YOU HAVE NO CHOICE

No matter what you've been told, the world is in fact out to get you. Get a grip. Reach out for anything you can hold on to. There will be no comfort. Don't waste anymore time trying to be like or be liked. Instead, get down and dirty with yourself. It's not enough to masturbate with your left hand. Stop being ashamed to yourself anyway. Keep those skeletons in the closet. Whoever thought they made you interesting? Get real.

This is the fist paragraph from a shiny silver book THE SWEDISH DANCE HISTORY where among 1103 pages above picture with the book idea rockstar Marten Spanberg, Ajda and me is published ... This book is pretty god damn cool and not just saying that because I AM IN THE BOOK.

Get real!

© Marta Lamovsek

Unleash The Sexual Confidence.

I knooooow, but this summer has been pretty WILD - If you know what I'm sayin 8-) After my graduation show at St Martins in London (in June, the last time I posted here) I went home to Slovenia for a project where I was a photography mentor to slovenian most successful ex model agent Stane Hering. After one week of workshop I went to a road trip with one of my dearest girlfriend Anika to Dolomiti mountains in Italy, where we had some unleashing the girls craziness and all sorts of stuff I can't share here ;-) Oh, there was a Thelma & Louise moment, meaning the best one in that movie - ah-ha, you know exactly what I mean...

Okaaj, so after that awesomeness I went directly to Vienna, I was spending 25 days as a official photographer at the world's biggest dance festival ImpulsTanz. And what an amazing experience that was! I was having the time of my life - collaborating with so many wooooohow people - felt really grateful for being a part of it and I wish to be there next year again! Lucky me, I've been a guest - living with two dear friends and one of the most amazing couple Ajda Es and Tomaž Plahuta - must say that after a few days now I already miss them mucho!

So 4 days ago I came back home, and before I managed to unpack my stuff (mess, messy, messier), I went on a little road trip in a little cabriolet with a sexy woman - well, I was hired by her for a photo session. So, my job was to shot a very sassy, smart and successful slovenian in the island of Croatia. (See the shot on this post - and for now, I'll keep it a secret who is she... ;-)

After another week in Slovenia where I will be having the second part of my teaching workshop my next project is in London where I will be returning on 20th of August. Fingers crossed I will be shooting for a lingerie brand from UK.

Hm, looks like my life has brought me back to my "sexuality roots" - because it seems I will be in the near future photographing more and more the women who knows how to unleash the sexual confidence...

...and boy, I like to stick around to capture that.

Stay tuned for more. I shall not disappoint you :-)

photo by Marta Lamovsek

CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

photography Dark Angel by Marta Lamovsek

Renowned art institute, Central Saint Martins, is proud to announce its 2010

photography exhibition on 18th June

Central Saint Martins will be presenting its annual 2010 photography exhibition at its Charring Cross premises beginning 18 June. Showcasing a diverse selection of images, the exhibition will present the work of 25 emerging photographers.

From medium-format film and digital media to the re-discovery of traditional printing processes, the 2010 exhibition promises to cater to all audiences.

Equally diverse is the exhibition’s subject matter. Paula Gortázar tackles the socio-political with a vast body of work underpinning the livelihoods of Cuban dissidents and Marta Lamovsek explores the parameters of surrealism with a series of images based on her subconscious state. All works can be viewed below:

http://csmphoto2010.com/

Exhibition | 18th - 24th June 2010

Opening Hours | sat: 12pm - 6pm | mon to thu: 12pm - 8pm

Central Saint Martins College| 107-109 charing cross road | london wc2H 0du

FREE ENTRY

Central Saint Martins formed in 1989 from the merger of the Central School of Arts and Crafts (founded 1896) and St Martin's School of Art (founded 1854). Revered as a school of excellence, past students have included Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen. For further information, please visit: www.csm.arts.ac.uk

Till Death Do Us Part

by Marta Lamovsek

Deep in the Woods

... the owls are not what they seem.

