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When life was exotic…

04/24/2013 by chicquero

We´ve been noticing that the “Eastern inspired trend” has made its way to many editorials this season, but photographer Camilla Akrans’s soft romanticism adds a new twist to the topic for this Vogue Japan’s April issue. Model Nadja Bender poses for Akrans in ornate brocades and patterns styled by Sissy Vian. Juxtaposed between urban landscapes and an Asian decor, a platinum blonde Nadja delights in the designs of Alexander McQueen, Chanel and Valentino amongst many others. In three words I […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: asian, brocades, Camilla Akrans, eastern inspired, exotic, japanese decor, Nadja Bender, patterns, Sissy Vian, urban landscape, Vogue Japan

Lady homeless cardboards

04/01/2013 by chicquero

We thought it was a very cool concept when we saw Ranya Mordanova cuting a striking figure in all black looks for this series shot by Nikolay Biryukov. The story is inspired by Chuck Palahniuk’s book, “Haunted”, which depicts a character named “Lady Baglady” who pretends to be homeless to escape the boredom of her wealthy life. With that influence in mind, Ranya is shown wearing the sleek styles of Alberta Ferretti, Chanel, Emilio Pucci and Dolce & Gabbana amongst […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: black looks, book inspired, cardboards, Chuck Palahniuk, haunted, high fashion, homeless, lady, Nikolay Biryukov, Ranya Mordanova, Stella Gosteva, styling

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Palette knife and oils

03/28/2013 by chicquero

Leonid Afremov (born 12 July 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Russian–Israeli modern impressionistic artist who works mainly with a palette knife and oils. He developed his own unique technique and style which is unmistakable and cannot be confused with other artists. Afremov is mainly known as being a self-representing artist who promotes and sells his work exclusively over the internet with very little exhibitions and involvement of dealers and galleries. The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, artist, arts, artsy, beautiful, colorful, illustration, impressionism, knife, Leonid Afremov, modern, oil, paint, paintings

Zoo book portraits

03/21/2013 by chicquero

After studying Fine Arts in Barcelona, with a specialization in Visual Arts, Yago Partal undertook a project with Manel Soto; the creation of a Visual Arts Studio. They spent six years working for brands and companies like Filmax, Chesterfield International, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Canal +, and doing some editorial work for fashion brands, as well as submerging themselves in a more artistic environment with several exhibitions showing more personal projects. After this period, he decided to […]

Categories: Laugh, Photography • Tags: Almodovar, animals as human, bad ass, cool portraits, photography, stylish, wildlife, Yago Partal, zoo creatures

Moody couture

03/07/2013 by chicquero

Decked out in a wardrobe of all haute couture looks from the fall-winter collections, Franzi Mueller graces the pages of Interview Germany’s March issue. Markus Jans photographs Franzi in standout pieces styled by Klaus Stockhausen. From the likes of Jean Paul Gaultier and Chanel Haute Couture and Dior, the looks take a dark turn with moody settings and off-kilter makeup. Wow! “I’m only grouchy and moody on days that end with Y.” YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Hello Cara! Sleep no […]

Categories: Artsy, Fashion • Tags: editorial, fall-winter, Franzi Mueller, germany, haute couture, Interview Magazine, Klaus Stockhausen, Markus Jans, moody, styling

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Inside the suitcases of lunatic asylum patients

02/26/2013 by chicquero

Very much interested in the clinically insane, Pennsylvanian photographer Jon Crispin has taken his interest to new heights by exploring and documenting the personal artifacts left behind by mental patients in a late-19th century psychiatric institution. The upstate New York patients at the (now discontinued) Willard Lunatic Asylum left more than a few curious artifacts in hundreds of suitcases. Which of these once stowed-away items intrigues you the most? The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum. Havelock […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: asylum, insanity, Jon Crispin, lunatic patients, NY patients, Pennsylvanian photographer, personal artifacts, personal items, suitcases

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Artistic street murals

02/14/2013 by chicquero

Sao Paulo-based street artist Eduardo Kobra creates fantastic large scale murals that are filled with vibrant color and life. Below, we’ve also included a few more select murals that the artist has completed over his career. “Art is an evolutionary act. The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing. At no point is art static. There are no rules.” Raymond Salvatore Harmon, BOMB: A Manifesto of Art Terrorism YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Cool strokes Maps and Illustrations […]

Categories: Artsy • Tags: art, arts, artsy, brazil, colorful, Eduardo Kobra, illustration, large art, murals, painter, sao paulo, street, street art, street artist, urban, vibrant

