Tuesday's inspiration

Cracking the Colour Code

 Cracking the Colour Code

I stumbled across this documentary a few weeks ago and it is amazing. If you have any interest in colour, the theory and history of colour, the psychological effects colour has on us then I strongly recommend watching this.  

Check out this sneak peak...

British Fashion Council: London Collections: Men

The first London Collections: Men schedule brings together an exciting array of London’s brightest menswear stars, British heritage brands and international names to show across the three day celebration of men’s fashion. Click here for more details.

Kate Moss by Tim Walker for Vogue

Kate Moss by Tim Walker for US Vogue April 2012

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

Just a little bit amazing....Catalytic Clothing

Looking for a way to save our environment? Purify the air we all breath without doing anything? Want to look good while doing it? Read on...

"Catalytic Clothing seeks to explore how clothing and textiles can be used as a catalytic surface to purify air, employing existing technology in a new way. It is the brainchild of artist / designer Helen Storey and chemist Tony Ryan – people from very different worlds whose minds have come together over recent years in highly successful art/science collaborations.

A series of cultural and art interventions will bring this forthcoming technology into the public domain, seeking to engage you, in helping us shape our world for the better.
Join us. Shape your world". Catalytic Clothing, www.catalytic-clothing.org, 2012.

U-Ram Choe

Korean artist U-Ram Choe recently exhibited at the John Curtin Gallery as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. As expected, I left it to the last day, regrettable, as I could have spent endless hours watching these intricately devised mechanical kinetic sculptures...living and breathing. I especially enjoyed the fact that we were made to view them in the dark...playing with our sensory responses only added to the fun!

"Finely engineered stainless steel, aluminium, and acrylic 'bones' provide the skeletal scaffolding for the 'brains and muscles' - CPUs and motors - which are assembled into captivating forms reminiscent of otherworldly flora and fauna. Taking his vision and art into a virtual realm he frequently identifies and categorises his sculptures with a fabricated narrative of species and habitat, inviting the audience to imagine the evolution of life forms into the future" , John Curtin Gallery, 2012.

 

U-Ram Choe, Urbanus Male Larva, 2006, metallic material, machinery, acrylic, electronic device (CPU board, motor), 25 x 25 x 57cm, installation view, John Curtin Gallery, 2012 

 

U-Ram Choe, Cakra-2552-a, 2008, metallic material, machinery, electronic devices (CPU board, motor), 80 x 80 x 35cm, installation view, John Curtin Gallery, 2012

my pet Cheetah... Chiquita

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker (June 3 1906 - April 12 1975 was an American born French dancer, singer and actress. Nicknamed the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl" and even the "Creole Goddess".

Baker dropped out of school at the age of 12 and lived as a street child in the slums of St Louis. Her street-corner dancing attracted attention and she was recruited for the St Louis chorus vaudeville at 15.

She then headed to New York City during the Harlem Renaissance performing at the Plantation Club and in the chorus of the popular Broadway revues Shuffle Along (1921) with Adelaide Hall and The Chocolate Dandies (1924).

On October 2nd 1925 she opened in Paris at the Theatre des Champs Elysees where she became an instant success for her erotic dancing and appearing practically nude on stage. After her successful tour of Europe she reneged on her contract and returned to France to star at the Folies Bergeres, setting the standard for her future acts. She performed the Danse Sauvage, wearing a costume consisting of a skirt made of a string of artificial bananas.

Josephine Baker's success coincided with the Exposition de Arts Decoratifs in 1925 which gave birth to the term "Art Deco" and also a renewal of interest in ethnic forms of art including African.

In later shows in Paris Baker was often accompanied on stage by her per Cheetah, Chiquita, who was adorned with a diamond collar. The Cheetah frequently escaped into the orchestra pit where it terrorized the musicians - adding another element of excitement to the show!

Here are some amazing images of the lovely Josephine Baker...

Small things

If you think you're too small to make a difference then you've never spent a night in a room with a mosquito.

Randoms...

Dustin Hoffman's words...

Succulently done..

I have decided to add a little succulent accompaniment to my office...before I plant them!

Oh lover boy...

 Dirty Dancing - Lover Boy Scene

I just couldn't resist...I saw Dirty Dancing last week at the beautiful Kings Park moonlight cinema and just LOVE this scene! 

 Enjoy!

Interiors I like...

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