Totally Living Book
The book Total Living by Maria Luisa Frisa completely excited me when I discovered its content. This is exactly the type of book I want to be making when I’m sufficiently older and experienced.
I’ve searched this book on Amazon and found it covers many aspects of art that I cover for my blog. This is a fairly recent book published in 2002 displaying and discussing lifestyles, fashion, industry and culture,
“A fabulously rich and interconnected iconographic passage visually narrates the various forms and ramifications of total living today and in the recent past through a succession of utopias, life-projects, urban visions, architecture, special homes, stores, art galleries, museums, and editorial pages and ads from fashion and lifestyle magazines.”
Since it’s 488 pages, I believe I would find endless material to write on or to choose a specific subject to focus on. What was interesting is that this was the single book that popped up when I searched “consumerism”. This is a perfect match for what I want to do. The book is a more detailed examination into the art and culture and influence of all things art and design. Unlike blogs, Total Living is more permanent and academic based that could aid me in researching a higher understanding of culture and art.
Culture, Fashion, Street, Uncategorized | Comment (0)James Jean x Prada
Whoever thinks that fashion is purely superficial, here is my chance to convince you otherwise. Taking fashion to another level, James Jean collaborates with Prada for their Spring/Summer 2008 campaign. His fable-like, illustrious designs inspire the dynamic looks of such a prominent fashion mogul.James Jean’s art work displays romantic imagery of an imagining world we all wish to live in. In his collaboration with Prada, he takes his style and embodies it with the feminine mystique. His elaborate curves, patterns, and characters personify Prada’s Spring/Summer 2008 line.
(1) Kitsunenoir.com — Bobby S.
The term “kitsune” comes from the Japanese language referring to a fox that possess a wealth in knowledge and wisdom. As for “noir” it always possess an artistic connotation. Put these two together, the title “Kitsunenoir” personifies the character of this blog. Bobby S.’s blog contains a nice layout, simple and clean format, personalize yet professional writing, and no obnoxious advertisements. His posts are detailed and simple to follow for anyone who stumbles on his page. Bobby makes clear and concise posts about his subjects and explains his subjects thoroughly so anyone could understand– not just any art and culture enthusiast. Most of his posts pertain to visual design by well-known and unknown artists but are not limited to product design and entertainment.
Like Andrew Sullivan, Bobby S. has short entries in which you could sense his style and brevity. The short posts show his very casual personality and art enthusiasm but also keeping his writing professional. He also adds humor occasionally to display his interest in a certain product release or art piece. An example of this is through his USB-stylist Friends with You post.
In the beginning of the post, he introduces the collaboration of Mimobots with Friends With You! and then expresses how he thinks how this might not be useful to him. However, I like how he is sarcastic with his diction and phrases because it provides his blog with a personal voice,
“Sure they’re cute, but personally I don’t need to carry around a tiny action figure friend to keep my files on…But I’ve been in love with Friends With You forever it feels like, so I’d be much more inclined to buy one.”
He interrupts his sentences with “personally” and “feels like” to really personalize his posts.
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Shepard Fairey x Obama
If you’re questioning who Shepard Fairey is, you could sense that his design and style are very familiar to your eyes. Fairey is known to do the designs for Obey Giant and is a very socially awared artist for this generation. Through the elections, it has been evident that he supports Obama and expresses this by releasing these limited edition posters. The posters were on sale yesterday, but sold out in minutes. All the proceeds went to a large statewide poster campaign that he will be creating.
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