I’ve had to upload via Flickr, but it was necessary to share such a good opshop find.
So I got this jacket for $15, it’s some designer brand (Custo Barcelona), fits quite well and is nicely cut/good length. It’s a bit more crazy than what I’d wear normally, but it was far too fun to let pass.
The other day I got myself these shoes at a Rivers Clearance Outlet, I’ve had my eye on them for some time – typically they don’t look very ‘Rebecca’ but hey I can break the mould. They are leather and need some wearing in as they did rub a bit the first time I wore them… any suggestions to speed up the ‘comfortable’ feel? They rub mostly up near the join of my toes, yes they are the right size. Yes I might think about enduring pain to ‘get me there’ so I can wear them.
The other day Geoff and I went and had a look at Top Arts 2007. Top Arts is a Victorian collection of the best VCE Artwork. I find the exhibition (I’ve been several years in a row now) pretty inspiring – and in a small way kind of freaky, most of the art is done by those younger than me. I am a huge fan of ‘Chad’ (featured left) by Sophie McPike.
See the rest of the exhibition here.
My little sister is doing VCE and does some fairly amazing stuff with charcoal/pencil. She’s been looking at portraiture, nudes etc. Perhaps she will make it into Top Arts next year.
This week in the news was the controversial Annie Leibovitz – a photographer I do admire – for her photographs of Miley Cirus. I personally think it’s a absolutely beautiful portrait… It is art.
It does however draw attention to the line between appropriate and not. Miley Cirus afterall is only 15. I wonder though, would it be looked at differently if it were a painting? How much does the subject influence the finished piece? Once we freeze the frame can we ever disassociate the actual subject from the art? But then… I guess it’s portraiture, so it’s entirely the point NOT to seperate the two.