Photography by Marta Lamovsek

Sean @ Strike Models

Central Saint Martins Photography Exhibition 2010

After quite a while finally here's some update on forthcoming exhibition of fresh faced and wild eyed postgraduate photography class http://csmphoto2010.com/, coming up on 18h of June!

Mine series Rocks Are Melting are in the progress of creating as-we-speak ...

Are you excited? HELL, I SURE AM!!!

Photography by Marta Lamovsek

Agent Cooper's Little Secret

I just discovered a fascinating post on Kyle MacLachlan who was Special Agent Dale Cooper. Also, I found this quote bellow which has actually nothing to do with the above Kyle thing but I still think it's a good one to share. I'm sure Agent Cooper would approve and might talk to Diane about it.

"The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end." - Claude M. Bristol

scene from Twin Peaks

Turning Dream Into Artwork: My Degree Project at St. Martins

One year ago, on the eighteenth day of March as the clock shows rise and shine, I woke up with a dream that changed my life.

Symbolically I am exactly one year after (it's also my sister's birthday) starting creative processes for college’s degree project. I shall name it by David Lynch's thought of the day that triggered this dream of mine on that magical night: so those three words were ROCKS ARE MELTING. I know that said makes no sense to you but god knows it makes a hell of a sense to me! Those were words that inspired the dream, so I said If my subconscious desires it, all I can do is follow...

Our final degree show (exhibition) will take place on 17. June 2010 with a Private View at Central Saint Martins on Charring Cross Building in the heart of Soho.

Apparently not a lot of time left, uh? This means we're going to be very busy those 2 months as there is so much to do: catalog, portfolio, promo cards, bushiness cards, web page, project evaluation, a fat workbook, preparation of the space and of the entertainment part of the show BUT the most important - ZE PHOTOGRAPHS.

Any kind of support for my postgraduate project is most welcomed. As potential sponsors I would like to invite companies that associate their brand with imagination, creativity, innovation and artistic excellence. If this sounds like your company and you are a dreamer yourself, drop me a line at lamovsek@gmail.com so I can provide details of our dream-scenario-collaboration. :) Thank you!

Now, let's first start to roll that rocks ...

photo by Marta L

If Looks Could Kill

I'm seeking for London based charismatic models with a drop-dead-gorgeous-killer-looks. Drop me a line if you're the One.

Photography by Marta Lamovsek

"When Art Makes You Younger"

Hi, marvelous creative folks! Lately, I guess it's that time of the year, a few people decided to interview me. The feature I'm presenting you today has been done with an ambitious young Croatian Danijel Švinjski - a photographer, blogger, journalist and a full time creative guy who has been author of this extremely fast-growing-interesting-stories-about-emerging-artists blog Die Without Art.
The story behind this title he chose for my feature "When Art Makes You Younger" was in fact a funny thing. When I told him the date of my birth, he thought I made the mistake. I suddenly realized that actually - in media - my age before this interview was never revealed. Well, now you know. (I grow younger and psst, Kate Moss AND Cameron Diaz are both older than me ;-D

So read the article - it tells you stuff about my future plans, about my show in London and also, it says a few words about you, my dear readers! So I guess this was it for today: I wish you all a life full of exciting possibilities and please, stay young forever.


Didn't find the link? How about click here.

Something Repulsive

"In the subconscious you fuck ugly people, never beautiful, because the libido always desires something repulsive."

—Salvador Dali, interview, 1974

All photographs by Marta Lamovsek

Jacob

I apologize for not being here for such a long time. Billion things is happening right now and by this I'm not thinking London Fashion Week! Meanwhile I was in Ljubljana for a few days, did some work, too. A dear friend, young fashion designer tells me I'm not posting enough of new stuff on my blog - I agree. I apologize again! I am here at Central Saint Martins on a postgraduate study of photography and my time is super limited (and a recession is a super bitch). So surprisingly enough, at this particular times I'm not so after impressing you, my dear friends, but to impress my tutors ... but how do I know they aren't checking this blog ?? = Indeed, you'd be surprised how many people from UK do pop up here...

