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bea valdez

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BABBbea

bea

bea

>>oh la laaaa kababayan!<<

Buy it, use it, break it, fix it,
Trash it, change it, mail – upgrade it,
Charge it, point it, zoom it, press it,
Snap it, work it, quick – erase it,
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it,
Load it, check it, quick – rewrite it,
Plug it, play it, burn it, rip it,
Drag and drop it, zip – unzip it,
Lock it, fill it, call it, find it,
View it, code it, jam – unlock it,
Surf it, scroll it, pause it, click it,
Cross it, crack it, switch – update it,
Name it, rate it, tune it, print it,
Scan it, send it, fax – rename it,
Touch it, bring it, Pay it, watch it,
Turn it, leave it, start – format it.

Encore.

bea valdez fo’ lyffeeeeeeeeee

xxx

in the black suit

the black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suitthe black suit

>>black<<

black in 50 diff languages.

mkazawi, braʔa, šuwín, swart, q̣eq, bukúsea, tumtum, locha, i zi e zezë, wasik, beč̣edir, أسود (aswad), սէւ (sev), negru, poʦitari, prietu, makálux, baaka, čˀiyara, uta’ta-i, qara, badeng, nākpo, Bɨɨh, beltz, ḳara, kpɛ̃̀, mbiring, чорны (čornɪ), याका (yaka), du, laωa, malotoŋ, mʌtum, q̣eq, gallardó, negre, hawókči, sewe-da, ɲataha, čɨkɨ, áttilong, ‘ärža, ᎬᎿᎨ (gvhnage), 黑(色) (hāk [sīk]), 黑色 (hēisè), klale, c̄oḳ, lusa, ik, ḳiḳ, xura, sįˀą, pa-ˀba-‘kã, súˀumuaraˀa, du, neru, noi, crna, černá, sort, zwart, nâi, paima, black, pʰãimaa, r̃aužo, nigra, must, karā, svartur, itim, musta, noir, swart, negro, შავი (shavi), schwarz, úri, siya, mɨtsia, μαύρο (mavro),  gurrngan, hũ, કાળો (kaaro), bak̑ī, ‘ele’ele, שחור (shakhor), काला (Kālā), dub, henḍe, fekete, svartur, nigra, ojii, ‘ärža, hitam, nirga, dubh, nero, kawolo, boš, 黒 (kuro),  sə, matuling, iIəbɨ, қара (ḳara), мусту (mustu), nég, czôrny, u’du’du, karhaini, roroo, sʸöd, काळे (kāle)

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actually, i think that’s more than 50…

xxx

still paler

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Lamija-Suljevic

>>lamija suljevic<<

drumroll please…

for the bosnia-born but swedish-based fashion designer lamija suljevic.

•she is fixated on old hand-made techniques and parisian couture.

•her pieces are characterized by an abundance of pleats, laces, braiding & embroidery

• this is her a/w 2010 collection…

inspired by a childhood that was uprooted by war  lamija’s work is imbued w/ nostalgia and balkan nuances.

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clickkkkk here for interviews by agent2magazine and dazed digital

AND

to see more of her work click hereeeee

xxx

blow the horn

dubaldubaldubaldubaldubaldubaldubaldubal

>>overprinting galore + graphic design + cut & paste + all hail frederique daubal +  freelance creative + mixed media <<

lots of ex’s…like experiments, explore, exciting, experience, and exclamation mark.

xxx

for more of the above, check out his page here

(source: trendland)

the story of…

kay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khankay khan

>>chaotic excess + pockets of space + photomontage + stiff, clean-cut edges + woahhh<<

kay khan, such a hero….CLEARLY, i can not get enough.

you know you want to click here

i copy/pasted her statement, because i could not have articulated her aesthetic any better:

My work is a mosaic of fragments, collected experiences, information, and images. This mosaic is both ideological and visual. I like to begin with an idea that I allow to develop unhindered to encompass anything from the serious to the absurd. No thought is isolated and the simplest can build upon itself. Layers of connected thoughts revealed in a succession of images link and multiply in evolving variations. In my recent work, for example, I sometimes begin with just a word, but already this word comes with many meanings and connotations. Then I make a connection, a thin bridge, between each word and its images, and other perhaps abstract and veiled yet related ideas. My artworks are often labyrinths of intricate wordplay. I want the words to be read as fleeting and visual impressions that interact with the other stitched images. The figures in my work in combination with the words form a running commentary.

In the Armor and Facade series, I want to “armor” modern society. These artworks are about how we protect and present ourselves. I begin with simple ordinary ready-made garments that I deconstruct; armor with quilting, imagery, and text; and then rebuild. Garments have their mundane yet necessary purpose to protect us from the elements. But they are obviously more than that in every society. They are our “decoration”; they express and reflect who we are as individuals and as a culture.

