Memories

Sometimes I look at images and think about them in terms of memories. I look at them as if they are a part of my memory and I am looking back on times and experiences that I have had. I think this is a good way to think about taking intimate images and think about them as trying to capture a real moment and a real memory for the viewer. Most of the images of people are obscured in some way, whether it is part of their face or body or where they are. It is easier to imagine someone you know in the place of the random obscured person because you don't know who they are. They could be anyone; they could be your friend. Here are images from my collection that I have taken from Tumblr (if anyone knows any picture credits please let me know) that I count as my memory images. I love looking at multiple images and making up stories and memories that have to do with what is happening in the pictures.

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Tineye

There is an amazing website that I think everyone should know about called Tineye. This is what they say about their site:

TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions.

Since I like to collect images from all over the web they don't necessarily come with details of the photographer, model, publication, date etc. This site makes searching for information for images extremely easy and fast. I would definitely recommend bookmarking this page! So helpful!

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25 Magazine & Art Fashion

I really like how 25 Magazine has incorporated art into their most recent fashion editorials. The first one, photographed by Marcin Tyszka, incorporates photo-collage into the shoot. The close up images of the models that are their collaged faces obviously aren't specifically promoting clothing in the images and aren't accessory shots because there is nothing in the image. Instead, these simple portrait collages help the design aesthetic and theme of the shoot. To me, collages are about putting things together and creating something new out of fragmented pieces or incomplete parts. Fashion is one big collage. The shirt might be Balmain, the pants might be Givenchy and the earrings might be Cartier. Each of those pieces of clothing were a part of a collection, a part of a line. When you style clothes you are creating one outfit from pieces of other collections. I think the shoot is interesting and original and I wish we saw more things like this coming out of publications that are more accessible to the masses. Maybe it would make consumers start thinking differently about fashion and the art that it is.

Defragmentation of Beauty:

models: abbey lee kershaw, karmen pedaru,

shu pei, constance jablonski

photographer: marcin tyszka

illustrator: tomek sadurski

fashion editor: barbara matelo

source: helligirl at the fashion spot

This next shoot was also in 25 Magazine. Klimt is one of my favorite painters and was associated with the art nouveau movement, which is my favorite art movement of all time. Again, I like how they are combining mediums and while projection art is used from time to time and isn't anything new, I like how the light emulates paint on the models' skin and how the beautiful shapes and patterns correlate with the shape of the models body and poses.

Ghosts of Gustav Klimt:

model: eniko mihalik

photographer: derek kettela

styled by polina aronova

body-art: jenai chin

source: helligirl at the fashion spot

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I Am Love

I Am Love is a new movie, with Tilda Swinton as the lead, that is coming out that looks extremely interesting. The trailer just debuted on apple movie trailers and this the synopsis they gave:

I AM LOVE tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reigns of his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi, and grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s wife Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo’s friend and partner Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever.

I haven't been able to find much information about the film but it was supposedly screened at Sundance and will have a limited release. The trailers show beautiful cinematography and sets and the gorgeous shots are only made more exquisite by the places in which they film. The trailers provide just enough information for people to become intrigued and want to go see the movie.

You can watch the trailer here on the apple trailers site and/or the youtube trailer (they are two different trailers) :

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Steampunk

The french director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is one of my favorite directors. His filmography includes Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, The City of Lost Children, Delicatessen and his newest film, Micmacs. I love Jeunets films because they are so unique. You could see one of his films and automatically know that he directed it because his visual and storytelling style is consistent even when the genre differs. Some things to watch out for in all of his films (you can see it in the trailers too) are the tinting and emphasis on green and red colors, and the frequent camera movements which keep both the plot and viewers moving the films.

A few weeks ago one of my friends told me about steampunk which is the genre that Jeunet incorporates into his film. However, I have never read him talking about the genre or having anything to do with it so I couldn't say for sure whether that is what he has in mind. According to wikipedia, steampunk...

denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used — usually the 19th century, and often Victorian era England — but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date

I would definitely recommend all of his films. They are strange, quirky, bizarre and beautiful and I guarantee you are going to see a type of film you have never seen before.

Here are some images of things that would fall into the steampunk genre:

Take a look at some of his trailers to get a sense of Jeunets style:

Micmacs:

Amelie (nominated for 5 oscars):

A Very Long Engagement (Based on a book that I would definitely reccommend reading):

Jeunet also filmed a promotional film for Chanel fragrance using Audrey Tautou who has had the lead in both Amelie and A Very Long Engagement:

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