Conceptual art

John Stezaker

John Stezaker is a collage artist but in the most simple way. His compositions typically consist of only two original images. This apparent simplicity makes them all the more uncanny.

As his influences he mentions Guy Debord’s Society of the Spectacle as a key text, Joseph Cornell the assemblage artist and of course Marcel Duchamp.

Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell is quite possibly one of America’s most innovative artists. His medium: the box. O.k., not just the box; also film, collage, and random objects. It is for the box, though, that we remember him, how he elevated something so forgettable into a surreal snapshot of reality.

Cornell fashioned his first collages, experimental films, and boxed creations in the 1930s. By 1940, his boxes contained found materials artfully arranged, then collaged and painted to suggest poetic associations inspired by the arts, humanities, and sciences. His pieces have been described as romantic, poetic, lyrical, and surrealistic.

I can also see a lot of Magritte in Stezaker's work.

SILVER influence

Andy Warhol's Silver Factory is our today's inspiration. The Factory was Warhol's original New York City studio from 1962 to 1968, the hip hangout for artsy types, amphetamine users, and the Warhol superstars.

Marni F/W 2010

Andy Warhol in The Factory ( left ) and Chanel model (right)

 The original Factory

Silver clouds, Warhol 1963 ( photo from a 2007 exhibiton 'Andy Warhol for the kids' )

 Prada silver creepers

Chancellor Warhol 'The Silver Factory' album cover

Photographer . Venetia Scott

The London-based stylist Venetia Scott worked for numerous magazines including British and Italian Vogue, W, i-D and the Face, before becoming creative director of Marc Jacobs and its diffusion line, Marc for Marc Jacobs.

Her eclectic take on fashion has led to collaborations with the photographers Helmut Newton, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein and her former partner Juergen Teller, father to her seven-year-old daughter, Lola."

she only does an assignment if she has complete control over the process and the way of dealing with it. that's how you can maintain that distinctive look and stay true to yourself.

Rome,rome and.....ROME!

After 2 years of living in Italy, we finally went to Rome.

What to say? well, we immediately fell in love with this city...with the warmth of the people, with history and the culture, with all the incredible food.

We also got across of one exhibition about Mondrian ( which I strongly advise you to visit ).

In the next post we will show you our looks =)

Dopo 2 anni che viviamo in Italia,finalmente siamo andati a conoscere Roma.

Cosa dirvi? beh,ci siamo innamorati subito di questa citta...sia' per la cordialita' delle persone,storia e cultura che si ha,il cibo.

Per sorprendente coincidenza c'e anche una mostra di Mondrian (che vi consiglio di andare).

Alla prossima vi mostriamo i nostri look =)

John Baldessari

Check out conceptual artist John Baldessari. He is a master of image making and association. Perfect!