Supercolour

I have recently stumbled upon a beautiful French illustrator/designer Clémentine.  She is the owner and creator of the art brand Blule, and creates unbelievably darling watercolor paintings for her excited customers.  As she puts it: "Blule is my brand for everything Illustration. It's kind of my superhero mask." And I must admit, of all her works her superhero series is easily my favorite.  She successfully portrays these hard-working BAMFs in the most unsuspecting media -- watercolor.  But she does not rid them of their power or strength by using such a sheer and delicate instrument.

So pick your favorite too!  Check out her website and rummage through all of the beautiful options.  Are you team Superman or Batman?  It doesn't matter.  Buy them both.  Superheroes unite.  (You MUST click this link for Keone Madrid's unbelievably beautiful choreography to "Lois Lane")

She currently resides in Sydney, Australia but ships worldwide, so you have no excuse for not buying one of her pieces!

http://boutique.blule.fr

slow curves.

Business man turned photographer Hal Eastman is a pleasantly talented individual I came across whilst browsing photographs on the internet.  He graduated from Stanford Business School and worked as an business executive in several companies before slowly molding into a completely different profession; photography.

"I seek to create and share simple, beautiful images which communicate the natural rhythms and innate energies of chosen subjects. I find photographing dance very apt for expressing natural rhythmic movement. My work celebrates especially the pure sculpture, power, and physicality of women dancers."

Most of his works are dedicated to the beauty and power of dance -- which is probably why I am so drawn to them.  He uses unique techniques to capture the emotion and movement of dancers - very different to anything I've ever seen before.  The word ethereal comes to mind when looking through his portfolio.  Of these dream-like photographs, one series caught my eye above the rest.  

SLOW CURVES is a limited edition photograph series inspired by the line "the slow curve of a woman's cheekbone," from Mitch Rainey's poem Wedding by the Sea.  These photographs (which look like phenomenal charcoal sketches) are the minimalistic answer to a woman's voluptuous beauty.  Taking sensual nude photos and straining them down to their most primitive, Eastman successfully creates a series of artistic, tasteful "nudes" that capture the true power, beauty and softness of a woman's curves.

"The limited edition photographs employ unusual studio lighting and processing techniques to create soft, ethereal, tasteful, nude female photographs. They are printed on slightly textured paper and resemble ethereal drawings."

http://www.haleastman.com

Bursting with Life

A hidden star in the dark world of deviantART, Micko-Vic is a light that anyone would want to follow.  Unfortunately elusive, I found it hard to research any real information on this mystery man (or woman).  What I've found is that Vic is an artist from Serbia who has studied culinary arts for a hobby (perhaps shedding light on his fantastic ability with a palette knife).  His distinct style is eye-catching to say the least with it's vibrant colors, bold strokes and dazzling sceneries.  His talent effectively captures the life in the bustling streets he paints, leaving the audience wanting more but being satisfied at the same time. 

http://micko-vic.deviantart.com/gallery/

WISF

"This blog is about fashion and everything that inspires it, such as art, design, nature, photography & many more. I like to pick beautiful fashion related pictures and match them with photos that I find related to them for different reasons, for instance colours, shapes, sensations, concept."

This blog started by Italian art-student Bianca Luini has been one of my favorite escapes in the past few weeks.  Luini finds beautiful fashion-related photographs and pairs them with (shockingly compatible) photographs of anything and everything in the world.  Whether it be a piece of nature, a man made building or a stray object, she successfully finds two shots that work delightfully well together to create a single comprehensive piece.

http://whereiseefashion.tumblr.com/

Wrapped up.

I will be the first to admit that I've been lazy with my blog posts by posting videos (still high quality work) instead of full collections of photos.  Here is my apology in the form of Ukrainian photographer Vadim Stein. 

Stunning.

Stormin' In

STORMTROOPER SECRETS

Music by Scott Winn & Brendo Bytheway

Choreography by Jason Celaya

Cinematography by Derek Pueblo

Dancers: Jason Celaya, De'Von McCullough, Jason Pickett, Landon Anderson, Marcquet Hill

This video first came to my attention in January, and has been sitting in my drafts folder for way too long.

Excellent humor, spot on choreography, and quite a strong song.

ENJOY.

Enra

PLEIADES

Performamce & Choreography : Saya Watatani , Maki Yokoyama

Director : Nobuyuki Hanabusa

Animator : Seiya Ishii , Nobuyuki Hanabusa

Music : Nobuyuki Hanabusa

http://enra.jp

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