Japanese Vogue May 2009 - Carmen Kass, photo: Glen Luchford

Glen Luchford photographed Carmen Kass for Japanese Vogue with stylist Anastasia Barbieri on January 31st, 2009 in Paris

Japanese Vogue May 2009 Editorial
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Glen Luchford
Stylist: Anastasia Barbieri
Makeup: Karim Rahman
Hair: Shon

















Dusan Reljin exhibit at ION Studio

Our neighbor, Dusan Reljin, has an exhibition, NUDES, currently showing at Ion Studio, an eco-friendly salon by day as well as a gallery featuring photographers and up and coming artists.

One of Dusan Reljin's nudes:


Dusan currently is working with such magazines as Elle, Vogue, Numero Korea, GQ, he has shot campaigns for Lancome, Cover Girl and Rimmel.

Ion Studio
41 Wooster St. (Grand Street x Broome Street)
New York, NY 10013
(212)343-9060
Tuesday - Saturday, 10am-8pm

NUDES runs thu May 1st

Rianne Ten Haken for Numero Tokyo, ph: Dusan Reljin:

60 Artists!!!

Wow, 60 amazing women artists, I am thrilled and inspired and so thankful to everyone who has suggested artists they admire! And we're not done yet, the recommendations for new artists keep coming.

I'd love for this collection to be seen by as many people as possible, please share it and encourage artists friends of all genders to share it and post it. Make it your Facebook status!

Is anyone inspired to create a blog for women artists painting other subjects? Let me know if you start one and I'll link to it.

We have some great discussions going in the comments, check them out and jump in:

"Challenging notions of beauty"

"Pretty consumable on display"


"Lookability"


"Individuality and Objectification"



Thanks so much for all your contributions, in just 9 days this blog has exploded far beyond my expectations and I am so inspired by every single artist.

-Sadie

Denise Findlay


Self portrait, oil on linen, 152cm x 137cm

Denise Findlay

Take me out tonight where there's music and there's people and they're young and alive

Morrissey is playing tonight at Carnegie Hall - I have been waiting for this moment for my entire life. Tonight will be my first time seeing him perform.

Oscillate Wildly is my favorite Smiths song - there is something about the melody that instantly brings me back to a certain spring and summer. This instrumental track says so much, without any words. This lack of obvious meaning or lyrical context make it about whatever I want it to be about.

My friend Evelyn introduced me to The Smiths music. I don't have any older brothers or sisters, and my local "Alternative" radio station WDRE 92.7 rarely played The Smiths or Morrissey. The most peaceful place for me was walking , listening to my Smiths tape in my walkman. The Smiths are literally are the soundtrack to my teen years.

I for one couldnt be happier that Morrissey's music has lately been embraced by a wider demographic. My experience with the music has always been solitary, so I am elated to be in a hall full of people who all have their own personal relationship with Morrissey.


The Smiths used a still photograph of Joe Dallesandro, from the film Flesh as the cover of their eponymous debut album:

Amy Guidry


"Beginning", acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40"

Amy Guidry

Alia E. El-Bermani


Public Restroom, 20 x 30, oil on panel

Alia E. El-Bermani

Gladys Roldan-de-Moras


"Mon Coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" Oil, 30 x 40

Gladys Roldan-de-Moras

Erika Gofton

Inhale, Oil on Canvas, 71 x 71cm

Erika Gofton

Jenny Saville

Enjeong Noh

Annunciation

Enjeong Noh

Heather Horton



New Place, oil on canvas, 16 x 20

Heather Horton

Kristi Ropeleski


Flying VI, oil on canvas 36"x48"

Kristi Ropeleski

Francine Van Hove

La Philosophe

Nathalie Vogel


Sensational Freshwater Ions, oil on canvas, 20 x 30 inches

Nathalie Vogel

Tiina Heiska - Paintings


From the series Patent Shoes, Oil on canvas, 130x170cm

Tiina Heiska - Paintings

Kate Nichols


Phase Change 4, 70" x 32", oil on panel

Kate Nichols

Wangechi Mutu



Primary Syphilitic Ulcers of the Cervix, collage on found medical illustration paper
45.7 x 32.4cm


Wangechi Mutu

Izabel Goulart is the International Ambassador for The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI)

Izabel Goulart now serves as the International Ambassador for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to fund the cure-focused research at the world-renowned Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami.

