anna may wong

the beautiful actress and fashion icon anna may wong was the first american chines movie star  and the  first asian american to become an international star.  she was born in los angeles 1905 and got her first role in a movie 1919 and  by 1924 she had achieved international stardom.  in the 1930´s she traveled a lot between Europe and los angeles for film and stage work. 

because of her race she could never get the leading role in movies.  it was against law for asian woman sharing an on-screen kiss with any person of another race, even if the character was asian. 

in 1934, the mayfair mannequin society of new york voted her "the world's best-dressed woman", and in 1938 look magazine named her "the world's most beautiful chinese girl"

anna may wong died from a heart attack in 1961, 56 years old.  her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio.  she was in more then 50 films.

tim burton

tim burton´s drawings

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few things that i would like to have in my home

something nice written on the wall and this cool bookshelf 

 i have always wanted to have a chalkboard wall in my kitchen

this one makes you feel like your in a café when you are home :)

 message in a frame is a nice change

 disco ball makes the living room more fun

 just have to be careful it's easy to go wrong

 this could get interesting,

much more fun than walking down the stairs

good if you´re in a hurry

erté

romain de tirtoff known as erté was a russian born artist and designer.  he moved young to paris where he lived and worked most of his life.  he is probably most famous for his elegant fashion design which capture the art deco period.

he shaped the 20´s art deco style just as much as coco chanel

erté's best known image symphony in black

 

harper's bazaar china

i love this turban

"The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers."

man ray was an american artist best known for his  avant-garde photographs.  he worked most of his life in paris where he had his studio.  he was a leader of american modernism and he contributed to both dada and surrealist movements.

in his studio in paris,  man ray created a new type of photography without using camera. he created photos by using light-sensitive paper, objects and a light source  which he called "rayographs".

"I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence. "

man ray was also a painter, filmmaker, sculptor and philosopher. 

 he was forced to move back to america do to the world war II.  in america he was almost only known for his photographs but he wanted to be known for his painting.  so later  he concentrated mostly on  his painting

 "I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive. "

"Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make."

man ray himself,  picture taken year before he died. 
in 1999 he was named one of 25 most influential artist in the 20th century by art magazine

japanese ladies

beautiful kimonos

love these sandals

 two japanese ladies picking some sakura

raw but romantic

few favorites from the site  desire to inspire