A Short History Of Typography In Popular Culture VII

1. Barbara Kruger Untitled (Your Gaze Hits The Side Of My Face), 1981
2. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 2002
3. Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail, 2013
4. Barbara Kruger Untitled (I Shop Therefore I Am), 1987
5. Helmut Lang Fall/Winter 1997
6. Bruce Weber Helmut Lang, Fall/Winter 1997
7. Acne Spring/Summer 2013
8. Barbara Kruger Untitled (Are We Having Fun Yet?), 1987
9. Acne Spring/Summer 2013
10. Barbara Kruger Untitled (You Are Not Yourself), 1982
11. Raf Simons Spring/Summer 1998

Barbara Krüger collaborates with Kanye West. Louise Bourgeois poses for Helmut Lang. Raf Simons quotes the Sex Pistols. What they share is a 'cut and paste' approach and sense for the censored message. Black bars and red markers constitute their visual language. An advertisement for feminism, hedonism and consumerism. Are we having fun yet?
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Eau De Sanctification

1. Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott Gucci Envy
2. Frank Miller Gucci Guilty Pour Homme, 2010
3. Daniel Jackson Calvin Klein Dark Obsession, 2013
4. Unknown Gucci Envy for Men, 1998
5. Bruce Weber Calvin Klein Eternity, 1991

Besides established themes like romance, it is interesting to observe a dominance of religious motifs within the realms of perfume ads. Ingredients such as patchouli and incense position the olfactory creation as 'holy water', a spritz of sin.
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The Nude Portrait V

category b.1) back view, contrapposto


1. Jack Pierson Thursday Morning, Studio 7, 2013
2. Albert Edelfelt Male Nude 1, 1859

category b.2) sitting, in thoughts

3. Edouard Naudin Half-Nude Figure, 1840
4. Mustafa Sabbagh Untitled
5. Peter Churcher Untitled, 2012

category b.3) side view, dynamic



6. Herb Ritts 1997
7. Greg Vaughan Rodrigo, 2012
8. Danko Steiner 032c, Winter 2011/2012

category b.4) side view, relaxed

9. Mariano Vivanco Uomini, 2011
10. Mariano Vivanco Uomini, 2011
11. Mikel Marton Watercololored Past Lives, 2012

category b.5) lying down, back revealed



12. Matthias Vriens Feminine Touch, 2005
13. Bruce Weber Mi Tres Cabaña De Estudios Frente Al Mar, 2010
14. Jürgen Teller Paradis VII, 2009

The posterior view. Although the subject is completely naked, a reversed presentation creates an image that is rather physical (in terms of sculpture) than sexual (in terms of erotic photography). And yet, frontal depictions dominate fashion and art history. Reason enough for a celebration of the bubble butt.
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