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Pockets and Paintings #31

Posted: May 11th, 2010 | Author: Chrissy | Filed under: Art and Fashion, Jewelry, Spring, accessories, bags, dresses | Tags: , , , , | 18 Comments »

Next up in my painters and outfit series is Belgium artist Luc Tuymans.  He was born in 1958 and is considered one of the most influential painters working today.  Apparently he completes every painting he does in a day, which is kind of wild.  He pours through found imagery from magazines, newspapers and television and he carefully prepares for each work by studying the image it will come from, stripping out the color and the meaning.  His figures often hover between abstraction and reality, and his technique makes you think of old bleached out photographs.  He works in series, often with heavy subject matter like the holocaust, 9/11, and the independence of the Congo.

Here is my outfit inspired by the painting:

Ippolita, Yves Saint Laurent, Monica Vinader, Tory Burch, 3.1 Phillip Lim

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Dress:  3.1 Phillip Lim, earrings: Monica Vinader, shoes: Yves Saint Laurent

Bangles: Ippolita, bag: Tory Burch

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18 Comments on “Pockets and Paintings #31”

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    The painting/artist looks intense.. I’m going to google right now. The outfit is perfect, so so beautiful.. every piece.

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