DCODE MAGAZINE

Realistic paintings – Terry Rodgers

Editor — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:57:07 +0000

Terry Rodgers is an internationally recognized artist who has worked and lived in Massachusetts, Washington, DC, and Ohio. His first solo European museum exhibition opened May, 2009. In addition, his work has been represented in numerous museum group exhibitions in Europe between 2006 and 2009. In 2007, his work appeared in Art Basel. And in 2005, three of his monumental figurative canvases were presented at the Valencia Biennial.

Abroad he has had solo exhibitions in galleries in Amsterdam, Zurich, and Milan, and participated in group shows around the world. He will have an upcoming exhibition in Brussels in 2010. In the United States, he has had solo gallery exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago.

Over the past few years, he has also exhibited at numerous museums in the US including the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, the Bakersfield Museum of Art, the Erie Art Museum, the Mobile Museum of Art, and the Midwest Museum of American Art. Abroad, his work has been exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum-Hertogenbosch, the Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung in Munich, the Museum Franz Gertsch in Burgdorf, the Museum Folkwang in Essen, the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art in Spanbroek and at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.

Immaculate ReflectionTerry’s new book, Terry Rodgers — Dimensions of Ambiguity, was released in May 2009. Terry Rodgers — The Apotheosis of Pleasure, was released in December 2006.
Both books were published by TORCH Books of Amsterdam. Also, Rodgers has been featured in numerous publications in America and abroad including Die Welt, Art in America, Citizen K, German GQ, Kunstbeeld, Arte, Art and FLAUNT to name a few.

Rodgers’ current work focuses on portraying contemporary body politics. His rendering of the upper-class leisure life stands as an iconic vision of today’s society. The resulting paintings are not snapshots or slices of life, not verite records of actual moments in actual party or family situations, or diaristic records of his life, but carefully constructed and composited fictions, designed to elicit the most meaning and sustain the maximum amount of ambiguity.

Terry Rodgers attended Amherst College, with a major in the Fine Arts. His strong interest in film and photography influenced his style in the direction of representational realism in art.

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Awesome Advertising Posters from LazyAnt

Editor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:58 +0000

This time we want to show you beautiful advertising posters for Francesco Marconi bags created by artist from Russua by nick LazyAnt. His creative concept and extremely high-qualitive photomanipulations will give you great feeling of the realness. You can be sure you won’t forget this ad! And it will be the highest compliment for the artist. Great job!

Emmanuel Giraud @ Tangent Magazine

Editor — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:41:28 +0000

Emmanuel Giraud shoots Natalie Keyser and Sarah Elizabeth Vosper for the latest issue of Tangent Magazine.

Exclusive Sofa and Lamp “Shining Peacock”

Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:33:28 +0000

Featured below beautiful handwork sofa and desk lamp “Shining peacock” in Modernist style were created by artist from Moscow Kristina Elizarova. Sofa and lamps base were made out from wood and painted with chocolate-pearl acrylic paint. Sketch for embroidery was created on paper and then transferred to fabric cuts. Embroidery has taken more than 170 hours. For creating such beautiful furniture were used: Czech and Japanese beads, a silk thread, a taffeta… Sofa and lamp look great together and perfectly complement each other.

Bell & Ross Vintage Collection

Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:24:09 +0000

Swiss watchmakers Bell & Ross channel the spirit of their history with the release of this vintage collection, based on classic timepieces from the golden age of aviation. The simple, military style face emphasizes functionality and readability, while the aged leather strap gives the watch a touch of old-world class. Available now at select Bell & Ross stockists.

Kanon Organic Vodka from the King of Sweden’s Distillery

Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:18:06 +0000

New to these shores, Kanon Organic Vodka is a Swedish spirit from Gripsholm Distillery, founded by King Karl IX of Sweden, which has been producing organic vodka for over 400 years. Forsaking charcoal filtering and multiple distillation, the distillery uses local organic wheat and untouched spring water for a subtle, natural flavor without the usual vodka burn.
Gripsholm is the only EU and US certified organic distillery in Sweden. Once the king’s cannon maker in the late 16th century (hence the vodka’s name), Gripsholm started supplying vodka to the foundry workers and people in the surrounding area. With its 29 pot-still pans, 280 workers and a production of over a million liters of vodka annually, Gripsholm was once the largest distillery in Sweden.

Kanon is distilled from locally grown organic wheat in a continuous process without the use of environmentally harmful or genetically modified additives. The whole setup is eco-friendly; the distillery is run on wind and water power and all by-products are renewed. Even the attractive bottle is made from 60% recycled glass. Now available in New York at Morgan’s hotels, Kanon will be launching in Los Angeles in January 2011.

Intreviewing Kimberly the Muse

Editor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:30:48 +0000

Tell me about yourself…

I’m a half Korean and half Swedish International Glamour Model. I was born in the Midwest and currently call a suburb outside of Chicago my home. I also work full time for an International Medical/Chemical Specialty Company. I’m a self proclaimed nerd that loves to read. I also enjoy cooking and entertaining. I’m extremely loyal and kind.

