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Jonathan Viner, Watchdogs
Jonathan Viner, Watchdogs

 Jonathan Viner's "Harem" collection explores themes of intimacy and vulnerability, control and voyeurism with its captivating, realistic representations of sensual girls listening to headphones; which, reminding me of John Fowles' s novel The Collector, are altered from independent individuals to vivid artifacts.

Jonathan Viner, IrinaJonathan Viner, Irina

The women's relaxed postures, dazed, ecstatic face expressions, their nudity, everything suggests a deeper level of interpretation, including that of a stronger, superior will controlling their mind.

Jonathan Viner's oil paintings demand continuous contemplation and deciphering based on their harsh beauty, detailed composition and recurrent symbols. He creates a profound imagery of ambiguous atmosphere that are most referring to a dangerous state of mind, obsessions and the need of power and safety in a hostile world, constant themes in Viner's paintings.

Born in 1976 in New York, Jonathan Viner received his BFA in 1998, from the Rhode Island School of Design. He now lives and works in New York, inspired by Old Masters, contemporary American pop culture and, obviously, psychology.

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Jonathan Viner, Watchdogs
Jonathan Viner, Watchdogs
Jonathan Viner, Aftermath
Jonathan Viner, Aftermath
Jonathan Viner, Vantage Point
Jonathan Viner, Vantage Point
Jonathan Viner, Universal Remote
Jonathan Viner, Universal Remote
Jonathan Viner, The Virtues of Gathering
Jonathan Viner, The Virtues of Gathering
Jonathan Viner, The Twins Knot
Jonathan Viner, The Twins Knot
Jonathan Viner, Blood Line
Jonathan Viner, Blood Line
Jonathan Viner, Anchor Point
Jonathan Viner, Anchor Point
Jonathan Viner, Varushka
Jonathan Viner, Varushka

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By Haut Fashion , 24 May 2018

The new face of reality

Gage Opdenbrouw, Dead Couple, Dia de Los Muertos

Gage Opdenbrouw aims at painting "the exterior world in such a way as to evoke the mysterious richness & vastness of the interior world each of us carries within". Working especially with oil paints, this talented artist gets his...

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By Haut Fashion, 23 April 2018

Benjamin Anderson's artistic "soup"

Benjamin Anderson, Plastic World

Benjamin Anderson's biggest passions are portraits. That's because this type of art work provokes him to find a representation that reflects the many different characteristics of an individual.

Benjamin Anderson, self-portrait

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By Haut Fashion, 10 April 2018

Paintings, traveling and a seek for inspiration

Seth Armstrong, A view of Budapest from the trekkie deekie

I simply love the world that Seth Armstrong depicts through his paintings. He mixes realism with a touch of fictional; he knows how to be ironic without crossing the line, and funny without diminishing the message of his artworks. Plus, if...

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By Haut Fashion, 19 April 2018

Feminine icons and mythical symbolism

Kris Lewis, Baltic Sea

Kris Lewis grew up in a family that gathered seven brothers and one sister, and, although his father provided the artistic genes, it was his mother who actually influenced his work as a painter. She taught him about the importance of...

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By Haut Fashion, 12 July 2018

Magic world, magic paintings

Kelly Vivanco, Glow

Kelly Vivanco admits she enjoys painting without planning, just letting her imagination run free and see where it takes her. To people who ask what are her artworks about she encourages them to find their own meanings. The artist depicts a...

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By Haut Fashion, 16 April 2018

Painting limericks: Duy Huynh

Duy Huynh, Eternal Companions

For Duy Huynh (pronounced Yee Wun) drawing was his way of settling in a strange world as a youngster immigrant. Years passed and the Vietnamese-born artist kept his childhood passion as a means of living after graduating from UNC...

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By Haut Fashion, 27 August 2019

The magical world of sheepies and misos

Miso, Teardrop 2

If you're wondering what is Miso's art all about, I will tell you that her imagination is fascinated and stirred by ecocatastrophe, biology and evolution. Her strange creatures, subjects of her paintings, graphite artworks, ink drawings...

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By Haut Fashion, 21 May 2018

True passion for fairytales

Mia Araujo, Persephone

Michelle "Mia" Araujo is only 24 years old and has already astonished critics with her acrylic on wood paintings. Born in Los Angeles, Mia graduated Otis College of Art & Design and...

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By Haut Fashion, 3 June 2018

Fragile girls in ink

Ashley Goldberg, Gaggle of Girls

Ashley Goldberg's characters seem very fragile, looking for true friendship and protection. She draws shy little girls, with plush bears in their arms, hiding in trees and in most cases being accompanied by cute kittens or elves.

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By Haut Fashion, 5 October 2018

Style on a budget: Recreating a Marc Jacobs look

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs is one of my favorite designers, not necessarily for his designs, which aren’t that brilliant, but for the impeccable styling of his shows and for the straightforward American spirit he sends forth.

Marc is a great stylist and I always...

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By Haut Fashion, 16 October 2017

Passionate about painting and life itself

Melissa Moss, Too Happy

Melissa Moss has a very interesting tale. In the past she worked in publishing, but a full-time job in that field didn't exactly trill her. Every day she felt more depressed for having to go over and over again to that job she didn't feel...

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By Haut Fashion, 4 June 2018

Forceful feminine visions

Lori Earley, Ms V

I am very fond of surrealistic art, as a form of expressing pure, genuine emotions. That is probably why these otherworldly girls, painted by Lori Earley, gained my full interest. Born and raised in New York, Lori...

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By Haut Fashion, 17 October 2018

This Fall's Worst Trends

Hot Pants

Have you ever had a nightmare in which you show up at a public meeting or a gathering of some sort and everyone stares at you and begin to burst in demented laughter? And then you realize what caused such hysterics. You’re only half dressed: you have your...

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By Haut Fashion, 4 October 2017

Style on a budget: Balenciaga Fall 2007 Look

Balenciaga Fall
The fashion world is crazy about this season's Balenciaga collection. Everyone wants or speaks about those schoolboy blazers, fringe ethnic scarves and "patchwork" dresses. I must admit that I'm not a Nicolas Ghesquière fan but I love the multicultural...

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By Haut Fashion, 25 October 2017

Caia Koopman's beautiful universe

Caia Koopman, The White Rabbit

She wanted to graduate in math but reconsidered and became fine arts major instead. And that was a really wise decision as Caia Koopman is nowadays one of the most appreciated young American artists. Born in ...

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By Haut Fashion, 6 June 2018
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