"Entwined lives" by Tim Laman (USA)
THE FEEL FREE ARTZ GROUP
Monday, October 31, 2016
Teyana Taylor Covers 'PAPER' Magazine's "Living For Fashion" Issue “You can be Superwoman. You can have it all…”
Gracing the cover of the latest issue of PAPER Magazine is Teyana Taylor. Signing with Pharrell’s Star Trak Entertainment at 16 and flexing her choreography skills for Beyoncé’s “Ring the Alarm” video, the 25-year-old Harlem native has hustled her way through the culture for longer than the world may realize. While Taylor’s setbacks since her career’s inception in 2007 might have overshadowed her (namely a now-resolved beef with Rihanna), she has come out more ready to shine than ever.
At 38 million YouTube views and counting, “Fade” aired during Kanye’s allocated four minutes at this year’s VMAs. Taylor’s Flashdance-inspired show of physical prowess and energy swiftly shot her into the gazes of many, securing her front row spots all over New York Fashion Week and earning her friendships with the likes of Anna Wintour. Mother to nine-month-old baby Junie, Taylor is conscious of the power her body holds – not in spite of, but by way of motherhood. “I honestly don’t feel like ‘Fade’ would have had the same effect had I just been 21, hot body, single,” she says. “It’s the opposite of the cliché that says kids will slow you or your career down.”
Having participated in the recent Yeezy Season 4 show, Taylor also discusses the role Kanye has played in her recent moves in the spotlight. Taylor’s relationship with Kanye goes back four years, during the recording stages of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Despite originally meeting up to offer her counsel on some custom Balmain items, the encounter ended with Taylor adding vocals to “Dark Fantasy” and “Hell of a Life.” She subsequently joined up with G.O.O.D. Music in 2012, and released her debut album, VII, in 2014.
Read the rest of the cover story here.
At 38 million YouTube views and counting, “Fade” aired during Kanye’s allocated four minutes at this year’s VMAs. Taylor’s Flashdance-inspired show of physical prowess and energy swiftly shot her into the gazes of many, securing her front row spots all over New York Fashion Week and earning her friendships with the likes of Anna Wintour. Mother to nine-month-old baby Junie, Taylor is conscious of the power her body holds – not in spite of, but by way of motherhood. “I honestly don’t feel like ‘Fade’ would have had the same effect had I just been 21, hot body, single,” she says. “It’s the opposite of the cliché that says kids will slow you or your career down.”
Having participated in the recent Yeezy Season 4 show, Taylor also discusses the role Kanye has played in her recent moves in the spotlight. Taylor’s relationship with Kanye goes back four years, during the recording stages of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Despite originally meeting up to offer her counsel on some custom Balmain items, the encounter ended with Taylor adding vocals to “Dark Fantasy” and “Hell of a Life.” She subsequently joined up with G.O.O.D. Music in 2012, and released her debut album, VII, in 2014.
Read the rest of the cover story here.
Hajime Sorayama Transforms His "Sexy Robots" Into Hollywood Stars for His Latest Exhibition Sorayama heads stateside.
Fresh off the unveiling of his upcoming collaboration with XLARGE, iconic Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama is headed stateside to open a brand new exhibition in New York City. Simply dubbed “Sorayama,” the self-titled display will once again be highlighted by the 69-year-old’s signature “Sexy Robots,” in this case transforming Hollywood stars as “Kate Moss becomes a bionic Playboy bunny, Snow White’s queen a dominatrix and Elvis a laser emitting radio transmitter.”
Sorayama’s exhibition opens October 28 and will remain on display through December 17. If you can’t make it to the display in person, you can check out some of the works that will be highlighted here.
Jacob Lewis Gallery
521 West 26th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
United States
Largest Banksy Collection Opens in London The elusive street artist’s work gets a home.
Good news for all you Banksy fans as you no longer have to scour the streets to find his coveted artworks. The elusive graffiti artist will now have a permanent exhibition space at an East London gallery. The space, nicknamed the “Banksy Bunker,” will be open six days a week at the Hang-up Gallery in Dalston. The space will comprise of an ever-changing collection of Banksy’s prints, canvases and sculptures, all which can be purchased by the public.
Banksy’s work is rarely seen inside an actual gallery space, with most of his works appearing randomly throughout the streets. Despite achieving global fame, Banksy’s identity has remained a mystery throughout his 27-year career. The “Banksy Bunker” will be open from Tuesday to Sunday indefinitely with free entrance. Head over to the gallery’s official website for more details. Make sure to check out the trailer for Saving Banksy here in the meantime.
Hang-up Gallery
81 Stoke Newington Rd
London, N16 8AD
United Kingdom
Banksy’s work is rarely seen inside an actual gallery space, with most of his works appearing randomly throughout the streets. Despite achieving global fame, Banksy’s identity has remained a mystery throughout his 27-year career. The “Banksy Bunker” will be open from Tuesday to Sunday indefinitely with free entrance. Head over to the gallery’s official website for more details. Make sure to check out the trailer for Saving Banksy here in the meantime.