However, I wish to pay a tribute to the Londoner who was a grand inspiration and a man who was also alumni of Central Saint Martins. It was exactly 10 days ago, while we were having this particular photo shot with Jacob, when I got the news from my ex fashion photography master that he was found dead. Rest in peace, Lee.

Photography by Marta Lamovsek
Design & styling by Davorka Požgan

Dark Secrets? My Middle Name.

The only thing I despise about London is the feeling I'm missing something life-changing out. I am aware this is the side affect of a big city but knowing that's basically my personality issue I do suffer from this deeply. Especially when I have to spend the day in my office! I'd fly over the city day and night (yeah, like a batman!) and just land where there's bloody stuff happening. It's been a while I had partying weekend, so tonight it's the nickknight @Old Blue Last ... but first, Marta has to finish CSM homework!

Among other assignments, until Monday I have to make a little print portfolio based out of shots I did for and during the course. OMG, they are very very very sunless and blackish! Woot happened to you, one might put the screws to? Dunno, maybe it's reflecting my artistic aim - revealing dark secrets and strange mysteries of the human soul?

Oh yeah, I'm watching you, you little bats & monsters ... even when you crawl in the darkness!

Photography by Marta Lamovsek, credits DP crew

About Those Insane Collaborations ...

“It’s really smart the way Dazed takes a group of artists, all at the top of their game, throws them into a studio with a canvas (the model) and knows that some insane collaboration will be the final product.” says model Lyle Lodwick.
Splendid idea, just throw me there sometimes too, you'll be dazed and amazed ... ;-)

photo by Richard Burbridge

Thank you.

David Lynch

7 things in 7 days

#1. I was walking with a home made cup of tea and a sandwich in a near Garret Park on a sunny day.
#2. I got email I'm now a part of VICE magazine blogging network (check the badge down right)
#3. I was hired to make photographs for a new vintage shop's web. (I was photographing a coat that once belonged to Audrey Hepburn.)
#4. After a great night away in Chelsea I drove home in a taxi at 8 AM
#5. I confess to the professor I still didn't wrote one word into a very complex Study Proposal two days before deadline.
#6. I cried to a friend over Skype (just a little, don't panic!)
#7. Today I started to write my Study Proposal which I'm still working on as we speak (and obviously taking a needed break). Will be working on it another 23 hours or so.

Have a great week and don't forget to send me postcards from wherever you are!!!

photo by J. Valhonart

The Big Swimming Inspiration

That's Martin Strel, 52, a guy from Slovenia (my home country) who swam the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon. I just recently watched the documentary movie "The Big River Man" and I must say that was - in fact - the most AMAZONG documentary movie I ever saw in my life! Awe-inspiring story, surreal and absolutely unforgettable.

And since VICE just did an fresh interview with the big guy, and since I'm kinda a fresh Vice member myself, I thought you might wanna read it. Check out this link!

photo: still from a movie

Soldier becomes a Warrior

The most precious photograph I ever made in terms of not be able to see an emotion on a person face. I'm looking at this picture as an emotion itself. While my imagination is like "battlefield, wounded, warrior dying, sunset" without saying a single word a warrior like Emulgator makes that happen.

*sending smooch to Berlin*

photography by Marta Lamovsek

design of that gorgeous coat by Davorka Požgan

Dream Catcher, Margaritas & Secrets

London awaited me with open arms, for the first time. Je'tadore this year first course at St. Martins this Monday, especially after school special with girls... ;) Looking forward to tones of spring term homework & I can't even believe I said that. :D

But somehow everything feels like a million years passed by since the last time I was here. It's like a new time zone, new life! Perhaps I look at things differently now because I'm freshly inspired, but basically everything changed! I have a new flatmate, healthy tan, SNOW, new GIGS, the new room with a dream catcher on the wall (present from ex flatmate Jaka, the 1/2 of Kitsch Nitsch), new artistic motivations and - not least important, a NU lifestyle...

Wait, a new lifestyle? Yes: I smoked my last cigarette before Christmas - that was like forever-3-weeks-ago in Marocco. I just quitted. (Why? - I was such a fan of smoking?) I knooow. It's super-boring. But wanna know the SECRET?