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+ there’s a lecture/workshop from aug 2-7 2011……more infooooo right here

location 2 crossway, old greenwich

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RODARTE’S SPRING SUMMER 2011 PORTFOLIO

(photographs courtesy of erik madigan heck)

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a grain of sand + the universe

grain of sand + the universe; Raphael young grain of sand + the universe; dusen dusen grain of sand + the universe; bjorggrain of sand + the universe; Abbey Lee; Lovely Bonesgrain of sand + the universe; Abbey Lee Kershawgrain of sand + the universe; iris_van_herpen_08grain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universe; mark fast  grain of sand + the universe; sleeve braceletgrain of sand + the universe; sandra backlundgrain of sand + the universe; sandra backlundgrain of sand + the universe; awesome tshirt!!!! grain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universegrain of sand + the universe grain of sand + the universe

>>the above items resonate Toni’s persona (my older sister)<<

basically she’s in ny right now, and i’m on risd grounds prepping up for freshman orientation. she’s got this awesome internship with doo ri. if you do not know about this fashion designer  i highly suggest you click here.

enjoy some more digestive info about her (other than her absolut Awesomeness):

Toni is short for antoinette. She covets the fast-paced life of the city but relishes doing all that nonsense that is solely appropriate for the rural setting; nonsense such as walking on rooftops + raping the park on a boiling cancer-saturated afternoon + camping out in our own bedroom (and YES there is a makeshift tent included). She can’t help writing ‘DO NOT TOUCH…ON PAIN OF DEATH’ on pretty much all her property ; adores eating sunshine toast, mexican wedding ball cookies, + jam; loves asking me to aid + abet in all her unlawful activity (like sunbathing on the roof, mom FLIPPED + mom never flips). Regarding music she listens to pretty much everything but i remember the first ever album she bought was ‘PINK.’ Toni is more than addicted to adding more work to her already heavily-burdened schedule, and deleting her ‘Recent activity’ on facebook cause it isn’t aesthetically pleasing. She also came up with the oh so brilliant idea of coloring our faces in w/ charcoal. Real, burnt, rock-hard charcoal.

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+ Toni helped me discover the artist responsible for that amazing song ‘BLACK + GOLD‘, and she NEVER thinks twice about speaking her mind. Never.

louboutin

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>>legendary louboutin + brilliance of KHUONG NGUYEN + a platform into another dimension <<

hey folks, here’s another text-lite post. I want to be easy on the universal after-friday-night liver mentality ♥

and because i believe louboutin is partly responsible for that…happy hangover! + have a great weekend!

xxx

+ more about louboutin in my next post. stay posted.
++ oh, and if you want more posts for your after-friday-night liver mentality, do click here.
+++ maybe even after-thursday-night liver mentality, click here.

dalek/onono

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>> 2d paintings as good as a blind man’s braille + shades, lines, shapes, designs that draw the viewer to filter for socio-cultural undertones + mash + commercial logos + plastic wristbands + a new character + new heights + some brazilian humor <<

DALEK + ONONO = SALT + PEPPER

james marshall better known as dalek, + onono (the newly born fashion brand (2009)) headed by ademar ferrera) are responsible for the magnificent pieces above. They complement each other, maybe they should do a collaboration…I think they should, especially since onono favors doing collaborations with a Ton of people; his previous collection involved 7 other artistically-inclined folks (two of whom pioneer the contemporary dance group desaba). It says so Here. soooooooo what do you think? Yes, no? let your fingers do the talking down below…anyways, I surfed up on james marshall, found his site, spent about 30mins soaking up all his artwork, checked out his bio, and this is what i found: he’s a tattooed skateboarder from a military family, hit a milestone when he worked for takashi murakami (for painting), settled on a minimalist+flat style w/ which he developed his famed SPACE MONKEY, his masterpieces glorify ‘a profusion + hyper-abundance of color + planes of space’ + lastly he describes the push/pull forces of contemporary life as ‘an ever-expanding, contracting, barely breathing universe, contemplating suffocation while simultaneously hover[s] over the consequences of not exploring further the options that no longer l[ie] waiting in the back of the coatroom.’  I consider his perception brighter than sunshine.

And it will be so, for the next twenty years.

xxx

bitten

costantino zicarelli; we are the children your parents warned you about costantino zicarelli, it was always about forevercostantino zicarelli; fallen chandeliercostantino zicarelli; graphite skullscostantino zicarelli; coal casted skull; one billion years costantino zicarelli; beyond evil; ball pen on papercostantino zicarelli; couple kissing and laughing; ballpen on papercostantino zicarelli; silhouette of trees costantino zicarelli; everything is not going to be alright; wood + mirror'The Nowhere Tank Top'; aoi kotsuhiroispinal bracelet; coyote+ snake bones; ayaka nishispinal bracelet; coyote+ snake bones; ayaka nishiJesus' crown of thorns; savannah wyattDouble crown of thorns; savannah wyattwarrior; flapper; savannah wyattchic; savannah wyatt

>>primal instincts + revolution + silver + graphite + coal + unspoken rhetorics + loose limbs + elastic thorns, layered and knotted to sharp points + snakes ribs + coyote spine + curtain-worthy fringes + cos’ brilliance + glassy surfaces + jaded flashbacks + ballpen etches + a heightened sense of a bigger greater something <<

Amore; deformed + fallen chandelier; graphite and coal-casted skulls; liquid-like symmetries composed of ball pen lines; contorted silhouettes of trees stretching beyond the canvas; and the mirror picket-fence smashed, reflecting the ‘dream ’ right back at you. These incredible artworks belong to my friend costantino zicarelli. He’s half-filipino + half-italian, though resides in the Philippines. His fixation on morbid taboo themes came to the fore as I scoured through ‘NOT JUST A LABEL’ and encountered fashion items such as ‘The Nowhere Tank Top’ by aoi kotsuhiroi, spinal jewelry crafted with real coyote + snake bones dipped in sterling silver by ayaka nishi, as well as the ‘BLACK AS BLACK’ headpieces of savannah wyatt inspired by “various things such as flappers, warriors and Jesus’ crown of thorns.”  ‘NOT JUST A LABEL’ offered a Ton of avant-garde limited pieces but I didn’t appreciate any of them as much as these select few pieces. You should click on the underlined links to discover MORE…

xxx

ps. ‘NOT JUST A LABEL’ may not be as developed as net-a-porter, but it head-butt’s the porter empire on my bookmarks list.