A splash of paint

Stunning photos from London based photographer Iain Crawford.  With his quite extraordinary approach to fashion photography he has produced a fantastic and unique portfolio full of amazing work.  This series where brightly coloured paint is thrown over flawless models, possesses something extra special.  The elegant shapes that Crawford captures in that split second are incredible, as if the paint was meant to wrap itself around the model in that exact way…I can’t imagine how the models manage to pose so professionally with paint being thrown at them, but somehow they accomplish it with total grace!  The result is a range of brilliant pictures full of emotion, energy, and most of all, captivating COLOUR!  The colour is my favourite aspect of Crawford’s work, it’s bright and it’s fantastic!  I haven’t seen colour used like this before, to full effect, with one simple, bold colour at a time.  With work like this it’s not surprising he’s been commissioned by the likes of L’Oreal, Givenchy, Lancome and Vogue, among many many more.  Every time I look at these pictures it strikes me how Crawford has managed to create a feeling of such calm, from such chaos.

  

Click here for Iain Crawford’s website and to take a peek at the rest of his work.

Fashion good enough to eat!

On a similar theme to that of the cabbage and brussel sprouts dress by Sarah Illenberger, ‘A Matter of Taste’ is a unique and tantalizing book by Fulvio Bonavia, Italian graphic designer turned photographer, who has worked with the likes of Saab, BMW, Adidas and Heinenken among many others.  Published in 2008, it contains a collection of weird and wonderful photographs of fashion items made from food.  Guaranteed to tease your taste buds, this body of work sees rise to the introduction of fashion good enough to eat…literally.  From rice boots, aubergine pumps and delicious candy shoes to bags made from broccoli and luscious raspberries, there are literally all of the accessories a girl could ever need to create one scrumptious outfit.  I love the bright and colourful photographs and think the concept of fusing cuisine and couture is both imaginative and humorous.  The pics certainly made me giggle.  These delightful images are accompanied with text written by Peta Mathias, an artistic chef, author and broadcaster from New Zealand.  Earlier this year a few of his photographs were exhibited among the exquisitely displayed food at La Grande Epicerire, Paris.  Here are some of my favourites.  To see more of Fulvio’s work visit his homepage here.