“Land-Escape: the pursue of freedom in rarefied surroundings”, by Indonesian photographer Apung.

Apung is an electrical engineering with a passion for photography.  He was born in 1966, in Indonesia, in a small city in the Island of Sulawesi, called Palopo, where he currently lives.  He began photography as a hobby in the early 2000’s and soon he shown to be very talented.

The main subject of Apung´s pictures is the landscape of his beautiful island, associated with some moments of the daily life where fishermen becomes protagonists.

He captures images with a minimal look that, at the same time, have a very powerful meaning.  He believes that “photography is a universal language” and he aims to communicate a positive message.

In this exhibition, Land-Escape, Freedom is the main message that Apung is sending.  Escape from the everyday, tedious life, run towards the adventure, into the unknown, represented by the rarefied nature, the greatness of the ocean.

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As a part of the exhibition Land-Escape of Indonesian photographer Apung, this picture, Diptych Blue, rappresent a moment of the everyday life of a fisherman.
The blue sky in the background, rapresenting freedom, is in opposition with the black image of the fisherman who seems to be trapped in the net of the boat, which rapresents his job.
Dimention: H. 66 cm, W. 100 cm
Price: 2500$

As a part of the Land-Escape collection by Indonesian photographer Apung, this picture rapresents the theme of the escape. A man, seen from the back, going towards a not well defined dimention. The choice of Black & White makes this image more powerful and drammatic.
Dimentions: H. 66 – W. 56
Price: 1800$

As a piece of the collection Land-Escape, this photography shows a glimpse of the Indonesian sea. The perfect silence of the infinitum, rapresented by the immensity of the sea connected to the sky, is interruped only by a few pieces of wood and some rocks in the backgound. They seems to be abandoned there. Alone. Lost.
Dimentions: H. 45 – W. 75 Cm
Price: 1850$

A piece of wood, once a tree, a few boats in the back. The sky. The sea.
The immensity.
A glimpse of landscape that is an escape for the artist.
Dimentions: W. 100 cm – H. 63 cm
Price: 2100$

When in doubt wear Red: Fashion and Art united, from Alexander McQueen to Jimmy Lawlar a tribute to the Red Dress

Red is the color of blood, rubies and roses, associated with love and beauty, but also with fire and danger.

Red lipstick, Red shoes, Red dress: it is the emblem of seduction, which no man can resist to.

Red is timeless, like Love.

Many designers have been inspired by this color, almost all of them has used it at least once, and some of them made it as their famous signature, like Valentino for his dresses and Christian Louboutin for the sole of his shoes.

““Red has guts. Deep, strong, dramatic.”   –   “Women usually prefer to wear black at events because it makes them feel safe, however, if there’s one woman wearing red, she will inevitably be the eye-catcher of the evening. It’s as though the room is suddenly illuminated- simply perfect for a grand-entrance”.  ~ Valentino ~

“I selected the color Red for the sole because it is engaging, flirtatious, memorable and the color of passion.” ~ Christian Louboutin ~

Take a look also to: Red roses, Red lips and Red Valentino

Excellence is a habit

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle ~

Magic Sphere’s Reflections

A drop of water, a ball of soap, a ball of glass or metal.

Reflecting the Sunset, reflecting the Beach, reflecting the City.

Reflecting the Infinitum.

Sphere, a perfectly rounded geometrical shape, with a touch of magic in it.

Photo credit: Apung Bekeja et Al.

Spectacular Moon

“Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.”

~ W. Clement Stone ~

Spectacular  portraits of the moon, in gorgeous natural environment or in perspective with other elements, creating fun and interesting images.

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Photo credits: Manoel Freitas et al.

Rose: a Black & White interpretation by Demarchelier

Another spectacular composition by french photographer Demarchelier:  just few elements, an over-sized white rose and a nude model, to portrait elegance, charm, and beauty, with a touch of mystery too.

See more at:  Dior Couture by Demarchelier: the Dream

And:  Dior Couture by Demarchelier: Black and White Dream

Colored birds

Bright colors, elegant look, many varieties of birds from Colibri to Parrot, to Amazonian Royal Flycatcher : the beauty of nature.

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Photo credit: Jeffrey Muñoz, Costa Rica – Nuray – et al.

Dreamland: Ildiko Neer photography

Ildiko Neer, a photographer from Budapest, started taking photos in 2009 and after a few years she already has many astonishing pictures  of beautiful natural environments gathered all together in the series called “Dreamland”.

Amazing colors, impressive landscapes and enigmatic paths are the main signature of her photography: “My pictures express the feelings and moods that I felt during my trips in the last few years. If I try to imagine myself, I see someone walking on the road straight to the light…In the dreamland that I create, I feel myself at home.  I belong to the forest.  I am under big trees, waiting for the miracle to begin.”

Enchanted Forest

“Fairies are invisible and inaudible like angels. But their magic sparkles in nature.”

~ Lynn Holland ~

Body without Limits: Acey Harper’s Photography

Acrobats, muscles, concentration, nude, these are the elements that characterize this series of photos by American photographer Acey Harper. His photography is an homage to the body and its numerous possibilities, pushed up to the limit: powerful positions in perfect balance, unusual and sometimes surprising surroundings, everything combined with black and white texture in an harmonious mix of light and shadow.

Acey is son of a rodeo cowboy, and he spent his early age in the Bahama Islands with his grandfather, a deep-sea fisherman and treasure hunter. He spent many years traveling the world as a photojournalist and working as a director of photography in New York, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.. Acey now lives in Sausalito, California and spend his time between his photography and the beach.

Acey Harper says about his photos: ” They evoked a mood, an energy, a magical feeling. It was the idea of seeing the unexpected. She (the acrobat, ndr.) became part of the landscape and it became an extension of her. I realized I wanted to make photographs in the world, outside of the performance space and in the forests, deserts, beaches and cities. I realized I was seeking a rhythm of juxtaposition. There are three important elements to creating these images – person, light and location. But, they each needed to compliment the other, to become a layer within the image, each perfectly juxtaposed over the other. So, it was not enough to have a person doing some incredible feat with their body, it had to be in a place, a location that echoes the movement or shape or energy of their body and finally, it had to have the emotion of that movement or shape embodied by the light. I wanted to have a sense of the unreal or ethereal and that often meant perfect light, even if it meant returning on another day to have that light. Each element had to emulate the rhythm of the other.”

 

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