tess savina

Glamour of the Gods

2011-08-14T01:49:00.000-07:00

Two days ago, I went to see Glamour of Gods exhibition at National Portrait Gallery in London. The show is the collection of photographs and portraits of Hollywood stars from 1920s to 1960s. Personally, I absolutely adore that period in American Cinema, this was the time when magic, mystery, sophistication, beauty and, after all, glamour was still alive in Hollywood films. So, I went in with an intention to feel all the mentioned above. However, what came as a great disappointment were not the prints itself (even though I was not entirely satisfied with the sizes) but the curating strategy of the exhibition! The space was cramped, the lighting was poor and the pastel blue-greenish colour of the walls in the room did not make any justice to the prints. All together, it looked utterly dull and unexciting. There was no hint of Glamour. I left feeling like I have just wasted my time and money.

'Glamour of the Gods', 'More stars than there are in heaven' - those are the hook lines NPG use. So, if that was also an intended feel of the exhibition, I'd say it failed big time.

City A | Short film.

2011-07-06T14:41:00.000-07:00

Ok, so this is my new film, produced together with lovely Beatriz Cebas. I want to thank our team and everyone who has supported us. Will not add more.

Let The Wind Carry Me. | To the places unknown...

2011-05-29T12:29:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting here for a while. On the other hand, my other blog ts. is quite busy at the moment. I have made a rule not to write much descriptions or any personal thoughts on the things I am uploading there. For some odd reason, I really like it that way - keeps my eyes busy and head clear.

So, as a quick update on what I've been up too, I can confirm that this is probably the busiest time I have even been in my entire life. I am freelancing at FST again and working on couple of personal projects (one of which includes a psychological short film). This will be followed up by a new documentary project. Here we go, and this is just a small part of a bigger picture.

I also have a long list of films I want to watch, one of which is Let The Wind Carry Me, a stunning looking documentary on legendary Mark Lee, a cinematographer who worked with beasts like Wong Kar-Wai, Tran Anh Hung, Hirokazu Koreeda and Hsiao-Hsien Hou. Grand man, Grand talent, Grand films.

ts. | one more.

2011-04-18T13:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I have a tumblr too now. I am not promising it to be something specific. One thing for sure, I am still going to be quite selective over what I post. For now just think of this blog as a letter and the 'ts.' as a post scriptum. I always enjoyed post scriptum in letters, they like a small final touch, that gives a closure or a new start to the sense. So, here we go - click here to follow...

ts. I have no idea why I chose the image of Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michelle Reis from Wong Kar Wai's Fallen Angels for that post. It's juts, for some reason I find it quite suitable.

Nobuyoshi Araki | Love and Death. ... And sex of course.

2011-04-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

'People nowadays neglect the act of touching. They all try to keep a distance. They don’t connect with the city, with women, they don’t even feel with their eyes...' - Nobuyoshi Araki

The book 'Araki - Love and Death' has just came out. You can find it in Magma stores.

Read the full Vice' interview by Tomokazu Kosuga here
Image taken from Tokyo Dandy.

This is my dream | Yohji Yamamoto

2011-03-25T16:22:00.000-07:00

"Beautiful things are disappearing every day. I want to keep it back. I want to say don't go too much, too far, too easy...' - Yohji Yamamoto

I have spent about half an hour talking about Yohji Yamamoto with a friend today. Trying to pin point why I admire him so much... as a man, as a dressmaker. There are a lot of reasons, but if I had to put it all in one short sentence? Because I prefer meaning to triviality and dignity to vulgarism.

Yohji Yamamoto's new documentary is coming out Spring this year. Watch the trailer here.

Street Art... Whatever. | Short documentary.

2011-03-24T13:54:00.000-07:00

So, this is one of the reasons why I haven't been posting much recently. I've been busy working on this street art documentary piece. Enjoy.

Produced and directed by: Tess Savina, Beatriz Cebas, Alica Paskova, Yuting Zhu

Artists: Pure Evil, Stik, Nathan Bowen, Macay

I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me... | ノルウェイの森

2011-03-02T02:28:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday 1st of March I went to a talk organised by Asia House with Norwegian Wood's director Tran Anh Hung (The Scent of Green Papaya, Cyclo) and the lead actress Rinko Kikuchi (Babel). It was a last minute decision to go there and what can I tell you - it was probably the best decision i've made in a while, since the talk was extremely interesting and educational.

