Wednesday, July 29, 2009

CARE BEAR STARE



NO ONE HAD A SENSE OF FASHION HUMOR LIKE FRANCO MOSCHINO. HIS WORK IS SO FUNNY AND VIBRANT AND WITTY AND SMART. AND FOR SOMEONE WHO STARTED OUT WORKING FOR VERSACE, HIS CLOTHING ISN'T SO MUCH SEXY AS SILLY. PERFECT EXAMPLE: HIS FAMOUS 1990 'FUN FUR' COLLECTION. Mr. MOSCHINO SEWED CUTE STUFFED TEDDY BEARS TO SIMPLE BLACK JERSEY DRESSES AND COATS. THE RESULTS ARE ICONIC.

I DID THIS PIECE AT THE REQUEST OF A FRIEND WHO IS ALSO OBSESSED WITH MOSCHINO. THE WHOLE THING TOOK MAYBE 1 HOUR. I CAN BE QUICK WHEN I WANNA! I CHOOSE TO USE ALL RED/WHITE AND BLUE SIMPLY BECAUSE MOSCHINO USED THAT COLOR COMBINATION SO MUCH HIMSELF.

*MARKER ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

TALKING HEADS



*whew!* WHAT A LOT OF WORK THIS PIECE WAS! I DREW IT YEARS AGO BASED ON THOSE OUTSTANDING, CLASSIC SANT ANGELO / VERUSCHKA PHOTOS FROM VOGUE IN THE 60's (US VOGUE JULY 1968, KIDS). THE ONES WHERE THE MODEL VERUSCHKA IS THIS SORT OF BOHO-BODY-PAINTED-WRAPPED-IN-FABRIC-AND-TWINE-GODDESS. PEOPLE JUST DO NOT DO ICONIC PHOTO SHOOTS LIKE THAT ANY MORE, WHICH IS A SHAME. WHEN YOU SEE THOSE PICS NOW, THEY STILL LOOK MODERN AND FRESH AND VIBRANT!

SO, AFTER I FINISHED INKING IT I DID A WATER COLOR BACKGROUND FOR THE PICTURE, TO BE PHOTOSHOPPED IN AFTERWARD. BUT IT JUST DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT TO ME. IT DIDN'T CAPTURE THE ECLECTICNESS OF THE VERUSCHKA PICS. SO I SET IT ASIDE TO WORK ON LATER. FLASH FORWARD 3 YEARS AND HERE I AM, FINALLY FINISHING IT! I SOURCED PICS OF FABRICS AND YARNS AND MISSONI FABRICS AND GOLD LEAF TEXTURES TO ADD IN AND GIVE THE PICTURE A MORE COLLAGED FEEL. I TRIED TO BUMP UP ALL THE COLORS SO THEY MATCHED THE VIVID HUES OF RED,GREEN AND YELLOW THAT SANT ANGELO FAVORED SO MUCH.

*MARKER ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP