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Look at these coats! Don’t you want to crawl inside everyone one of these warm snuggly oversize soft things? I do. We are hopefully pulling some Burberry for our upcoming shoot and I hope it’s not too hot that day, because I plan on pretending I own it and wearing all over that woods upstate.
I need. Don’t even care which.
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Recently I was asked by Peggy and Shirley to create art for another one of Ford’s “challenges” promoting the Ford Fiesta.
Our first collaboration was the Tribeca billboard highlighting Peggy and Shirley’s 10 favorite NYC spots.
The ladies wanted their map to be inspired by 1990’s Lisa Frank stickers, and obviously it had to incorporate each of the locations, including bubble tea spot Quickly, record shop-venue Cake Shop, kosher deli Russ & Daughters, as well as some high class establishments like Dallas BBQ.
Here’s the result!
Our most recent “challenge” was to design an image inspired by a Roxy athlete (in our case famed surfer Lisa Andersen) for a t-shirt, tote bag, and hat.
The resulting illustration had to embody not only the Roxy brand but also resonate with the vibe of the Ford Fiesta campaign.
I created a logo featuring a collage of cute vintage surfing images, athletic girls from the Roxy team, fun graphics that feel summery and embrace the California culture of sun worshipers.
Hearts!
Various applications:
Tags: collage, fiesta movement, ford fiesta, graphic, illustration, inspiration, peggy wang, roxy, shirley braha
Siouxsie Sioux is a reoccurring woman in my arsenal of eternally inspiring ladies. There were a couple years where I listened to girl punk (Riot Grrrl which lead to the likes of Kleenex and The Slits) in High School almost exclusively. Then Crass and Siouxise and the Banshees took over my life when I was sporting a bowlcut and wearing dolly dresses. Kinda inappropz, but whatever!
Lately, the clothing I’m channeling is either inspired by Kelly Bundy (slutty 90’s bodycon numbers), floral and crushed velvet ala 1993 Contempo Casuals and witchy lace frocks, and lots of monochrome androgyny stuff. Now that I am in possession of a pair of black leather pants, early Siouxsie, Debbie Juvenile, Sue Catwoman and Westwood’s Seditionaries inspired looks seem highly appropriate. PS did you know Adam from Adam in the Ants used to be so PUNK? I will post some photos later. What a babe.
Looking for a vintage amazing band tee but none fit the bill. The likelihood of finding one from the Delta 5 is slim to none. I may end up just making one on Zazzle. HA!
Jordan wearing a sweater by Seditionaries. She stars in the punk film Jubilee (which I don't particularly recommend) but it's an interesting historical document nonetheless
Seditionaries. Some of these are very Rodarte
love her tuxedo and over the knee boots
Is that a mesh bodysuit I spy? Also, asp arm cuff!
Obviously channeling 1974's film "The Night Porter"
Dunno where this is from, but I want this dress! Also, black lipstick?
hi nips
me rocking mesh over longsleeve kindaaa more likely
Kiera Knightly is that you? Maybe Siouxsie is her secret mom
I like
Viv looks adorable here. Both these shirts are fucked up but I want
I need to start silkscreening again
Amazing punk flickr sets here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157602289036890/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/agallix/sets/322013/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/seditionaries_punkpistol/
Check out http://www.raystevenson.co.uk/ for some great photos (although, small)
And if you wanna buy the original Seditionaries clothing: http://punkflyer.com/seditionariesclothing.html
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My playground memories always involve swinging on geometric metal jungle gyms.
I would pretend to be Nadia Comaneci, blissfully unaware I was riding high on a Buckminster Fuller styled geodesic dome.
I’ve been drawing various buildings for some time now; be they half timbered styled buildings in Frankfurt, teepees in Northern California, Victorian and Federal style townhouses, or various castles (real and otherwise). But lately it seems non-traditional buildings, the kind from the late sixties and early seventies have been on the collective unconscious’ radar. Bucky, you’re a meme.
A good point of reference is the book Spaced Out
(many of the following images are from this book)
Leti and I went to the launch party for such a thing last year. Coupled with the Summer of Love exhibit at the Whitney, it was a good time to pretend you resided in a hippy dwelling up in Woodstock
or lived in Drop City : the first hippie commune to win Fuller’s Dymaxion Award.
Dodeckahedron’s flickr provided some of these images.
Learn more about the book “Spaced Out” here
also check out Buckminster Fuller’s 1970’s book
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Channeling geometric shapes, space (obviously), solar system and astronomy iconography.
Here are some good ones of la luna.
This image (and two from the previous post) are from Beck’s “Modern Guilt” album art)
I’ve been finding a lot of other good reference on imgspark.
It’s like the new version of fffound, but membership is open.
