Book Club: Aquirax Uno- Posters 1959-1975

I found this Aquirax Uno book at the Art Book Fair last October and I’ve been obsessed with his work ever since. I don’t know much about Mr. Uno because I can’t read Japanese and all I can find is this crap Wikipedia entry:

Aquirax Uno, also known as Akira Uno (宇野 亜喜良, Uno Akira?, born March 13, 1934) is a Japanese graphic artist, illustrator and painter. His work is characterized by fantastic visuals, capricious and sensuous line flow, flamboyant (and occasionally grotesque) eroticism, and frequent use of collage and bright colors. Uno was prominently involved with the Japanese underground art of 1960es-1970es, and is particularly notable for his collaborations with Shuji Terayama and his experimental theater Tenjo Sajiki.

As you can see, he is quite preoccupied with depressed looking waifs (how contemporary!) but he does draw the occasional cat as evidenced by this sweet t-shirt in his web store. I would love to purchase said t-shirt but once again my lack of familiarity with the Japanese language has totally screwed me. Boo.

Giant Feline Alert

I recently stumbled across these crazy photos of Tippi Hendren and her family (check out preteen Melanie Griffith!) chilling poolside with a huge freaking lion. Apparently the lion belonged to my high school boyfriend’s idol Anton LaVey. Fun times!





via Now Voyager

Trashtastic

I have always loved Pamela Anderson in a deep, passionate, non-ironic way; so I am completely ecstatic that her much talked about Vivienne Westwood ads have finally hit the internet. And thank god for that, because the spring ads have been so unbelievably dull that I can't even remember what they look like (except for those Katie Holmes Miu Miu ads, which just weirded me out.) But anyway, I am glad that Vivienne Westwood has continued her collaboration with Juergen Teller. Given the current financial crisis (and the extreme sense of awkwardness that has fallen upon the fashion industry) many of these ad campaigns could benefit from a dash of cheekiness and authenticity. Maybe Chanel could get Tori Spelling next season? Or Jenny McCarthy for Prada?





via Fashionista