Julie Verhoeven for MAC

MAC's collection for Nordstrom's Anniversary in beautiful limited edition packaging by Julie. I wish I had got my hands on one of theses sets.

The Whitworth Art Gallery

The first major UK exhibition of artist's wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst.  Kitsch ideas of home decoration are turned upside down as artists subvert the stereotypes of wallpaper to hit home messages about warfare, racism, cultural conflicts and gender. 

Walking through the exhibition I noticed a lovely piece by Julie Verheoven  drawings of nudity which is only noticed at a seconglance. I was excited to see some of her work in real life I have been meaning to go to one of her exhibitions as I see her as an idol. I found other wallpapers interesting such as the eye's this is a freaky also but that's why I liked it. Their was also a few of Leigh Bowery's face on wallpaper which is a bit grotesque. I couldn't get the photos because their not available online and photographs were forbidden in the gallery. 

Wallpaper, Julie Verhoeven

After looking round the exhibition me and Shauna went and had a look round the exhibition 'The complete Roberta Breitmore' by Lynn Hersham Leeson. In San Francisco in the mid-Seventies, Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art over a four year period, documenting it through artifacts, photography, film and sound. This extraordinary body of work, which raises questions about the complexities of identity and the nature of the work of art, has been purchased by the Whitworth in its final edition, and is shown here for the first time in its entirety. Roberta Breitmore ended when 'she' went through a ritual exorcism in 1978, but her spirit survives in this documentation and the artist's later work. It was an unordinary exhibition to others I have been to but it totally inspired me by the way she displayed her work in the frames and in the desk's like her clothing, wig and glasses was a nice touch it was definatley worth the visit! :) 

Julie Verhoeven

She has been a huge inspiration to me in my work since I can remember. I love her edginess and child-like drawings she's not scared to go out side the lines this what I love about her work.  She says the love of her life is drawing Julie has worked in fashion illustration to creative direction and design consultancy. She studied fashion at Medway College and began her career as John Galliano’s design assistant in 1987. Her lucky break came in 2003 when Marc Jacobs approached her to design a collection of hand bags for Louis Vuitton, they were limited edition and proved a huge success. This led her to meet Franco Pene Chairman of the Italien manufacturing company Gibo which makes shoes and clothes for Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Vicot and Rolf, John Galliano. She then became a design consultant for Martin Sitbon and was head designer for Gibo to design a collection of garments. 

Stina Persson

Stina is a swedish based illustrator. I love the bright colour pallete and her free flowing lines in her work she produces glamourous peices. I also love it becuase it’s edgy and up to date. Her distinctive style has made her a success in the fashion art world. She uses ink, paint, watercolor, lace, mexican paper used in festivals.  She balances watercolor well with inks and the edginess is created by the harder edges of cut paper collage and dramatic blocks of colour this is what I love about her work. She has worked for editorial clients: Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Vogue Nippon, Nylon Magazine. She has also worked for big corpoarte clients: Coca Cola, Bloomingdales, DKNY, Macy’s department store and many more.