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Tamara de Lempicka, Style Icon

Kristen V. Bateman — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:40 +0000

Tamara de Lempicka style icon for the ages. The Polish painter depicted people with her own unique chiseled, geometric look with a heavy art deco flair and rose to fame in Paris in the 1920s.

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Claude Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent

Kristen V. Bateman — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 02:59:11 +0000

The gold molded surreal jewelry concept has been around for ages (centuries), but Claude Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent is one of my favorite examples.

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The Wildly Sculptural Shoes of Beate Karlsson

Kristen V. Bateman — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:47:26 +0000

Maybe you've seen Beate Karlsson's shoes before. They're the ultimate mix of wearable sculpture and bizarrely surreal beings.

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Textile Artist Lorenzo Nanni

Kristen V. Bateman — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:30:40 +0000

Lorenzo Nanni is an under-the-radar textile artist that works primarily with fabrics, bridging the gap between modern, surreal art and fashion.

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Edward Gorey – King of Macabre Illustrations

Kristen V. Bateman — Tue, 26 May 2020 23:38:41 +0000

Edward Gorey, the fantastic illustrator and writer was a lover of ballet (for many years, he religiously attended all performances of the New York City Ballet), fur coats, tennis shoes, and cats, of which he had many.

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Life Lessons We Can Learn From Artist Marcel Broodthaers

Kristen V. Bateman — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 14:00:23 +0000

Marcel Broodthaers loved words. Language, metaphors and puns were all integral to Belgian artist Broodthaer’s work when he decided to pursue visual arts after having a career as an avant-garde...

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