Inspiration

  • Business,  Creative Process,  Fashion,  Film,  Humor,  Inspiration

    Golden Girl +

    I’m excited about the new James Bond Movie, Quantum of Solace. Seeing this post from the DailyMail below made me remember all the previous Bond films and how I’d watch them growing up and watched them with my own family. This picture is eerie, but also artistic in the sense that one can actually see the application and the creative process of how that goo got all over that Golden girl gone oily for the latest movie. I like how they referred back to the original Goldfinger, in set-up, placement of figure and slick covering — but in this case with a more gruesome, updated Oilfinger version. Also,  Mathieu Almaric,…

  • Artists,  Film,  Inspiration,  Murals,  Photography

    Village Murals, Podcasts & Pushing Daisies

    This is a follow up to my Mysterious Eyes post. I just stumbled upon this image via Visual Culture and I thought it was pretty cool. The original photo credit goes to JR Art Photography. I haven’t been to Rio favela of Providencia in Rio De Janeiro but there appears to be a lot of Googly eyes there. I can resonate with this lately because I’ve been pushing 16 hour + days for months and feeling a little brain fried, punch drunk and googly eyed — more like bleary eyed myself these days. I finally got a chance to listen to Rosh and Deans’ Prosperous Artists Podcast from September 17th…

  • Everyday,  Inspiration,  Photography

    Optical Illusions

    I loved this post from the Crooked Brains Blog regarding illusions. What a creative way to take pictures. I thought it fitting after September 11th to post this picture, originally by Michael Hughes in 1999 of the Twin Towers as depicted in a postcard that is transposed over what is no longer there — before they collapsed. Check out the art archives for more interesting photos that will wow you — especially that cork mural. NOW I know what to do with all those corks that I’ve been saving.

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