Study of an orchid, photographic series, 2013.

the last paintings

Early last week I took a long walk up Madison Ave to visit the Gagosian Gallery and see 'Cy Twombly: The Last Paintings & Photographs' a collection of Cy Twombly's work between 1954-2011. They had been on show while Rohan and I were in Europe early this year but sadly we just missed out, very happy to have finally seen them! If you're in New York make sure you check it out, I love the abstract florals and have added the accompanying catalogue to my Christmas list.

1 & 3. Gillian Sagansky for Oyster, 2. Gagosian Gallery

of note

Walking around the West Village on a beautiful, sunny day and seeing the Picasso Black and White exhibition at the Guggenheim.

1. Photo by me, 2. Picasso via Guggenheim

finding inspiration

Two of the works by Yayoi Kusama I saw at MoMA today.

Accumulation, 1952 and Untitled (1952) 

New York is great for finding inspiration.

terra incognita

 

Aerial photographs by artist Steve Back from his new exhibition 'Terra Incognita' or 'Unknown Land'.

These images of salt flats, pink lakes and Hutt Lagoon taken between South Australia and Western Australia are absolutely stunning.

Images from Steve Back

from photographs to abstractions

"The abstract pictures are no less arbitrary than all object-bound representations (based on any old motif, which is supposed to turn into a picture). The only difference is that in these the 'motif' evolves only during the process of painting. So they imply that I do not know what I want to represent, or how to begin; that I have only highly imprecise and invariably false ideas of the motif that I am to make into a picture; and therefore that – motivated as I am solely by ignorance and frivolity – I am in a position to start. (The 'solely' stands for life!)"

-Gerhard Richter

Gerhard Richter from Abstract Paintings exhibition via Hypebeast

Gerhard Richter, “Deck Chair II”, 1965, via Gagosian Gallery

Gerhard Richter, "Fuji 839-16", Oil on Aluminium /Alucobond via Galerie Ludorff

Gerhard Richter, "Zwei Liebespaare (Two Couples)", 1966, Oil on canvas, via Gerhard Richter

Still from Gerhard Richter Painting via Nowness

Le Sourire

A little peek at what I have been doing for the last few weeks - mostly paintings, collages and essays for UNI as well as working on a few photo-shoots and some great freelance projects with Rohan. Can't wait to share these with you!

Le Sourire I, Mixed Media Collage, 2012

fireflies on the water

Our latest post for Vogue Spy Style featuring our photos from the Louis Vuitton store during Fashion's Night Out. I'm crazy about Vuitton's collaboration with artist Yayoi Kusama - her Infinity Mirror Rooms have been a great inspiration for my current body of work. More on that to come soon...

democrats are more beautiful

Paintings by Elizabeth Peyton

From left to right:

Jackie and John (Jackie fixing John’s hair), 1999 - Oil on board

Democrats are more beautiful (after Jonathan Horowitz), 2001 - Oil on board

Jarvis, 1996 - Oil on canvas

Piotr’s first I.D. Photo, 1997 - Oil on wooden panel

Little Em (Eminem), 2002 - Oil on board

illuminate

Neon signs via Nowness and an identity for a personal project Rohan and I are working on.

studio

Art Direction, Illustration & Design for the Fashion Industry

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lightscapes

 

"In April 2010, for the jubilee 25th International Festival, Dries Van Noten was invited to preside as president of the jury for fashion. During his time at Hyères he had the opportunity to visit the exhibits of the photographer finalists competing in the festival. It was then that Dries encountered the work of James Reeve, and particularly his work Lightscapes, for the first time. The night has intrigued and inspired James for many years and in the past he has experimented with the traditional technique of shooting very long exposures, to embrace the unique characteristics given to landscapes by the moon and artificial city lights. Working on Lightscapes, he has been exploring the night in a new way, stripping away conventional visual references to focus not on the landscape itself but on the vivid scars of light that pierce the darkness."
-Dries Van Noten SS12 'Lightscapes' lookbook

I was very lucky to see this exhibition in Paris and I couldn't stop thinking about the first photograph for days after we left. If only I could have taken the light box version back home with me...

Thankyou Elise for the Dries Van Noten SS12 lookbooks, and speaking of lovely things Elise is just about to launch her new candle range, Maison Balzac. Can't wait!

All photographs by me