Lawrence Azerrad

I had never heard of Lawrence Azerrad before hearing him speak a few weeks ago, but I am glad I went.  His work was interesting, as was his background in Los Angeles.  What really peaked my interest though was his work with different bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers in designing their album covers.  As a design student, album artwork and branding is something I am extremely into and something I would like to pursue in my future, so seeing someone who turned that into a career was both inspiring and showed what you can do with that line of work.  His work about regarding that retro jet plane was crazy too, I didn't know something along those lines ever existed.

Simon Doonan

A few weeks ago I attended the Simon Doonan lecture, and I am very glad I did.  It was an amazing experience to get to hear Doonan's thoughts on the fashion industry firsthand.  I really liked the way he described fashion as a modern day "spectator sport"; it really is when you think about it.  I had never seen it in this manner but now its the only way I see it.  Different brands are different teams and they hire different designers who are the real players, and of course the regular person wearing the clothing is also competing against their peers.  Competition is fierce in fashion, and it really is sports-like to see what different brands can produce.  Doohan was funny, down to earth, and of course dapper--his shirts are killer.

Robert Montgomery

I'm finding myself intrigued by this artist.  I particularly enjoy his Fire Poems...

Here is his website, if you guys are interested, as well as an article of his recent show...

http://www.robertmontgomery.org/robertmontgomery.org/16.html

http://www.someslashthings.com/online-magazine/2014/12/2/someart-robert-montgomery-opening-event-at-ajl-gallery-berlin

Alexa Meade

Recently an artist that caught my eye was Alexa Meade. Instead of painting subjects on a canvas, Meade makes subjects the canvas. She applies acrylic paints on human subjects and makes them appear as a painting.

It's absolutely unreal, and I love the angle that she takes in her art.

"I paint representational portraits directly on top of the people I am representing. The models are transformed into embodiments of the artist's interpretation of their essence. When captured on film, the living, breathing people underneath the paint disappear, overshadowed by the masks of themselves." -Alexa Meade

Simon Doonan

I genuinely enjoyed Simon Doonan, as I’ve seen his work before. He started in the department store industry where he eventually began designing window displays in unconventional ways. Fantasy-like, gory, busy and often disturbing, I personally really appreciate his work. I love his touch of humor in many of the examples that were shown in the backdrop during the event. Although however outlandish his displays were, they did exactly what they needed to do—capture attention.
 Doonan also discussed the fashion world, and unsurprisingly he mentioned that he thinks even fashion is subjective, and so it was not in his place to dress people. As a result, he has little to no critique on outfits and style. Personally I appreciate his stance, as I feel strongly about make-up in the same manner. However, I do also think that there can be a standard of fashion, and not to mention, often people have the desire to be trendy but simply cannot. In addition, there is often a limit to one’s style, even if one doesn’t intend it. I don’t see an issue with helping certain people with fashion, and I think that by sharing one’s taste, one can share his or her style. It’s a celebration of different tastes.
 Overall, Doonan was an eccentric personality with great messages to share. I'm a fan.

Petal Fashion

Fashion designs using flower petals. I found these and thought other people would be interesting in seeing them!

Tattoo Designs

Some tattoo designs I did recently for a friend...