It was the easiest thing I ever did.

artwork: Cris Govias

Yesterday was hot. Today is WARM.

Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories, they say! Now, I know it's depressing time you're all going through (I see you, Twitters!) and just so you know that I'm not enjoying making your days even more miserable. It's completely okaj if some of you would like to believe I'm totally posting old summer photos here ... but I'm afraid this lovely shot was taken TODAY...! :) Jup, it's 5. January, 20 degrees, warm breeze, blue skies, golden sunshine ... and it is a Tuesday and stuff ;) I prayed Alah, and I finally got a decent photo from Essaouiraoof myself!

I'll post some photos of this place on Facebook, also will add link here, so you can see if you'd like to come sometimes too! It's really cool laid-back winter getaway place, cheap, (we love cheap!), great food, spices, ... and with a sunny terrace, what else could you possibly need?

Ok, this should make you feel better: I posted this to keep me warm through this months yet to come, because in a couple of days, I'm back in London again ... is it snowing, right? Dear God ... Well, I'll be strong: what a girl must do, a girl must do.

*I miss you, Marocco, come again soooooooooooon*

photo by Jernej Kelih ♥

One Artwork, Life of Adventures

Marta Lamovsek
And, just because I like you, I created this. They took me years ... they are my precious babies.

All photographs by Marta Lamovsek

The Straight Story

Even though my first post last year started with a flu & recession, those two words surely weren't the trending topic that rocked my boat in 09. Oh no. I said "screw the recession" when the year started and I kept the promise: in totally my-kind-of manner I didn't give a damn about it. People were being careful and sticking to what they've got, me, quite the opposite. Of course I was broke ALMOST all of the time, but I'm a fighter and that didn't stop me from traveling and living 13 different countries in three different continents in 09 - you're damn right I counted them! And to go on - recession didn't stop me to enroll into leading UK art college and moving to London either ... I shall not go on, because, the rest, as they say, is history ;)

So 2009 year was about a few of my biggest dreams coming true *scroll back this blog and you'll get the picture* truly amazing year spent with legendary and inspiring people, yet also sad because of the lost of MJ ... However, this year was also about realizing some essential facts all over again. I'll just sum them up for you in short version, so we can all carry on with our lives, eh? :)

OK, AMBITIOUS BOYS AND GIRLS, READ IT AND REMEMBER IT :

It's not enough you're highly professional, not enough you have passion - or, in my case - you are passion, not enough you're an internationally recognized talent, you're a hard worker, on a way to master your craft and - on top of that - you have a personality to base a movie on. No! That is not enough at all. That is not what makes you get jobs that pays your bills out there. And I bet you wanna know what gets you jobs that pays your bills out there? I'll tell you what that is - IT IS PEOPLE, my dear friends. It is people who hires you and give you jobs that pays your bills. And you want to know more? Like, where are this people from? Well, think again - in the very beginning of your journey - this people are from your home country!! They are the ones that know about you already. They know about you very well. They know exactly what you do and how well you do it. The question is: what are they waiting for? Are you listening, Slovenia? There, I've said it.

In conclusion: I know I am stubborn rebel-with-a-dream and I understand this might not be THE must perfect timing for paying the most expensive rent on the planet in order to make my final postgraduate project. BUT I can not decide weather it is a good or bad timing for realizing my dream, can I? You can not tell your heart - "STOP for 10 years", can you?
So nevertheless - stay high on life with me and you'll see that one day we'll all drink champagne. Or mojito. Or cider. Or whatever. Just keep coming here and wish me happy 3th anniversary of this blog, because I might bloody deserve it. Cheers.

xoxo

PS: I'm visiting Slovenia somewhere in the start of February, for a week or maybe even two, hopefully earn some cash - I think this will make happy at least two people, who deserves gold medal for patience - one is Damijan and another is Primož. *I see that smileeee*

artwork: Maximilian Wiedemann, New York Angel

The Magical Start

Happy New Year, everyone!