Tran Anh Hung... well I've been a fan of his work for a while and now after meeting him, he made me realise some things that I probably wouldn't come to realising myself. So, after exchange of smiles and few words I had to thank him for my fast 'brain crash' course and also thank him for making Norwegian Wood happen. I know that some people out there thought sceptical about letting the legendary Japanese Novel to be put on screen by a non-Japanese guy. However, in my opinion, I cannot see anyone else who would fit that project better than him.

Norwegian Wood opens Pan-Asia Film Festival at BAFTA today and then takes off country wide on March 11th. おめでとう!

Based on Haruki Murakami's novel.

Director: Tran Anh Hung

Main Leads: Rinko Kikuchi, Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiko Mizuhara

Music Composer: Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead)

'I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.' - Dali | Anton Tantsev

2011-03-01T06:46:00.000-08:00

I've just realized a funny thing. I have never, not once, had a fine art entry on this blog (as in paintings, sculpture and anything along those lines). What is even more funny is the fact that I actually come from a fine art background - pure classic art: drawings, oil paintings etc etc... that's how I started. I guess doing design for the past five years or so, I have pushed myself away from the fine art as far as I possibly could. Oh well. Life takes turns. So I would like to take this opportunity and fill in some gaps here.

This post is dedicated to Anton Tantsev, an extremely talented young Russian artist and a very close friend of mine, who is now working his way up the ladder. Unfortunately I couldn't make it to his first solo exhibition, which opened couple of weeks ago, but I am hoping to make it for the second one this summer. Anton and I pretty much started at the same spot, and even though he had his own good share in graphic design, he has made a decision to push it all aside and just do what he believes in the most. Admirable much - I have to say. So, on my behalf, I wish him future luck in what he's doing, because he really is very good at it.

Few words I can describe his work with are (he may disagree with some of them, but that's my understanding of it after all) - inventive, unorthodox, brave, sexual, at times violent, Dali inspired, visionary... That should do it.

Check out his tumblr for more paintings and some really interesting sculpture pieces.

Yohji Yamamoto at V&A

2011-02-21T03:15:00.000-08:00

Just a little bit too excited about Yohji Yamamoto exhibition at V&A Museum, which is going to take off on 12th of March this year.

Image by Ronald Stoops

YUKIASH

2011-02-21T02:56:00.000-08:00

Can't help it but some really great things come from Japan indeed.

Take a peek HERE and HERE.

KM & M | video.

2011-01-27T13:34:00.000-08:00

I've been looking into videos a lot lately. Here are some lovely pieces taken from iDEAL (a really good blog). Both videos are very different, but both have the exact feel that I am always looking for - a sense of a place, cities and lifes, a beautiful harmony, puzzles and hints, curiosity, a story that someone has begun to tell but left for you to finish.

Kiko Mizuhara by René Habermacher for L'UOMO VOGUE.

Maria by Mara Desipris.

P.S. I recommend watching these without sound.

AnOther and Lina Scheynius | creative block?

2011-01-23T03:16:00.000-08:00

I really admire Lina Scheynius work, really. I always thought she was brilliant. So, that is why I am so puzzled. I mean, what the hell is going on here? Both series were shot for AnOther magazine: Kiko Mizuhara for the latest issue of the magazine and Mariacarla Boscono for the Spring 2009 one. So... yeh, basically, I think I will refrain from further comments.

Gareth Pugh | Fashion.

2011-01-14T14:19:00.000-08:00

Just to top up the post below... with the best thing that ever happened to English Fashion. I have no intention of giving any detailed descriptions. There is just no need.

Future Beauty | Fashion.

2011-01-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion is the first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present.

Now. I am quite late with this post, but I was away from London for almost two months, therefore you have to give me a credit. So, now I am back and I'm trying to catch up on all the events and exhibitions and generally anything interesting that was/is happening in this gloomy city.

Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion exhibition really got me well excited since I love Japanese fashion. Why? The answer might seem a bit odd, but nevertheless, I have to say it. For me, it has a 'brain'. It is not only aesthetically but also 'mentally pleasing'. I really think that Japanese designers are quite unique and I guess the key to that uniqueness is the ability to treat clothes as an independent being, to make it dimensional (almost architectural) rather than decorative and what's more to have that rare gift of understanding the simplicity and how beautiful it can be. I can go on talking about it for ages, but this may turn it into a very long post that won't make much sense, so let's just leave it at this.

To the business. I was mostly impressed with Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo' early work. As well as Issey Miyake's 132 5, which is really quite brilliant. Below are the images that might give you some sort of idea or taste of the exhibition, although for those who live in London - please, just go and see it.

Koji Tatsuno A/W 93-94 Golden Brown Nylon Dress

Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garcons (from 1990s)

Issey Miyake's 132 5. More here.

There was a lot of work from few young designers displayed at the exhibitions, which I found really quite inventive and interesting. My only thought was that you really have to try hard to take it one step further and try even harder to make sure you don't take it one step too far. I hope I am making myself clear here.

Below is a short film edited by Julian Roberts inspired by the various pieces and images displayed at the exhibition.

Tokyo.

2011-01-13T14:54:00.000-08:00

Are you ready to have your brain slightly shaken? Personally, I cannot wait.

Bits and Bobs and Books | London again.. in detail.

2010-09-27T03:01:00.001-07:00

'The London Art Book Fair is an annual event devoted to international art publishing. Hosted by the Whitechapel Gallery in association with Marcus Campbell Art Books, The London Art Book Fair presents the work of individual artist publishers, galleries, magazines, colleges, arts publishing houses, rare book dealers and distributors alongside a wider associated programme of talks and events'

Books again... more books! Or rather a little bit about publishing in general. I was quite excited about the whole thing for various reasons, mostly for the fact that I love books, I love the texture/smell of books and I love well designed books. So, generally speaking, it was really nice to see that in the fast digitalising world and the web take over... books are still alive. In advance, my apologies for the lack of images and over-explosion of web links, but not too sorry because they're really worth checking out.

I absolutely loved German publishing group Revolver especially because of this amazing find - FUKT magazine. It is a shame it hasn't reached UK yet.

Mörel Books - very talented publishing group who, I realised, produced the publications for Ryan McGinley's Moonmilk and A Season In Hell Rimbaud - Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe. These can be found in Alison Jaques Gallery, since they actually held 'Moonmilk' and 'A Season In Hell' exhibitions last year. Both were fantastic and I actually got to meet and talk to Patti Smith at 'A Season in Hell's opening night. She did performed several songs and finished off with 'Because The Night' of course (I find it funny; it is still every one's favourite)... so, a massive crowd of guests packed outside the gallery sang with her. Epic evening... I left kind of high.

Also would like to quickly pin point Afterall, US based Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, Norwegian guys Morten Andersen and Forbundet Frie Fotografer and lovely independent publishers like Laughter.

A spread from Fuji Book by Yasushi Cho (Laughter)

Bits and Bobs and Typography | London.

2010-09-25T13:09:00.000-07:00

First of all, it was London Design Festival last week. Sad but true, the industry is in financial shit-hole, I'm afraid. There were, of course, some good exhibition to check out. However, in comparison to the last year's festival, this one is just a slight disappointment. I would like to expect more from Frieze Art Fair in October.

Down to business. I'm always happy with Kemistry Gallery, because they love typography and you know I love typography. Typography is my better side really. Their recent exhibition is Gastrotypographicalassemblage - The Designs of Lou Dorfsman.

I am also always very happy with Magma, probably the only descent art & design book shop in London; and the only place to get magazines from, since Borders are gone. Now, I am not talking Heat or Nuts or what have you, I am talking 'superior' UK and International publications (on design, fashion and culture). Actually, that tiny news stand opposite Liberty is also pretty good, but let's just leave it at this.