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Bloody Valentine <3

01/31/2013 by chicquero

Hilarious and grotesque in the same instant, these “Valentines Day,” series caused somewhat of an emotional response by the viewer. Wes Naman has been a self taught photographer of ten years before graduating from commercial photography in his home in North Carolina. Since moving to Albuquerque he has been an assistant to photographers such as Chip Simons and Robert Reck before deciding to start his own company, Naman Photography. In between working as a photojournalist for the weekly Alibi, freelancing […]

Categories: Laugh, Photography • Tags: arts, blood, blood paint, bloody, fun, love, painted body, photography, scary, shocking, valentine, Valentines day, Wes Naman, white

Hands up, NY!

01/28/2013 by chicquero

Hands up, everyone! Milla Jovovich uses her expertise as the star of “Resident Evil” in this action-packed shoot photographed by Inez & Vinoodh for the February issue of Vogue Paris. The magazine pays homage to New York City with its whole issue shot in The Big Apple. Milla gets decked out in all black looks from labels such as Prada, Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen and Dolce & Gabbana amongst others styled by editor-in-chief Emmanuelle Alt. Hair by Orlando Pita and […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: action, Big Apple, black, Emmanuelle Alt, evil, hands up, Inez & Vinoodh, Milla Jovovich, new york, styling, Vogue Paris

Dancers among us!

01/23/2013 by chicquero

“The inspiration for this book came to me one afternoon as I watched my son, Hudson, playing with his toy bus. I was trying to keep pace with his three-year-old mind as he got deeper and deeper into a fantasy involving nothing more than a yellow plastic box and armless figurines. At least that’s what I saw. He saw frantic commuters rushing to catch the 77 local bus to Australia. He jumped in place, mouth open and slapping his knees, joyously reacting to […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: art, arts, ballet, beautiful, city, contemporary, cool, dance, dancers, dancers among us, dancing, movement, people, photo, photography, urban

1 minute photoshop thoughts

01/21/2013 by chicquero

We absolutely love Austin, Texas based graphic designer Erin Hanson. Her work is inspired by simple “everyday random things” and some of her ideas are brilliantly showcased in this kinda minimal series called “1 Minute Photoshop Thoughts”. It´s clever, a little sarcastic and inspirational at the same time! Enjoy! I believe we all are prey to bouts of laziness. I am constantly in the throes and try to combat my ailment with a steady diet of inspiration and doing. Erin […]

Categories: Design, Laugh • Tags: Austin designer, clever, erin hanson, fun, graphic design, illustration, inspiration, photoshop, random things, sarcastic, thoughts

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Disney Princesses in accurate fashion

01/16/2013 by chicquero

Claire Hummel was born and raised in the quiet hamlet of Los Angeles, California. She is currently working as an artist for Microsoft Game Studios Publishing. Claire gravitates naturally towards anything having to do with her childhood haunts of Disneyland, Myst, national parks, museums, and Hawai’i, thus ensuring a lifetime interest in nostalgic escapism. She also has an extensive, practical knowledge of period costuming and snakes, in case you’re into that sort of thing. Most of the world seems familiar with […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: accurate, beauty, characters, Claire Hummel, clothing, costume, disney, disney costumes, disney princesses, era, fable, Fashion, history, illustration, princess, princesses, real

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Pop Jewelry

01/11/2013 by chicquero

. Alexandra Bruel is a french art director and illustrator based in Paris. Originating from a design background, Alexandra Bruel first began working with modeling clay a few years ago and soon built up a striking portfolio that has been used in conjunction with animation, textile design, photography, sculpture and illustration. Bruel studied graphic design at the Gobelins School in Paris and during her degree she began to work with plasticine. Alexandra is represented by Handsome Frank, a London based agency that represents some of […]

Categories: Artsy, Fashion • Tags: Alexandra Bruel, arts, artsy, clay, Fashion, Handsome Frank, jewelry, plasticine, pop, pop art, Vogue

Wow, burning matchsticks!

