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Illustrations by Eugene Plotnikov.
Exposed, visual art by branding company Romana.
David Lynch: The Unified Field, a retrospective on the artist, opens at the Pennsylvania Academy on September 13th. Read more!
Remakes of classic paintings, Van Gogh edition.
Graffiti art, inspired by Mexican culture, by artist Neuzz.
Paintings by Brad Kahlhamer, currently exhibited at the Jack Shainmen Gallery in New York City. His sculptures are also featured there. Check it out!
Are You Cola, Jessica Rimondi, mixed media on wood.
Patti Smith, by Robert Mapplethorp
Ben Nunery and his daughter, Olivia, recreate the wedding photos of her father and deceased mother, Ali. There’s not a lot I can say about them-I might start crying.
Check out the Buzzfeed article and see the photographer’s (Ali’s sister) blog. Maybe have some tissues on hand.
ICP Curator Discusses Selfies
“People need to figure out who they are and how they fit into our culture. Self-portraiture, frankly, is a great means of doing that.”
-Christopher Phillips, curator of ICP.
The quote from the Today article gives a new perspective to the selfie, one that I hadn’t thought of before. Selfies seem to be frowned upon but looking at them as self-portraiture-as a work of art and self expression-makes them something to be appreciated. Interesting.
Read up at Today.
And while we’re on the topic, did you know that the term ‘selfie’ has officially been added to the dictionary? Among other words such as 'twerk’, 'srsly’, and 'geek chic’.
Here’s a recently famous selfie, taken from a girl who was at a Beyonce concert!
Audrey Hepburn photographed by Jack Cardiff, 1956