Tuesday 16 November 2010

Dom Perignon X Andy Warhol

Being somewhat of an Andy Warhol maniac I pretty much lost my shit when I saw this featured in the current copy of one of my favourite art magazines.
Inspired by Warhol's use of colour and his intent to challenge the world to see art differently (Brillo or Campbell's soup cans anyone?) Dom Perignon teamed up with the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Design Laboratory at Central St Martin's School of Art & Design in London to pay homage to one of the most important and influential artists of the Twentieth Century. (In my humble opinion anyway).
The result: looks amazing, worth it for the art on the box alone and kinda cool because there's a story to go with it, taken from Warhol's diary. (If you haven't read this- DO! I loved reading all of the good, and trivial details of his life)

“Went to the gallery where they were having a little exhibition of the glittery Shoes, and had to do interviews and pics for the German newspaper and then we had to go back to the hotel and be picked up by the “2,000” people - it’s a club of twenty guys who got together and they’re going to buy 2,000 bottles of Dom PĂ©rignon which they will put in a sealed room until the year 2,000 and then open it up and drink it and so the running joke is who will be around and who won’t…”



To read more: http://www.domperignon.com/#/en/stories/

Try: Andy Warhol Diaries, and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again).

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Kiss me quick!

Apart from the Ice Dance scene in Edward Scissorhands this is one of my favourite scenes from a film, everything about it is perfect. And I'm DEFINITELY not one for the romantic film crap either. Run of the mill Rom Coms or whatever they're called make my skin crawl.. they are sooo predictable. And lame.
Classics and good cinema however are different. The storytelling is done brilliantly.. and sure while I knew Holly and Paul were most likely going to end up together, the ending of the film was amazing. Yes I still cry for Cat everytime I watch it.

Here's some other notable screen <3:

Lola & Manni from Run Lola Run. Another favourite film. Probably my favourite scene(s) from the film. Who hasn't had a conversation like this before? I sure as hell have. I just didn't look as hot as Franka Potente while having it. 

Holden & Alyssa from Chasing Amy. Again one of my favourite films ( I have quite a few). The scene where Holden (Ben Affleck) pours his heart out to Alyssa in the rain is awww!
Here's a decent link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWjEijoeQ0g&feature=related
If you haven't seen this film-do it. It's before Ben Affleck got lame and probably my favourite out of the Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy saga..

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Yes I know Halloween is over but...

How could I not post these images? I found them because I wanted to make Halloween oragami for my friends but I ran outta time...
So cute!
Everything looks more morbid in noir et blanc...

*Taken with love from various sources on the net*