Hang-up Gallery
81 Stoke Newington Rd
London, N16 8AD
United Kingdom
Stunning Images From the 2016 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards Winners were chosen from over 50,000 entries.
"The alley cat" by Nayan Khanolkar (India)
"The pangolin pit" by Paul Hilton (UK/Australia)
"The moon and the crow" by Gideon Knight (UK)
"Requiem for an owl" by Mats Andersson (Sweden)
"The sand canvas" by Rudi Sebastian (Germany)
"Star player" by Luis Javier Sandoval (Mexico)
This past Tuesday, winners for the Natural History Museum’s annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were chosen. A panel of judges examined over 50,000 entries from approximately 95 different countries and selected a total of 100 short-listed photos. American biologist and photojournalist Tim Laman was named the overall winner of the contest for his striking “Entwined Lives” photo (depicted in slide one). Other award categories include Birds, Plants and Fungi, Underwater, Urban and more.
Short-listed photos will be on display at the Natural History Museum this October 21 and an international tour will follow. Peruse through a selection of the award-winning images above and then head over to the museum’s official website to learn more.
Short-listed photos will be on display at the Natural History Museum this October 21 and an international tour will follow. Peruse through a selection of the award-winning images above and then head over to the museum’s official website to learn more.
Never-Before-Seen Basquiat Works Are Coming to X Contemporary Some of Basquiat’s early works will be exhibited in public for the very first time.
Jean-Michel Basquiat is getting his first — and long overdue — UK-based exhibition in the form of next year’s “Boom For Real,” but that’s not the only Basquiat-centric news to come out of the art world as of late. Ahead of next year’s showing at London’s Barbican Centre, a bevy of never-before-seen works will hit Miami Basel offshoot X Contemporary next month. Exhibited by Brooklyn’s Bishop Gallery, the collection features paintings, collages and drawings alike — all of which were completed from 1979 to 1981 in the Manhattan apartment of the late artist’s longtime friend, Lonny Lichtenberg. Al Diaz, a former Basquiat collaborator, will be curating the pieces for the exhibition.
Having “only been seen by a handful of individuals” prior to now, the works will hit Miami’s Nobu Hotel from November 30 through December 4.
Having had the ability to capture one of the art world’s true greats, a series of Lee Jaffe photographs reveal an intimate look into the process of the legendary Jean-Michel Basquiat. The ability to photograph somebody of Basquiat’s prowess offers newcomers an in-depth link to an important figurehead in the world of pop art.
Notorious Meme Artist Lushsux Paints Massive Kanye West "Famous" Mural
The troll artist from Melbourne, Australia is back at it. It was only last month when Lushsux had global news outlets in a frenzy due to his controversial Hilary Clinton mural spotted in a suburb of the Australian city. The huge painting initially depicted the democratic presidential candidate in a skimpy swimsuit, but in a provocative move triggered by passersby complaints, the artist decided to veil her frame in a burqa. Recently, the self-proclaimed “world’s first meme artist” sprayed a massive mural portraying three of the naked wax figures from Kanye West’s “Famous” video: Yeezy, Kim Kardashian West and Taylor Swift.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
PHOTOS BY VAN STYLE ON VISUALAPPAREL.COM :: Night Out :: Bob's Big Boy Classic Car Night
If you do anything long enough you start to reach a point where you need to challenge yourself. Mentally and creatively. This has been a big thing for me recently. I am opening up my eyes to new opportunities to approach photograph some common settings differently. Last week my friend Travis Jensen mentioned he was going out to the Bob's Big Boy out in Burbank for a classic car night. Now if you live in L.A. you are familiar with the car culture out here in general. This night at Bob's Big Boy brings out a great crowd that loves and shares a common joy for great American automobiles.
Now while I am not a car guy by any means I took tihs as an opportunity to hang out with some friends and to challenge myself to shoot this event in a way that makes me look different at the subject matter. Rather than focus on making a general photo showcasing the setting and the people there I found my eyes being drawn to the shapes and shadows within the cars themselves.
I choose to shoot in black & white with my Monochrom camera. Those of you not familiar with this camera, it strictly shoots black & white. No color at all. I found this helpful here as I was not distracted by the colors of these beautiful machines. Instead I was able to focus on the idea at hand. Below are the results of my approach for this project. I hope you enjoy!
Now while I am not a car guy by any means I took tihs as an opportunity to hang out with some friends and to challenge myself to shoot this event in a way that makes me look different at the subject matter. Rather than focus on making a general photo showcasing the setting and the people there I found my eyes being drawn to the shapes and shadows within the cars themselves.
I choose to shoot in black & white with my Monochrom camera. Those of you not familiar with this camera, it strictly shoots black & white. No color at all. I found this helpful here as I was not distracted by the colors of these beautiful machines. Instead I was able to focus on the idea at hand. Below are the results of my approach for this project. I hope you enjoy!
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