Diana Scherer has a methodical approach to her work, comparable with scientific precision and childish curiosity that makes looking at her photographs both an aesthetic and learning experience. Scherer, born in Lauingen/Germany, studied fine art and photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. Since 2003 she lives and works in Amsterdam. With Nurture Studies, Diana Scherer presents an archive of flowers she has grown
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Maybe nothing else will make Bulgaria famous. Ever. Except Azis. DIS had an interview with him and here is what they wrote and asked him: When Vasil Trayanov Boyanov appeared on the Bulgarian pop-radar a decade ago, he rechristened himself Azis. His transgressive image radicalized and scandalized the Bulgarian media. The Chalga industry, which up till then had been dominated
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Immaculate perfectly shaped bodies are slowly unveiled by the ultimate seamless shave in designer, animator and photographer Bart Hess’s sleek new film. Inspired by the aerodynamic forms of swimmers currently battling it out in the Olympic pool, Hess was aided by a pair of human shavers manipulating a two-meter long blade in turning a mechanical act of grooming into a
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My relationship with BL33N over a year ago when I stumbled upon a couple shamelessly arousing images online. It continued as a summer fling – intense and carefree. Thus, this wasn’t the end. On a gloomy Wednesday in October I met Donovan and Matthias Vriens-McGrath – the power couple behind the exclusive clothing brand – face to face for the first
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Ever so often curators and artists in Berlin declare a pile of tchotchkes for art. If that’s what would give me the right to call myself an artist, I have a whole gallery of fine art at home. Fortunately, there are some real beacons of hope in the scene like CFA, me Collectors and Peres Projects amongst others that focus on anything
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So I’m obsessed with this (trigger word) “movement” that James Bridle and a bunch of his designer friends from London have coined: “The New Aesthetic”. Basically at its most essential can be categorized as a melding of the digital realm with the real world. We humans viewing the world through the eyes of our very own technology, and what beautiful aesthetic qualities
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Yesterday after choking down a horrible popsicle I bought on the High Line in Chelsea that I thought would be good (rhubarb and chai) I decided to see what one of my new favorite galleries bitforms was up to. After seeing an incredible show by Zimoun earlier this semester, I’m sure I was in for something great. Upon arrival I was met with
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It’s beyond doubt that only strong feelings tay beyond destruction if people are involved – hatred, love, envy. However, William Miller wasn’t driven by any of those while creating his collection of Ruined Polaroids. It was all due to circumstances, chance and maybe even luck. Enough ranting, I think he put it best in his own words: “These are Polaroid pictures run
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Friday night saw my first ever visit to the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The head honcho museum that spans worldwide in Venice, Bilbao, Berlin, and Abu Dhabi. Showing was a retrospective of recently deceased sculptor John Chamberlin that I was able to privately view that night. The rotunda featured his many sculptures consisting of recycled car parts. The main event
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Tumblr can be a major pain in the ass sometimes (don’t ask), but it can also lead to finding amazing acquaintances with artists from around the world. My friend Julio Torres is one such artist who comes from an unusual sector of the world. In the region of Baja California, Mexico lies the boarder city of Mexicali. There Julio is apart of
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Last night I watched an excellent lecture (twice! first watched, then went to bed last night listening just to the audio) by London artist James Bridle. The, title as he explains, does have a reference to Rhianna, even though he messed up the wording a little bit. Here he talks about fascinating ideas of coded spaces, bot intimacy, gay cyber cruising,
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I personally know 3 women who would immediately strip to pose for Pascal Möhlmann. But that’s not the point. Although you might think otherwise, Möhlmann doesn’t see his work as erotic and based on fetishes. He doesn’t see a narrative in there either. Pascal ended up living in Zürich after he met his now wife at a party in Basel some years
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