doe eyed, young beauties were inspired by Japanese animation; anime and manga she grew up on as a child. You can see this clearly in her similarly wide eyed, perfectly proportioned representation of the female body we see in her painted ladies forms. When asked about being confronted with women in real life who embody the essence of the girls she paints she explains she would be intimidated -</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Throughout the years Kawasaki’s girls have matured, evolved and become a little darker. Probably reflecting the artists transition from twenty something to thirty. There is something strangely relatable about the girls Kawasaki paint’s, their strong sexuality and vulnerability making them seemingly more human. Audrey Kawasaki also titles each image, sometimes ambiguously and sometimes frankly, giving us a further insight into her characters story, this artist technique really helps ground our perceptions of her beauty queens. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Audrey’s talent and cult recognition is reflected in the prices of her most recent work’s with prints fetching anything between £500-£1000 online. Kawasaki has also created some notable merchandise over the years, including commissions for ‘Hint Mint’s 2011 Holiday range, in which Kawasaki designed the collectable holiday edition mint tins, to her new release in 2013, a limited edition cup and saucer set with one of her latest designs, which are now being bought for triple the original price by fans online. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kawasaki’s work floats helplessly on the waves between reality and fantasy, her new work notably bolder and somewhat psychedelic than before, perhaps indicative of maturing style, or maturing characters. As she’s stands true as a young female artist, we can be assured we haven’t seen the last of her captivating characters yet. </span><br />
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