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olivia, 19, human crayon. i like art, ladies, and moving screens. i also like feelings. all i really want in life is to make out with cartoons.
black station - The Sketch Of Wuhan
“I’ll never forget the day Marilyn and I were walking around New York City, just having a stroll on a nice day. She loved New York because no one bothered her there like they did in Hollywood, she could put on her plain-jane clothes and no one would notice her. She loved that. So as we we’re walking down Broadway, she turns to me and says ‘Do you want to see me become her?’ I didn’t know what she meant but I just said ‘Yes’- and then I saw it. I don’t know how to explain what she did because it was so very subtle, but she turned something on within herself that was almost like magic. And suddenly cars were slowing and people were turning their heads and stopping to stare. They were recognizing that this was Marilyn Monroe as if she pulled off a mask or something, even though a second ago nobody noticed her. I had never seen anything like it before.” - Amy Greene, wife of Marilyn’s personal photographer Milton Greene
“Taken primarily in the central United States, Heartland is a series that explores the physical and social landscape of America’s small towns and vast rural expanses. Although most of these photographs concentrate on topography devoid of human beings, the cultural presence of those who inhabit these lands is conveyed in images of where they live, work, eat and pray.”
Western Frieze by Bryan Schutmaat
“Throughout the ages people have had different ideas about what the American West represents, but many agree that it harbors a certain mystique born from wilderness. Though much of the West has been populated, paved over, and commercialized, I believe it still retains this mystique in various forms, and to find it means looking from various perspectives. This body of work takes on these perspectives and seeks to update our collective impression of the West by putting forth a vision of Americaʼs landscape that uses roadside culture to convey where the West has been and where itʼs going. Yet by no means are these photos meant to be pure documentation of America and its identity, but rather a portrait of what American identity means to me. And by photographing the West – where enigma, nostalgia, and history can be found in everyday scenes – I hope to help viewers find out what it means to them, whether or not they ever visit these sleepy towns and loneliest of landscapes for themselves.”
unknown photographer, a spot of december sun filtering onto the platform of victoria station, 1934
from london: portrait of a city by reuel golden; p. 164-165
K. - The Met (2010)
Shakespeare and Co.
Paris, France.
