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slumdogjamal:

Catalina Scrambler

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artphotocollector:

“Beauty is a term that is always in development, it’s not a fixed thing and is very much subjective, so to me, it’s a perception.” Erwin Olaf   

“It all begins with a dream,” Erwin Olaf told a group of us last Saturday. His latest show, Berlin, currently on view in NYC at Hasted Kraeutler and in London at Hamiltons Gallery is true to form for Olaf: sumptuous images layered with narrative, rich with details, and perfectly executed.

Using his dreams as surrealistic launching points, Olaf described his process of finding themes, unifying them, and working with his design team to bring them to fruition. This latest series, Berlin, took him outside of his Amsterdam studio and into a city steeped in history, where he could shoot his tableaux inside noted buildings, some of which have notorious histories. (Indeed, the stairs Olaf climbs in his self-portrait are the same that Hitler mounted into the Olympic Stadium.) These particular interiors, and the tales they contain, become part of the new story. Olaf’s Berlin series takes us into an enigmatic world where no one is telling us what to believe, but rather engaging us to conjure these stories ourselves. —Lane Nevares 

putthison:

Toshiro Mifune’s Relaxed Style

My favorite genre of film is older Japanese samurai movies. And you can’t really be a fan without watching the catalogue of director Akira Kurosawa. An appreciation of Kurosawa’s directing will eventually lead you to one of his most-cast actors, Toshiro Mifune. 

It might be cliche to use the term “explosive” when it comes to acting, but it fits Mifune quite well. On screen he can go from calm to violently angry and make it appear quite natural. His stare has a rare intensity. Kurosawa once said of Mifune, “I found that I could not control Mifune. When I saw this, I let him do as he wanted.”

While his on-screen manner is better known, I recently stumbled across a few candid photos of Mifune, taken at a time when he’s not working on a movie set. Instead of the brooding man in a samurai robe, he actually looks more relaxed and calm. 

And his clothing reflects this demeanor as well. While there are a few publicity events where he wears a suit and tie, I found his casual attire more interesting. 

Mifune often wore a white polo shirt — short or long-sleeved — with cuffed trousers that aren’t too baggy or too skinny. Sometimes, he will layer a dark (presumably navy, charcoal or black) v-neck sweater over his polo.

It’s a simple look that he wears while walking to the set of a film, playing cards or riding in a gondola in Venice. I really enjoyed the relaxed nature and it changed the way I saw him in comparison to the intense characters he plays on film. Looking at these photos, I’m convinced it’s a casual uniform done quite well.

-Kiyoshi

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fckyeahprettyafricans:

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geoekwe:

“A radical is he who has no sense…fights without reason. I have a reason. I am authentic. That’s what I am.” Fela

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donttrustrobotz:

West West!

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artcomesfirst:

Savile row style magazine

snowce:

Jeffrey Smart, Approaching Storm by Railway, 1955

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eternallyflowing:

Edvard Munch in his studio.

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loquaciousconnoisseur:

After Sebastiano del Piombo · Carl Eggers

Portrait of a Youth (The Violin Player)

The original painting (1518) has been attributed to Raphael (or a member of his workshop) for a long time, but also to Sebastiano del Piombo. The youth portrayed is said to be Andrea Marone, a famous musician, poet, and improviser from Brescia in the time of Pope Leo X.

fuckyeahlatinamericanhistory:

Here’s the trailer for No, which just became the first Chilean movie to be nominated for an Academy Award (in the Best Foreign Language Film category).

Synopsis:

Rene Saavedra is a Chilean advertising executive who is recruited by the opponents of the Pinochet regime to create an ad persuading people to vote against a referendum supporting the dictator. While many on the left fear that the government will rig the voting, Saavedra hopes that his marketing skills can sell the Chilean people on the possibility of a better world. (source)

blua:

Anne Marie Zylberman - Lágrima de oro

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jaded-mandarin:

Archduke Leopold William in his Gallery at Brussels - David Teniers the Younger, 1651.