Miu Miu Fall Winter 2011

Highly recommend looking at Miu Miu's campaign. I cannot believe I have not seen it! The images are stunning, and the video components make you feel like you are watching a film. No, not a modern fashion documentary but a classic.  Hailee Steinfeld's youth is not corrupted like that of most young models portraying something much older than themselves.  Her beauty is appreciated and her youth embraced. I completely adore the campaign.  As for the clothes themselves, I enjoy the color choices, and color blocking without intrusive patterns.  The glitter, and sequin details of the clothes do not feel over done but the perfect accents.  As if any girl could turn down those glitter covered heels!

Francisco Lachowski

  Male fashion has been huge for me lately, but these pics are more than just fashion pieces... they are a tiny peek at Francisco Lachowski. Doesn't his name even sound intriguing? Check out the brazilian fashion model on his twitter.

Polaroid

Summertime <3

Dev Is Hot

Christmas Wishlist: Dev's Cd, The Night The Sun Came Up

Chicago International Film Festival

This film completely satisfied my urge for something to interest my psychological curiosity, as well as the edginess of an international film. I saw it at the Chicago International Film Festival, so as you can see I am very behind in my posts.  Supposedly being released in December to the states! :)

Only For A Moment...

Film is a process.  Digital is incredibly instanteous.  In the latter there is no room to appreciate error.  Film on the other hand is all about the imperfection, the moment captured and not the forced smile.  When I use film cameras I never know what to expect and I adore it.  I  am the person scared to make any mistakes ever, so this is my way of pushing myself.  I fret over whether any will be in focus but I never try to remember what I photographed.  My photographs are always random and mismatched to surprise me everytime.  Sometimes I just need to let go and let life lead me.  Photography is one of those outlets.

My latest purchase is a diana mini plus flash (wonderland edition) and I constantly am wondering whether I actually took the picture, if I tore the film, or what will be in focus!  I know the final surprise in what I actually end up developing will be completely worth it.  I just wish I knew that I wasn't breaking anything in the process.  The cameras are all plastic, and the film has to be advanced by hand- needless to say its alittle worrisome for me.  To break in my first roll of film in the camera I went to The Art Institute of Chicago today, so hopefully those turn out ok!

Above are pictures taken on my film cannon slr at the end of the summer in Chicago.

Art Therapy: Lesson on Color

Art therapy can be incredibly powerful, but first one needs to realize the most important lesson: everything is subjective.  I would not say I'm an artist yet I enjoy making art.  Both the process and the end product motivate me to express myself creatively.  Being a psychology student underlies my interest in the meaning behind the art- the symbolism.  I am therefore sharing two of my pieces from an art therapy lesson (a class I am taking this year) focusing on color.  Our medium was paper because it allowed for a wide range of colors but did not force us to focus on the mixing of paints.  I learned that pink is often upsetting after more than 15 minutes, and small organized shapes can be indicative of someone who has a very organized task type of job.  My images are simple and abstract.  Both images represnt emotions that I had felt that same day.  The top is irritation and the bottom is tired.  You may see something totally different but I see the brightness, the pink and the sharp angled corners of a lingering irritation.  The bottom image is on an earthy brown, and full of fluid lines, calm hovering pastels, sun, and moon.  The beauty of it is in what it means to the artist, how the artist chooses to represent what they feel, and how psychologists can use these symbols to alleviate problems as well as help patients communicate them.