Going back to typography... here are some really great books on the subject I found in Magma couple of days ago. I am including my quick overall description. For more detailed information please click on the book title. I wanted to include 3D Typography by Jeanette Abbink as well, but unfortunately I couldn't find good pictures to go with it.

I Wonder - Marian Batjes

Futuresque; image based typography or rather images with typographic solutions - pick whichever one you like.

Typo Lyrics - The sound of Fonts

Old school, three dimensional.

Retro Fonts - Gregor Strawinski

The title says Retro, Retro it is; very arty, very inspiring.

Onwards.

2010-09-25T04:40:00.000-07:00

Produced by James Jarvis and Richard Kenworthy.
Sponsored by Nike.

'The photographs that can never be taken again' - Nadav Kander

2010-09-21T03:32:00.000-07:00

So, looking back at the previous post, I think I will keep this one brief. As part of my Masters Degree, I am working on the essay which explores the topic of space, place and mobility in photography. The photographer I am writing about is Nadav Kander, incredibly talented, incredibly brilliant of course (this is why I don't do photography for living).

Yangtze, The Long River Series. 48 photos. I am struggling to edit.

'Mais ses jours étaient comptés... Quatorze automnes et quinze étés...'

2010-07-16T04:09:00.000-07:00

Inspiration post | Japan.

2010-05-15T22:20:00.000-07:00

Ok. So, yes London is inspiring, it's diverse, it's happening, I should be grateful! Although, to think about it, if the Mona Lisa was hanging on the wall in your living room, you would probably stop appreciating it with that insane intensity (but then again, I don't even like Mona Lisa). It's not the point though.

The point is, I do get tired of London, of Europe. My eyes stop seeing things and when this happens I go cool-hunting (well figuratively speaking).. to Japan.

IDEA

The title speaks for itself.

MIC*ITAYA & BLOG

Itaya Michimasa is a designer, artist, art director and a genius. The man is great at practically everything - typography, illustration, fashion, display, branding... you name it! It is hard for me to describe his work, but I will try. It's not loud... it's quite settle, elegant, but unique and conceptual at the same time. It makes you think, it tells a story and most importantly, it tells a story about the creator.

My list of 'great artists/creatives to meet' is not long at all. However, I would love to meet Mic*Itaya, because let's be frank, to me, he seems like a person who can easily crash your brain with one sentence and possibly change your work/life trajectory for good.

Here are some samples of his typography.

RICH

New trendy publication from Tokyo produced by TADS (Tokyo Art Directors). They have just launched their first issues and it looks... well rich! It's stunning, that's all I have to say.

DROP

Fantastic page if you seek fashion inspiration.

ZERO PER ZERO

So, I'm finishing the post with Zero per Zero (South Korea based design studio). I know the post is suppose to be about Japan alone, however, the piece of work I'm introducing is Tokyo Railway System. So, I don't consider this cheating!

Zero per Zero' designs are quite incredible. They have also just had their first exhibition in London's Kemistry Gallery and it looks great. So, I'm thinking I might create an individual post for them at some point soon.

UNKLE | Follow Me Down.

2010-05-12T11:14:00.000-07:00

Directed by Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.

Just one more round.

2010-04-18T05:25:00.000-07:00

Fierce.

2010-02-28T12:25:00.000-08:00

The girl has got one of the most intense stares I have ever seen. Mesmerising. My camera loved her!

I love it much too much.

2010-01-26T13:09:00.000-08:00

Norwegian Wood is gonna be a film. Good times.

Dazed & Confused Nov'09

2010-01-19T12:53:00.000-08:00

Slowly but truly! As promised - the magazines update!

I suppose I don't need to say much about Dazed. Obviously, it is an iconic publication and it's a tough school. Tough schools are good, no they are great in fact!

You can view the digital edition online. Click here!

Design assisting for 125.

2010-01-17T11:42:00.000-08:00

This is the Heroes issue of 125 magazine I was involved in. Got to do some research for the features as well as visiting couple of shoots and of course lots of photography and layout editing. Overall, great team - great experience! C'est tout!

I am not gonna post any of the scans of the features, but if you're interested in photography, please do buy the magazine and check it out for yourselves, there are some absolutely stunning images in there!

