Pretty as a Picture

Innovative Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbø and creative studio Surface to Air have collaborated on a dramatic and beautiful, new limited-edition fashion collection. The collection will include three printed silk dresses, three printed silk tops and three bags, and will be available in September 2009 exclusively in the world’s top 20 fashion stores and online at… Continue reading Pretty as a Picture

Urban Explorer: Miru Kim Makes Her Korean Solo Debut

New York-based photographer Miru Kim makes her solo debut in Korea at Gallery HYUNDAI this month. Kim, who has explored urban ruins around the globe – subway stations, tunnels, sewers, catacombs, hospitals, factories and shipyards – juxtaposes her own, young and healthy body with the ghosts of abandoned industrial sites with haunting self-portraits in a… Continue reading Urban Explorer: Miru Kim Makes Her Korean Solo Debut

Camouflage by Desiree Palmen

Surprisingly (but logically), Dutch photographer Desiree Palmen‘s “Camouflage” series (above) was inspired by a love of biology. While studying art at the Academie of Arts and doing post-graduate work at Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (specializing in sculpture), Palmen says: “I maintained a special interest in biology, in particular the strange forms and behaviour… Continue reading Camouflage by Desiree Palmen

Hugh Kretschmer on Miracle Mile

Clark | Oshin Gallery at The Icon presents photographs & a gallery talk by Hugh Kretschmer, as part of L.A.’s Miracle Mile Art Walk, Saturday, July 18th. A native of Los Angeles, Hugh Kretschmer is an internationally acclaimed photographer, known for meticulously rendered, conceptual images. Kretschmer (who’s newest work was featured on Arts in Residence last… Continue reading Hugh Kretschmer on Miracle Mile

Hugh Kretschmer’s “Blustery Day”

Photographer Hugh Kretschmer is known for a one-of-a-kind, playful style, one that teases viewers’ imaginations. His eclectic photos appeal on multiple levels: Not only are they consistently surreal and fun, they’re also the result of a very unexpected hands-on process. Though the photos appear heavily Photo-shopped, they’re actually the result of a labor-intensive approach. I… Continue reading Hugh Kretschmer’s “Blustery Day”