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All images by James Chiang
http://www.jameschiang.com
Represented by Jennifer Hutz, NYC
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A Lace Letter begets a Ukrainian Unicorn. Constructed with vintage Lanvin jewelry that was subjected to a chemical patina in effort to to yield the verdigris. The horn was snapped at the tip with 350lbs of countervalent force and painted with lacquer. It resides wadded in a corner of a cold atelier in Ohio. Shout out to Chris Austopchuk and Yelena Deyneko at Sony for calling out the letter.
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Special shout out and thank you to the talented, thoughtful Beks Opperman and Stephen Kenn. Here is a truly inspiring process video they made in conjunction with Process Creative that I shared in class as an example of not only great visual storytelling, but also having a salient, heartfelt message. These folks are very sincere, risk-embracing, and deserve every bit of support and hard won success they have and will continue to earn each step of the way.
Beks Opperman
Working in the design world can be a bit disheartening sometimes. Ok, a LOT of the time. You think of an idea, you work out all the potential problems, you make it and put it out there and wait to see if people want to buy it. And then sometimes they DO in fact buy it, and then you ship out your heart and soul (sometimes known as a lovingly crafted sofa) to that person. And then, most of the time, you don’t ever hear from that person who now owns a piece of your heart. And that’s ok. Its expected even. But then sometimes you DO hear back from a customer. And sometimes they are really cool, and really like the sofa that they purchased from you. Such a time happened to Stephen recently. He got a very kind email from a one Professor James Chiang. James is a photographer and a professor at a university in San Francisco. He sent us the above photo of the piece in his place, featuring his dog Noi. Thank you James, you’ve helped to keep the artist-demons at bay for a while.
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‘Levi’s Creature’ constructed with infused layers of marble dust and acrylic polymers.
MiHöf
James, I tend to receive upwards of 20-30 emails a day from people with cameras who call themselves photographers. Most of the time I’m deleting them as they come in, but today I saw a little light at the end of the tunnel shinning through from your blog. I’ve scrolled a long way down and clicked many of the links. Even though I’m not in a position to hire you right now, you’re on my short list. I love the blogs simplicity, the fucking cool content. I want that marble dust jacket.
James
Enjoy the jacket dood.
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Yesterday bore witness to a Summit of the Minds. Will Mosgrove legend and one in the making, E C H.
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A deistic macro cosmogony, impo le; the Sword Nothung yielding promise of an ordered universe. If you don’t know what that means, as I do not, please ask the roguish genius veritas that is Simon Carr, one of my earliest mentors.
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Encaustic, acrylic, calcium carbonate, dust, dirt, detritus. Loaded with smooth quarry stones from Lake Erie, heat-gunned at 537 degrees centigrade and set on fire. The self immolating lengths any self-respecting boot needs to go through these days before ever taking their first step.
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The electroluminescent simulacra of a 60 watt Sylvania incandescent household bulb. Exploratory work for a previous album cover project involving the universe. Shout out to the explorer Matt Sartain.
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Anonymous asked:I’m addicted to your blog now and I’ve never bothered with blogs before. I love your shots, they’re beautiful and quirky, the simplicity of the page and the bare bones links that take me to sites and videos that are just as quirky and interesting. So sick of so-called lifestyle shots that depict non-existing lifestyles. Peace.JamesFantastic. That means a lot to hear it. Please let me know who you are so I can thank you properly.
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E C H in East Cleveland off of Superior Avenue. Shout out to Suvada K in Ohio.
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In making this, I’d embedded marble dust mixed with gel polymer into this Levi’s Trucker ‘Creature’ Jacket for structural / torsional rigidity. Used on many shoots. Shout out to Lauren Crew for her fantastic ‘zines.
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Jeremy Scott channeling Hermes for Adidas. I modified these with a bit of acrylic polymer and nitrocellulose guitar finish for an entomological feel. Shout out to Frankie Sharp via Zana Bayne’s excellent blog.
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Microbial simulacra in calcium carbonate and the swath of a fresco brush. Shout out to Dr. Allen Henderson
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