L'Oeuvre

These are some past illustrations that I did in my drawing class this past Fall 2011 semester with the wonderful Vasilija Zivanic as my instructor.

Wearing for the Stars

I wore this outfit today. I was inspired by the gradience of the colors on my sweater. I would describe my outfit as something out of the cosmos. I have always tried to fix the shoes that I am wearing ( I fixed it three times with glue, tape, and staples).

I know the photo is not as great but I can only take it with my camera phone. Apologies! :(

The Female Perversion

I recently found out about an artist named Dorothea Tanning. She is an American painter and sculptor that was part of the "Surrealist" movement. She was actually from the same state as me (Illinois). My own interpretation of her work is a statement of female perversion. Her work is definitely erotic but there is an aggression and irritation that is appealing.

ATTENTION!

THERE IS A NEW EXHIBIT, "DARK CHRISTMAS" OF WORK BY ARTISTS LIKE HANS BELLMAR, GERHARD RICHTER, CINDY SHERMAN, AND MS. DOROTHEA TANNING at the Lee Koeing Gallery. It runs from December 8,2011 to January 14, 2012. You should all check it out if you want to see really interesting and unusual artwork!

http://leokoenig.com/

The Will of the Body and Strength of the Mind

Zhang Huan is a Chinese artist that works in performance, sculpture, and photography but is primarily a performance artist. Many of his works deal with identity, spiritualism, vulnerability, and transgression. His performances connotate a blank masochism with the crude conditions he puts himself in.

I first discovered him from a book of tattoos that a friend was looking at. His "blank stare" intrigued me, especially with the situation he inflicted on himself. My fascination continued with how, in my opinion, he explored the possibilities of the human body and physical pain. In my opinion, Huan wants to show how he is above the human limits, almost like he is immortal.

I see a similarity with him in myself, to challenge the physical boundaries of pain.

I realized that although he has a "blank stare," his reaction to the situation is exhibited by the very act of the performance.

Family Tree, 2000, New York, USA

1/2 1998, Beijing, China

My New York, 2002, Performance, Whitney Museum, New York, USA

Foam 1998, Beijing, China

My description of his oeuvre is blank masochism. hahaaa

Life in the desert of new york city

(I apologize for the image quality, I was trying to take the photo without the two women noticing me and on the subway.)

I was on the subway today coming back from an ABSOLUTE indulgent, obese time spent with my friend and her family's thanksgiving dinner. I was trying to use up my time by reading a book but I saw this explosion of rich colors come in. This woman, most likely of hispanic descent was looking very ethnic and traditional with the attire that was on her. She was wearing a rich royal blue, heavy, long, possibly wool or yarn scarf, a dull purple sweater jacket, pine green fedora with a bold forest green pleated skirt with white socks and black mary janes. She looked absolutely beautiful. I could not stop looking at her, I had to stop a little because the woman and her friend were getting suspicious of me.

Why can't I see that much color in new york city? Gosh.. as "fashionable" and "stylish" nyc is known to be, sometimes it can be a drag, and not in a good way. This woman's outfit inspires me, puts me back into power mode that I do not have to dress to conform to everyone else's lame-ass, boring standard of dress. I just don't see that much color anymore and done so right.

errr...ROAARRRR...RAHHHHH.AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Frustrationnnn.....

I just had to put this picture up to show and say yes, there is some vitality in the desert of new york city. :)

La Piel que habito

For my horror film class, we recently took a trip to watch the new Pedro Almodovar film "A Piel que habito," which translates to "The Skin I live in." The synopsis on IMDB says the film is about "a brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession" Antonio Banderas stars as "Robert Ledgard," the plastic surgeon and Elena Anaya as "Vera Cruz," the guinea pig patient. My horror film class is an emphasis on how the body is transformed and transfigured manipulatively and reveal the human subconscious. This new Almodovar film is a good example of how the body is altered cunningly and for the sake of someone else's selfish and disturbing pleasure. As all of Almodovar films, if you don't listen to the dialogue carefully, you will miss the whole movie. However, with this movie, the actions were just as important as the dialogue.

"A Piel que habito" was a stunning film and beautifully crafted with precision, more than Almodovar's previous films. I really liked Antonio Banderas character, he was strangely silent but with a cunning intention to it (ooo..chilling). I just have to say, Almodovar's settings are always just SO FREAKING BEAUTIFUL! WITH ALL THE COLORS!!!!

Anyways, I suggest, no, DEMAND that everyone go watch Pedro Almodovar's "A Piel que habito." It is playing at the Landmark Sunshine Cinemas on East Houston Street.

See thru ME!

For my next collection in my concepts class, narrative is the main objective. My narrative is based on my friend, we will use the name Juketastrophe. I used words like "glitter, glam, tacky stuff, gender identity, emptiness, bright" as reference words. I am using plastic, "PVC," transparency as my inspiration. However, I am taking a turn from it by making it very provocative and at times, tacky. I realized that fashion's take on PVC and plastic wear is a bit modest for my take.

WHERE DO I TURN TOO!!!!!!!!!!!

CYBER-PUNK!





I think the provocative and barbaric look of "cyber punk" fashion can be another inspiration to look at. I want to use the way some of the garments expose the body in its special way that it does to translate through transparent PVC clothing. I am still researching and experimenting with various designs but I am definitely using "cyber punk" as another way to find new ideas.