Guggenheim’s Art After Dark
Art After Dark at the Guggenheim is a different take on New York City nightlife. Held on every first Friday of the month, guests and members can enjoy drinks, great music by DJ’s, and art from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. This past Friday, March 6 DJ Mike Simonetti provided the sounds while guests also had the chance to explore The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1860–1989. Our guest writer Jasper, was fortunate enough to attend, and has a personal report on his experience. More after the jump.
Every First Friday – Door opens at 9. $25 cover charge. Free for members. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is located at 1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
Artist Profile – Stephen Tamiesie Photography
My referral to this Stephen Tamiesie’s site did not disappoint. This was my first knowledge of the photographer, and I was unsuccessful in digging up background information on this artist. I’m now faced with blogging in direct response to my initial reactions when first viewing his body of work – a simple and complex task. I can simply say that I love his work. It’s painfully difficult for me to describe why in an accurate (or intelligent or thought-provoking, etc.) manner because I’m unfamiliar with photography terminology.
I was struck by the clarity and color temperature in the photographs. There was an etheral and gloomy feeling captured in the pictures. He is able to add those dimensions and feelings from his camera that I don’t think I would experience if standing in front of stacked cargo freight.
Stephen Tamiesie’s site has three series: Places, Signs of American Life, The Salton Sea. I loved every one of them, and it’s not a single note repeated in his subject matter. Many works in ‘Places’ manage to display inanimate objects and their surroundings into geometric patterns (i.e. a storefront, stacked cargo freight). ‘Signs of American Life’ views the expansiveness of the rural West of U.S and captures some stunning natural landscape. My favorite series, ‘The Salton Sea,’ where Tamiesie documents in beautiful fashion the remains of an area in the California desert ravaged by the flooding of the Colorado River 100 years ago. These images struck a chord with me because the images seemed peacefully eerie. It looked completely desolate and other-worldly.
See more at Stephen Tamiesie Website
85 Years of BMW Motorcycles by Motorbooks
The Art of BMW: 85 Years of Motorcycling Excellence, was just released by Motorbooks. The book details the history in over 100 beautiful photographs, the different types of motorcycles BMW has released. Everything from pre-World War II models to the Nettesheim Collection, can be seen in this 192 page first edition. Motorcycle and BMW enthusiasts alike will enjoy the many detailed photographs of the bikes and the rich historic details infused in the book as well. Available at Amazon.
Source: Luxist
Photography by Azhar Chougle
Award winning photographer Azhar Chougle is still young but his talents are unmistakable. Chougle’s website, The Daily Sunrise features many of his awe inspiring shots of Mumbai’s landscapes, streets, weather, and everyday life.
Source: WeJetSet
Boston Globe’s Big Picture “At Work”
Great stories can be conveyed by images alone. Alan Taylor of the Boston Globe’s weblog, The Big Picture, casts a very intimate portrait in his post, “At Work.” This powerful series captures the environments, faces, and hands of our world’s workers as they toil to meet demands in our global economy.
With its vibrant oversized photographs, the Boston Globe’s The Big Picture weblog launched on June 1 to instant global acclaim. It’s designed, programmed, and written by Alan Taylor, an old-school web programmer and blogger, in his spare time while working on community features at Boston.com. There have been photoblogs using similar formats with images just as large, but not many are acheiving the same as Taylor with multiple high-res photos on a single page around a theme. See more images after the jump.
Source: Boston.com
Classic Pornography Posters from the 60’s
Marketing pornography has taken many different approaches since the 60’s. With the porn industry being a multi-billion dollar industry today, these posters give us a nostalgic look at a time when dvd’s and free porn sites were non-existent. It also gives a glimpse of how these posters didn’t really need to have raunchy and explicit images to sell the movies. More posters after the jump.
Source: Materialiste via X-Rated Collection Gallery
Illustrations by Matthew Hollings
Matthew Hollings has captured the faces of past and present’s famous music artists and reworked them. His signature style incorporates digital mark-making on his scanned hand-sketches. These compositions are not enhanced by digital rendering, but rather evolved into something completely new. The effects most often add movement and vibrancy to the images. More of his portfolio can be viewed at his site.
Sam Bassett Photography
Sam Bassett is a New York based Photographer who has an amazing portfolio. He’s shot the likes of Kristen Dunst, Grace Jones, Randy Moss, Gwenyth Paltrow, and other celebrities. His images are a little off beat, but they make for great photography. Sam is also a filmmaker who has made some documentaries on his own also. Check out the rest of his works on his site or see some of our picks from his portfolio after the jump.
The Cadillac One
The Cadillac One will be unveiled today during Barack Obama’s Inauguration Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Cadillacs have become a symbol of inauguration day ceremonies and they have been in use since the days of President Woodrow Wilson.This new Presidential Limo features some new stylistic modifications different from those of its predecessor the “DTS Presidential Limo”.
Source: CNET
Beastie Boys Inspired Artworks
Iconic Hip-Hop group, Beastie Boys have become the inspiration for Gallery 1988’s newest exhibition. Undert The Influence: The Official Art Tribute to the Beastie Boys, gathers the works of 100 artists who were influenced by the music and life of Mike D, MCA, and Ad-Rock. The exhibit is open until the 29th of January. Check out more works after the jump.
Source: Beasties88
