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Happy Winter Solstice
"In the depth of Winter, I finally learned that within me lay an an invincible Summer"
Albert Camus
Winter Solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere between the 21st-22nd of December depending on your time zone. This is officially the first day of Winter, it happens when the North Pole tilts 23.5 degrees away from the sun, it is the longest night of the year. On a very good note, after this event the days will slowly get longer until the Summer Solstice!
Pictures via National Geographic, Flickr, Tumblr and Pinterest,
HAPPY 4TH JULY
THE OVAL OFFICE BY JON RAFMAN IN THE STYLE OF JASPER JOHNS.
The Incarnations of Kimiko Yoshida
LOUIS XIV AS THE RISING SUN IN "LE BALLET DE LA NUIT" AT VERSAILLES. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
SULTAN SALADIN THE GREAT. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
GODDESS OF WAR ATHENA BY KLIMT. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
WISE KING MELCHIOR BY MANTEGNA. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
THE GOLDEN BRIDE FROM FEZ, SELF-PORTRAIT 2005. COURTESY OF THE ISRAEL MUSUEM, JERUSALEM
QUEEN OF FRANCE MARIE DE' MEDICI BY RUBENS. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
EL CONQUISTADOR HERNAN CORTES AS EL DORADO. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY PACO RABANNE
LAST SAMURAI KATSUMOTO. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
THE TORERO BRIDE WITH A BLACK SUIT OF LIGHTS , REMEMBERING PICASSO. SELF-PORTRAIT 2006.
ASSOMPTION OF VIRGIN MARY BY TINTORETTO. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
SAINT AUGUSTIN BY EL GRECO. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
WOMAN OF ALGIERS BY DELACROIX. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2007-2009
PHARAON BY GUSTAVE DORÉ, SELF-PORTRAIT, 2007-2009
SISTINE MADONNA BY RAPHAEL. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
KING OF FRANCE FRANCOIS I BY JEAN CLOUET. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010.COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
JUDITH BY CRANACH THE ELDER. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
THE CAPRICIOUS GIRL BY WATTEAU. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
ZAPATA BY DIEGO RIVERA. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
QUEEN MARIANA OF AUSTRIA BY VELASQUEZ. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
HECATE, THE GREEK GODDESS OF THE MOON AND THE SPIRIT OF THE DEAD, BY WILLIAM BLAKE. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010
DON QUIXOTE BY PICASSO. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2010. COURTESY OF PACO RABANNE.
THE SILVER BERBER BRIDE, MOROCCO, EARLY XX th CENTURY. SELF-PORTRAIT 2005. COURTESY OF THE ISRAEL MUSUEM, JERUSALEM
THE MEXICAN BRIDE, SELF PORTRAIT 2012
THE RED EGYPTIAN BRIDE (HARRY WINSTON). SELF-PORTRAIT, 2008
THE BRIDE GRAND COMMANDEUR DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR. SELF-PORTRAIT 2006
THE RED PALESTINIAN BRIDE , EARLY XX th CENTURY. SELF-PORTRAIT 2005. COURTESY OF THE ISRAEL MUSUEM, JERUSALEM
THE MAO BRIDE RED GUARD RED. SELF-PORTRAIT, 2009
"A fundamental part of Japanese culture is linked to the notion of disappearance.
Unlike the West, in Japan we use makeup in order to disappear, to erase our identity. The basic idea behind my makeup is tied to the geisha’s traditional use of a ghostly-white makeup, called ” doran ” which leaves only the outline of her eyes and bright red lips visible. Makeup in Japan is not perceived as a way of making a woman become more beautiful, but rather as a way of transforming her into an abstraction of a woman. She becomes an “idea of a woman “, rather than an “ideal woman.” It is a way of dying." text by Barbara Oudiz
Transformation, Metamorphism, Shape Shifter. These are the words that come into my mind when I look at Kimiko Yoshida and her impacting self portraits. All the pictures use always the same setting, same subject, same lighting, same framing. She does her own make-up, lighting and design using a Hasselbald camera with no retouching or editing.
