Stereoscopy!

all images Okinawa Soba
BACILA SAM POGLED na muzevljev Twitter i bez previse razgledanja (cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye), kliknula na neki link. Klik me odvede na cudnu neku stranu i otvori mi jos jedan novi svet.

Kopam dalje i saznam za misterioznog japanskog fotografa T.Enamija. Sa leve strane, autoportret.

Kraj 19-og i pocetak 20-og veka. Japan. Scene iz zivota. Najuspesnije od tih maloformatnih fotografija bile su rucno kolorisane, umesno i delikatno, kako to samo Japanci mogu.




Nego, da se vratim na tu magicnu stranu koja me je oborila s nogu. Stereoskopski snimci starog Japana (ako ne radi taj link, klik ovde). Na tamnoj pozadini pomeraju se neke slike. Dovoljan je samo pokretni gif od dve slike uslikane u istom trenutku kamerom sa dva razmaknuta objektiva da bi se stekao utisak plitke trece dimenzije dovoljne da uvuce u prostor. STEREOSKOPIJA! Za nas koji su operacijom strabizma u mladim danima izgubili moc stereo vida, pa ne vidimo nista neobicno kad nam date onu blesavu sliku i crveno plave naocari, ovo je otkrovenje! Najzad vidim!

Da biste dobili stereoskopsku sliku, potrebna vam je samo ovakva kamera i dobijate snimak koji se sastoji od dve gotovo identicne fotografije na jednom parcetu foto papira. Izgledaju kao igrica Pronadjite 20 razlika.

Pokretni gifovi dobijeni su kombinacijom te dve fotografije, a sto se originalnih T.Enamijevih stereo fotki tice, sve su fino klasifikovane u flickr streamu usera koji se zove Okinawa Soba. Evo samo nekih, razlozenih, na zalost pokretne gifove ne mogu da uploadujem u svoj stream, a tako bi mi prijala koja djuskajuca slika bas ovde...

Evo bude iz Kamakure, ne mogu da verujem da smo tamo bili... Pa ova sa vatrom koja deluje tako neverovatno zivo kad se mrda. Mirna i snazna ekipa sumo rvaca i radnja sa gomilom metalnih rezbarija - Brass Ornament Dealer.






FURTHER READING: sajt posvecen T.Enamiju

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Hello Flu, Dr Kitty's here

image by Joe McLaren


IRST OF ALL, po preporuci nase drage homeopatkinje ne linkujem se vise na paniku koju proizvode vesti u kojima posle prvih 15 minuta drame usled galopirajceg gripa kazu da nema razloga za paniku. Slozicete se da se poprilicno zamislite kada vam neko kaze da ne treba da panicite. I ako niste uplaseni pomislite: Ako mi kaze da ne treba da panicim, to znaci da ljudi verovatno panice, mozda bih i ja panicila da shvatam koliko je situacija ozbiljna!? E, sad vec panicim! Ili je to samo moj tok misli...

Nista efikasnije nego zamajati se necim presarenim i preslatkim i sve klizi k'o po loju (loj, fuuuj!). Da ne kazem - Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way.

Dakle, make it kawaii!

Kljucni karakter cele estetike preslatkosti je Hello Kitty. Ona uopste nije moj omiljeni lik, sada su aktuelni daleko bizarniji likovi kao one neke klopice sa licima. Ali, sto bi rekao Djogani - mora da se zna koje bio prvi! Hello Kitty slavi ove godine svoj 35. rodjendan i drzi se dosta dobro za svoje godine. I dalje ultra popularna, sa novim i novim varijantama, aplikacijama, svetlucavim i ogranicenim serijama.

Kljucni dogadjaj koji vezuje gripoznu paniku i njeno peglanje zaslepljujucom slatkocom je naravno Hello Kitty serija lutkica koje je za japansku fabriku lutaka Medicom Toy napravio Dr Romanelli. Dakle, shvatite ovo kao terapiju, upravo sledi uput od doktora.




Dr Romanelli je osmislio ukupno 4 lutkice - dve lutkice sa maskom, Normal i Candy Stripe, i dve ANATOMY lutkice u verzijama Normal i Vintage. Upravo smo zaznali da je Kitty slatka ne samo spolja, nego i iznutra.

