When buying a poster, photograph, sculpture, painting, or what-have-you, you are supposed to only purchase what you truly, absolutely cannot live without. Something that jumps out at you and speaks to your soul, whispering "buy me" into your heart. Right. It's not that simple, and it's hard to avoid being influenced by other people's tastes.
I have been thinking about the concept of style lately, and if you're into fashion, it's only natural to broaden your stylishness to extend past your closet into your bedroom, bathroom, hallway, kitchen, outdoor patio, car, wherever - all of your living spaces. I am making plans to beautify the neglected areas of mine. My bedroom is the most unfortunate. It's not dirty, it's just not given the respect it deserves. There have been four squares of paint samples on my bedroom wall for about a year and a half. Piles of laundry, receipts, and ball-point pens are scattered about. When I consider my next step towards a refurbished bedroom, (after a fresh coat of paint) installing art is my first consideration. I would really like to breathe some life into my bedroom and give it a wash of sleekness and glamour. I want my bedroom to be a cool, sexy place to lounge in.
When I think of fashionable artwork, I imagine vintage Vogue covers, satiny black & white prints of models and actors, framed Missoni or Marimekko fabrics, or an actual dress form displaying a pretty dress. These types of art are literally either about fashion or commenting on fashion. Fashionable artwork that seems a little less obvious would be works that might have color, vibrancy, and a strong sense of style - loosely related somehow to a fashionable lifestyle. Art that you could envision in the background of your style fantasy - carrying on your favorite look, using color, line and shape.
I want to share with you two of my friends and their work. One is Ian Kimmerly - a cool, relaxed guy who drives a Vespa around San Francisco. The other is Josh Petker - a witty, tattooed friend who lives within the pop-art crowd of Los Angeles. I consider both of them to be engaging artists. Most importantly their work appeals to me, and would be something I could definitely picture in the background of my life.
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