How did you get into modelling

Back in 2008 I had an opportunity to shoot with Eric G from Gea Photography in Los Angeles. After we shot, I received a lot of positive feedback and someone suggested I enter the Maxim Hometown Hotties Contest that same year. I ended up placing in the Top 100 and the exposure I received from the contest and the Maxim website itself brought me many more opportunities.

What current projects are you working on?

Currently I’m working on two different 2011 calendars along with two different I-Phone applications. The one just launched last week and I’m working with the company to add even more images to my application. I also just signed on to be the Spokesmodel for a company called Nawteez. It’s a great little company that specializes in really quirky, funny T-shirts and clubwear. I’m also starting to dabble in some acting and more commercial work.

Favourite people to work with and why.

I really enjoy working with people that are truly professional and easy going. I’m such an easy going person that laughs and jokes around all the time. I can’t work with people that don’t have a sense of humour and take themselves too seriously. Sure, I want professional and communicative, but I leave any ego at the door, and so should the people I collaborate with.

If you could work with anybody, who would it be and why.

I’ve been blessed to work with anyone that I’ve ever truly wanted to whether it’s been local or abroad. I suppose if I had the chance to work George from Onyx Photography, I would have taken it in a heartbeat. His work can seriously take your breath away. RIP George.

Best photo shooting till today?

It’s so hard to limit myself to answer with one single shoot. I’ve taken all the experiences and try to learn and grow. Eric G from Gea Photography is so thorough and easy to get along with. He tought me so much and we even travelled around California shooting and eating donuts! Walter Malebar-Cantu from Kaizen-Foto in Chicago is amazing to work with. I’ve shot with him more than any other photographer to date. We understand each other and can just laugh at each other all day long. His work speaks for himself since all the images in this feature were shot by him.

What is your best attribute?

I would say physically my best attribute would be my legs. I’ve been told so many times that I have a killer pair of legs. I’ve also been told that I have very pretty eyes. They are hazel green and change colors depending on my mood or what I’m wearing. It’s nice to be an Asian model that doesn’t wear fake colored contacts! LOL I’ve been told I have a bit of a Megan Fox thing going on. I don’t see it, but I thank them anyway!!

What turns you on?

Passion! I’m very attracted to people that are passionate about something aside from going out and partying all the time or how much money they make. Intelligent people are so sexy. I love being around people that are even smarter than me. I’m a sponge and I can hang on to every word someone speaks if they are teaching me something or exposing me to something interesting or new. Confident men rule my heart. I don’t like conceited, pompous, or self-centered men. But a confident man is such a turn on for all women.

What turns you off?

I can’t stand name droppers. Selfishness is also a huge turn off. It’s important to try and put yourself first a lot of the time, but it’s so integeral to give of yourself rather than always taking. People that don’t follow through…and people that pretend to be something they are not. I recently agreed to go out on a date with an older man. Before we actually went out on a date, he would text or call me, and talk in such a way that he was trying to sound like a 20 year old. He made me feel like he was talking to a 20 year old too. It was such an absolute turn off that I never went through with the date. I knew how old he was when he asked me out..I was interested in a man..not a little boy..or a man acting like a little boy. NEXT….Chewing with your mouth open or making a lot of noise…long nose hairs…

Funniest thing that has happened to you recently?

Every day of my life brings some sort of hilarious moments, but recently I was laying out at a pool and as I went to lay back down on my lounge chair I did it just a little too fast with too much weight on the upper part of the chair and I fell completely back with my legs and booty straight up in the air…I would have been embarrassed but it was so funny…i laughed so hard. So did everyone else!! All you could see are my skinny legs and flip flops stuck straight up in the air!

Favourite movie? Favourite actor / actress?

It’s really hard to limit this to just one answer also, but I love “The Usual Suspects”, Braveheart, The Notebook, Anchorman, etc. I love movies of all genres. I don’t really have a favourite actor or actress at the moment…I’ve always enjoyed Angelina Jolie and all of her movies.

What can we expect from you in the near future?

I’m working on updating the content of my official website. I’ve been meaning to launch my online store for quite a while now but life just gets so busy sometimes that often times things take to the back burner. I’m excited to launch it and to start my own blog. It will be called Kimberly’s Musings. I’m going to blog about everything from my modelling career, parenting, cooking, beauty, fashion, music, movies, charity events etc. Anyone that follows me on twitter will tell you that I’m quite hilarious at times and am very down to earth. I’m quite sensitive and caring as well. I’d like to add this very same type of personality into my blogs. I’d like to share my recipes as well as my life experiences. I’m dabbling a bit more in commercial work and acting. I will never attempt to act full time, but it’s another fun outlet to the industry. I’m excited to start working on my 2011 calendar. I have some fun themes that are very representive of my personality.

Tell me about your fans.