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thanks to tumblr. images found here and elsewhere:
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Pauline Boty was one of the original British Pop Artists. Judging from the scant information about her on the internet, not only was she artist but she also was a steady and stylish fixture in the 1960’s British Carnaby scene. She attended the Royal College of Art and palled around with David Hockney, Peter Blake, and fashion designers like Celia Birtwell. She even danced on shows like Ready Steady Go! and acted a bit in movies such as (my personal favorite) Alfie avec Michael Caine. It helps to be a fox.
Boty’s reputation may have slipped into relative obscurity, but she created some pretty cool paintings before she died in 1966. Just like Eve Hesse, she died super young from cancer, at 28.
I want to see “Pop Goes the Easel,” Ken Russell’s 1962 documentary on the British Pop Art scene. If you’ll recall, Russell shot the stylish deco-inspired film “The Boyfriend” that stared Twiggy.
Reference:
Colin Robinson
The Guardian
Writing Room
Art and the 60’s exhibit at the Tate
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I want some affordable art for my apartment. A poster, an art print, a painted reproduction. It’s sort of daunting narrowing down all the images in mind to something I want to see daily. Nothing too obvious, too cliche, too everywhere.
I recently purchased two reproductions of Teorema and Contempt posters from Japan that look amazing. I will post pix after I frame them.
Began my morning trying to narrow down which era, style, artist, and image I’d want to call my own. Which led me to the 1960’s Pop Art archives of the internets where I discovered some unfamiliar names like the work of Sister Corita Kent.
Yes, a graphic designing silk screening type wizard nun. Cool, no?
reference:
Supercozy
Greg Cookland
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Has anyone ever played the Playstation game Loco Roco? I just stumbled upon some screenshots of it while looking for something completely different. Reminds me of Kure Kure Takora, Yo Gabba Gabba, low fi claymation, and, um, funnnnnn.
Tags: cuuuuutttteeeeeeee, inspiration, videogame
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I just found the blog of Brooklyn artist (by way of Sweden) Fanny Bostrom. The Selby had a great feature on her and Bill Gentle’s space and after seeing their teepee I was totally intrigued.
Before Leti and Ami moved out of their old space we had schemed up at teepee in the backyard idea. And then again this summer a birthday teepee in Maccaren Park complete with “buffalo wings” and other appropriate snacks. Alas, the idea didn’t pan out before they moved. We’ll always have Urban Outfitters’ version, won’t we girls?
Anyway, I like Fanny’s art. It reminds me of one part Henry Darger and Fred Tomaselli and one part Kyle Ranson and Elizabeth Huey. (who shares my love of half-timber homes).
Her and Elizabeth’s work inspires me to work bigger and not fear moving my art to oil on huge panels. I want to push the weirdness and work to incorporate my patterns and colorful landscapes with the figures with more texture and layering.
Fanny Bostrom
Her Illustrations
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Watched Kids yesterday and followed it with a dose of Beautiful Losers before it closed at the IFC on Tuesday. Back to back teens causing trouble downtown, skateboarding, Harmony Korine (not looking so good these days). Coupled with the Wackness a few weeks back and it’s hard not to get nostalgic for a time I didn’t even live here.
I don’t feel like rambling / preaching to the choir about how much I still love Kilgallen, Mcgee, Mike Mills, or Espo, but I do feel like saying that Geoff McFetridge is a babe. Oh, did you know he has glasses? hellooo there
some images via sulfh’s flickr, king of mountain, kitsune noir
oh, and here’s a high snobrity interview with McFetridge
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By the way, If you want credit, I’ll happily update deets. I’m pretty sure Britt (in rollerskates) was photographed by Blake Sinclair. The rest, not a clue.
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I discovered the “body jewelry” of Bliss Lau via the whole Erin Wasson controversy. Lau’s necklaces are really interesting statement pieces, and after I get paid from my next job and can decide which I like best, I am going to buy one. I just can’t decide which would look least trashy on a girl who has tits. They’re definitely more accessible than the $1200 price tag Wasson wanted for “hers,” and I think I can pull them off with a simple tank or perhaps a deep v-neck tee.
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Rebecca and I share an art studio we nicknamed the “Secret Society.” It’s in Williamsburg above the Roebling Tea Room and there has been a great array of artists and friends populating our floor since we moved in two years ago.
One of my old bosses at the New Yorker (when I was an intern) used to be next door, the boys from Mishka NYC were down the hall, and now Eric Elms is across from us.
I joke that Eric is a modern day Oldenburg. His new kick seems to be building these oversize installations, be they sneakers with huge laces, giant joints, or pop phrases in wood and fabric for clients like Stussy and Nike. Every so often, he’ll come by our studio and enlist Rebecca to sew something. The photo below is a joint she created per his specifications.
He’s having a party to open the installation at the old Nike ID store in Nolita this Wednesday. It’s part of (also an old boss) Aaron Rose’s Beautiful Loser project and should be quite a rad eyeful.
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