Proslava traje i posvete sirom sveta gomilaju se. Kristalna Kitty, pa jedna glow in the dark verzija by Kuntzel&Deygas koja otkriva Cap&Pep-a i adekvatno bizarni tribute by Lady Gaga.

Moj doprinos proslavi je takav da cu prvom prilikom sebi kupiti jedan metalize dusty pink meki privezak na onom centralnom Hello Kitty punktu u Delta City-ju.



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FIRST OF ALL, just like my dear homeopathic doctor suggested, i refuse to link to all the terrible new flu buzz that is a few months late and too big here in Serbia right now. After all the first 15 minutes drama in the news, they tell us not to panic. And you know how that goes, even if you're not scared, with them constantly repeating that we shouldn't panic, you come to think that there really is a reason to do just that.

And there is nothing more efficient to ditch that feeling than to look at something colorful and too cute. In other words - Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way.

So - make it kawaii!

The key character in all this Japanese aesthetics of cuteness is surely Hello Kitty. She's not at all my favorite character, especially now when there is a whole bunch of crazy bizarre characters out there. All those yummy foods that got alive and has faces. But, Hello Kitty was the first. This year she's celebrating her 35th birthday and she's holding pretty well, with all the new series, aplications, new shiny and limited editions.

The key event that connects this flu madness and Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary is the doll series made by Dr Romanelli and Medicom Toys. So this is kind of a prescription, the therapy coming up. see images

Dr Romanelli created four Hello Kitties - the two with a mask, in Normal and Candy Stripe versions, and the two named ANATOMY in Normal and Vintage versions. So we just found out that Kitty's cute both inside and out.

The Anniversary celebration is big around the world. A number of artist are contributing. There's crystal Kitty, then glow in the dark one by Kuntzel&Deygas, and properly bizarre Lady Gaga photos.

Shana Faust

AZNE DIVOTE stizu ovih dana iz Bruklina. Posle Dzesike Hish, jos jedna fenomenalna smizla iz Bruklina. Kada bismo zapucali u NYC da se tamo nastanimo, svakako bismo tamo ziveli.



Nego, back to beginning - ovo je Shana Faust. Stilistkinja. Originalno iz Toronta, od 2003 u Njujorku. Do prosle godine izvrsna urednica u magazinu Martha Stewart Weddings, sada majka jedne zenske bebe koja od kuce radi razne freelance styling poslice. Ne beba nego Shana, I mean ;p. Izgleda se radi o nekom freelance gripu - i Jessica Hische ne radi vise za Louisse Filli. Boze, koji sam ja frik kada sve ovo znam.

Istancan ukus i ozbiljno iskustvo. Svasta da se nauci. Narocito sada, kada sam u pravom streberskom roku, pre isteka poslednjeg od svih najposlednjijih rokova, poslala Sensi upakovanu novogodisnju lista zelja. Mislim da cete uzivati. Ususkana zima, Adore cokolade i druge price.

I opet, back to Shana. Ovih dana su sve zenske iz girly blog klike odlepile za Shanom, prvo post na OhJoy!, pa posle par dana pojavio se intervju na Decor8. Prica kako je predivno juriti po Njujorku u potrazi za svim drangulijama za snimanje. Oblasti u kojima deluje - FASHION, CRAFTS & BEAUTY. Perfektno. Ono sto nas je izgleda sve ocaralo je INSPIRATION strana njenog sajta. Gomila slicica i linkovi na svakoj. Predivno.

Evo mojih favorita, nastrozija od svih strogih selekcija. Da ulepsam svoj blog i vas nateram da se zaljubite u nju kao ja.




Ah, da, kaligrafija koja uleti tu i tamo, Betsy Dunlap.

Za kraj, priprema knjigu koju ce Chronicle Books izdati u jesen 2010. Bice to knjiga o raznim rukotvorinama koju priprema sa vlasnicama HelloLucky!, radionice iz koje upravo treba da izadje najnovija divota iz laboratorije LabPartnersa. Ova:
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These days, everything beautiful seems to be made in Brooklyn. After Jessica Hische, another great lady coming from Brooklyn. If we were headed to NYC planning to settle for a while there, we'd most surely live there.

