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1/17/2010
Just deleted all my dusty-old posts, overdue but done.. blog is revived. Now this is a collection of thoughts inspired by anything and everything I experience! with an emphasis on how my love of Art plays into it all. Please be patient as I will post some real thoughts soon. 0 comments / 8:47 PM 1/17/2010
Just deleted all my dusty-old posts, overdue but done.. blog is revived. Now this is a collection of thoughts inspired by anything and everything I experience! with an emphasis on how my love of Art plays into it all. Please be patient as I will post some real thoughts soon. 0 comments / 8:47 PM profile
Mimi: student, artist, foodie, member of shopaholics (not so) anonymous, music-junkie, occasional runner, coffee/tea lover, amateur photographer, and a yogi! facebook.com/mimishao twitter.com/xomims shaomimi.daportfolio.com site overview
Established in 2003, this blog has been under my name for close to 7 years now - wow. There was a blogging phase that emerged sometime in highschool, I latched on, posted a few things here and there, but never maintained a continuous commitment. Constantly changing templates and layouts, I found that this site didn't serve an interesting purpose for me.. so what now? Now this is a collection of thoughts inspired by all parts of my life (wait.. isn't that the point of a blog?) ... yep. There is also a personal index and back-up listing of artists and music I love, updated whenever I come across something that inspires me. Best viewed in firefox/chrome. art and artists
Alyssa Monks Andrew Bell - bites of humour and morbidity in comic form Anita Bling - graphic paper-based sculptures that scream colour Arwassa - digital illustrator, cute & whimsical works Audrey Kawasaki - innocent & erotic paintings of women on wood Boa Mistura - group of spanish artists, bringing colour & diverse perspective into graffiti Cai Guo-Qiang - chinese contemporary artist, very visually explosive Cellar-Fcp Christoph Niemann - bold/cute illustrations, check out his coffee art! Elene Usdin - Paris based photographer, plays w/ fairytale qualities in modern scenes Florian Nicolle Guy McKinley - a fresh comic book/sci-fi take on fabled characters, website INC check here for now Ingrid Baars - Dutch artist with amazing photoshopped works Jack Crossing - simple yet confident graphic design & typography works Jade Klara - storybook illustrations in a Japanese kawaii & South African lifestyle style Jonathan Bartlett - creative illustration w/ a sly 'menswear'-type vibe Joshua Scott Kerstin zu Pan - love love LOVE all her photography works Koji Nishida - airy and delicate, scribbles of watercolour that bleed into some interactive pieces Maplethorpe - amazing b&w photographic studies of the body Martine Johanna Miriam Moshinsky Nanami Cowdroy - Japanese/European b&w ink graffiti prints Naoko Ito - installation artist, aesthetic urban nature projects Philip Treacy Ryo Tomo Sam Flores - it's weirdly exotic and strange but interestingly so Sveta Shubina - Russian artist, intriguing works w/ cut and folded paper Tamika Thomas - graphic illustration kicked w/ personality and creative power William Lazos - photorealism Xia Xiaowan Yuri Darashkevich design sites
design-milk.com Highsnobette.com Hypebeast MoMa online store - i want everything from here notcot.org - updated daily, innovative designs from food to architecture notcouture.com ridiculous design rules - this site mocks old- (and new fashioned) adages of design Selectism.com favourite artists
Adele - indie or "heartbroken soul", lighter and jazzier than most indie Brown Eyed Soul - Korean RnB group, great acapellas Carolina Liar - American rock band, when you are near is good Clazziquai - Korean fusion group combining classical, jazz, electronica & house Dean Wareheam & Britta Phillips - Nightnurse Epik High - deep Korean hip-hop Estelle - UK hip-hop RnB singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am Jay Chou - typical & mainstream yes, but a classic favourite nonetheless Joanna Wang - Taiwanese singer/songwriter of LA Kina Grannis - Valentine Leehom - stylishly fusing the ABC culture w/ his Taiwnese roots Lifehouse - my original favourite white band Manchester Orchestra - slow yet powerful indie rock Melpo Mene - Holes Nada Surf - indie rock, try out 'Paper Boats' Ryan Leslie Télépopmusik - Don't Look Back Wonder Girls - love all the nobody remixes yummy restaurants
Biff's Bistro - daily $1 oysters after 5pm! Blushberry Bymark - crisp frites with butter braised lobster aka LOBSTER POUTINE c5 @ ROM Colborne Lane - nitro ice cream Frank @ AGO George Glow Grace Guu Izakaya - salmon natto yukke Häagen-Dazs - green tea honey vanilla ice cream Hosu - ikura (salmon egg) sashimi Ko Ko Share Bar Le Bernardin Moroco Chocolat Origins Restaurant SkyBlueSky Sandwich Co. Starfish Toula - sucks |