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If It Was So, It Might Be, If It Were So, It Would Be, But As It Isn't , It Ain't. That's Logic.
A little bit more of Alice-related craziness today...
The key word here is definitely blue! Which for a difference could be called azure, cerulean, aqua, teal, aquamarine, cobalt, indigo, navy, sky, turquoise, ultramarine, sapphire... not mentioning powder blue, midnight blue and BLUEberry blue :) ...
By coincidence 'blue' also has another meaning, not related to color...
Tim Burton's Alice
Tim Burton is famed for his dark, whimsical movies with some beautiful fetish-inspired costumes. My personal favourite of his big movie list is the Gothic but naive Edward Scissorhands. I'm also quite looking forward to his new 'Alice in Wonderland' interpretation, which is due to be released in 2010. Expectations from the movie must be quite high - at least mine are, because a book so brilliantly written needs a brilliant movie.
It's fascinating how in Burton's movies costumes take almost the central position in every character creation. Just like some of the characters from Alice-to be:
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The pictures hint at an elegant, richly textured fantasy world that honors Lewis Carroll’s 19th-century fairy tale while incorporating bits of Burton’s trademark weirdness (check the grimacing flowers in the pictures below).
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
The images are drawn from the world of Alice in Wonderland, as re-imagined by one of the world’s most visually arresting directors.
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Image by Disney
Image by Disney
It's fascinating how in Burton's movies costumes take almost the central position in every character creation. Just like some of the characters from Alice-to be:
Image by Google
Image by Google
Image by Google
Image by Google
The pictures hint at an elegant, richly textured fantasy world that honors Lewis Carroll’s 19th-century fairy tale while incorporating bits of Burton’s trademark weirdness (check the grimacing flowers in the pictures below).
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
The images are drawn from the world of Alice in Wonderland, as re-imagined by one of the world’s most visually arresting directors.
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
Image by Disney
In Another Life...
Not sure how about you but the opening of this movie makes my hair stand on ends... and the Spanish words are so absorbing, gripping, captivating...
Watching 'El Laberinto Del Fauno' you will discover a world of fairy tales which existed before it was commercialized and divided into pink and blue... A dangerous world, where nothing is as it seems and every step is a possible death – a cruel place which may leave even adults shivering under the covers, part in terror, part in wonder...
A long time ago,
in the Underground Realm,
where there are no lies or pain,
there lived a princess who dreamt
of the human world.
She dreamt of blue skies,
soft breeze and sunshine.
One day,
eluding her keepers,
the princess escaped.
Once outside...
the bright sun blinded her
and erased her memory.
She forgot who she was
and where she came from.
Her body suffered cold, sickness and pain.
And eventually she died.
However, her father, the king,
always knew that the Princess' soul
would return,
perhaps in another body,
in another place, at another time.
He would wait for her,
until he drew his last breath,
until the world stopped turning.
""44""
In continuation of my story about the fascinating LaLaLa arthotel the next room to get all the attention is Room 44.
Image by LaLaLa
That obscure object of desire and a furry-woody baroque surprise... Dreamy thicket, generator of difficult dreams, inspiration for naughty children. Here a strange narration is taking place - about crime, forbidden delight, a forest outing with no end, being lost in dreams; the Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf, sticking out her tongue at him and showing him the finger... The wall is adorned with blood-red and black mural by Jakub Rebelka and red antlers from Mr. Zastrozny's collection. The furniture has been picked up and the wall covered with a pitch-black (obviously artificial) pelt by Iwonka, Time for cuddles. Dripping crystals, antler-hangers, the door bears a black knocker in from of a male cherub and the gate to another dimension is guarded by two ravens and an owl. The overall ambience is oneiric, erotic and criminal.
Room designed by Jakub Rebelka and Iwona Cybula
Image by LaLaLa
Image by LaLaLa
That obscure object of desire and a furry-woody baroque surprise... Dreamy thicket, generator of difficult dreams, inspiration for naughty children. Here a strange narration is taking place - about crime, forbidden delight, a forest outing with no end, being lost in dreams; the Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf, sticking out her tongue at him and showing him the finger... The wall is adorned with blood-red and black mural by Jakub Rebelka and red antlers from Mr. Zastrozny's collection. The furniture has been picked up and the wall covered with a pitch-black (obviously artificial) pelt by Iwonka, Time for cuddles. Dripping crystals, antler-hangers, the door bears a black knocker in from of a male cherub and the gate to another dimension is guarded by two ravens and an owl. The overall ambience is oneiric, erotic and criminal.
Room designed by Jakub Rebelka and Iwona Cybula
Image by LaLaLa
Alice in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - is and will always remain one of my favourite books. I love how the story plays with logic and how it is one of the best examples of literary nonsense. This book is brilliant because it is full of puns, riddles, play upon words, anagrams, which can't be discovered all at once so the book can be read over and over again and will still be fascinating.
Image by Kari Miaki
Some of my favourite quotes from 'Alice':
"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Alice
"No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow." - Mad Hatter
Doorknob: "Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction."
"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it." - The Duchess
"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." - The King
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
"Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense." - The Mock Turtle
"We're all mad here." - The Cheshire Cat
Image by Kari Miaki
Evolution of the Species
I've never done posts on fashion before. But these colours somehow match my mood today - very pale, subtle and autumn like... so I thought - why not..? And the photographs are stunning! I hope you will also enjoy them.
Editorial: Evoluzione della specie
Magazine: Elle Italia
Issue: November 2008
Model: Kemp Muhl
Photographer: Ruven Afanador
Editorial: Evoluzione della specie
Magazine: Elle Italia
Issue: November 2008
Model: Kemp Muhl
Photographer: Ruven Afanador
Mummies, skeletons, robots... and treadmills!
