Friday, February 7, 2014

'KESH ANGELS













This is the second time we bump into Hassan Hajjaj's work. The first time was all about rockstars and mostly male figures. This time he captured strong female figures as motorbike girl gangs of Morocco. Can it get any better!? Besides taking these vivid photographs, Hajjaj's designs their outfits with traditional prints and counterfeit brand-name fabrics from markets in London and Marrakesh. And sometimes he uses his own friends as models.

Love love love this theme. Every time I think of bikes and gangs all I can think of is the Hells Angels type and the traditional Americana thing..but this.. Marrakech biker-chick gangs, is just genius.  Hats off to Hassan Hajjaj.




via The Guardian


Monday, January 27, 2014

FANTASMAS









These photographs are from a South African creative mind called Ralph Ziman. This is the first time he's exposed to the gallery world, although he's worked before as an director for numerous known artists. For this project called "Ghosts" he commissioned several artisans working on the streets of Johannesburg to create beaded sculptures of AK-47s, crafted in the traditional Shona style, and did a photo shoot of the creators with their work.

Besides all the beautiful colors and contrasts, the photographic series brings an interesting political connotation: Ghosts prods the viewers to learn more about the arms trafficking industry from powerful, foreign nations to Africa and the violence and injustice it has bred. 

The Ghosts photo series and Ziman’s collaborative sculptures will debut as a solo show of the same title at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA on February 8. The proceeds from the show are going to Human Rights Watch. The photos have also been making appearances as street art pieces in Ziman’s adopted home of Los Angeles. 

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Almost Vegan Quiche



So here's our first food post! We're adding some deliciousness to our blog as you can see. Besides dressing well, we love to eat well and by eating well we mean it in all ways possible. Our recipes will all be mostly vegetarian (sometimes pescetarian) and we'll try to bring you recipes that you'll feel good during and after you eat them. 
This first recipe I have to give complete credit to my friend Raquel Torres who brought this quiche to our Christmas pot luck and it was gone in less than 30 minutes. Then I took the crust recipe from this blog, since I'm trying to reduce as much wheat as possible.

¡BUEN PROVECHO!