News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere: June 3, 2010

TeenAngster

Story by TeenAngster

Published on June 03, 2010 in Read

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“I am not interested in art history, in the academies of styles, a succession of fads. Art is not about art. Art is about life, and that sums it up.” — Louise Bourgeois

This week’s edition of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere salutes the life and work of renegade woman Louise Bourgeois, urban decrepitude, wooden skulls, ethereal slip dresses and creepy portraits.

Read on!

 

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As an avid fan of decay and crumbling walls, the MC Motors warehouse immediately appealed to my dust-stained fingertips and rougher edges. Once a school, a depot and a garage, this 7,000 square-feet space is currently available to rent (with props!) for photo shoots and events. [Via THERSIC]

 

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Raquel Allegra’s Spring 2010 lookbook is composed of flimsy gauze creations ideal for a twilight cruise (on a trusty Schwinn). [Via Rackk and Ruin]

 

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Holy skulls! These hand-carved wooden mandibles and skulls are dotted with Swarovski crystals and gold detailing. Laurel Roth explains her “Food” series as such: “Lately [I've] carved from wood and modeled on animals we breed for food. Using a skull rather than a fully fleshed animal makes each piece more representative of a species rather than an individual animal — literally removes its face while still referencing what it is. For me that helps me to look at my own participation in food production and consumption (I really like eating meat, by the way) in a more anthropological way than a PETA way.” Read more about Laurel’s vision on My Love for You.

 

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Hellan van Meene’s work is otherworldly. Maybe it’s just because I’m traumatized by The Shining, but all of the frozen children in hallways and ill-lit rooms gives me the pleasantest of jeebies. [Via Loveology]

 

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R.I.P, Louise Bourgeois. Your style, vision and tenacity will not soon be forgotten.

 

Wanna give me some more artsy, style or design blogs to peruse? Leave them in the comments! And check out past installments of News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere!

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