I have amazing fans. They are so supportive. I have fans that have been following my career since the first week I started. It’s wonderful to be viewed as not only a beautiful woman, but a beautiful person inside and out. My fans tell me all the time that I am just as beautiful on the inside as I am on the outside. I’m not perfect by any means, and I’ve made plenty mistakes in my life, but I try to learn from everything and better myself. I’m never done growing. My fans realize this and support me no matter what. I really would not even be modelling today if I didn’t have the fans and support. They are the reason all models are here and are blessed with this wonderful life.

What do you think of www.dcodemagazine.com?

I will most definitely tell everyone that when I was approached to be featured in Dcode Magazine, I had already heard of it! The magazine is a cut above the rest in terms of online publications. There is something elegant and edgy about it all rolled into one. The articles are so interesting and stylistic. I can get lost looking over all the images and fashions. I love it and am honoured to be featured in this publication.

Life likes and dislikes

I love my life! And I’m surrounded by love and great family and friends. I won’t even tarnish it by mentioning my dislikes. I’m content and just live my life wishing the best for everyone. I’m a hopeless/hopeful romantic!

www.MissKimberlyAnderson.com

www.twitter.com/KimberlyTheMuse

Stone for indoor and outdoor serenity

Editor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:30:13 +0000

Black River Stone Sunset is nature realized at colossal proportions. This river stone is created so that one can have the zen experience, both indoor and outdoor. It has many finishes and sizes to choose from.

www.phillipscollection.com

Koenigsegg Agera

Editor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:52:34 +0000

God bless Gran Turismo, for giving us a chance to “drive” cars that we could only afford if we hit a Hurley-sized jackpot. The Koenigsegg Agera ($TBA) would qualify as one of those cars. This Swedish-built supercar sports the same 4.7-liter V8 as the company’s prior CCX, but ups the ante with 910 hp, good for a 0-62 time of 3.1 seconds and a top speed of over 242 mph. As if that weren’t enough to entice you to spend your virtual dollars, the Agera also sports LED headlamps, new front and rear fascias, and a carbon fiber and aluminum chassis that helps bring the beast’s weight down below 2,900 lbs. Oh, and having lottery-winning money isn’t the only requirement for ownership: only 16-20 will be built each year, meaning that you’ll have to win the lottery all over again in order to get your hands on one.

Tips For The Ritzy Lady

Editor — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:47:59 +0000

These 10 sophisticated tips are secrets that fully aware women have perfected. Test them. They need to be well thought over and considered daily until you possess them. Never dismiss the potency of knowledge to get you what you want.

1. Cultivate mystique. Don’t disclose private details or your past.

2. Be suggestive. Intensify his emotions without being open.

3. Be potentially available.

4. Learn poise – come out of every situation cool. Raw language and tantrums disclose your female inadequacies.

5. Leave them short. Men, being natural hunters, get bored when desserts are served as a first course.

6. You decide what you’re worth. Make certain that you have your own life – and live it!

7. Don’t be familiar. You don’t want to be treated like an old pair of slippers. Let him have the pleasure of his own private life.

8. Grooming and etiquette are not out of date. I will add that, no matter what the fashion, there is absolutely nothing more alluring to a male’s inner pull than a woman confident of her femininity.

9. Run your own financial life – be quietly rich. Personal management is smart.

10. Never take leftovers. You are not desperate or dependent.

The most important tip is to control your emotions, or your life will run away in far flung directions. You must ask the mirror each morning “What do I want?” and continue throughout the day steadfast with your blueprint.

Women who imagine poor standards for themselves often attempt to possess men with psychological handcuffs. They flash signals of their fears in cloying, smothering behaviour, such as snooping and persistent phone calls. Set aside these demands now. Do a mindmap of your future. Jot this down: You will have no end of trouble if you deceive a man into marriage. His discontent will rear up nastily.

Your career and lifestyle must have your immediate attention. Seek mentors and associate with a new crowd of positive people who will encourage your confidence. Promise yourself a book a week.

Pursue knowledge in every key area of your blueprint, itemizing your steps to fulfilment. Replace the loop of wishing with doing. Vitality moves the slump. Change the stale energy by invoking the ancient art of Feng Shui. Don’t dwell on “rejections” by stuffing your emotions with chocolate and poisonous thoughts. There is no cure here. Pampering the mind is dangerous. Fluffy friends want you to remain part of the gang. Acting girlish to escape responsibility is silly, simplistic and dizzy. Study the media and popular opinion. Can you slip out of the leash and make some serious decisions? Sometime in your life you will realize that you must command your own ship.

Answer some questions. Who is taking your money? Can you cut your credit? An organized mind is vastly superior to a “happy mess”. Do you escape maturity by declaring yourself “hopeless” when you are truly lazy? Are you flattered when others refer to you as “dippy?” If he turns your dial does he get a cheap soapie? Is your blotchy past public property? Are you compelled to give everyone five minute updates on your diary? It’s time to become a woman.

If you are looking for a relationship with a man, don’t show yourself as emotionally hungry, and be careful to accept only your ideal man. By the way, there is no shortage of such wonderful men, but you must arrange for your life to happen.

By Esmerelda Jones at esmereldajones.com