Ione Rucquoi

Butterfly Collection
100cm x 80cm
2009



Mother and Child
100cm x 82cm
2010



Crabbie
101cm x 96cm
2006



My Bete Noire
99cm x 93cm
2007



Inside out triptych
85cm x 50cm
2008



Mother Love
80cm x 65cm
2010



The Entertainer
96cm x 93cm
2007



Lady grey
80cm x 55cm
2008



Heart to Heart
106cm x 109cm
2006

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Ione Rucquoi's visceral portraits capture a world of lost innocence and sexual awakening, exploring the disowned, unconscious aspects of the self and highlighting the primal instincts of the human character and the beast within.
Rucquoi's affinity with Jung's psychological concept of 'The Shadow' allows her to move effortlessly among the symbolic and darker characteristics of the psyche.

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I viscerali ritratti di Ione Ruquoi catturano un mondo di innocenza perduta e risveglio sessuale, esplorando il rinnegato, inconscio aspetto del sé ed evidenziando gli istinti primitivi del carattere umano e della bestia dentro.
L'affinità di Rucquoi col concetto psicologico dell' Ombra di Jung, le permette di muoversi senza sforzo tra le caratteristiche simboliche ed oscure della psiche.

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images and words taken from Ione Rucquoi's website

Cédric Tanguy

La magia della trasfigurazione, l'ironia del surrealismo legato al barocco. Una inventiva che coniuga arte e ricerca. In mezzo c'è la pittura, la fotografia, il rimando al teatro fantastico. Questo è in sintesi il mondo entro cui si muove Cédric Tanguy, artista francese entrato da tempo nel novero dei grandi. In questa selezione di immagini un esempio del talento di questo artista le cui opere hanno raggiunto cifre vertiginose a dimostrazione dell'attenzione che c'è intorno a questo poliedrico artista 35enne.
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Juan Francisco Casas

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Maddalena Digregorio Chastity Belts

CHASTITY BELTS

BAD GIRL or GOOD GIRL ? No matter, ThRUST ME with its subtle sensuality and intriguing lacy gilded details is suitable for either the good or bad girl in you.
Bad girl o brava ragazza ? Non Importa. Thrust Me con i suoi esiti di inusuale e sottile sensualità e dettagli in pizzo d'oro intrigante si adatta.

Lady, to celebrate the NEW Baroque with its sinuos lines, tight curves and curls decorated in gold for those particular occasions and for those who believe that classic looks never go out of style.
Lady, un omaggio al NEW Barocco dalle linee sinuose, decorazioni d’oro, riccioli e curve, rivisitato in chiave contemporanea per le occasioni un po particolari, piccolo e elaborato per dare raggione a chi sostiene che il classico non passa mai di moda.

The good, the bad and the ugly...do you have a passion for old west ? Then BANG is for you. Gun and bullets included.
Il buono, il brutto e il cattivo…. Una passione per tutto ciò che ci riporta al vecchio west? Allora non puoi rinunciare a BANG. Pistola e pallotole incluse


Are you a demanding woman able to conquest ? Then EAT ME is a must have. Neo Gothic model to be worn on naked skin. Only for those who dare.
Sei una donna esigente,capace di conquistare? Allora EAT ME fa per te. Modello neo-gotico e affascinante. Un MUST HAVE Per chi vuole osare. Da indossare sulla nuda pelle

White enamelled ceramic chastity belt for the New Bride with red roses and heart shaped cutout, perfect for all you romantic girls.
Perfetto per la nuova sposa, una cintura di castità in ceramica smaltata bianca con rose rosse e apertura a forma di cuore. Per le ragazze romantiche.

The CONFESSIONAL is The perfect chastity belt for those who may need to lighten their conscience. Light and graceful, Glossy black enamelled ceramics with gilded crucifix on gold mesh.
Il CONFESSIONALE e perfetto per chi deve alleggerirsi la coscienza. Leggera e graziosa in ceramica smaltata nero lucido, con crocifisso in oro zecchino. Il nero dona a tutti, è facile da abbinare e non passa mai di moda

HOTGLASS SCULPTURE







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Karl Doyle Secret Desires

Karl Doyle’s unique vision and affinity for diverse cultures is rooted in an early fascination with nomadic gypsies in his birthplace of Ireland – a group whose individuality and exotic visual appeal serve as one of the artist’s earliest and most profound memories.
After studying photography in Dublin, Karl relocated to London where he honed his creative and technical skills working with a broad range of visual artists and traveled to locations all over the globe. Curiosity brought Karl to Asia, where he discovered the Mongolian Nomads, ethereal characters who would comprise the first part of the Nomadic Worlds series.
Karl moved to New York in 1994 and was later fortunate to work on several advertising campaign projects with fashion visionary Thierry Mugler. In tandem with his own growing career, Karl’s distinct photographic style began to emerge in his own personal projects, drawing on his own talent, technical skills, and exposure to world cultures and fashion.

Karl Doyle’s Nomadic Worlds Series captures a rare authenticity that gives the viewer extraordinary access to these unusual worlds. Central to the work in the relationship between the subjects and their costumes, whether dictated by environmental and cultural factors or purely for the sake of a fashion statement as in being consciously “different.” The treatment of this relationship in the work draws attention to the fantasy in costume and magnifies the individuality of its characters, creating a timeless fairytale quality in the narrative where the subjects come complete with their implied tales. The narrative is further reinforced through separating the subjects from their environments, the use of meticulous lighting that has become the hallmark of the artist’s work, and his creative hand-printing process.
In the haunting faces of the Mongolian Nomads, and the Harajuku Girls of Tokyo and New York’s stylized sub-cultures, these nomadic worlds collide distinctively in outward appearances but share a timeless voice in the expression of each unique environment.

His more recent work titled “Secret Desires” a four year long study, is a conceptual juxtaposition of one of todays subculture’s and the erotic world of the 1930s Weimar Berlin. Focusing on the return of the corset or the practice of tight-lacing along with the popularity of latex, he choose to use these elements as his medium to contrast his subjects and to define the beauty of the constrained anatomy. The black and white images hold a vintage quality, evoking the past although reflecting the present as they meander through different scenarios of visual play for the viewer to anticipate.

Karl Doyle lives and works both in Tokyo and New York.