Photography is heaven

There's no way for me to share anything I love without sharing this photograph by Minor White, a photographer whose work showcases mid-twentieth century America.

 Our hopes are that this blog will be in most ways a culture, arts, and fashionably inspirational blog so I'll leave you off with this quote by Minor White; give time for it to sink in:

"No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen."

-Sofia

A few documentaries that are fresh-fly...I would even say "dope."

"Beats, Rhymes and Life": A Tribe Called Quest Documentary directed by Michael Rappaport is out right now!!!  Currently they are only showing this amazing flick as a limited engagement in LA and New York, but the film will be expanding into rest of the U.S. for showings pretty soon.  I haven't seen it yet but when I do, I will definitely be dedicating another post to some introspection regarding these hip-hop masters of flow.  I can't wait!!!

This here is a trailer for "Infamy", a documentary about some of the most prolific graffiti artists in the U.S. today.  I posted this because I have had the Los Angeles MOCA exhibit "Art In The Streets" on my mind: the first comprehensive museum retrospective on the street art movement, ever.  I have always been in love with the rebelliousness of street art as a medium, probably because...technically, it't not legal (which is juicy to me on a certain level), but mostly because it is free for anyone who wants to take it in and be transformed by it.  It is an unrestrained, non academic, free flowing form of expression that doesn't need the stamp of a giant price tag to make it relevant or worthy of praise.  And with that in mind, check out this flick...

"Beautiful Losers" is another documentary that explores the underground art movement, but doesn't focus purely on street art like in "Infamy" seen above.  The interviews are super candid and informative regarding how underground artists eventually gained a great deal of limelight- and revolutionized the world of print media and typography as we know it.  It provides a real history to the movement of this particular segment of the art world, and I personally think it's one of the better art documentaries I have ever seen.

-Kali

A little bit of this, A little bit of that...

Welcome everyone to SoKalDesigns blog, and feast your eyes upon our very first blog post(s)!!!  My name is Sara' Kali and my lovely partner Mari Sophia and I wanted to have a place to showcase our love of fashion, art, photography, music and all things related to design that we respect and generally find to be uber awesome.  We will be posting pictures of our latest jewelry designs to be published for sale on our Etsy site, as well as drawing your eye to sights to make your corneas sing merrily :)  Stay tuned for weekly updates and feel free to leave comments...


Love,
The girls of SoKalDesigns