Antony Crook

Long time friend and collaborator Antony Crook recently (and not before time)  got round to getting his website up and running. Antony recently took these snaps of artist (..don't start Andy..) John Squire at his workshop.

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Antony is a real talent, do check him out at www.antonycrook.com

WILD THING.

For those without sprogs or with bad memories, Maurice Sendak's masterpiece won't mean much, but for those who have and don't, this film looks ace, directed by Spike Jonze an'all. Out in late 09. Get in.

W'HAPPEN??????

Photography in the UK got 'real' in the 90's. these are a selection of images from W'happen, a collection of work from up and coming artists, stylists and photographers at the time, influencing editorial and advertising through the decade, others went on to big things(E.Constantine, J.Teller, D.Sims), others, well, didn't. What is striking looking at these though is how dated they seem now. Of a time.

I WANT MY DADA.

In 1943 Denver born NYC based modernist designer Alvin Lustig heralded the death of painting and art as he knew it. To be replaced by design. A bold statement, and of course, shite. However his book jackets for New Directions classics between 1946-48 were so different, and so new, you maybe can see where he was coming from.

JOHNNY COUGAR? PAH!

Mexican wrestling, yada yada yada.....but, these 3 freaks . . . imagine climbing in the ring and seeing these lunatics in the other corner? Malcolm Venville took the photies.

DECO-RATION

Scanned from my copy of Macia Loeb's 1972's Art Deco Alphabets. Hideous aren't they? But strangely alluring. Especially if you were chief art director on those pinball slot sections on Sesame Street. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! 1! 1! etc . . .

BIKES

Well every other friggin' blog is doing it so we thought we'd jump on the er..bikewagon?

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NATURAL STYLING.

Glen Denny's Yosemite In The 60's.

A collection of images of a group of climbers and hikers in Yosemite National park shot over the 1960's. These beatniks invented and/or perfected the practices and processes used when rock climbing. Camping in the park all year round, Denny shot them as they where.

Rugged and charming. 

GEORGE BEST'S HOUSE. SANDBANKS, POOLE.

George probably didn't appreciate what a gem he had? Overlooking the Channel on one side with the opposite facing Sandbanks bay. 

Modernist style situated in the UK's luxury hot spot.

And to think, the locals are intending having it took down so they can put a 'new build' in it's place. 

Nouveau riche....

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF HELMUT KRONE

The master at work, shot by Bert Stern, 2 ads from 1955, no logo, no headline, no big sales pitch. Just understated wit, married with simple layout.