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January 2010

Olaf Hajek - Flowerhead

January 25, 2010

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Olaf Hajek has a new book titled Flowerhead published by Gestalten. It covers his commercial portrait work as well as his self-titled “magic realism” personal art which we love just the same.

Ali "Cat's Cradle" by Henry Casselli

January 20, 2010

Muhammad Ali "Cat's Cradle" by Henry Casselli

This "Cat's Cradle" portrait Muhammad Ali by Henry Casselli is our favorite of this world champion. The ghostly elegance, layered symbolism and conceptual aspects makes it a compelling contemporary portrait painting. The painting hangs in the National Portrait Gallery and their facetoface blog has a reviews it here.

Street Photography Portrait of the Year - CALIBER

January 15, 2010

San Francisco Street Photography Portrait - CALIBER

Our passion for street photography is equally as strong as our love for portraiture. And, this photograph by SF's CALIBER collective is a perfect blend of the two making it our favorite photograph of 2010 (so far).

Storm Tharp - Whitney Biennial Artist 2010

January 04, 2010

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Thanks to Seth Curcio of DAILYSERVING tipping us to Storm Tharp's introspective semi-abstract portraits and his participation in the Whitney 2010 Biennial.

fine art nude photograph - $22,000 at Auction

January 03, 2010

Robert Voltaire nude photograph

Robert Voltaire nude photograph purchased at auction for $22,000.00 via ArtDaily. Interestingly enough it was an outtake from a fashion shoot. Setting aside the beauty of it, we believe the image transcends due to its angelic and mermaid qualities. What we certainly agree with is Voltaire statement that "Ultimately a photograph can never capture a person's true beauty its up to the viewer to interpret it."