I find these images so deep and mesmerising, the Series "Painting, Self- Portrait" where she transforms herself into people from famous historical portraits with pieces from Paco Rabanne's Haute Couture collections works of art in themselves are my personal favourites.
Do go to her website and see her extensive portafolio of work I had a hard time not putting all her work on this post, then this would just be pages and pages long. I spent hours reading, there are also lots of in depth articles on her and great interviews, Kimiko you are a fascinating lady!
Am hoping that she will do a show in London someday soon.
All images Via Kimiko Yoshida
Petite Noir, La vie est belle. www.visionofsplendor.com
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Valley Of the Kings, Egypt 2019
HERMES SPLENDID VISIONS
The First Step in The New Century : Party of Princes Paris 2000
Colour and Fantasy Paris 2004
Indian Fantasies (Colour) Paris 2008
Year of Africa : The Traveller's Room Paris 1997
Argent Contemporary Paris 2011
Travel the world with the stupendous windows of Hermes Paris. Pure Creative genius! I think I will make this into another series, there are so many to choose from.
I wonder if they hire more than one team to do the window displays. What an amazing job, wish I could do that. I shall investigate this further, in the meantime enjoy your journeys.
www.hermes.com
LONDON CULTURE NOV 2013 Klee & The Chinese Masters
Qui Ying ,Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Detail) Early 16th Century. The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City
Gaze of Silence Paul Klee 1932
Possibly Emperor Huizong, Auspicious Cranes 1112. Liaoning Provincial Museum
Comedy Paul Klee 1921
Attributed to Shi Ke, Two Chan Patriarchs Harmonising their Minds . 13th Century .
Chen Rong Nine Dragons (detail) 1244
Historical Site Paul Klee 1927
Yuan Jiang The Palace of Nine Perfections (detail) 1691
A Young Lady's Adventure Paul Klee 1922
This is my choice of London current important exhibitions.
Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings from 700-1900 at the V & A. An incredible assimilation of rare art works from collections around the world. Categorized in different eras ans styles. Objects of Devotion 700-950, The Quest for Reality 950-1250, Embracing Solitude 1250-1400, The pursuit of happiness 1400-1600, Challenging the Past and Looking to The West 1600-1900. The other part is that the exhibition is accompanied by the wonderful lectures and workshops not to be missed, Digital Dragons, Dim Sum Demonstration, Painting of The Mongol Dynasty in China and events for the whole family . Lastly there is a 14 day Imperial Jewels of China Cruise to be won and other prizes.. run to the V&A now.
Down by the River at The Tate Modern The Ey Exhibition: Paul Klee Making Visible, The "God" of Bauhaus . Abstract, geometric , organic. A magical man who was at one with cosmos as he was grounded in Life. He influenced so many other artist such as Rothko.
"He used to gaze for a long time at his prepared canvas before he began the drawing… I have never seen a man who had such creative quiet. It radiated from him as from the sun. His face was that of a man who knows about day and night, sky and sea and air. He did not speak about these things. He had no tongue to tell of them. Our language is too little to say these things… Klee, when beginning a picture, had the excitement of a Columbus moving to the discovery of a new continent. He had a frightened presentiment, just a vague sense of the right course… Klee set out to discover a new land." Jankel Adler on Paul Klee .
One of my favourite artists of all time Swiss Paul Klee's work is so refreshingly Modern but has the depth of another era that to me has not been seen in our Modern times of today.
"I cannot be grasped in the here and now For I live just as well with the dead As with the unborn Somewhat closer to the heart Of creation than usual But far from close enough."
Paul Klee own words on his tombstone.
Enjoy.
Masterpieces of Chinese Paintings At The V&A
26th October 2013 - 9th of January 2014
Corresponding Workshops & Lectures
Paul Klee at The Tate Modern
16th of October 2013- 9th of March 2014
Spellbound~Michele Ong
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