I’ve been looking for an amazing piece of Canadian art for this big old black wall that we have in our house. When my friend Rob posted a link on fb I clicked and instantly fell in love with Greg Angus’ work!
Holding a degree in Fine Arts from Queens and a Masters from UBC, Angus (a Burlington Ontario native) has travelled the world with his art. From Scotland to Japan, he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and his art is held in both private and public collections.
I am personally in love with Angus’ unapologetic use of colour and texture. I feel like I could stare at any one of his paintings for days.
Watch this video to see how Greg uses wax, fingerprints and paint to get the amazing effect in his work, plus he’s a black belt in Aikido! Amazingness!
Scottish artist, Georgia Russell’s ‘dissected printed matter’ is in museums, magazines and restaurants around the world and I had to share her works with you. They are genius. She takes anything from maps, newspapers, photos etc and slashes, slices and dices them into beautiful works of art.
Titles: Etudes sur L’hysterie, L’amour fou, La Nuit Remue
Titles: Evolution and Natural Selection, Harrap’s Standard French-English Dictionary
Why Turkey you ask? I’ve heard about it twice now and decided to do some research. There is a little area in Istanbul called Cihangir which has recently been labelled the hipster hangout. I never realized how much Turkey has to offer! Culture, architecture, history, fashion, beaches, dining and nightlife. What more do you need.
In the 70’s Cihangir wasn’t the coolest quarter due to it’s high population of ‘trannies’ occupying the area because the rent was cheap. When I read that it reminded me of Amy Winehouse’s now-hip hometown, Camden Town in London where the crack heads live. Investors started buying into the area and now Cihangir is the place to be! It’s not hard for tourists to find apartments for short term leasing but the Witt hotel is said to be the best in the area.
HOTEL – Witt Boutique Hotel & Suites
The photos they have on their site tell a story of classic elegance with a modern twist:
ART & CULTURE
There are mosques and museums that are a must see. The cite even has a modern art space called Istanbul Modern, symbolising Istanbul’s desire to be taken seriously as a progressive, creative hub.
SHOPPING
The Beyoğlu area is the Soho of Istanbul. It has narrow streets with all kinds of vintage and retro shops!
If you want something a little more upscale and Americanized, you can always hit up the mall, Istinye Park:
RESTAURANTS & NIGHTLIFE
To have a great meal, a view like that with music blasting and people dancing is PRICELESS!
What do you guys think? Would you ever go there? If you’ve been to that part of the world before, do you have any recommendations? Leave a comment!
Born and raised in Toulouse France, Fafi’s strong presence in the graffiti and fine arts scene was first witnessed on her hometown walls in 1994. Back then, as she was painting and hustling, her sexy, funny, and sometimes aggressive girl characters made the whole world look and help kick-start a whole new graphic language; by exploring feminity through stereotypes, and using it to her advantage, she drew enormous attention and thus started to travel the world with thousands of Fafinettes in her brushes and paint cans. Europe, USA, Japan, Hong-Kong, the planet is a playground. And it’s only started.
Soon enough Sony would ask her to design a six-character toy set for the Time Capsules collection, an almost natural move for her three-dimensional measures. Other successful figurines would follow, as well as numerous expositions and collaborations with Colette, Adidas, LeSportSac, Coca-Cola, M.A.C cosmetics and countless press stories in the most prestigious magazines (ie. Vogue, Elle, The Face, XLR8R, Yen etc…). (-text care of fafi.net)
My friend’s avatar on twitter was of a Fafi sketch and after doing some reasearch, Fafi is everywhere! We’ve probably all seen a fafinette somewhere! It’s like pin-up anime graffiti and the characters she draws are all so cute. Whether it’s a sexy seductress or a chubby chick, her talent is super versatile without losing the true style of the fafinette.
Fafi for Colette
Fafi for Vogue
Fafi even did animation for Mark Ronson’s video featuring music from Lily Allen called Oh My God!
Click the pic to watch the video:
Go to fafi’s site to see a full gallery on all of her art and events www.fafi.net
“I have invented several styles of architecture, as well as one new religion and two salads. I am particularly fond of social problems and cloud formations. My work is profoundly profound.”
Perdo Friedeberg
Hand Chair Gilt Wood
Arm Chair With Carved Hands and Feet
Elephants
Love *sigh*
Read more of Pedro’s hilarious bio and see more of his outstanding work HERE
1 word: WOW. After watching this a of Ukraine’s Got Talent Winner, Kseniya Simonova, I was blown away.
Kseniya in action
The words that came to mind were:
Culture, Beauty, Emotion, Art, History, War, Simplicity, Creativity, Expression,
This cute little 24-year-old brought the judges and audience to tears by recounting Germany conquering Ukraine in WW2. She mixes peace and war, music and art, all with a glowing countertop and a pile of sand. The story she tells brings you through love, seperation, loss, war and ends with her subtitling the final scene “you are always near”. I can’t even understand Ukrainian and I started to tear!
Take a look:
A visual masterpiece! What do you guys think of this? Have you ever seen anything like this before?
To have a great meal, a view like that with music blasting and people dancing is PRICELESS!
