Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Kastenflimmern II




Comme des Garçons Shirt Spring/Summer 2012

As implicated before, I am more and more falling in love with the Comme des Garçons op-art pattern and typography mix and mash mental(sickness)ity. Therefore, I recently purchased a handwriting logo type shirt and a black hooded T-shirt. Photo booth desired?
/HORST

Image credits Catwalking, Comme des Garçons website

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

M + MMM III



1. René Magritte La Magie Noire, 1935
2. Maison Martin Margiela Spring/Summer 2010

Surrealist camouflage in thigh-high boots. Why can't just every woman dress like an art exhibition or private gallery viewing. Wearing the artwork or vice versa. This may also apply to men, of course.
/HORST

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

The Nude Portrait

category a.1) sitting, hands in lap



1. Matteo Montanari
2. Alasdair McLellan
3. Johnny Angel by Pat Milo, 1960s

category a.2) lying, body twisted

1. Karl Lagerfeld
2. Willy Vanderperre
3. Cody Chandler

category a.3) standing, side view

1. Alasdair McLellan
2. Sølve Sundsbø
3. Herb Ritts

category b) back view, arms flexing

1-3. Robert Mapplethorpe

category c.1) standing, left arm up

1. David by Michelangelo, 1501-1504
2. David Gandy by Mariano Vivanco
3. Tony Ward by Mariano Vivanco

category c.2) frontal, arms (almost) down



1. Alasdair McLellan
2. Bruce Weber
3. Iggy Pop by Gerard Malanga, 1971

When does a portrait define as a nude portrait? Category a) reveals nothing at all, category b) features a bare butt cheek, while categgory c) reveals primary sexual characteristics. Covered or full frontal, all images provoke the illusion of touch. One criterion for the nude portrait.
/HORST