Painting Provocateur

© Oliver Lanz

Yesterday I attended the opening of "Double Fantasy" at Ten Haaf Projects, a joint exhibition of artists Hans de Wit and Oliver Lanz.

I already loved Oliver Lanz' works on my teenie tiny glossy computer screen, so I was very excited to see them with my bare eyes and I loved them even better.

Not only are his combinations and contrasts of colors super dynamic , they have a luminosity that is incredibly attractive. A painting is of course a semi-sacred object and you're not supposed to touch it (blasphemy), but it is hard to resist stroking Oliver's works, they are so just so silky and sultry. In fact, it's so bad, I kind of want to wear them like a silk scarf, even worse, I want run my hands over the canvas and rub it down like a Kiki de Montparnasse body oil. (the kind you have to warm up before using)

Now before I start to sound like a cheap romance novel (which I think I already did..), I am gonna move on to my second sacrilegious act.  The smaller works reminded me of those make-up color palettes (now please do not take this as an insult Oliver) that you can't wait to dip your brush in. Though far less complex, dynamic, with fewer dimensions, and very different in composition (more like a Rothko ;), there's a similar sense of very luminous colors that are begging to be applied. A cheaper knock-off experience, but still.

Sephora Baked Eyeshadow

So I recommend you remove yourself from your computer screen, because that really doesn't do the works any justice, and  go check out all this silky sultry sensuality at Ten Haaf Projects which, btw, contrasts beautifully with Hans de Wit works on old maps. (I have an obsession for maps, but that's another story)

Oliver Lanz & Hans de Wit: "Double Fantasy"
Ten Haaf Projects
Laurierstraat 248
Amsterdam


- Gabrielle

Grazie Model Maestro Luigi!

Amazing photographer Luigi Colantuono just gave me a huge compliment and did some publicity, all-in-one! Cannot thank you enough Luigi! 

This photo was taken in the Amsterdam Fashion Week's press room. I was quickly typing up a review for Welikefashion.com and then I met the man, Luigi! Look at my nervously posing hands! Who won't get  a little shy in the presence of the lens of the model maestro? 

Apart from being a great photographer, Luigi is the the living encyclopedia  of Dutch models (generally the best models in the world, we can agree upon that!) and the genius shares his vision on his beautiful blog: Immagini Scelta della Moda - Pretty Dutch http://miascelta.blogspot.com/

So I recommend you check that out for Dutch beauty trough the eyes of a visionary.