“Learning never exhausts the mind.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

Diving 101 into Leonardo's Portrait of Isabella d'Estehttp at SECRÉTIVITÉ

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci

Volume I
philosophy, anatomy, human, proportions, medicine, optics, acoustics, botany, geology.

Volume II
flight, flying machines, mathematics, the nature, of water hydraulics,
experiments, inventions

Volume III
precepts of the painter, colour, light & shade, perspective, sculpture
architecture, music jests, fables.

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Fashion Shoot for WAD magazine

Picture by Matthieu Deluc. Artistique Direction and accessories By Le creative Sweatshop. Stylisme: Justine Allain. Hair by Andre Cueto. Make up by Sandrine Engel. Model : Nala (slides) / Benjamin / Boris / Mae (Marilyn Agency) www.wadmag.com

"CAR CRASH" SERIES

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Touch Yello

Exemplarily pushing the envelope, Yello manifests optimistic compatibility with past, present, and future.

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Vanessa Beecroft

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Lillian Bassman & Paul Himmel

Deichtorhallen Hamburg will arrange the artist’s first comprehensive exhibition in Europe.

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Makoto Azuma

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Zhang Huan

One of the most important and innovative artists in contemporary China, Zhang Huan (b.1965) brought the burgeoning Chinese art scene to international attention in the 1990s with a series of taboo-breaking performances. His artwork continues to explore the tragedies of the human condition and the spiritual essence of Buddhism in a range of media that includes photography, painting and monumental sculpture. Zhang’s work has been exhibited in the world’s most prestigious museums and international exhibitions, including the 1999 Venice Biennale, the 2001 Yokohama Triennial and the 2002 Whitney Biennial. This monograph is the first complete analysis of the artist’s entire career, from his beginnings in the communal art scene of Beijing’s East Village to his breakthrough in New York and his return to Shanghai, where he now runs a studio with over 40 assistants.

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Siggi Eggertsson In The House

This is from his Portraits book Siggi did in 2005. The book has over 60 geometrical portraits of people. The book is still looking for it's perfect publisher, so if you are the one, don't hesitate to contact Siggi