There isn’t much I can tell you about Robert Smith. He could be anyone, but his photos make a somebody of him. Robert is somebody with taste for weird parties, wild fun and alcohol and other blackouts. He also has a taste for images with extreme realistic value in their rawest form. Here are some of them. And now I
Read MoreNothing can piss people off better than an illustration or a caricature. Nadia Plesner (and other Dutch illustrators mostly of Mohammad) should know that. The Danish artist working and living in the Netherlands got sued in April 2008 by Louis Vuitton and attracted publicity to the burning problems of agenda setting in the media and the trend to replace the
Read MoreIt is time for some more content. This is The Grateful Grapefruit Interviews. Inspiring people and ideas worth more than a couple of lines. Intimate and in full length. You can find them on the right under FEATURES. Thank you for reading and your feedback. […] Is this what you think of the gay scene — people who are not
Read MoreTo say Morgan Tepsic (20) is an exhibitionist is as tasteless as frozen catfish filet for €2,99. the Oklahoma-based photographer likes taking pictures of himself jumping around in different places managing to always hide his privates. His mantra says “There is nothing more freeing than getting naked and trying to fly.” And still he adds: “I feel like every time
Read MoreBlogging about people my age is weird. Charlie Engman (23) is expert in terms of Japanese and Korean Studies, but you don’t see this in his photographs (yet). He got his BA in both at Oxford University last year. he also tried the The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, but discontinued in 2009. Now he lives and works
Read MoreSam Scott Schivatto likes flash. At least for his website. That’s why the next bio lines are actually handwritten and not copy-pasted: Sam Scott Schiavo was born and raised in Philadelphia. For the past 15 years he has been scout/model agent in his chosen home Milano, Italy. His style is influenced mostly by cinema, film noir, neorealismo and underground together
Read MoreNo matter what your first association might be, Patent Leather Daddy (PLD) is a music blog for gentlemen with good taste in music and… men. But we’ll talk about the blog later. What really needs to be talked about is the new Visual AIDS campaign by Slava Mogutin. Visual AIDS is the only contemporary arts organization fully committed to HIV
Read MoreNo, I won’t bore you with Scooter. The latest body of work by Parisian photographer Denis Darzacq is called Hyper and has been created 2007. In reference to the “hypermarché” or supermarkets and global retail chains that have ousted small groceries the photographer addresses issues of mass consumption, shopping obsession, mindless consumerism and predicts the coming financial crisis in 2009.
Read MoreBryan Schutmaat is 26 and actually a history teacher in Houstom, Texas. It goes without saying that his favorite food are the burgers at Christian’s Tailgate Bar in Houston, Enchiladas con mole at El Patio in Presido, Texas, and the lasagna at Frenchie’s in Clear Lake, Texas. Since he picked up photography in 2003, Bryan Schutmaat’s work has been exhibited
Read MoreIf you are a dedicated Grateful Grapefruit follower, the name Brian Kenny should automatically ring a bell. His art is constantly ejaculating new loads through his blog and if I were to blog about new illustrations or other works he’s done, this zine should’ve been dedicated only to finding new words to describe Brian’s art. Pretty time-consuming. So here is
Read MoreRichard Kern, photographer and filmmaker remains, first and foremost, a portraitist. For more than two decades Kern has sought to unravel and illuminate the complex and often darker sides of human nature. In his latest piece “Power Couples” shot for Vice he gets intimate with some of the most powerful art couples who define our culture’s future tendencies. The shoot
Read MoreOften considered Minneapolis’ best totally unknown design dream team, Aesthetic Apparatus was founded around 1999 in Madison, Wisconsin by Dan Ibarra and Michael Byzewski as a fun side project from their “real” jobs. Over the years their limited edition, screen printed concert posters have secretly snuck into the hearts and minds of a small, rather silent group of socially awkward
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