loveisspeed.......: September 2018

Saturday, September 29, 2018

BALMAIN FALL/WINTER 2018 CAMPAIGN - THE BALMAIN BEAT

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Dolce&Gabbana Spring Summer 2019 Women’s Fashion Show

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Garment-Like Sculptures by Susie MacMurray Explore Perceptions of Female Identity

Chain mail, needles, and dishwashing gloves: though not the materials you’d expect a dress to be made from, British artist Susie MacMurray uses them in her garment-inspired sculptures. MacMurray’s first piece in this body of work was Gladrags, made in 2002 from 10,000 pink balloons. Since then, the artist has produced several other seemingly wearable sculptures including Medusa (copper chain mail), Widow (leather and 100,000 dressmaker needles), and A Mixture of Frailties (1,400 household gloves).

“They have all been more concerned with the perception of women, their power and their vulnerabilities,” she explains to Colossal. “I am interested in how human strengths and frailties can often be one and the same thing. I suppose you could almost call them portraits… Much of my sculpture and drawing practice is concerned in one way or another with the perception and negotiation of female identity, both internal and external.”

MacMurray was formerly a classical musician, and she retrained as an artist, graduating in 2001 with an MA in Fine Art. In addition to her garment sculptures, MacMurray also creates drawings and architectural installations. You can see more of her work on her website and Twitter. (via #WomensArt)

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

Gucci Fall Winter 2018 Fashion Show

Gucci Fall Winter 2018 campaign: Gucci Collectors

Gucci Cruise 2019 campaign: Gucci Gothic

Lina Sastri "La vita promessa" Moments Of Art

Saturday, September 22, 2018

Colorful Brushstrokes Digitally Sculpted into Figural Compositions by Matthew Stone

Matthew Stone explores the figure through a combination of painting and digital manipulation, presenting segmented busts and bodies splayed out in abstracted three-dimensional spaces. After painting a series of individual brushstrokes, Stone photographs the gestures and sculpts them around digital figures using several software programs. The wrapped figures hover, twist, and contort above embedded shadows which give the illusion of depth. The final scenes are then printed onto raw linen. These digital paintings were presented as part of Stone’s recent solo exhibition Healing With Wounds at Somerset House in London, which closed in late August. You can see more of his work on his website and Instagram.

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Fashion Designer Alexis Mabille's Paris Apartment Is a Romantic’s Dream

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/alexis-mabille-paris-apartment

360° Explore Hagia Sophia, Istanbul's incredible Roman church - BBC

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Official Trailer | Prime Video

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2 - Teaser | Prime Video

'The Crown' Sets Explained by the Show's Set Designer | Notes on a Set

Friday, September 21, 2018

Native Argentinean Landscapes Explored in New Hand-Tufted Rugs by Alexandra Kehayoglou

Textile artist Alexandra Kehayoglou (previously) creates functional works of art that explore the natural landscapes of her native Argentina. Her selected locations are often ones tied to political controversy, such as the Santa Cruz River, or areas dramatically altered by human activity, such as the Raggio creek. Kehayoglou uses her craft as a chance as a call for environmental awareness, embedding her own memory and research of the disappearing waterways and grasslands into her hand-tufted works.

Each tapestry uses surplus materials from her family’s factory, which has manufactured industrial carpets for more than six decades. The one-of-a-kind carpets are often installed against the wall, with a section of the work trailing along the floor so visitors can walk or lay on the woven rugs.

In December 2017, her piece Santa Cruz River was included in the National Gallery of Victoria Triennial in Melbourne. The installation showcased her research behind the future damming of the river and her own interpretation of the harm that will continue to influence the surrounding area. Later this month Kehayoglou will present a new site-specific tapestry that explores the tribes of Patagonia in the group exhibition Dream at the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome. You can see more of her work on her website and Instagram.

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