Skull Stye At Art Basel!

If you've ever read this blog you know I love skulls.  Wait! I mean "well done, well crafted skulls - not just any 'ol skull"  (and, not the cheesy teenage skulls. Understand?)   I shoot tons of photos of skull art continuously that I find inspiring.  I love to see how artists represent, thus, this post from Art Basel.  (I also work for a designer in which "skulls" are their select trademark so to speak, much like McQueen (but not quite as expensive.)  

According to the the book "Skull Style Skulls In Contemporary Design" curated by Patrice Farameh, the definition of a skull is as follows:  1;The bone and the brain, etc. the formal definition... 2;Historical picture representing death or danger... 3;Informal the head: regarding as the center of knowledge and understanding... 4;Derogatory;  the head regarded as the mind or intelligence.  

I like 3 and 4, the first is obvious. Death and danger, eh...I prefer knowledge and understanding!  Have a look at the Art Basel pics, skull style....below a mega 8" silver, metal piece at the entrance of The Catalina Hotel for the INK show.

Street art skull style at Wynwood Walls

All above, featured at Scope & Pulse

Peter Tunney's new skulls on old album covers, megs piece above, individuals below...

Skulls at Avant Gallery, above / below...

Alec Monolopy above / below

Above by James Lahey, "You Want To Start Over, mixed media on canvas, 72x48, $24,000.

Art & Fashion Mix from Rachel Perry Welty & Cecelia Paredes, You're Eyes Are Not Deceiving You!

New Art / Fashion Mix right here:  Today's post highlights two of my new favorite artists; Rachel Perry Welty & Cecelia Paredes.   You'll see the similarities, I almost thought they were the same artist at first a while ago, similar to the embroidery / photography posts I did last month.  First up, Rachel Perry Welty who will be showing at Yancy Richardson Gallery, May 24 - July 6, 2012 (opening reception that I can't wait for on Thursday, May 24, 2012 / 535. W22nd, 3rd Floor), I believe this is a "Vogue prints series"  more info on the artist at  www.yancyrichardson.com.

Now for Cecelia Paredes.....see what I mean?!  However hers are acid free photograph prints. All the info on Cecelia Paredes can be found at http://dlfinearts.com/ - which is located in Miami, but the gallery was represented at PULSE and all the art fairs.  I've been fond of this gallery and her selections for a while. You will too as you follow Ms. Paredes, I love these. Fashion, style / art - my kind of mix!  Look close to see all the details....

 

Images found on both gallery sites listed above, no, I didn't take them, I wish!

Quick Snapshot Of Gallery Photos From the Chelsea Walk During PULSE, More To Come!

I couldn't help but posting a few more photos I took quickly during the Chelsea Gallery Art Walk during PULSE.  These unedited, quick pics are just "snapshots" of a few features to come, such as Cindy Sherman, Courtney Love, Kehinde Wiley and Shepard Fairey. 

New Shinique Smith

Why do I love to shoot pics of people looking at art?  Stay tuned for much more on that.

A bunch from Mike Weiss Gallery, they captured me because I have always loved decorative plate. These were HUGE, you'll see a feature on this artists too. 

Simply shot with an iphone...camera shots to come.

Another photo with the iphone, greater detail as soon as I edit them, ah - time!

A quick glance of Cindy Sherman...

  A few highlights of Shepard Fairy at Pace Prints Gallery, wait to you see them all...and yes, these are jsut the prints...

Just a few highlights of Chelsea Gallery night during Pulse. More on the way.

Also coming up highlights from the Hester St. Fair "art/fashion mix" and all new street art from Hanky and many more amazing street artists I met this weekend. It. Was. Like. Christmas!