NEW BLOG. NEW BLOG. NEW BLOG.

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

My new blog is up and I'm so so excited! Head on over to www.KINDofLUXE.com. Don't forget to bookmark it, and I will be adding my bloglovin' soon for easier following!

Thank you all for your support during this transition and I hope you enjoy what's to come on my new website. I know I am so thrilled. Yay!

For pinterest, instagram, and twitter - I'm still @mindyerazo - the only social media site that changed was my tumblr which is now www.kindofluxe.tumblr.com

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Art: Minimalistic.

1. ANTHONY GROMLEY, NET. 2013 || 2. ULRICH VOGL, PARABOLE || 3. DANIEL ARSHAM, DIG. 2011

Artist Discovery: Bence Bakonyi.

DIGNITY.

I cannot escape from the fact that I struggle with myself,
It has always been a difficult question for me: do I know him?
Who is he anyway? It's so alluring, sometimes as if the
will of the body would want to swallow me, leaving my thoughts behind,
but then comes the soul to pull me back. It's an eternal battle and a game.
Like the gravitational pull of a black hole, when it touches you,
something new is born, as if I'm not me anymore, somewhere else,

in an unknown place.

Artist Discovery: Shinichi Maruyama.

Water Sculpture. A series created by Japanese artist Shinichi Maruyama who photographs water dropping mid-air against a minimalistic background drawing focus to the stunning forms the water creates. Really incredible work series and one of many great series by Maruyama.

Eternal Sophistication.

I am pretty adamant about keeping myself cultured and reading up on the news. I tend to steer away from politics because that is my older brother's specialty so whenever I need to know something or want to talk about it, he's my go to. Still, everyday I log onto Huffington Post and spend some time reading up on the headlines my favorite being the Arts and Culture section. They are good at updating about the Art World and giving incite as to what is going on not only here in the US but abroad. Today, I stumbled upon an article about LIFE photographer Mark Shaw and his family photographs of the Kennedys. All politics aside, as a family, I love them. Their elegance and sophistication is inspiring, specifically Mrs Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She was the epitome of grace and beauty. I'm obsessed with her classic style and elegant demeanor. I seriously fell in love with this family all over again after seeing these pictures. How amazing would it have been to have been acquainted with them.

Double Exposure.

Hold the phone on Fashion week photos and let me introduce you to The Double Exposure...

...and this my friends, is why I am a photography student. I would love to be able to acquire the skills to take photographs like these. Absolutely stunning images. Next to the  definition of "double exposure" should be these photographs. Agreed? Perfection. 

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  (PH: via )

Lists & lists & lists.

I am a very avid list maker. Lists for the grocery store, for my daily to-do's, my goals, books I've read, the lists go on and on. When I came across Many Small Guesses flikr page with her set of Book of Lists I was immediately intrigued. I went through every list she posted and it sort of warmed my heart. A beautiful compilation of words in theme per list and although one may think this is a shallow set of words, there is something really deep and poetic about each list. I felt as if I was reading someone's diary without permission yet I couldn't put it down. Really beautiful. Here are some of my favorites. Please enjoy.

Mondo Curio.

Photomontaging is a brilliant form or art that I have taken much fascination in lately. Artist Paul Cook is no newbie when it comes to this technique, challenging his viewer to take a different perspective on that which we encounter on a daily basis. Focusing on the universe, symmetry and geometrics, Cook approaches his pieces with fractals as his basis to create these gorgeous collages. 

"A fractal is a mathematical set that has a fractal dimension that usually exceeds its topological dimension Fractals are typically self-similar patterns, where self-similar means they are “the same from near as from far.” Fractals, which are made of and from sacred geometry make up/are the universe, the planet, us, basically everything we see, breathe and live." 

(Michele Llanos via Trandland.com)

Underwater Portraits.

Beautiful portraits taken underwater by the talented Jacob Sutton.

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(PH: Jacob Sutton) 

Favorite Things: Photographer Billy Kid.

I can not rave enough about this genius man. The Kidd, that is, Billy Kidd. Probably one of the most brilliant photographers of my generation. I seriously idolize this man, his type of photography is what I only dream of creating. His portraits are absolutely flawless everything he shoots is absolutely enchanting. AHH I would love to be a fly on the wall in his studio and hope to absorb even the tiniest bit of his genius. Please Mr. Billy Kidd, hire me as your intern! haha but seriously.....please......?

Artist Discovery: Merijn Hos.

Bubblegum Installation.

Installation, balloons on water. Collaboration with Artist Renee Reijnders. Netherlands. 2010

So whimsical! I love this piece. 

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M.E.

(PH:merijnhos.com)