"Miss Beehayving" by Albert Watson

BREAUNNA (FRIDGE) by Albert Watson, 24 x 20", 60 x 48"

BREAUNNA (BED) by Albert Watson, 24 x 20", 60 x 48"

BREAUNNA IN CAT MASK by Albert Watson, 20" x 24", 60 x 48"

All Digital c print photograph, source: guyhepner.com

Miss Beehayving, Hamiltons Gallery London, 13 February - 15 March 2008

In his first UK solo gallery exhibition, Scottish-born photographer Albert Watson presents twelve new photographs from his latest body of work, Shot in Vegas. This new work departs from Watson's iconic portraiture initiated at the time of his arrival in America in 1970 and continued for the ensuing two decades. Concentrating on a single dominatrix and burlesque performer, Breaunna, with whom he worked repeatedly over two years, these images form a unique and essential part of the Shot in Vegas series, Watson's forthcoming book project. He met her at a Rock-A-Billy Convention in 2000 and over the years she became his muse, posing for him numerous times.

"When you come from a small town in Scotland, and years later you end up with a camera in Las Vegas, it's truly like being in another galaxy. And meeting somebody like Breaunna was inspiring. She lives in an exotic, erotic world, and that's what fascinated me." Albert Watson.

Watson described Breaunna, whose online moniker is Miss Beehayving, as having a chameleon-like quality. He managed to capture a different facial expression in each photograph, depicting the world both literally and figuratively through her eyes and the places she worked. His use of light creates a meditative atmosphere, drawing the viewer into the image whilst simultaneously demanding a reverent distance.

Watson studied graphic design at The Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee; and film and television at The Royal College of Art, London. He has exhibited internationally in solo shows at The Museum of Modern Art, Milan; Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna; City Art Centre, Edinburgh and FotoMuseum, Antwerp and group shows at The National Portrait Gallery, London; Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow and The International Centre of Photography, New York. His photographs are included in the permanent collections at The National Portrait Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. A retrospective of his work was published by Phaidon in November 2007.

Photos by Fabrice Robin

Photos by Fabrice Robin. Via.

"Untitled; Priscilla lying in the woods" (2007) by Yigal Ozeri.

"Untitled; Priscilla lying in the woods" (2007) by Yigal Ozeri. Oil on canvas. 34 x 60 inches.

Please note that it's an oil painting.

Remarkable for their technical virtuosity and skilled precision, these paintings also contain an underlying abstraction that is particularly evident in the way Ozeri renders the plant life surrounding his model. The thickets of vines that frame Priscilla’s face evoke the calligraphic lines and automatic mark-making of Brice Marden and Cy Twombly. Ozeri’s paintings seamlessly blend the literal with the abstract, revealing a quiet, intimate space that is teaming with creation and vitality. (source)

Three paintings by Tim Biskup

"Hazels Field" by Tim Biskup

"The Fondler" by Tim Biskup

"Night Light" by Tim Biskup

Tim Biskup is a Southern California fine artist whose work has been shown worldwide, including galleries and museums in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Kyoto, Barcelona, Berlin and Melbourne. He's collaborated with artists and designers around the globe and organized art auctions and exhibitions.

"Female Abdomen Ring" by Chrissy Jones

"Female Abdomen Ring" by Chrissy Jones

"This classy and minimalistic ring is completely hand-constructed with polymer clay and many many coats of gloss, giving it a ceramic appearance." On Etsy.

"Alexandra Beller" by Robert Maxwell

"Alexandra Beller" by Robert Maxwell

"Infanta Electronica" by Bob Carlos Clarke

"Infanta Electronica" by Bob Carlos Clarke (1950-2006). Giclee pigment print on paper, executed in two editions.

Bob Carlos Clarke was born in Cork, Ireland in 1950, and moved to England in 1964 to study art and design at The West Sussex College of Art where he developed an interest in photography. He then went on to The London College of Printing, before completing his degree at the Royal College of Art in 1975.

He worked in almost every sphere of photography, winning numerous awards for high-profile advertising campaigns, recognition for his photojournalism and portraits of celebrities, and international acclaim from collectors of fine prints.

Bob Carlos Clarke produced five books: The Illustrated Delta of Venus (1979), Obsession (1981), The Dark Summer (1985), White Heat (with Marco Pierre White, 1990), and Shooting Sex (2003).

Bob Carlos Clarke died in March 2006. The estate is currently represented by Guy Hepner.

"Mary Jesus Hooters" (2007) by Ed Mironiuk

"Mary Jesus Hooters" (2007) by Ed Mironiuk

From "Merry Titmas", a group exhibition curated by Lenora Claire at the World of Wonder storefront gallery space in LA.

LAist: The painting of the Holy Mother wearing a Hooters tank top will clearly offend a lot of people. Especially because instead of the Messiah in the manger, it' s a couple dozen hot wings. When exactly did you sell your soul to the Devil?

Lenora Claire: I've always said art much like breasts should be in your face. Since this is a show about art and breasts I started thinking of taking something as classic as a typical nativity scene and giving it a pop twist. I really feel that is the Virgin Mary found herself knocked up today that she would have to go work at Hooters to support the baby Jesus. Like everything I do there are high brow and low brow elements. It's all about subversion.

Sure on one level people are going to be shocked but that is what gets them talking. You can either get off on the humor of it or the bold feminist statement. Or you can be offended. My goal with this show is to stimulate and titillate and I know I've accomplished that. I'm just lucky I was able to wrangle my friend Ed Mironiuk in to drawing it as it would be less impressive if I was left to expressing myself with my finger painting skills.

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"Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped' Single Cover" (2007) by Jock Mooney

"Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip 'The Beat That My Heart Skipped' Single Cover" (2007) by Jock Mooney

Statement: My sculptural works and installations are comprised of numerous small-scale hand made objects. In the case of my ongoing project 'Inventory', the bombardment of data currently numbers over 1,500 individual elements. Presented en masse to the viewer, these apparently random images are drawn from a wide range of sources, including mythology, religious iconography, historical occurrence, popular culture and mundane reality. Taken from similar sources, my drawings and random lists written off the top of my head, function in parallel to the sculptural works and share the same stream-of-consciousness aesthetic.

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip is my favourite new band/act of the year. They are great live as well. This is the video of "The Beat That My Heart Skipped"

"Saranghe" (2007 by Patrick Winfield

"Saranghe" (2007 by Patrick Winfield. Polaroid Spectra film on board. 24x30 inches. Via.