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Five-Year-Old Girl Gets An Amazing Birthday Gift From Her Photographer Mom

Love, Love, Love It
Posted by: Shannon on May 12, 2013| 10 Comments

It’s Mother’s Day y’all! So I’m up early to share some pop culture awesomeness with you real quick before I get ready to sit down and do absolutely nothing for the rest of the day, lol! Yesterday on Jezebel I came across this great story of a photographer mom who was having a difficult time planning out the perfect photo for her daughter’s fifth birthday. Her issue kind of works with a recent discussion we had about Disney princesses and what kind of messages they can send to young girls (and, well, everyone else) sometimes. She noticed that most ideas pertaining to little girls dressing up and taking pictures were centered around a princess theme, so she decided to go a slightly different route. Click inside to see these amazing photos and to learn more about photographer Jaime Moore and her daughter Emma!
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For Inspiration

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Posted by: Trent on May 6, 2013| 2 Comments

Because I had an entire day to play yesterday, I decided that I wanted to do something that was fun but also nurturing. I’ve been in desperate need of inspiration lately so what better place to refill my soul than at an art museum. I can’t say that I consider myself a patron of the arts but I do like to purchase museum memberships so that I can feel like I am supporting access to the world’s most amazing artists and their artwork. When I lived in Michigan, I was a member of the Detroit Institute of Arts. For the last few years, I’ve been a member of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The LACMA is exhibiting a retrospective of Stanley Kubrick‘s work and it seems like everyone I know has already seen it. Yesterday was my day to finally check out the exhibit and spend some time roaming the galleries at the LACMA. More »

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A Portrait Of Lindsay Lohan Has Been Created Out Of Cigarettes, Prescription Bottles, Bullet Shells & More

One man's trash ...
Posted by: Trent on April 4, 2013| 3 Comments

Back in July of 2010, I blogged about an artist named Jason Mecier who created a series of celebrity portraits out of licorice. Today we get to check in on Mercier and see what his latest creation is. Jason decided to create a portrait of trainwreck Lindsay Lohan using articles of trash as varied as cigarette butts, prescription pill bottles, Band-Aids, tampons and more! As gross as these materials sound, I must admit, the final product looks really amazing. Click below to see Mercier‘s Lohan portrait and watch a time lapse video of its creation. I really think you’re going to be impressed with the man’s artistic talent. More »

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Tamar Levine Photography Featured In ‘Bello’ Magazine

Drawn Together
Posted by: Trent on April 4, 2013| 1 Comment
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The work of my good friend Tamar Levine is featured in the new issue of Bello magazine and I am THRILLED to be able to share some of the photographs with all y’all. Tam showed me photos from this shoot a couple of months ago and I’ve been counting down the days until they were published so that I can feature them on my site as well. Tam collaborated with an artist named Anastacia Goodin on the project that marries photography and hand drawn sketches to create one of the most inventive and stylistically inventive shoots I’ve seen in a very long time. Bello magazine is the lucky publication that got to feature these photos … and YOU are among the lucky first folks who get to see them. Click thru the gallery to see some of the photos from this spread. You can see more images in the new issue of Bello magazine (available now) and more still (including tastefully NSFW images) at Tamar‘s official website HERE. I think you’ll like these photos as much as I do. Enjoy!

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Watch: Madonna Releases A Trailer For A ‘Secret Project’

Coming Soon
Posted by: Trent on March 25, 2013| 4 Comments
#SecretProject

It’s unclear if Madonna is planning the release of new music this year (unlikely) or if she is planning the release of some sort of movie/video project (more likely) but she has unleashed upon the world a short teaser trailer that is only referred to as a “secret project”. Madonna has been hinting at this “secret project” for some weeks now (she posted the following message on her official Instagram profile a couple of weeks ago “#secret project. I want to start a revolution! Are you with me?”) and only now has released a video trailer … to further tease whatever it is that she’s promoting. The only information provided in the creepy video above is that photographer and longtime Madonna collaborator Steven Klein is involved. My first reaction is that this “secret project” will be some sort of art piece but … who knows. Check it out, see what you think. We should learn soon what Maddy‘s got up her sleeve.

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Tilda Swinton Will Occasionally Sleep In A Glass Box At The Museum Of Modern Art Throughout The Year

The Exhibit Is Called 'The Maybe, In Which'
Posted by: Shannon on March 24, 2013| 8 Comments

Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton is always doing things to catch my eye. I most recently saw her in Wes Anderson‘s Moonrise Kingdom (and she’s already been cast in his next movie), but I have big plans to sit down one day and watch her performance in We Need To Talk About Kevin, which made big waves on the indie scene back in 2011. Anywho, I was excited to learn that she was a part of a performance art piece at the Museum Of Modern Art, strange as that performance may sound. Click inside to learn more about the glass box in which Tilda will be sleeping on various days throughout the year.
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Britney Spears Buys Art, Attends A Soccer Game, Gets Ice Cream

Weekend Fun
Posted by: Trent on March 11, 2013| 4 Comments

I’m not sure how your weekend went down but it looks like our dear Britney Spears had herself a pretty funtastic weekend and we’ve got the photos to prove it. Her weekend started out pretty simply with a quick shopping trip to Target but that shopping excursion proved to be an opportunity for Britney to buy some new artwork for her home. As her weekend unfolded, Britney spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying the beautiful weather here in SoCal. She attended her sons’ soccer game and looked to be having the time of her life. Click below to see some photos from Britney‘s fun weekend and share in her happy life. More »

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Bump In The Night

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Posted by: Trent on February 27, 2013| 2 Comments

Yesterday was a very chill day for me … so chill that I stayed in my pajamas/sweats all day, all afternoon, all night long … and it was glorious. I spend the afternoon reading before I settled down to watch a couple of movies. I’ve wanted to see Sinister since it was in theaters last year so I finally got around to it. Then I watched the new documentary film Sound City and, OMG, was I completely blown away. Both movies were entertaining in their own way and provided me with both sweet dreams … and nightmares. More »

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What A ‘Wonder’ful Day

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Posted by: Trent on February 23, 2013| 2 Comments

Yesterday was a pretty fun day. I ran an errand, got to have a late lunch with my friend Tony and then met up with a bunch of friends at Tam and Rob’s place for a night of dinner and conversation. The errand was a really fun one that involved shopping. On Thursday I made my way to Beverly Hills to get my haircut and as I passed the Paley Center on Beverly Blvd. I noticed they had on display a bunch of comic book artwork by Alex Ross. I have been obsessed with Ross‘s work for years so it was really love at first sight. The Paley Center was closed Thursday night so I took my ass back there Friday to buy the Alex Ross print of Wonder Woman. Sigh. WW has always been one of my fave characters (along with Batman) so it was really a no brainer for me. More »

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James Franco, Artiste, Unveils His New Solo Art Exhibit ‘Gay Town’

500 Pieces of Art
Posted by: Trent on February 13, 2013| 7 Comments

James Franco, a veritable Jack of all Trades, has unveiled a solo exhibit of artwork in Berlin, Germany titled Gay Town … made up of 500 pieces made up of paintings, drawings and video installations. I, personally, find it very hard to take anything that Franco does seriously anymore because, IMHO, it feels like he just does stuff to see the kind of attention it attracts. Because he never really focuses on one thing, everything that he does seems unfocused and unfinished. For his latest feat, at least for the next few minutes, James Franco is an artiste so … let’s indulge him for a moment (again, at least for the next few minutes) and check out what he has to offer. Click below to see some of Franco‘s art from Gay Town, including a video tour of his new exhibit. More »

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