Back to beginning, this is Shana Faust. Stylist. Originally from Toronto, she moved to NYC in 2003. She worked as the deputy style editor at Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, and now, being a new mom, she's working as a freelance stylist enjoying her baby grow. In Brooklyn. Love the overall concept. I guess it is some kind of a freelance flu, since Jessica Hische is not working for Loisse Filli anymore. I'm such a freak for knowing these things... ;]

So Shana has this amazing taste and huge experience. There's a lot to learn from her. Her portfolio is especially valuable to me since I've just finished this new article for Sensa magazine, New Year's wish list. I think you'll love it. Cozy winter, Adore chocolat and other stories.

And, back to Shana. These past couple of days, girly blog cliques are crazy about her. There was that post about her on OhJoy!, and a few days later that lovely interview with her on Decor8. She confirms that it is so incredibly beautiful to run around New York searching for all the bits and pieces for making those editorials. Her styling fields - FASHION, CRAFTS & BEAUTY. Perfect. And what impressed us all was the INSPIRATION section of her web site. A collage of lovely images with equally many links.

So here are my favotires from her portfolio, the stict, very very strict selection. To make my blog look prettier and make you guys fall in love with her work like I did. see images

Ah, yes, the calligraphy popping out here and there by Betsy Dunlap.

And finally, Shana's working on the book that will come out in the Fall of 2010 and will be published by Chronicle Books. She's creating it with the two ladies, owners of the HelloLucky!, the workshop that is about to print the latest loveliness from LabPartners' lab. This one: see image

MiuMiu Stage Bag

Milena Pavlovic Barilli

NA DANASNJI DAN, pre tacno 100 godina, rodila se Milena Pavlovic Barilli.

Ovom malom paletom dodatno obelezavam taj dan kao kljucni u godini koju Srbija proslavlja obelezavajuci njeno rodjenje.

O njenom zivotu, njenom slikaskom, ilustratorskom, pecnickom, kostimografskom radu pronaci cete svasta na sajtu MilenaPavlovicBarilli nedavno postavljenom u okviru ove proslave. Ja cu samo izdvojiti neke meni omiljene, davno upamcene i novootkrivene, posebno drage i upecatljive.

Najpre nekoliko autoportreta po kojima je uglavnom znamo...



Pa nekoliko ulja na platnu, neverovatno vazdusastih, cudno setnih i sanjalackih. Setala je kroz aktuelne stilove nalazeci u svakom svoju specificnost lako i precizno.



Meni su najdraze i najspecificnije ove njene ilustracije koje je radila za razne super poznate svetske modne casopise. Chic poze i lepa lagana odeca, prozirne ilustracije sa sukobljenim bojenim povrsinama i tanjusnim linijama koje opisuju poneku svedenu crtu lica.






A ono sto me je silno razdragalo i posebno raspilavilo su ove ilustracije koje je radila pred sam kraj zivota, kada je imala samo 36 godina.




Predivno, zar ne...

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EXACTLY 100 YEARS AGO, Milena Pavlovic Barilli was born.

With this little palette, I join this years national celebration of this anniversary.

You'll find a whole lot of info at the new web site made for the occasion. About her life and work as a painter, illustrator, poet, costume designer. I've selected just a bit of those, the ones that are especially dear to me, some that I remember for ages and some newly found and strikingly beautiful. Firstly, a few of her well known self portraits...

Then, a few oil on canvas paintings, strangely light and transparent, misterious and dreamy. She walked through the current streams in art finding her own specific approach so easily.

For me, the dearest and the most important work are those she made for world known fashion magazines. Pretty ladies in chic poses, airy clothes, wonderful illustrations made with the ever contrasting colored surfaces and ultra thin and fragile lines giving the basic and complete info on the visage.

What striked me the most are these final fashion illustrations she made just before she suddenly died in NYC, aged only 36.

These illustrations are just wonderful, wouldn't you agree...