Reflection // Birmingham

Black Boots // Birmingham

London // 1.12.11

 

The full set of photographs can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ella-northedge/sets/72157628278953733/

Bande à Part // Band of Outsiders

Opening title sequence from the film "Bande à Part"; I think the plain text overlapped on the screenshots looks very modern despite the fact the film was made in 1964.  The title comes from the phrase"faire bande à part" which means “to do something apart from the group”. 

Fine Art or Craft?

EZIO Bookshelf, Francesco Esposito & Marianna Contaldo

In the world we see around us, we categorise objects; in this case, I have looked at the pictured objects and decided that the bookshelf is a piece of craft and the sculpture below is fine art.  But why? 

Natural Beauty, 2009, Eva Rothschild

 The reason I wouldn't class the bookshelf as a piece of fine art is because it has been designed for a purpose.  The designers' intention was for the object to store books; functionality is equally as important as aesthetics.  The bookshelf has not been solely made with a meaning in mind like Rothschild's sculpture.  Her piece is to examined and considered by the viewer, not to touch and climb on.

Colour // 1964 Pucci Advertisement

I love the cascading psychedelic pattern in this Pucci advertisement and the way the fabric has spread as the model swept across the rocks for the photographer.  The pattern strongly reminds me of 1960's Op-Art that used optical illusions to create movement on a flat surface.  It has an amazing colour scheme; the olive green, tan and burgundy shades within the waves of the fabric remind me of summer and the dry environment in the Mediterranean.  This association is emphasised by the foreign setting for the photograph and the sun kissed appearance of the model.