(And this is 125 UK cover on the shelf in Magma store, looking good, don't you think!)

Image Vs Caption

2010-01-16T13:35:00.000-08:00

I like image and I do like text; most of the time equally.

One of my ongoing projects about underestimation of captions in the fashion magazines.

If we give a caption similar level of importance as we give to an image, text becomes independent and reads as a new image and may therefore need a separate caption to be explained. Vicious circle!

So, here is a thought. We shall see where it takes me.

All the images belong to Vs magazine.

My Japanese is better. | Quick update.

2010-01-10T16:43:00.000-08:00

Okay, I was just looking through the last posts, and they are mostly photography and there will be more! Makes me wonder where the flip is design gone? Well, for one not to worry I'm not changing the playground, but photography is and will be taking a certain part in my life. Design is a job and photography is ... not a hobby, but it makes my head lighter.

So, since I am involved in the magazine design field at the moment, I will do a little update on the topic at some point soon. Stay tuned.

p.s. It's getting rather hectic because I have just started my MA course in Media Communication. Huge workload. Go me!

'They do not speak. I do not stir ...'

2009-11-14T14:30:00.000-08:00

'Familière étrangeté'| photography.

2009-10-14T17:38:00.000-07:00

Something new. Enjoy. For more go to my FLICKR.

Illustration by moi for Dazed Digital Playlist.

2009-10-13T17:27:00.000-07:00

View the actual thing on the DAZED DIGITAL

Here's a small piece of illustration I did when was at Dazed&Confused. Cannot wait for November Issue to come out! I'm telling you folks it's gonna be one of the best Dazed ever did! So, it was lovely to be a part of it!

Below is the black&white work in progress scan, but I am rather fond of it so posting it as well.

London Roof Tops | photography.

2009-08-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

Sadness | photography.

2009-08-07T07:49:00.000-07:00

Exploring the dimensions of Sadness, Melancholy and Depression.

Medium Format. In collaboration with Renee Callebaut.

Untitled | photography.

2009-07-05T06:38:00.000-07:00

Studio shots, medium format.

Short Cut Alphabet | concepts. typography. part 1

2009-07-05T06:25:00.000-07:00

Typographic solution for reducing paper waste.

By reducing the most common combinations of letters in the English language (such as ‘ing’, ‘of’, ‘wh’ …) into one symbol, it becomes possible to save up to fifty percent of paper space.

Short Cut Alphabet | concepts. typography. part 2

2009-07-05T06:15:00.003-07:00

Below are the examples of text and the individual characters.

Featured on:

Johnson Banks

Roomthily

Prosthetic Knowledge

Modern classics | concepts.

2009-07-03T18:00:00.000-07:00

'I haven't read a book in my life'
- Victoria Beckham

Are celebrity and gossip magazines beginning to dislodge the real literature completely?

Ten things the actor should know about vocalisation of the script | Typography (istd). part 1.

2009-07-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

The publication captures the gap between seeing text on the pages of the script and performing it on stage. It explores visual patterns of text while it is becoming alive and independent.

Ten things the actor should know about vocalisation of the script | Typography (istd). part 2.

2009-07-03T12:54:00.000-07:00

Didn't see it coming | typography.

2009-07-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

The cover design for the third year joint project between Kingston and Stockwell University, BA Illustration and Animation Courses.

Screen Printed.

Design Bridge | Identity. part 1

2009-07-03T12:24:00.003-07:00

Changing the Identity of Stolichnaya (Eng: Capital), the only real Russian Vodka in the UK.

Modernising the original identity of Soviet Russia and making design more appropriate to explain what Moscow is like at the moment. The poster campaign and the packaging are both based on the shape of Moscow underground map.

Design Bridge | Identity. part 2

2009-07-03T09:49:00.000-07:00

Extremes | concepts.

2009-06-28T16:41:00.000-07:00

A nail is an irreplaceable element in any modern construction. However, how far can one take the multiple purposes of this object?

The qualities of a nail are undeniable, therefore to take them to the extreme means to remove them completely.

A chair, created to support the idea, works without any joints, only by friction.

