Topic: art

8 Things I Learned Working For An Artist

8 Things I Learned Working For An Artist
On Breakfast
On Art
On Drugs
On Flirting
On Smoking

I first met The Painter in my interview. I knocked on the door of her apartment and heard someone shout “come in” over loud vibratos of Edith Piaf. Cigarette smoke was practically seeping out from beneath the door. I opened the door, and through the dense puffs saw an elderly woman with thin orange hair, a Chinese silk robe, and a red Solo cup in hand. Brown lipstick was smeared all over the bottom half of her face, and her breath smelled like an odd combination of vodka and sherbet. The walls were covered in enormous paintings of planets, which I later learned were called “Spacescapes.” And the place was a mess. More »

How To Throw A Bitchin’ Ass Party

How To Throw A Bitchin' Ass Party

I love throwing parties. Ever since I moved into my first tiny apartment on 121st and Amsterdam, I’ve endeavored to bring people together and make them have as much fun as space and noise ordinances will allow. Since then, I’ve graduated to larger and more elaborate productions, from dance parties in my giant loft apartment I shared with five other people, to full-on dirty basement after hours decadence. I’m far from perfect at it, and I’ve made a ton of mistakes, but I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two since that first crowded party nine years ago during which my male friends decided to play “touch the pipe” with the exposed heating element in my kitchen. Hence, I give you: 14 road tested tips for throwing a party people will remember for the rest of their lives. More »

Gallery: Artist Imagines What It Would Look Like If Various Disney Villains Had Won

Gallery: Artist Imagines What It Would Look Like If Various Disney Villains Had Won
The Little Mermaid
101 Dalmatians
Snow White
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty

Have you ever rooted for the villain in a movie? Disney’s evil queens scared the crap out of me when I was a kid (true story: my first movie was Sleeping Beauty and I lost my shit and had to be removed in the first ten minutes), but now that I’m older and no longer threatened by strong female characters and loud noises, I think they’re kind of bad ass. I mean, who sounds more interesting: a dim bulb of a girl who keeps letting strangers into her house and using the poisoned things they give her, or a seasoned sorceress who knows how to make weapons and has probably fucked a lot of people?

In honor of this fact, artist Justin Turrentine has created a series of prints depicting what the endings of Disney movies would look like, had the woman-hating animators allowed the villains to achieve their goals. Spoiler alert: the villains look very happy More »

Can You Wear Whimsical Print Dresses? Can I? Can Anyone, Ever?

Can You Wear Whimsical Print Dresses? Can I? Can Anyone, Ever?
Oh, God, it's Monte Carlo
Studio 54 Akris print
Fine, I get it, Akris
More Lisa Perry Jeff Koons
Da dum

I mean “may anyone, ever” but it felt awkward to type, right?

Every time I see a Lisa Perry dress, which is inevitably inspired by some well known artist, I have an immediate impulse to say “Jeff KOONS, lady? I fucking love Jeff Koons! I will give you all the money in the world for this dress! Please excuse me while I hold up 7 banks!” I say that regardless of whether or not the artist inspiring the dress is Jeff Koons. I really just want to hold up some banks. More »

Gallery: Artist Envisions What Movie Villains Would Look Like In Their Twilight Years

Gallery: Artist Envisions What Movie Villains Would Look Like In Their Twilight Years
Darth Vader
Freddy Krueger
Michael Myers
The Twins From The Shining
Jason Vorhees

It’s a hard life, being a movie villain. You have few benefits, you’re misunderstood, and you rarely live to see old age. Then again, maybe you wouldn’t want to? Photographer Federico Chiesa and effects artist Carolina Trotta recently teamed up to show us what various cinematic bad guys would look like if they lived to be old enough to need a nursing home, and the results are both sad and amusing. Die young and leave a good looking corpse, villains. More »

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