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Friday, October 5, 2007

'Gina Ads Are All The Rage. Or: How Coochies Sell Cosmetics



Please be aware that the following post is NSFW and sexually suggestive. Therefore it should not be viewed by those under the age of 18.

Scent of a Woman: Now available in a bottle.

Last week, Tom Ford debuted a new ad campaign which featured his newest Men's Fragrance directly between the legs of a naked, and nicely waxed, woman.



The campaign has been controversial for obvious reasons and as you can see below, what has run in the US publications is a tamer, less titillating version of the actual photographs.

Below are the original photographs for Tom Ford's campaign shot by Terry Richardson.
These are the uncropped photos and are not marred with giant logos. The ads ran cropped and with the logos, of course. As you will see below.





and below are the actual produced ads that are presently running in the fashion pubs:




I fear he has started a trend.



Now, a German company Vivaeros has a product called Vulva.
And although the site, shots, and ads seem like a 'spoof' on the Tom Ford work, the company insists the product is for real. They describe it as a "beguiling vaginal scent" and is selling it both as a fragrance for men to wear seemingly to bring them pleasure in the absence of the real thing and for women to wear during intercourse to stimulate their own pleasure.




Below is their HILARIOUS tv spot (I still can't believe this isn't a spoof):



Tagline in their tv spot? Smell me and Cum. Hence the url: smellmeand.com

Below is a clip from Jonathan Ross of the BBC as he talks about "Vulva". Please be patient for the download, the file is 11 megs.:



If you're going to the site, it's full of nudity, so please view at your own discretion and only if you are 18+ years of age.
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About Tom Ford's Controversial new ad campaign from WWD:

Though the designer took a more demure approach in his original ad campaign for his new fragrance, he's decided to shock the masses once again, switching images shot by Marilyn Minter in April for racier photographs of a dewy woman's body taken by Terry Richardson.

The photos range from tame to titillating — the most shocking being the Tom Ford for Men bottle wedged between a woman's glistening thighs, with the bottle barely covering her bare genitalia. "We loved the original Marilyn Minter images, but while on a shoot with [Richardson] in Milan, we decided that a sharper, more graphic approach clearly communicated the bold and provocative mood of the fragrance," said a spokeswoman for Tom Ford Beauty, a division of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.

Want some Hi -res vaginas on your desktop?

You can download the Tom Ford ads as wallpaper for those of you who want to see a large brazilian wax staring back at you from your computer. Click here for the downloads of Tom Ford wallpaper here.

Or the Vulva Wallpaper downloads
here.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Better Flock To David Tomb's Next Art Show: Birds Of The Sierra Madre


David Tomb
February 22 - March 22, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, February 22, 6-8pm
Electric Works of San Francisco

David Tomb, the SF/Bay Area artist critically acclaimed for his figurative painting, has a new show at the Electric Works Gallery of San Francisco next spring and the subject matter is.... birds.

Now given all the bird "crap" out there, this may come as no surprise. But what IS surprising is that these are a wonderful departure from most of the 'cutesy cartoon' or 'Victorian' style bird art and crafts that proliferate galleries, the internet's indie art sites, and even retail home decor stores these days.

Using the same interesting style he often employs in his figure paintings, Tomb (rhymes with bomb) mixes detail with innuendo and energetic strokes with precious attention. His birds, colored in an almost Audubon-like veracity sit again half rendered backdrops which both show off the birds and create space that seems boundless, like that of a real birds' habitat.

Suffice it to say, I just love them. And they're nice and BIG. (you really need to see them in person for their detail)
Clearly I'm not the only since many have sold and the show doesn't actually open for 5 months!

Below are the images listed on the gallery's site. The names and descriptions are taken from there as well.


Mob Scene: Steak-backed Oriole, Blue Mockingbird, Yellow Grosbeak, Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl,
2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 30 x 44"


Blue-crowned Motmot, El Triunfo, 2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 44 x 30"
Sold


Black-throated Magpie-Jay, 2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 44 x 30"


Ringed Kingfisher, 2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 44 x 30"



Bat Falcons, 2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 44 x 30"
Sold


Resplendent Quetzal, Chiapas, 2007
Gouache, colored pencil, graphite on paper
Overall Dimensions: 44 x 30"
Sold


David Tomb
Birds of the Sierra Madre
February 22 - March 22, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, February 22, 6-8pm
Electric Works of San Francisco



So, if you're anywhere in the SF/Bay Area in February, be sure to stop by and see the show .
Attend the opening reception and tell David Laura Sweet sent you!

Better yet, snap up one of his paintings before the show has sold out! See more of David Tomb's work by clicking here.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Hotel Chevalier by Wes Anderson: Free on iTunes






If you've got itunes, you can view Wes Anderson's Short Film, Hotel Chevalier, starring Jason Schwartzman and Natalie Portman. This is a prequel to the upcoming movie in its entirety.
Click here to view.
 
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