Mondnacht

Mondnacht

Es war, als hätt' der Himmel
Die Erde still geküsst,
Dass sie im Blütenschimmer
Von ihm nun träumen müsst'.

Die Luft ging durch die Felder,
Die Ähren wogten sacht,
Es rauschten leis' die Wälder,
So sternklar war die Nacht.

Und meine Seele spannte
Weit ihre Flügel aus,
Flog durch die stillen Lande,
Als flöge sie nach Haus.

Bild: Pakayla Biehn. text: Joseph von Eichendorff.

L.E.S. Artistes #3

Antony Micallef’s ‘bubblegum pop’ paintings combine skilled brushwork with references to old masters and graphic design.
Dealing with the subject of portraiture in a dark and slightly twisted, Bacon-esque way, human forms are placed in artificial, unnatural environments that are influenced by popular culture in the forms of fashion, music and design.
By shaping an artificial ‘stage’ for his ‘characters’ to inhabit, Micallef attempts to capture and reveal their personality. He states, “When I begin painting a face it feels like I’m facing for marks randomly, trying to catch an expression of a character, an identity”.

Too young to love

.music video from the big pink's single too young to love. Directed by Rob Hawkins.my favorite of the day.

my eyecandy for today

via mysterygirl/ boyhood

L.E.S. Artistes #2

Alyssa Monks’s work explores narrative figuration. I really like the way she is playing with the tension between abstraction and realism in the same work, using different filters to visually distort and disintegrate the body. The islands of steam and water droplets on the glass distort the illusion of the face or figure as the flesh reshapes itself by pushing against the glass. Strokes of thick, succulent paint in delicate color relationships are pushed and pulled into place to imitate glass, steam, water and flesh and create a narrative not only in the composition, but in the actual surface as well. The result of this pushing and pulling of realism is a confrontation of the tension between mortality and vitality. Striving for anatomical and realistic accuracy, it is her intention to convey an arresting vision that compels the viewer to feel their own humanness. It is Monks’s intent to relate visually the contemporary female experience with sensitivity, empathy, and integrity.

go watch!! via alyssamonks.com

Intimacy! Kunst Museum Ahlen Germany January - March, 2010

i feel misunderstood but i'm not isolated.
my mind is clear
but my everdaylife makes me feel lost.
nights are my only escape but not my hope.
"this is my one broken prize"

don't worry, i'm okay.

L.E.S. Artistes #1

Matthew Woodson was born and raised in southern Indiana. At a young age he developed a fascination for natural history and the elegant simplicity of silent moments and small deaths. His illustration is obviously awesome but he also has something interesting to say. His subjects are people, often portrayed with unflattering directness and occasionally in compositions that don’t include the head, studies of natural objects like plants and animal skulls, and landscapes. His sometimes stark, sometimes poetic images are spare, usually consisting of linework and a few tones of gray or muted color. He works in pen, brush and ink, occasionally with the addition of color in gouache and frequently with color added digitally in Photoshop.

I'm off to search new love

Morgens und abends zu lesen

Der, den ich liebe
Hat mir gesagt
Daß er mich braucht.

Darum
Gebe ich auf mich acht
Sehe auf meinen Weg und
Fürchte von jedem Regentropfen
Daß er mich erschlagen könnte.

B.Brecht.

resume of the past days

- my bed smells like an ashtray

- i don' need to spend money on ice-skating because i have wedged boots with a sleek sole and theres glaze outside

- found a cool new old club in my hometown

- gay boys fart a lot or maybe don't have to? (blogscret)
- karin dreijer is the coolest ugly woman on earth since this appearance
- my hair is orange but i don't give a shit because i still look better than those who say that harharharharhar

- i'm no longer out of work

- clara neither
- o, it's already february!

- my life is still boring

chanel rtw spring 2010
via style.com

heart-shaped hair

sparkling stockings

silk, ruffles and more sparkle