The silhouette or shadow of any particular culture is ever changing and can be misleading if judged just by what you see on the wall. If the sun is too high, the shadow stretches. If the pose is just right you might appear more statuesque. In our world, the media is the mirror and the flashlight that all too often simplifies and reveals these shadows and silhouettes for what they really are. There seems to be no group more simplified or more revealed in the past few years like gay men, specifically black gay men.
“Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.”
- Albert Einstein
After dropping out of IADT’s Fashion Design program, Sean Brown worked aimlessly for the next couple of years exploring different mediums and applying them to his first love–Fashion. Whether juggling wardrobe styling, costume designing and what he considers a brief “attempt” at a Menswear line, Sean was constantly consumed with bettering his craft. I’ve been familiar with his work for a couple years now, so it’s great to see how he’s grown. Today, he’s a photography and more recently a film director going by the moniker bySeanBrown. Take a closer look at his latest film below.
Our good friends at Curbs and Stoops have an awesome program supporting young artists. Their progressive residency program fulfills their mission by hosting pioneering young artists in all disciplines including visual art, per- formance art, sculpture, sound and video, and new media. The program offers a six month first time residency for artists who are selected based upon merit, and through a process of open application and invitation. The artists selected this time are Jonathan Chapline (work featured above) and Rachel Labine (work featured below). More on the program from Jeffrey Pena:
Residency artists agree to share monthly updates of their process via the Curbs and Stoops blog. We will provide resi- dents opportunities to participate in group shows for emerging artists, as they are available. Each residency will culmi- nate in a group exhibition showing select work from the artist’s career as well as new work made during the residency program.
Albert Einstein, Van Gogh, Socrates, Andy Warhol, Miles Davis and even Michael Jackson were all great artists in their own right who have made their eternal mark on this earth. Are All Great Artists’ just plain crazy?
CLICK FOR MOREIt seems as if the girls in New York wear the deadliest heels, have the sexiest jobs, get the most sickening of blow outs and their paycheck: FAT. It seems as if the men in New York are always hustling. More on the city for Artists.
CLICK FOR MOREA Florida pastor last week came up with the bright idea that he was going to burn Koran’s. Public debate, news reels, magazines, hippie college students were all up in arms about the burning and eventually Pastor Terry Jones.
CLICK FOR MOREA couple of months ago, a group of my friends and I proposed that we all audition for the Real World. After all, we live pretty fun, drama, and party filled lives. We got to thinking about all the figments of our lives.
CLICK FOR MORENorth Face’s Purple Label is yet another indication that Japan is light years ahead of the United States. High Snobiety posted these images from The North Face’s Purple Label which is unfortunately sold exclusively in Japan. CLICK FOR MORE
Parisian restaurant Germain is pretty dope. Located in a newly revitalized space at 25-27 rue de Buci in the 6th Arrondissement, the establishment was designed by the prolific, Iranian–born and Paris-based architect, India Mahdavi who created the interior architecture of the three-story, funky establishment. CLICK FOR MORE
You Know The Frivolous Stuff
It’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I’m not too impressed with bubbling artists. Throughout my day, I hear great noise and see greater visuals. Those don’t faze me. I’m a slave to the art form of the popular. I haven’t been impressed with the under- ground since it was made of velvet. See, to go pop is take your art and hard work and turn it into a platform that doesn’t just speak to the people that are easily marketed to with said product, but to speak and effect everyone despite upbringings, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. You know the frivolous stuff. It’s what makes suburban privileged white kids show up at your favorite rapper’s concert, it’s what makes kids in Compton love heavy metal. It’s the art of being universal, not by the conform- ing but by encompassing whatever it is you represent.
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