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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Baliki Kaplica

Artist Namiko Kitaura, from her website: Kangal Baliki Kaplica, Turkey: a tourist, riddled with a dermatitis branded incurable by western medicine, bathes in a hot spring and is miraculously cured. Diseased flesh is eaten away by magical Baliki fish, exposing new skin to sunlight and nutrient-rich spring water. An epic healing process begins...

Artist Namiko Kitaura went to Baliki Kaplica expecting something mystical, spiritual, magical even. Images of transcendental healing immediately sprang to mind - of diseased skin being renewed, rendered beautiful once more, schools of tiny magical fish swimming in a pool of holy water. In the end, the experience was something far more earthbound, human and humbling. Elements of healing seemed far more on the level of psyche, a healing on an emotional landscape rather than on a physical one.

Namiko Kitaura was born in Tokyo in 1977. She has had experience as a freelance photographer in Tokyo/ London / Paris, and as an artist in residence at Fabrica, the Benetton communication research centre in Italy. She produces distinctive images with a strong, personal voice. The implied Romanticism within her works is both abstract and absolute. The images contemplate each other sensually, with a sense of graceful motion suspended in a non-temporal framework. She aims to visualize the almost invisible aspects of the human condition that lie below the physical, and their juxtaposition: passion in depression, comfort in sadness, tranquility in chaos and beauty in ugliness.

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In Pen

Some recent drawings I did of model Abbey Lee and blogger Susie from Style Bubble. My sketches don't really do the photos justice, but I've always liked drawing clothing and different textures..and Susie definitely has the most unique, exciting and inspiring sense of style of any blogger I've ever seen.

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Fall Vibes

Some street shots of Abbey Lee Kershaw from various sources. I seriously cannot get over her personal style..there's just something about the way she dresses and presents herself that gets me..she just creates her own atmosphere or something. I guess I just like feeling that I'm getting a sense of someone's personality from their personal style..and from her, I do.

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Deep Freeze

Unofficial video for Deep Freeze by Bronze..just really good vibes from this song.

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Lion in a Coma

Unofficial video for Animal Collective's Lion in a Coma, by artist Ori Toor. Created frame by frame in Flash, it was his final project at Shenkar School of Engineering and Design, Illustration department.

I can only imagine how much work was put into this video..ah I love it so much :)

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Hey Light

No matter how many times I fix it, my bun always ends up on the side of my head..so I've learned to leave it there..if Princess Leia can do it, why can't I? eh

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