These 2 music videos which are quite different from each other both in their music genre and the way of interpretation. Still both of them are similar in their clever concept and seamless presentation. The first video is directed by the genious Michel Gondry, famous for his 'The Science of Sleep' and 'The Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind' movies.
Video via Dailymotion
'Around The World' song has its distinctive structure: the music is great in its simplicity, the repetition is always used, and it stops just before it's too much. It is an attempt to bring choreography into music videos.
The second one is probably less famous, but is also very interesting:
Video via Dailymotion
This music video is arguably responsible for 'Here it goes again' song's success by Ok Go. It is an elaborate performance of the band dancing on treadmills in a single continuous take - another attempt at bringing organized dancing to music videos.
Is it just me or do you also see something similar in these 2 videos...?
Video via Dailymotion
'Around The World' song has its distinctive structure: the music is great in its simplicity, the repetition is always used, and it stops just before it's too much. It is an attempt to bring choreography into music videos.
The second one is probably less famous, but is also very interesting:
Video via Dailymotion
This music video is arguably responsible for 'Here it goes again' song's success by Ok Go. It is an elaborate performance of the band dancing on treadmills in a single continuous take - another attempt at bringing organized dancing to music videos.
Is it just me or do you also see something similar in these 2 videos...?
Something to Celebrate?..
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It was about this time 6 months ago when I started this blog... Seems like a very short time, really, although now it is hard for me to imagine the life without blogging! So here is what happened during these 6 months: lots of creative time spent on research on subjects I wanted to write about; even greater deal of time spent choosing 'the right' picture; lots of times worrying about whether anyone reads this blog at all, and HUGE amount of joy and energy to continue after I realized that - yes, you do!.. and finally some struggle to keep up with everything and still enjoy it...
Some figures for stats lovers :) - I am one myself - but only when it concerns my blog :D...
During these 6 months this blog:
* was visited by some 2871 people, 1887 of which are returning visitors
* who come from 92 countries, from 1160 cities
* from 5 different continents
Countries from where most visits came are the United Kingdom, the United States and Poland. The cities are Gdansk (for a good reason!), London, and Lisbon.
Thank you all for coming to this site - be it for sharing the interest in the subjects I explore and the visuals or just for the sake of keeping in touch. Most importantly, thank you for sharing your thoughts in your comments - they are definitely one of the most precious things for me which make me want to continue. Some of you have amazing blogs from which I learned so much, worth of visiting over and over again - I just wish I had enough time... I'm always glad to have you here on this site, and hopefully give you some food for thought or at least for the eyes.
Let Them Eat Cake
Image by GoogleThis movie's forte are the visuals and auditory elements evoking a powerful image of 18th-century Versailles. And the effect lingers in your head long after you've watched it. I was stunned by the intensely lush visual feast the film offers: the pomp and circumstance of ritualized and regimented 18th-century Versailles.
Image by GoogleThe private world of Marie-Antoinette, depicted through a sequence of fast-moving images of champagne-guzzling, beautifully-decorated cake-eating, and the fancy shoe buying. Some people may scoff at this 21st century world transposed to an earlier time. But as the center of the world in 18th-century Europe, Marie-Antoinette's "secret Versailles" would certainly have been as "hip" as this, and Sofia Coppola has found effective means through sound and image by which to make this poshness accessible.
Image by GoogleFor those who love to see more than read here comes the video of one of the most colourful parts of the movie and a reflection of the 18th century times slightly transposed to our modern realia:
Video via You Tube
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I loved how intense, live and eye-catching these ads are. The colours are bright, the forms are simple yet elegant and the style reminded me of the funky 70es.
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Be Green
XiXi No Banho! :) Check out the website, it is so genuine and ingenuous!
Video via You Tube
Direção - Fernando Sanches
Produção - Prodigo Films
Concepts dos Personagens - Bianca Beneduci
Concepts dos Banheiros - Felipe Jornada, Vanessa Lobo, Rodrigo Leão e Joy Passarelli.
Cliente - Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica
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Direção - Fernando Sanches
Produção - Prodigo Films
Concepts dos Personagens - Bianca Beneduci
Concepts dos Banheiros - Felipe Jornada, Vanessa Lobo, Rodrigo Leão e Joy Passarelli.
Cliente - Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica
~~38~~
Image by LaLaLa
Image by LaLaLaRoom #38, Lalala artHotel. The land of Mrs Roe-Deer and imps. On the chest of drawers a pair of silver stilettos for ladies or gentlemen - for tap-dancing, dances and beating out rhythms at nights. Wood and nude azure, mosaic and crystal. Curtains embroidered with frisky giraffes. The whole world dashes along those curtains. Honorata peeps from her self-portrait, combined with na ve drawings. The room has its fairy and protector. The walls glisten with Ulcia's collages and vermicules. An interwar bed heavily serves dreams of an idyllic village. Next to it there stands an arabesque chaise longue intended for quick day sleeps and reading sessions. A place for gourmets, perfect for drinking cordial from crystal glasses, accompanied with raisin halva. The land of Hrabal.
Room designed by Honorata Martin and Ula Wasielewska
Image by LaLaLa
Image by LaLaLa
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Image by LaLaLaRoom #7, Lalala artHotel. Charm, foam, whale and pistol.Welcome to a white and free variation. A mural on the wall - a girl swings with a pistol, a little airplane scorches along, a whale lazes about, water splashes. Hegemony of white. You can almost hear that purl of dripping water. It's a delicately whipped, soothing foam. Like marshmallows and down. Sparing dosage of foams, reasonable design. A shadow is cast by a counterpoint black crystal chandelier. A mental, joyful seclusion. A trinket, time to exhale, splashdown of post modernistic magic...
Room designed by Marek Mielnicki
Image by LaLaLa
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