Izabel’s brother was diagnosed with type 1 during infancy, and she has been actively involved in charitable work, helping hospitals in her native Brazil raise money to provide free insulin for children with diabetes. Now, Izabel has turned her focus toward a cure and recently toured the Institute to meet the researchers and witness their work for herself.

“I am so excited and proud to be working with the Diabetes Research Institute. Nothing is more important to me than finding a cure for my brother,” said Izabel.

“If I can raise awareness in the course of my travels, and bring attention to the Diabetes Research Institute, I will be helping my brother and millions like him who are living with this disease.”

In her role as International Ambassador, Izabel will be rallying support and raising awareness for type 1 diabetes and for the DRI’s research, which is focused on curing all children and adults living with diabetes.

Some of the activities she will be participating in include serving as a spokesperson or honorary chair at DRI Foundation fundraising events and appearing in public service announcements, among others.

“When I first met Izabel, I was immediately taken in by her warmth and her passion and on her recent tour of the Institute, she exhibited a strong desire to understand the current state and direction of our research. She wants nothing more than a cure for her brother, and she knows firsthand how diabetes can affect the entire family,” said DRI Foundation President and CEO Robert A. Pearlman.

“The Diabetes Research Institute is located in Miami, but we collaborate with leading researchers around the globe to ensure that the finest minds are working to cure this disease as quickly as possible. We’re honored to have an international figure like Izabel joining in our mission.”

Izabel exploded onto the international modeling scene in 2005, photographed by David Sims for French Vogue. In 2006 Izabel walked in the Fall 2006 Balenciaga shows was well as walking as an “Angel” at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. In 2007, she also appeared in the show’s CBS television broadcast.

French Vogue, ph: David Sims


French Vogue, ph: David Sims


Balenciaga:


Balenciaga:


She has modeled for designers such as Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Valentino, and Chanel. Most recently, she has been the Spokesmodel and face of Armani Exchange.

About the Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation:

The mission of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is to provide the Diabetes Research Institute with the funding necessary to cure diabetes now. The Diabetes Research Institute, a center of excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. Since its inception in the early 1970s, the DRI has made significant contributions to the field of diabetes research, pioneering many of the techniques used in islet transplantation. The DRI is now building upon these achievements by bridging cell-based therapies with emerging technologies to restore insulin production. For the millions of families already affected by diabetes, the Diabetes Research Institute is the best hope for a cure.


Robert A. Pearlman, president and CEO of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, congratulates Izabel Goulart on her new role as International Ambassador.


In the lab with Dr. Antonello Pileggi, Izabel learns about the DRI's collaborations with scientists all over the world, including those in her native Brazil.


On her tour of the Diabetes Research Institute, Izabel met Dr. Cherie Stabler, head of the tissue engineering program


Watch the video of Izabel touring the DRI: here.

Gabi Hamm


Untitled, #23/06, Oil on board, 19.6 x 12.6 inches

Gabi Hamm

Patricia Watwood


Flora Crowned, Oil on canvas, 34 x 26 inches, 2003

Patricia Watwood

Natalie Frank


Portrait, 2008, oil on canvas, 34 x 44 in

Natalie Frank

Angela Fraleigh


slow, 6' x 8'

Angela Fraleigh

Cindy Wright




Playmate at the Prado museum, oil on canvas, 170 x 128 cm, 67 x 50 ½ inches


Cindy Wright

Cynthia Westwood


Lying in Bath, 2007, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 132.1 cm

Cynthia Westwood

Sue Rubira


Maggie, watercolor on paper, 55 x 75 cm

Sue Rubira

Wendy Artin


Caroline Sprite , 2007, charcoal on Coventry Rag, 30" x 39"

Wendy Artin

Louise Peabody


(title, size unknown)

Louise Peabody

Tae Park


Out of the Door, 45 x 44

Tae Park

Jennifer Poon


"Flowers" watercolor on paper ~75" x 68"

Jennifer Poon

Nancy Guzik


“Tea with Mrs. Seay”

Nancy Guzik

Georgina Stojiljković, Photo: Magnus Unnar

Magnus Unnar photographed Georgina Stojiljković for Muse Magazine on December 3rd, 2008.

Muse Magazine Cover & Editorial
Model: Georgina Stojiljković
Photographer: Magnus Unnar
Stylist: Karina Givargisoff
Makeup: Maxine
Hair: Dennis Lanni