HomePage (... in japanese, but you can easily borwse galleries). quote [Tetsuya Ishida (born in June 1973, Shizuoka) was a Japanese painter who died May 23,2005 after being hit by a train. Tetsuya Ishida painted scenes of ordinary Japanese life, but with the protagonist (a self portrait) always trapped in a machine-like body, or treated as part of a production line].
quote [In The Atrocity Exhibition (1970) Traven explores what most people would regard as pretty frightening pornographic imagery; he explores with the kind of eye of a forensic pathologist. He treats sexual desire as if it was something stretched out on an autopsy table; he takes a woman’s body and dismantles it – not literally, but almost literally – and constructs a kit which is literally that. I mean inside of a suitcase, as you show in the film, there is a set of the key elements that we respond to when we become sexually aroused – a pair of latex breasts, nipples, detachable pubic hair...]. (J.G. Ballard, interviewed by Jonathan Weiss in 2006, commentary track on The Atrocity Exhibition 2000; film directed by Weiss). [Thumbnail: From the ‘Kiss’ series, by Wim Delvoye].
80 HDR Photos of Tokyo quote [In image processing, computer graphics, and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI or just HDR) is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight].
tumblr - flickr quote [I am a Vancouver photographer looking to create beautiful, fun, and interesting work, with beautiful, fun, and interesting people]. (remember: you must login at flickr to see the full photoset...) (via nistagmus)
quote [David Roemer has quickly established himself as part of the "new generation" of image-markers. In 2003, after studies in psychology, film and painting, he made the decision to pursue photography, concentrating on fashion].
LINK quote [I combine photography, sculpture, and drawing to explore different approaches to self-portraiture: the self as subject, the self as material, and the self as creative impulse].
quote [Her lips are full and pink. Her teal green eyes are intense and inviting. Her black eyeliner accentuates her high cheekbones and her strawberry hair complements her light African skin. Her metallic halter dress holds her supple thighs and pushes on her round breast. She is the result of careful attention and workmanship. When you see her up close, you can’t help but stare. At $6000, she’s certainly not a cheap date. For creator, Matt McMullen, she's a work of art. For everyone else, she's a Real Doll]. (via Les news sexe)
quote [Stockholm based fashion photographer Jenni Porkka is open to get inspired by anything, but points out the works of late Alexander McQueen and Lady Gaga as two main sources. During the two years she’s been working professionally her work has been featured in publications such as Zink, Hint, Kurv, Spex, Lush, SVA, Idoll, Level, Glamcult, Fan The Fire, Make Up Store, Iconique, Dorian, and Style]. (via Ben Trovato Blog)
quote [Everybody on TV and in movies reads the same newspaper, it seems. And they've been reading that standard newspaper prop for decades]. (via Boing Boing) [Thumbnail: Teri Hatcher from Desperate Housewives]
quote [Born and raised in Texas, Hugh Lippe relocated to the East Coast in pursuit of an art education. He has had numerous exhibits including his most recent solo show, “The Dirt Under My Nails”, at Rare Gallery in New York. Having been influenced by the glossies at a young age he has turned his attention to that of the editorial world. Hugh lives and works out of New York City]. [Previously: Exit Magazine: Autumn/Winter 2009]
quote [Bienvenue sur le blog de Ange & Démon. Nous sommes un couple naissant qui aime et a envie de montrer sa sexualité débordante, mais dans lequel amour et complicité sont essentiels. Vous trouverez ici sous forme de photos et vidéos un aperçu de nos jeux sexuels ainsi que quelques commentaires sur les ressentis de nos ébats ou fantasmes].
LINK quote [One might argue that it is hard to look bad in a Tony Duran photograph. The man most famous for taking pics of an early Jennifer Lopez (his house even has a plaque out front that says "The House That J. Lo Built")]. [Previously: Brooke Shields in Latex Stockings]
Eros Studies quote [Patrick Rocha Jr is a young, 25yrs old emerging artist, son of surrealist painter Pat Rocha. His style is a mix between street graffiti and Pop Art, his pencil hair drawings are pretty impressive – Patrick seamlessly moves from the canvas to the streets and back again. He also painted murals in his hometown of Topeka, Kansas and Brooklyn where he now resides]. (via TrendLand)