BARBADOS DIARIES: LEO

 LIIOOOOOON! (Dj Khaled voice). Let's be real, you were all thinking the same thing. 

I came across this lion randomly on a scavenger hunt with some friends; its a mural which had basically been done on the rocky bit of a hill. I love how it blends in with the surrounding greenery! You can find this piece on Parris Hill, St Joseph, Barbados.

BARBADOS DIARIES: COPA CABANA

Is this post just an excuse to rub it in you guys’ faces that I went to the Caribbean and had the most amazing vacation of my life? Absolutely.  Potentially. All bragging aside though, I could not go all the way to Barbados without coughing up a couple of blog posts for you guys!

At first I thought I’d just go to one of the galleries and take a couple pictures, but that seemed boring to me; and for some reason I was on some serious alternative vibes (lol).  Long story short, I just decided to wing it and go about my holiday as normal taking pictures of anything artsy that caught my eye along the way!

CAMH

So I put together a little teaser video relating to this really interesting exhibition I got a chance to see while I was in the Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston (CAMH). Since the exhibition was largely inspired by themes of contemporary media what better way to present the post than via a Youtube video? #ontrend (Feel free to subscribe if you want! There's definitely more to come on the channel).  This is probably my first time editing anything like this as well so no judgement please. Only postive vibez yeah?

All the pieces were by Mark Flood in his exhibition "Gratest Hits". I'll tell you a little bit more about the exhibition and add in any more images I may have left out just after the video! Enjoy watching! x

FACES OF THE 80'S

An article about the emergence of the " 80's " aesthetic by Stephanie Amata.

The late 20^th century was the turning point for photography. It was when photography was actually considered an art and a skill. With the breakthrough of photography came the breakthrough of new visually stimulating art that the world had never seen. Photography in the 80’s also brought about the emergence of digital photography so it was the peak for work that shocked and excited people. There are a few photographers who I think gave the 80’s its general image and look, a few to mention, the legend himself Andy Warhol; his tutee, David LaChapelle who still stuns the fashion world and the ground-breaking feminist artist Cindy Sherman.

Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928- February 22, 1987)

LIGHT WORKS

I actually happened to be walking to the post office when I randomly stumbled across the wonderful Whitechapel gallery. Funny how often I stumble upon reasons to procrastinate from things I really need to be doing...

I had heard of this gallery before but never really paid much attention to it. So the fact that I had randomly stumbled upon it was nothing short of a sign that I needed to explore.