Street Art Saved My Life - 2013 Bushwick Collective Block Party!

If you didn't make it to the Bushwick Collective Open Studios & Block Party and open studios this past weekend, you can get a look here at an array of recent street art and happenings.  The event will become an annual event along with artists opening up their studios to the public throughout the area.  Although I was only able to make it on Sunday, here is a bit of what caught my eye... 

Beau Stanton at work, www.beaustanton.com

French artist FKDL's finished glamour piece...

George Colon & James Rodriguez, (James painted the Bushwick mural, (half of which seen here, the other half blocked by the drink line)

 

Fumero

Bast

Solus...

 Alice Mizrahi (above/below)

Toofly

Everyone got a shot of this doll hanging around in different spots all weekend, hmmm - who had the best. None of this sounds right!

Bushwick beach....

Icy & Sot (top)

No block party is complete without free water-boarding!  (Yes, a big line for this.)

Art at the Morgan stop

Gilf!

The Yok & Sheryo (above)

Lady Aiko, Elle Deadsex & Sheryo 

Fumero

Make art and have a nice day!

Fashion & Fantasy; Model Turned Photographer; Staley Wise Gallery Presents Ellen von Unwerth

Earlier this week Staley Wise Gallery in Soho featured a packed exhibit of model turned photographer, Elle von Unwerth.  In this show entitled "Playdate" of mainly black and white photographs, she featured a parade of girls running the gamut from nice to naughty, as is in most of her works.   The themes are consistent of girls having fun, fetishistic and romantic combined with fashion and fantasy.  Born in Germany in the mid-1950's she worked as a model for many years and has appeared in all the major fashion magazines.  Later, she turned to photography (mainly women in fashion), and has been widely publicized in magazines such as  Interview, Vanity Fair, Vogue, British Vogue and Bazaar to name a few.  Von Unwerth also has published half a dozen books of her photography; a Olga, Revenge, Couples are just a few and can be found on Amazon.com.  If you are a fan of fashion and edgy photography, see the show which will run through July 12, 2013.  Meanwhile, have a look at the event....

Disclaimer! I am NOT a fan of this woman above in any way, however, it's a great photo, as expected.  I just wish it wasn't the premise for the show.

Visit: www.staleywise.com at 560 Broadway, 3rd Fl., in Soho.

Art/Fashion Mix Announcement: Ellen Von Unwerth Exhibit At Stanley Wise Gallery This Thursday!

Like fashion?  Especially fashion photography?  Then you don't want to miss the exhibition of former model turned mega-photographer, Ellen Von Unwerth.  Specializing mainly in femininity and fashion, her opening night exhibit will be held at Stanley Wise Gallery on May 30, 2013. 

Here are a few random Ellen-photographs pulled from her Tumblr...

Established in 1981 in Soho, the gallery features the finest fashion photography in the world with artists including Lillian Bassman, David LaChappelle, Patrick Demarchelier, Henry Benson, Bert Stern, Elle Von Unwerth and many more of photography's finest.

The show will run through July 12, 2013 at 560 Broadway, visit: http://www.staleywise.com  & https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ellen-Von-Unwerth/19216328261