Day Dreaming

Victorian Lady I, by John O'brien // Daydream, Numéro #114, Shot by: Lachlan Bailey

A woman daintily dressed staring out of a window has always seemed to conjure thoughts of romanticism and thoughtful aspirations, a notion that both these images evoke. Many images from the Victorian era portray women this way, showing the forward movement of women's rights. As women began thinking, dreaming, and looking forward they began to question the way in which things were being run. Both images recall this time period where women, ideally placed by the window, are dreamily separated from their aspirations.

side fact- Walt Disney was fond of John O'Brien's works and some copies of his work are in the exclusive Club 33 and in the Disneyland Dream Suite.

Confronting Nudes

Amedeo Modigliani, Reclining Female Nude, 1917 // Tiiu Kuik by Henrik Bulow, for Dansk Magazine

Modigliani, a later avant-garde artist, adopted much of his style from earlier artists like Ingres and Picasso. His flat and confronting nudes were very similar to many of Picasso's nudes at the time; however his nudes were a lot more erotically infused and often made the viewer of the time uncomfortable. I think the same can be said of nudes within fashion photography today. Americans are notoriously squeamish and some of the best photographs from different editorials and shoots have to cut from American magazines.

Off to the Nunnery!

La Dame du Lac, Numéro #114 June/July 2010, Shot by: Jeff Burton // Sir John Everett Millias, Ophelia, 1851-2