Kayvon Zand

Kayvon Zand is an Electro-Pop singer known for his controversial performances. Born in the USA from Iranian parents, Kayvon started playing music at the age of six. His work is much inspired by the London underground scene where he lived for a couple of years before returning to America to start his career. His gothic style is characterized by fetish gear, grotesque details, exaggerated make-up and the most impressive headpieces you may have seen lately. In 2010 he caused a real media frenzy when banned from the Highline Ballroom in New York due to his orgy-like performance, very similar to his provocative video So Gone.

You can have a look at his work below.

Enjoy:

Art Athina

The internationally acclaimed contemporary art fair, Art Athina, draws the attention of more than 16000 visitors each year. Held at the former Olympics venue, Faliro Pavillion, the 17th edition of this huge Hellenic group exhibition offered a great and wide selection of works of more than 300 artists from the greek and international art scene, hosting 58 galleries from 9 countries (Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom) and 42 cultural institutions.

Below you can have a look at some of my favourite pieces:

Diabolo Blonda

Amazing short film directed by Ellen Von Unwerth, in black & white retro feeling, featuring the story of a more than foxy girl. Starring Eva Herzigova, Vincent Cassel and Juarez Malavazzi Jr.

Enjoy:

DIABOLO BIONDA from juarez malavazzi jr. on Vimeo.

Taro Horiuchi F/W 2011-12 Collection

 

Being a huge fan of Japanese fashion i try to keep up with the latest creative updates from this amazing country. Taro Horiuchi's winter collection is all about clean lines and shapes in basic colours, with boyish shirts and pants, skirts and dresses with medium or long hemlines and beautiful jackets and capes, many of them decorated with huge fur detailing. The collection is accompanied by this excellent video, one of the best i've seen lately, with a concept based on fluid shapes and chill-out music.

For the full collection look book you can visit the designer's web site here

Enjoy:

TARO HORIUCHI 2011-12 A/W COLLECTION from TOKYO FASHION FILM on Vimeo.

Brian M. Viveros

Fetish artist Brian M. Viveros has become famous for his provocative paintings of sexy smoking girls. Using a mix of oil, acrylic, ink and airbrush Viveros creates the most extravagant portraits with heavy make up, lots of blood, impressive tattoos and flower or army headpieces.

Brian Viveros' work has been widely exhibited worldwide and featured in numerous books and magazines and is the director of some very interesting short artistic video productions.

For more exciting paintings of ths great artist you can visit his online portfolio here

Sarah Vo

In the case of photographer Sarah Vo, everything is going nostalgic and dreamy. The young London-based artist, with the Vietnamese background is getting inspired by nature and her family's cultural heritage, featuring ethereal portraits of mermaids and fairies with a 70's aesthetic.

Sarah works with 35 mm film and Polaroid cameras, plays with light, reflections and colours giving her shots an almost painting effect, in beautiful locations like rivers and forests.

Her portfolio also includes excellent documentary photography of portraits, Buddhist rituals and Vietnamese lifestyle. Enjoy her full work in the following links:

sarahvo.carbonmade.com
www.flickr.com/photos/thisisvo

Audio: Mark Akerboom - Hydrosymphony

Chanel Ephemeral

With the occasion of the Chanel Cruise 2012 presentation in Antibes, the Kaiser is literally setting the French Riviera on fire with the opening of two ephemeral boutiques in Cannes from the 7th to the 22nd of May  and St. Tropez from the 1st of June to the 2nd of October. Since Chanel is one of my top favourite luxury brands, i could not resist posting a few pics from these great stores and eye-catching garments.

All pictures courtesy of Chanel