SUVI KOPONEN photographed by MARIO SORRENTI for V#51 January/February 2008. [credit: vmagazine]
The work of Spanish painter Francisco Goya is the starting point for a high-drama shoot. Quote: “The 19th-century painter Francisco Goya never shied away from depicting the brutal beauty of life (a significant portion of his late work was themed around the [...]

Me and my “Self Portrait II” at the annual autumn painting exhibition at The National Art Museum in Timisoara, Romania. Take a look at more of my paintings (here) and tell me what you think! Would you enjoy owning one?
You may remember a while ago when I mentioned (here) about my painting being accepted for [...]

Most of the visual images we see today are a result of past experiences. We often don’t realize that the things we see may not be that unique or new. Sure there’s appropriation in art, which makes a particular statement, but in fashion photography the inspiration often goes back to art (painting) history, only to [...]

 
Photography: Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia December 2007.
All fashion interested probably saw this Vogue Italia fashion spread by now, but still I wanted to post these amazing photographs because Lara Stone (second from top) is gracing my desktop background for a while now. It’s a busy image but an amazing one! I risk forgetting about [...]

When thinking of creating something, the first step is to make sketches, right? Well, that’s a process we painting students (generally; I specifically at the Art University in Timisoara, Romania)  have to follow too. For this semester’s drawing class, we had to study, sketch, compose, interpret and draw this still life composed of dynamic elements [...]

Richard Phillips - ” Printed carpet tapestry”
I read an interesting article in New York Times’ new style mag - TMagazine called “Art Attack”, about how commercializing art can make it less thought provoking. It’s great to read about what happens in this world we live in right now, I learn about contemporary art at least [...]