The Rogue Taxidermy 2012 Biennial, curated by Robert Marbury, features 25 of the most interesting artists working in taxidermy today. Rogue Taxidermy, a mixed-media art utilizing taxidermy materials,...
Natural orderchaos to balance draws meinto your madnesssubmitted by InVinceWil (from Hikoo) Adornate, is a series created by K.L.V. in collaboration with Another Africa. The images take inspira...
From The Guise Of ManyFrom the guise of many,we fall into the guise of onecreating within itour own mystery.Within the guise of many,we still try to hide our all.We pretend to be the one,but in fact,...
Reducing humans to their nude animal state to be compared with the form of other species, Ryan McGinley is now exhibiting a series of comparative images at the Team Gallery, New York. With feather, f...
Another Africa and K.L.V. have collaborated on a series of diptychs that compare an intensely rich source of inspiration born in Africa with the realms of the worldwide arts and fashion. On view, the...
Painting the face is an ancient form of body adornment. The oldest example still practising their form of body painting are the peoples of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean, though of course it...
Whilst visiting London/Horley recently, the Churchills and I visited the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill before our own exhibition in Bermondsey. I had previously visited the museum back in June 2010 ...
DIPTIQUE 3Another Africa and K.L.V. have collaborated on a series of diptychs that compare this intensely rich source of inspiration with the realms of the arts and fashion. On view, the ingenuity of...
The Bermondsey based exhibition Urbandsey took place on 14th April and as the name suggests it followed an urban theme. As a follow up to my Ancestors collection from the previous exhibition (see her...
DIPTIQUE 2 Another Africa and K.L.V. have collaborated on a series of diptychs that compare this intensely rich source of inspiration with the realms of the arts and fashion. This is part two o...
Wispern is a bridal hat for my good friend Hannah and her wedding taking place this summer, the name of the hat being from the etymology of the word whisper due to the chosen colour scheme of Whisper...
DIPTIQUEOnce you begin to scratch the surface of African masquerade visuals, youre met with an explosion of natural influence, comical appearance and otherworldy figures. Another Africa and K.L.V. ha...
It is my pleasure to introduce the Another Africa online magazine and K.L.V. collaboration which was something born from our mutual interest in Africa, adornment, art and, in my case particularly, an...
I find the sculptures of David A Smith incredibly exciting, where the striking figures of death are intertwined with the tacky incandescence of neon. Brilliant!
Collage by Jesse Draxler
‘Protectors/Patron Saints’, Homo Phobiens, Ecce Homo and Beauty Sheets are brilliant examples of the guises captured by the French photographer Sabine Pigalle. Mohair South Africa & Li Edelkoort ...
"Enormous dancers were stomping around in a circle. They were gigantic, and had heads with two faces. They were dancing rythmically in a circle with great energy. Their heads had 12 points of hai...
This is the kind of jewellery I dream of, bringing the past and the future of human facade together. In their promotional video, Bevel (Jonathan Lloyd Goldstein) makes the sensation of touch feel so ...
Yesterday my Mum, Nan and I took a little lunchtime trip to the Isle of Wights Quarr Abbey. In its ideallic setting away from the main roads, the Abbey is home to a group of Benedictine Monks and the...
Happy Mothers Day to you! We celebrated in our usual style of pub food and plenty of alcohol which was enjoyed by everyone, though both Mum and I definitely struggled with the dog walking the next mo...
Instead of dog walking Ive taken to running with the dog (second week in) and this means I leave the camera at home. However that doesnt mean Ive stopped seeing the local wildlife, the variation of w...
On Friday 10th February the Art School Disco collective exhibted work within a biscuit factory in Bermondsey, ranging from kites, painting, prints, videography and hats. So enjoy these photos of our ...
My first hat/headdress/mask collection:Mesozoic This mask/headband was one of the first ideas of the collection, in fact it sparked off the idea for collections name of Ancestors. Mesozoic is the era...
Just some animals-in-art internet sightings Neil Pardington Angela Singer Frederique Morrel Iris SchiefersteinFurniture as TrophyJennifer Raimondi
With the Open/Closed: A pop up gallery coming up fast, Ive decided to make a selection of hats and headdresses to be suspended from the ceiling/beams and hopefully to be interacted with by the privat...
My recent contributions to Illustration blog Art School Disco Name: In the 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy By Magic Theme: Epic/legendary songs&nbs...
Kathakali Kathakali originates in Kerela, India. It is a combination theatrical dance, song and mythology and is for the most part secular in that there is no connection with temple worship, though t...
The images and quotes below are from my newly acquired copy of Royal Museum for Central Africa - Collections of the RMCA. Headdresses. (Thanks again Katie)As the 11th biggest country in the world, it...
The Naranza (Venetian for Orange) hairband was made as a gift and is a combination of similar feathers that Ive used before, the orange/black tipped feathers being the main interest. Another gift was...
Since the last post Ive been out walking the same areas once again. This time I stumbled across the charismatic red squirrels (5 of them!), a kestrel and a couple of buzzards. Images by KLV
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