01/10/2013 by chicquero

Check this out guys… everyday icons and objects formed from matches burning brightly against a black background – not only is Russian photographer Stanislav Aristov’s Matches series, it is gorgeous and clever as well. After creating the shapes by bending them mid-burn, he uses a macro lens and studio flash to capture the flame and smoke. Aristov says “It was while I was watching the match that I began to think of how it represents life…there is the burnt part […]

Categories: Artsy, Photography • Tags: burning, flame, macro lens, matches, matchsticks, objects, russian photographer, smoke, Stanislav Aristov

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Scotch Tape Portraits

01/03/2013 by chicquero

Forget special effects, prosthetics and hyper-detailed makeup; all you need to turn a willing friend into a monster is a little Scotch tape. Photographer Wes Naman used the unassuming office supply to transform human faces into bizarre flesh mashups, creating a unique series both amusing and horrifying, full of deep meaning and metaphor, both negative and positive, a social commentary that defies all common sense. According to Wired, Naman stumbled upon the technique while wrapping Christmas presents with his assistant when the two […]

Categories: Laugh, Photography • Tags: cool, face, funny, hilarious, laugh, office, people, photography, portraits, scotch tape, series, supplies, tape, Wes Naman

Hello Cara!

01/02/2013 by chicquero

Donning rocker chic looks with a hint of eccentricity, Cara Delevingne graces the pages of The Journal #32. Hugh Lippe photographs the British beauty with styling by Joanne Blades in a swankily furnished setting. In addition to the images, Lippe created some sketches of Cara for the issue, featuring the blonde in swimwear looks on the beach. Hair by Leonardo Manetti @ 2b Management, makeup by Maki H @ The Wall Group, retouching by Shane Lee Lyons.Sure, my childhood was unusual. […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Cara Delevingne, eccentric, Hugh Lippe, Joanne Blades, rocker chic, sketch, styling, The Journal

Fireworks!

12/31/2012 by chicquero

HAPPY NEW YEAR.. 2013!!! Life is like a firework. You gotta ignite the fuse and make it beautiful. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Lights never down Man, star and moon Enlightened souls Oh my galaxy! Charm is glow Topographic projections

Categories: Photography • Tags: 2013, beautiful, fire, fireworks, lights, magic, magical, new years, NYE, photography, photos, show, world

Double exposure portraits

12/28/2012 by chicquero

Brazilian photographer Heitor Magno is a really cool visual artist who’s behind some very eye-catching double exposures. He applies many of his double exposed imagery “like a tattoo artist on flesh; the effect is seamless and stunning at times”. Reminiscent of Matt Wisniewski‘s work, Heitor often mixes the human body with various natural elements and he literally likes to “play with fire” in a darker conceptual way. Awesome portraits! Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: brazilian photographer, double exposure, fire, Heitor Magno, natural elements, photography, portraits, tattoo

Let the festivities begin!

12/24/2012 by chicquero

It´s about time to get in the spirit with this playful rendition of Holiday treats in a cartoon-ish style. Delicious traditional seasonal eats are highlighted in all their glory accompanied by antic doodles illustrated by Laura Hunter. Thought up by freelance art director and designer Gonzalo Azores and senior creative at LBI London, Maria Vidal, they created this animated feast in collaboration with Barclaycard. Nutcrackers, pigs in a blanket, roasted veggies, Stilton cheese, cured ham, pies and many more favorites […]

Categories: Artsy, Design • Tags: art direction, Barclaycard, designer, festivity, Gonzalo Azores, Happy Holidays, illustration, Laura Hunter, Merry Christmas, nutcracker

Fashion Dolls

12/23/2012 by chicquero

Lindsey Wixson plays as a doll for the February issue of Vogue Italia lensed by Tim Walker and styled by Jacob K. Tim Walker’s photographs have entranced the readers of Vogue, month by month, for over a decade. Extravagant staging and romantic motifs characterise his unmistakable style. After concentrating on photographic stills for 15 years, Walker is now also making moving film. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Lady Cupcake Flashy, Sassy.. Tacky Barbie and Ken in crisis Intergalactic Trick or treat?

Categories: Fashion • Tags: bisque dool, doll, dolls, Fashion, giant doll, girls, Jacob K, Lindsey Wixson, photography, play, porcelain, style, tim walker, toy, Vogue Italia

Dick on a stick & stars in their eyes

12/21/2012 by chicquero

Brooklyn based photographer Henry Hargreaves doesn´t need introductions here, cause we absolutely love his fabulous work, so you have probably seen his creativity around! This time we decided to feature two series at once “Stars in their eyes” and “Dick on a stick”, both projects speak for themselves. It might be the matching Jell-O dick for the correspondent “star”, (who knows, lol). Hope you guys are having a “Happy Ending” (of the world). Have fun! Life is like a dick, […]

Categories: Laugh • Tags: dick, end of the world, fun, happy ending, henry hargreaves, hollywood stars, Jell-O, pop icons, popsico, sunnies

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