Hollie Steel, eating a carrot

so tonight, like a whole bunch of the UK public, i found myself having a few drinks and watching Britain’s Got Talent. lady worthington was bemused by the drastic change in simon cowell’s nose, while I was deeply touched by little Hollie Steel when she cried on stage after forgetting the lyrics. I think lll she wanted [...] posted: May 29th, 2009 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: | 1 Comment »

jim lambie: the found flower paintings series

after researching jim lambie, it appears that his usual creative out-put centers around themes such as brightly coloured taping of floors, and installations of trash/treasure including the kitchen sink. however a recent collection of work has surfaced from mr lambie, which features old chinese oil paintings of floral arrangements, cut up and layered over pop-culture [...] posted: May 28th, 2009 | by: lady worthington | perma: link | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

the unbearable lightness of being – alinka echeverría

i think i say this nearly every post- it’s most often the simplest of things, or a simple re-imagining that makes the most incredible Images. we’ve all seen shots taken underwater, and syncronised swimmers on tv but this is a beautiful take on the subject. alinka echeverría’s films and photography of synchronised swimmers constitues the series [...] posted: May 25th, 2009 | by: lady worthington | perma: link | 10 Comments »

marcus keating – sticks and stones

lady worthington and i met fellow melbournite marcus keating at a friends house party a few weeks ago. i was taken aback by these brilliant haphazard cast rocks that were hanging around his neck by a garish gold chain. turns out he’d only just decided to cast & wear them about an hour before departing for the [...] posted: May 25th, 2009 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , , | No Comments »

jan von holleben: dreams of flying

the children’s world of make-believe has finally found the perfect outlet via jan von hollenberg’s sense of humour, some willing kids and his camera. he brings the influences of his parents – a cinematographer [...] posted: May 24th, 2009 | by: lady worthington | perma: link | tags: , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

emma balfour. what ever happened to her?

androgenous, yet with with ultra-long blonde hair, brit girl emma balfour was one of the more enigmatic of the models of the nineties.  i always thought she looked like she didn’t care too much about keeping up with fashion, which was what i liked about her. that, and her unique concoction of powerful/fragile/cold/dark/blonde beauty. i just [...] posted: May 24th, 2009 | by: lady worthington | perma: link | tags: , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

ION collage insanity

Norwegian are mokkelbost is the man behind the collage insanity that is ION. i initially thought that he was yet another photoshop wizard, but further investigation on his site b-o-r-g.org lead me to realize that he spends a whole lot of time with scissors and glue. these pieces took over three years to produce. the result is [...] posted: May 23rd, 2009 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , , | 9 Comments »