Created in collaboration with Marinos Theodosiou, Jenny Carter, Dan Carrol and Joe Morgan.

Microgramma template | typographic animation.

2009-06-26T15:40:00.000-07:00

Exploring Microgramma Typeface, which was originally designed for technical illustrations and blueprints.

The Microgramma template shows the essence of the typeface where each character is based on the single shape of letter O.

Created in collaboration with Matthew Murphy, Poppi Balley and Kris Kane.

Typography brief was set by JULIA.

A weekend away.

2009-06-26T14:02:00.000-07:00

Right, a while ago we had a lovely working weekend with JULIA (Valerio Di Lucente, Erwan Lhuissier and Hugo Timm). They didn't tell us where we were going, so we only found out when we got there! It was somewhere around Dorset, a proper English countryside (so beautiful, I have no words).
We had two days of workshop with guys and it was quite unusual, most people didn't have laptops, no internet etc etc. So, basically we've been thrown out of our comfort zone. Point - think fast, use what you have, produce and let go! Seriously, I think we have learnt a great deal.
All responses and final outcome take a form of a publication, photos of which I will be uploading later.
For now, check out our lovely group shot!

This is Kingston and we do Graphics anywhere and everywhere!

Check out JULIA designs here. They are pretty awesome.

Embankment bridge, London | photography.

2009-06-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

Some coffee shop in Soho | photography.

2009-06-26T13:54:00.000-07:00

There was snow | photography.

2009-06-26T13:51:00.001-07:00

Just a Holga shot of my old street when it was snowing here in England.

Gavin Watson 'Skins and Punks' exhibition London | job.

2008-12-16T16:20:00.000-08:00

Right, I have just finished working at Gavin Watson' Skins and Punks exhibition, which was held at Lowndes Court Gallery, just off Carnaby Street in London, and hosted by Vice magazine. And I had the most fantastic time!

You better be familiar with Gavin's work if you don't..well SHAME ON YOU!! Go and look him up RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Some snaps from the gallery...sorry about the quality...phone pics:

Around London with my new Holga | photo blog.

2008-12-04T13:59:00.000-08:00

Dans Londres | photo blog.

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There are 30 snaps in total. Click HERE for more!

I did this photo shoot some time ago. We spend about five hours in total on that one, it was cold, but we had fun! Wanna say thanks to Jennifer, she was absolutely fantastic; a model any photographer can only dream about!

Location: London, Bank
Model: Jennifer Jisun Lee

Dans Londres | photo blog. 2

2008-10-23T10:49:00.000-07:00

fun fair | photo blog.

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Olga | photo blog. vol.1

2008-10-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

More HERE

Ok! Finally, got my head around editing! There are couple more photo shoots to go now. This one is the first photo session I've done with Olga Vakhrusheva, a wonderful dancer and model. I was delighted to work with her and hope we'll be able to do it again some time.
I was working for three days (not including preparations), all the photo shoots are very different. Enjoy!

Olga | photo blog. vol.2

2008-10-12T13:36:00.001-07:00

More HERE

Olga | photo blog. vol.3

2008-10-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

More HERE

not in the romantic way | photo blog.

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Click HERE for more.

Ok, here is more for you! It was hell of a photo shoot, i had to struggle with a technical side of it and with models a bit, cause I couldn't really get it out of them to the full. However there are some good snaps. Thanks to girls, they did a good job tho!

Kasia Kniola by Mateusz Stankiewicz

2008-09-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

Magical I think...

Obrigado Portugal! | photo blog.

2008-08-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

Haven't upload stuff in ages! Though I just came back from Portugal and must say it is the best place I've ever visited! No words, really!

Have a look at some snaps from Portugal HERE

Have a lot to work on at the moment, so I will be updating the blog as long as I go. ;-)

Elizabeth Young

2008-06-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

More from this talented photographer HERE. Go and check her out!

Moscow

2008-06-06T04:30:00.000-07:00

I took that picture last summer then i was spending couple of weeks in Moscow.........from the 26th floor...:)

packaging stress | concepts+photography.

