Jareth, My Jareth

At my mother's, the only childhood movie that has stayed with me until today has been the Labyrinth. Yes, David Bowie's tight lycra pants haunted my dreams along with his little band of goblins. Seriously-I was terrified of that movie and always protested to seeing it. Needless to say that now I feel a bit smug whenever a Labyrinth reference comes up, and my sister and I have recently bonded again over how we skipped the whole 'let's slowly ease into watching more mature movies'.
It was Labyrinth during breakfast and then Zoolander for dinner, skipping over the sex scenes when necessary.
Yup. Loooove my childhood movies!

I found some art inspired by the Labyrinth that made me giggle, and decided to go to the art opening itself in downtown. Very packed and overwhelming, but the art was so beautiful and creative.

found them here



SOOOO MUCH LOLZ! And this isn't the finished version. At the art show, the waistband of underwear peeked over his hips and read 'Dance Magic Dance.' If that isn't art, I don't know what is ;]

Inside Out Veins

Have you ever seen those pictures of girls at Las Vegas clubs who have elaborate clothes painted on them? But when you look closer you see that they're NAKED.
...Now that's just icky. ;}
Body paint, for me, has never really stood out as art. Sure, sometimes I see one of these showgirls and think 'wow, that's really pretty' but its always generic.

I've never really thought of the process a model must go through to become perfectly painted. There would be such intimacy, more than a painted with a naked model-because that's from a good foot or so away. But a painted who paints on the model knows every fact of his/her body. The way the artist needs to take in the different way the body is shaped with curves and planes, it all needs to be observed and cataloged so the painting isn't too much affected by it.

I came across this artist's website who experimented with body paint, but took it to the next level.
Warning: XTREME BEAUTY

Unfortunately I can't read a thing on this website, so I can't give any credit to the painters/photographers, but you can check out the rest of this breathtaking collection here: http://2photo.ru/en/post/17575






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The forum that I followed this link from was on a steampunk site, and this is where the style of steampunk comes into play. In less than 10 words, steampunk is a sub-culture that emulates the late Victorian era with an alternative look at the Industrial age through art/clothing/music/writing. Not less than 10 words, but basically the nitty gritty of what steampunk is. I'll talk more about it when I have more info, but if you need a better definition find it here.
Anyway, this is what the clothing looks like. The body paint is meant to accentuate it and the fact that the pattern/style is like machinery.

The rest are just the different ways the body paint was used. Enjoy.

Manifest Equality

A few weeks ago I found this website that had pictures from an art gallery that had happened that weekend. I was really sad that I missed it since it was dedicated to the fight for gay marriage!
Here's my favorites from the collection.
FIGHT!

Laaadies

The human body is taken for granted.
People struggle to appreciate their sexuality, let alone their actual bodies.

Have you ever wondered why its socially acceptable for a man to walk around with his shirt off, whereas a woman would be charged with 'revealing herself'?

During the summer, Helen and I visited Venice beach only to learn that the day before had been a protest against women being forced to wear t-shirts. There had been hundreds of women topless with signs just 24 hours before.
Helen and I were really disappointed.

WARNING EROTICA!














http://www.gallerynucleus.com/artist/audrey_kawasaki

Here a woman's beauty is starkly contrasted to
the harsh reality of snakes and snails and puppy dog
tails. Curved chin and fading breasts, only to be
brought back to life by the thin legs of a spider.

Ask:
Why am I afraid of myself?

Answer:
Because the world makes me afraid.


All these paintings are done on planks of wood.
Its very interesting, and the effect is so beautiful.
Artist: Audrey Kawasaki
Art found








A Lady laid in death.

Hear Me Roar

Women have figures. They are muses. They redefine what it means to sing and cry.
Women have started movements. We grab hatchets and tear down bars. We stand in front of death, large hooves crushing our chests, to fight for the right to vote.
If there are three types of women, then I am one shade of strange.



Women have bones structures that make men lust- a la 'I've got the gift of one liners, and you've got the curse of curves' (Cute is What We Aim For)
Scapulas that protrude from the curve of a back, a sign that being stretch thin is all the rage.


There are warning signs all over our skin but nobody takes notice. Think you can last? Think you won't break?
We'll throw you up against the wall.


When ankles were the most sexual image a man could ever picture. When torsos were crushed like watermelons under the strain of corsets. We never truly left the Victorian ages.

Artist: Hiroki Mafuyu

Women are dangerous things. Everyone ignores the warning signs. But taking the risk is worth touching that beauty if only for a heartbeat.