viktor and rolf

I've always loved them. But this show has transformed my love into a slightly disturbing form of obsession. My mind's still polarised; is it art or fashion? Whatever it is, it's unbelievable. I wish I could have been there to witness such an embodiment of genius, of pure innovation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3jqh-kmmk8

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I'm also digging Corey Corcoaran's new work for his exhibition 'Half Life' at the fivesevendelle in Boston massachusetts . I simply love the colour and texture; It's the kind I want to incorporate in my major work.

"Through paintings, mixed media, and site-specific installation, Corcoran creates dense visual ecosystems. Using everything from plaster to watercolor and faux fur, his landscapes teeter on the edge of collapse and fruition. Half-dead bodies fill these transitory spaces as gods of destruction or biological fodder for its change. Color, texture, and pattern act as the primordial soup from which the notion of progress and finality may arise."

levy dhurmer

“ Some people never go crazy,
What truly horrible lives they must live ”
Charles Bukowski

John Stezaker

John Stezaker

Samuel Francois

Picked up the latest Nylon mag yesterday and these illustrations by Mr Francois caught my eye. I might just have to go buy a pack of textas now.

Linda Zacks

I ran in the rain today. I'm undecided as to whether I like it or not. Definitely an experience. Effective, also, in venting accumulating anger against certain individuals; Mother decided to have a go at me for quitting my job. Whatever, I have more time to paint, do homework, socialise, train etc etc. I hated that job, it brought me nothing but stress and a couple of extra dollars.

Anyway, in regards to inspiration for the day,  I've been a fan of Linda Zacks for a while now. She has a kind of messy aesthetic, really emotive and almost spontaneous. Some of her work can be really confronting too. I never get sick of looking through her amazing handmade books, full of quirky quotes like 'I swallowed a rainbow, got drunk on air and puked it up all over the world." Here's some of her work in paris, makes me want to hit the poetry books...

Heading off to the big smoke tomorrow that is Sydney. Chiefly for a University introduction day, but also for shopping! I need shoes for the debutante ball. Even though I love living on the coast I always feel accepted in the city, like I can be myself. Be it Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, there always seems to be such a creative unique vibe resonating amongst the streets. I can wear whatever I want to wear and not feel judged. Where as here, heels are strictly for formal evening functions and it is almost expected that at least one garment you sport bears the words Roxy, Ripcurl or Billabong. I guess I've just got to learn to defy the conventions. 

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katherine brickman.

Images from the whimsical mind of Katherine Brickman.