ART & FASHION SALON: lower east side

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Art / Fashion Mix FIx! Hooper Turner at Frosch & Portmann Inspires Us!

As NYFW (New York Fashion Week) begins, and the art fairs approach in the next month, the art of Hooper Turner seemed perfect to feature NOW. Of course, his killer show/opening took place last week at Frosch & Portmann Gallery at 53 Stanton Street, L.E.S. and runs thru March 10, 2013. Be it fashion week or the art fairs, this show will definitly get you in the mood for your "art/fashion mix fix."

The gracious Eva Frosch will guide you through the quaint gallery explaining more about Turner's work and process. I spoke with Hooper Turner as well and was able to get one of his collective books, "Mine Not Mine" so I can look at his work anytime! The inspriations for me are endless as he combines the pages of fashion and art magazines into beautiful works of different sizes, shapes and mixed media techniques.

Hooper Turner

Turner has shown galleries from Paris to all over California, New York, Atlanta and the south and resides in Queens. For more info visit www.froschportmann.com, www.hooperturner.comand make sure you go to the gallery as you'll want to see these in person.

Images from the "Fashion Ads" series.

They are all my favorites but I immediately gravitated to the Prada "Fashion Ads," on his website (link above, you can see more plus many other works and subject matter, all beautiful.) And, you will want to own one if you love the art/fashion mix as I do.

Close up...

Many referneces from art magazines as well with TYPEFORMS layered on top.

Dogs love art too!

Recap; visit the gallery at 53 Stanton Street, Lower East Side, www.froschportmann.com

and www.hooperturner.com.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

2013 Art Scene Begins! Martha Cooper & PRINT at Woodward Gallery & new LES Pieces!

The 2013 art scene begins with a bang! Barely a week into the year and I meet one of my art-superheors; the legandary photographer Martha Cooper! And, hit a huge gallery show, same night - PRINT! First, the Woodward Gallery launched the 2012 Art Season with a survey of different achievements of printed technique as catalyst in artwork. Martha Cooper was there. I met her, spoke with her and shot these quick photos. I was in awe. Who is Martha Cooper? Seriously? (And you say you love photography and art!?) Martha is a mega famous photojournalist best known for her endless work photographing the graffiti artists of the 70's and 80's.
The artists all trusted in her work, allowing her into their inner circle; late nights paintings the trains, buildings and everything in between. Dondi, Blade, the list goes on. She showed up at Woodward to see what the latest and greatest artists are doing these days. And, I shoot these simple photos.

The exhibit features blueprint, newsprint, xerox, lithography, screenprinting, woodtype, monotype, giclee, etching and other methods by a variety of artists. Big names included Gaia, Swoon, Army Of One, El Celso Mel Ramos, Stikmann and many of the greats such as Warhol, Basquiat, Paul Gauguin, Gerhard Richter, Rauschenberg, David Hockney, Sol LeWitt, Keith Haring and many, many more.