Art & Cetera

Horst P. Horst

Dubbed by Vogue as "photography's alchemist," Horst P. Horst was known for his avante garde style in fashion photography and portraits of 20th century luminaries. But he was also known for his forays into Romanticism and Surrealism, shooting dramatic still life portraits, and collaborating with the famous surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.

Portraits by Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was an American photographer best known for his iconic portrait and fashion photographs that defined American culture and aesthetics. In 1944, Avedon started out as an advertising photographer at a department store and quickly climbed his way to the top as fashion photographer for large fashion publications such as Harper's Bazaar. Later on in his career, Avedon would begin taking photos of civil rights workers, political and cultural dissidents, patients of mental hospitals, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. He is often credited for erasing the line between commercial and artistic photography as a result of his intimate and evocative style.

Furkan Öztekin, Bodysnatchers

December 2013 Adobe Inspire

Various works by Joe Webb

Joe Webb is a British artist often recognized for his surreal, dreamlike collages assembled using vintage books and magazines. He cites René Magritte as a major influence on his work and describes his artwork as an attempt to escape from virtual reality.

I suppose I'm fairly anti-technology although now I promote my art on websites like this, own an iPhone and use Facebook...I wish I had been born 100 years ago. - Joe Webb

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Various works by Gaston Bussière (1862-1928)

Gaston Bussière was a French Symbolist painter largely influenced by his contemporaries such as Gustave Moreau, whom he was reportedly to be close friends with. During his artistic career Bussière became a popular illustrator and wound-up creating illustrations for famous writers such as Gustave Flaubert and Oscar Wilde.

Various works by John Williams Godward (1861-1922)

John Williams Godward was an English painter known for being a Victorian Neo-Classicist, though his style may have said otherwise since many of his paintings included beautiful women in studied poses, which led many to believe he was a Pre-Raphaelite. However, Godward's style  eventually lost popularity with the rise of artists like Picasso. Godward committed suicide at the age of 61 and is said to have left a suicide note that said "the world was not big enough" for him and Picasso.

Halo Series by Choi Wong

Choi Wong is an artist from Utrecht, Netherlands. The works shown above consists of 50 vintage family photographs with varying golden halos that Wong embroidered around each person's face.

I've found a brightness, it's always with me.

Works by Cassia Beck

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