2008-05-26T18:01:00.000-07:00

Well...a lot of stress + blowing in the bags to calm down + my wonderful photography skills + James' s great modeling + a bit of photoshop..and here we go!

Lina Scheynius | photographer.

2008-05-22T08:52:00.000-07:00

No matter how much I love shiny and polished studio shots....this is just beautiful, because it is real, because I see the life stories behind these photos and somehow I can relate to them.

More work of an artist here.

Agyness Deyn

2008-05-21T04:31:00.000-07:00

Some beautiful shots of Agyness :) Glitter Glitter Glitter!

by Met & Marcus POP magazine (feb 07)

Plastic surgery is a way of branding. | self-initiated proj.

2008-05-18T14:29:00.000-07:00

This project is based on research on the plastic surgeons' methods and routine techniques. Due to increase of cosmetic procedures' popularity among people who cry for the perfection of their body parts, the number of surgeons' clients is rapidly raises. As far as a cosmetic surgeon is concerned, he is considered to be an artist in his field of work, therefore like any artist he has his particular style, which in 88% tend to effect most of his patients. So then you see your doctor's selling you the exclusivity, be ware because you run a risk of being Labelled as another Copy.

This is a project I am developing at the moment, for I would like to create sort of advertising campaign for the Richard Lorry surgeon (this is an fiction name), which would be a promotion of his style (including gift vouchers for Richard Lorry's noses :D ), basically this proj is gonna be taken to the grounder/ crazier scale.

The Beauty of Size Zero | typography.

2008-05-18T13:45:00.000-07:00

Please click on the image to see the full size.

A bit more... | photo blog.

2008-05-18T11:06:00.000-07:00

I took that one in the beginning of may. I think it's working out pretty well in terms of composition.

Mouvement magazine.

2008-05-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

Right ok, one day I'll do the same thing to Barbie doll...because I always wanted to.

EDOUARD SAUTAI

2008-05-16T13:08:00.000-07:00

"He uses optical devices to blend scale models into the real world. His work is about scale and viewpoints. It misleads the eye and misguides the mind. Things look different. They merge. They seem to belong."

The exhibition I went to see in Paris at Centre Pompidou. I must say it was impressive!

Check out more of the artist's work on his website.

My Carrier Bag | typography.

2008-05-16T05:44:00.000-07:00

The Typography project aimed to reveal the truth about
the effect that paper bags create to the environment;
exaggerating the goal with placing my personal shopping
list next to the facts and figures.

Screen Print.

Patrick Wolf | photo blog.

2008-05-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

Photographs by moi
See more here

COPERNICUS piggy bank

2008-05-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

Collaborated with Peter Stadden, Renee Callebaut and Nick Thatcher.

A lovely piece of typography

2008-05-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

friends :)

2008-05-15T11:26:00.000-07:00

I do have something about bikes tho....I like photographing them too much!

Paris
may'08

photography

2008-05-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

Moscow, last summer.

BBC 2 Culture Show Opening Credits

2008-05-07T10:07:00.001-07:00

YCN project.

Collaborated with Laura Bowman, James Roberts and Charlotte King

Those awkward little bruises...

2008-05-06T15:24:00.001-07:00

Did you ever question those silly little bruises you have no idea where they came from? So, here is a suggestion. Watch out for the household objects, they might be evil! :)

Collaborated with Zoe Barrett and Alex Elnaugh.

Observation Photography project.

2008-05-06T13:59:00.000-07:00

It is a self-initiated photography project on my personal observation on the way people perceive the classic art today. The fascinating thing I've noticed....quite a loss of interest!

Paris (1)

2008-05-05T13:51:00.000-07:00

Paris (2)

2008-05-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Some photographs I took last Christmas in Paris.

Pen Fight

2008-05-04T09:11:00.001-07:00

Collaborated with Tom Carey and Joe Morgan.

Jaap de Vries

2008-05-02T16:14:00.000-07:00

(The exhibition in one of the Hoxton Square galleries).

some portraits..

2008-04-30T14:21:00.000-07:00

Couple of photography pieces (back in the days then I was working as a photographer for the broadcasting company in Russia).

My Space

2008-04-29T13:09:00.000-07:00