She shouldn't have to conform to any society's standards of physique. Regardless of race, age, or physical build, She ought to celebrate herself.
HERAKUT
“London::Herakut’s Dirty Laundry Aired”
Exposed is the operative word here. Often People hide insecurities and "imperfections"(defined by society), but only through honesty with oneself can she find freedom. I was very surprised by Akut's depiction of the female body, exposing stomach role, small chest, and large hips, features that are considered, often considered unappealing.
Herakut is a team of two German Artists, Akut and Hera, who fuse their two very contrasting styles to make complete pieces . Akut, male, and Hera, female both converged under the premise that they both loved and admired graffiti/ street art and all things associated to it (hip hop culture,being outdoors, painting on huge dimensioned „canvases“ for everyone to see). Akut, male, uses spray paint realism while Hera, female, uses illustrations with can and pencil.
The images above are from the Exhibit “London::Herakut’s Dirty Laundry Aired”, which opened in Novemeber of 2008.
MISS VAN
Bestial
Miss Van's cherub-like character's (let alone artwork), are bold, sassy, curvaceous, unapologetic, sensitive, vulnerable, while strong. Being that she started as strictly a graffiti artist, her art has urban appeal, often capturing and caricaturing the everyday urban female.
While some of her characters may appear mildly erotic, revealing their large breasts and asses and glance at the viewer (almost objectifying herself), She glorifies a more voluptuous figure, which is rare but greatly appreciated!!
Originally from Toulouse,France, Van exhibits her art in galleries internationally. Tapping into more profitable industries, she has created a line of Miss Van clothing a parifenallia that is distributed in retail stores and online.
One of her most recent art exhibits is called Bestial. Van delves herself into Bestial establishing a narrative and making even more of a statement.
I love the way the women have no eyes in their sockets. They look blind, and seem as if they are using their power blindly and without any direction, loving blindly, giving themselves blindly, attaching themselves to things and people blindly.
MIKE SLOTT
Mike Slott is an incredibly gifted producer from Scotland that creates experimental yet soulful tracks. You can definitely see the affect that J Dilla (Jay Dee from Detroit) has had on music all over the globe!!
He has partnered up with Hudson Mohawke, another producer, to form the group Heralds of Change, which is a electronica/hip hop group.
"Mike Slott aka Slotkavic is a producer in the Heralds of Change. He has lived in Chicago, New York and Glasgow, but until the lp is finished you can find him in Dublin. Mike is a talented producer in a lineage of music royalty, with his father being the first major jazz signing in Ireland, his brother signed to Sony bmg age 17, his cousin an ex-member of Irelands most successful golden-era hip hop group and uncle a legend in the world of Irish traditional music. Not victim to expectation he wears his immersion in music very easily, moving this niche new music on. Over the weekend you can find him propping up the counter of All City Records in Temple bar. If he's not there hes probably in the cue of a low-cost airline. real rockstar...." complements of the Knitting Factory
Midnight
Sista Souljah, author of The Coldest Winter Ever and No Disrespect, has just released her newest book of fiction, Midnight, which is sort of a sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever. You have got to check it out!
I know that we all read The Coldest Winter Ever back in high school. Although Sistah Souljah took her sweet time creating her next novel, it was well worth the wait. This book examines the life of Midnight, Senegalese boy growing into manhood in the Big Apple. It discusses his trials and tribulations of maintaining his own identity and culture in a place where it is virtually impossible to do so. Although the book is a great work of fiction, there are many aspects that relate to real life. Sistah Souljah's words bring the traditional Muslim culture to life. I would highly recommend this novel. I cannot wait until next year for the next installment in the series. Have you read it? What did you think?
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