http://www.talenthouse.com/safinest3
Featured Photographer, Drew Cox, was born and raised in South Africa, where he developed a natural interest and passion for image making and story telling. He works as a freelance photographer and video director. He’s created work for numerous clients that include Coca Cola, Ignite TV, Nike, and Puma.
http://www.talenthouse.com/baographics32
Bao Ly was motivated to begin painting again after last Christmas, when a friend bought her a basket of brushes and paint. Since then she hasn’t been able to set the paintbrush down and would love to be able to paint for a living for the rest of her life. Her paintings represent emotional feelings through the expressions of colors and textures. To Bao, great art is that which offers an experience than goes deeper than intellect.
We’re proud to have the beautiful piece of art above hanging in our offices!
http://www.talenthouse.com/kyrre
Our Featured Artist in Fashion this week is Kyrre Wangen, a fashion photographer based out of Norway who frequently travels to London to find inspiration and work on photo shoots. He’s influenced by films, music, art, people, Travels Francis Bacon, Iriving Penn, MGMT, and The Doors.
After many, many weeks of anticipation around the Talenthouse offices, we are very happy to announce the launch of the Florence + the Machine Invite!
In this Creative Invite hosted by LuckyMag.com, Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence + the Machine, invites Talenthouse fashion designers to design a stage outfit for her. The winning design will be worn by Florence at a performance at Terminal 5 in New York!
Deadline for submissions is Oct. 4, 2010 with voting taking place Oct. 5-8, 2010. The selected designer will be announced Oct. 14, 2010. The submissions will be judged by Florence, her stylist Aldene Johnson, and Lucky Magazine’s Creative Director Andrea Linett. And there are plenty of rewards to go around:
- The winning designer will receive $500 in cash, transportation to New York, a 2-nights’ accommodation at Soho House NY and will also meet Florence and the band backstage.
- The People’s Choice winner (top vote-getter) will receive a special edition jewel box designed by Florence and Faye Sawyer. This jewel box will contain the band’s new album Lungs, and an envelope with hand-drawn artwork by Florence containing a personal handwritten letter.
- The top 10 runners-up will each receive a signed copy of Florence + the Machine’s new album, Lungs.
- The top 5 ‘judges choice’ designers, will be mentioned on Luckymag.com.
So exciting, right?! To learn more about Florence + the Machine and find inspiration for your design, please visit http://florenceandthemachine.net/
Good luck and happy designing!
http://www.talenthouse.com/warholbot
Our second Featured Artist of the day, Jacob Livengood, is a graphic designer and freelance illustrator living in sunny San Diego, CA. He is heavily influenced by 80s and 90s cartoons as he tries to capture that fluid, bright animation on canvas through his own techniques. He says that painting has unlocked a whole new world for him… as he puts it, “if painting were a person I would kiss it.”
Jacob has been featured on websites like Behance, Coroflot, Juxtapoz, and now Talenthouse! These features are what drives him and pushes him as an artist every day. Jacob’s biggest achievement thus far has been designing a recycling bin for the Coachella Music Festival, which you can check out on his artist profile!
We encourage you to have a look at Jacob’s artwork on Talenthouse and hope you enjoy it just as much as we do! 
http://www.talenthouse.com/xbryce
Our first Featured Artist of the day, Bryce Bowman, describes himself as a laid-back guy who likes meeting new people. He is interested in designing website layouts, band merchandise, album covers, flyers, logos as well as photo manipulation and touch-ups.
He is always looking for some creative criticism so have a look at his work and let him know what you think!
http://www.talenthouse.com/ainoue
Anri Inoue ventured to the States in 2003 to attend high school in Washington before moving to New York in 2006 for an undergraduate program at Pratt Institute. There Anri received a BFA in Digital Arts mainly focusing in 3D animation, 3D modeling, and texturing.
Anri plans to stay in New York to gain more experience and build a career as a 3D artist. Congratulations on being our Featured Artist in Film and best of luck with your career, Anri!
http://www.talenthouse.com/robertminervini
Robert Minervini is an award-winning artist who works in many areas of art including installation, painting, sculpture, and site-specific public art based on the intersection of nature and culture. He received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and his BFA from Tyler School of Art.
Since 2003 he has been creating public murals with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and his work has been exhibited internationally, including a solo show with Eleanor Harwood Gallery, and group exhibitions with Manifest Gallery, The Brooklyn Historical Society, the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, and the Philadelphia Art Alliance to name a few.
Great work, Robert!
http://www.talenthouse.com/OlafBreuning
Olaf Breuning is an artist who lives and works in New York and enjoys drawings, installations, photography, sculpture and video. The New York Times refers to him as the “joking sculptor” and as an “inexhaustibly inventive cartoonist.”
Congratulations to Olaf for being a Featured Artist this week!
The Art of Elysium is dedicated to enriching the lives of artists and critically ill children. The Art of Elysium, a 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1997, encourages working visual artists, actors, musicians, fashion designers, comedians, writers, and more to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. Theye provide artistic workshops and support services throughout various pediatric hospitals in NYC. The Art of Elysium believes that there is a powerful and mutual exchange of hope and appreciation that occurs when artists share their creativity with children in the hospital environment. Please take a look at their website www.theartofelysium.org. To get involved with The Art of Elysium in NYC please contact Rachel Glickman, Program Director-NYC, at rglickman@theartofelysium.org