It's 1. January 2010 and my day started highly exceptional: this morning my love and I woke up early, jogged through awakening medina to the lonely long sandy beach.

Do you agree that there's nothing like having all the beach for yourself?

For the first time in 14days that we're here in Essaouira, Marocco - today, the beach was really clean - like the Ocean splashed away all the dirtiness of the 00's? The sun was kissing me there - literally, and with a finger in the sand I draw J + M in the shape of heart.

And then we watched the waves go milky on the rocks... oh, that warm breeze in our faces. Intoxicating. We walked and jogged until we saw only sea, foam around the rocks in it and the desert far away ...

For a moment I stopped : this are the melting rocks!

2010, my friends, is going to be magical. Promise.

Photo by Marta Lamovsek

Ah, that Advertising Project I did for Gorenje

For some reason I kept my biggest advertising project of 2009 as a secret until now. Not on purpose, of course.

Sometimes magical things happens and one of them was that a big company Gorenje needed somebody for their advertising campaign of a new collection of retro fridge freezers. The true magic starts when they choose me, Marta Lamovšek, to solve all the fatal tasks of the ad campaign: idea solution, project managing and art direction & photography.

Why me, one might shout?

1) they wanted something fresh

2) they wanted something-MartaLamovšek

3) they wanted to go from "plain cold to just cool".

I pitched them six (6) ideas, some of them were pretty brilliant, perhaps dazzling, two really crazy (oops, but a bit too much), but one of them was just simple, fresh and sort of a keeper. Since they had no big budget planned for this campaign, they agree to go along with the "just cool". So I build 3 different placements for 3 kinds of color lines and a brand new image of that charming-touch-of-nostalgia.

So yeah, Gorenje Retro Collection project was a huge and very valuable experience for all of us. However, after 3 months (headaches:) the project was successfully finished - the client was happy and I was on that plane to LA. Then, after the summer of living and catching the california dream, the money was gone. Still, the reference stays. Finally, that nostalgic feeling in me tells me I also gotta say this - perhaps for the sake of my artistic future - may 2010 be all about this kind magic, yes?

:)

Art Director & Photography: Marta Lamovšek

Idea & Project Manager: Marta Lamovšek

Creative consultant: Aleš Bravničar

Wallpaper design: Kitsch-Nitsch

Stylist: Mateja Glavnik

Studio & postproduction: AV Studio

Assistants: Primož Kmet, Metka Lamovšek

Special thanks to Matej Klepec and Arcadia Lightwear

EDIT: you can check all the colors of fridges here - click!

10 in 10

In January issue of Dazed & Confused you can read how some of the cover stars of the decade sum-up the last ten years in just 10 words. Wanna know my ten words of the decade?

They would be: Dazed, Nomad, K4, Kiss, Tribe, Magic, Love, Art, Dreams & Freedom.

Now tell me yours! Edit: *I forgot ROCKING* :)

photo: Jamie Nelson

The Birds

Maybe Hitchcock inspired this image, maybe he didn't. But after hours of today's sweet nothingness I heard the familiar sound from the sky...

photo by Marta Lamovsek

Persistence of Memory

Here I am, overlooking the terrace of splashing waves and castles made of sand, the temples of Atlantic Ocean in Essaouira. Peace. In. My. Heart. Dairy of Genius in my hands made me discover I'm satisfying the thirst of being utterly inspired ... Time is irrelevant.

photo by Marta Lamovsek

Into The Darkness

Now please don't get too excited but I'm always slightly turned on when I see the red curtains moving. I feel like I'm going to be having sex with a complete stranger. Or like David once said "I know I'm going to see something new, something will be revealed."

Did I ever kept secrets from you?

photo by Marta Lamovšek

02.12.09 @Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

:selfportrait

There Comes an Adorable Man ...

I came across this Britain (female) designer with a passion in menswear so many billion times at Dazed in the past year, that it would be such a preposterous shame not to give her a GO here. In fact, I am more and more jealous of men just because of Katie Eary ... Well, not really, but lets say I'm glad that men's fashion is finally getting more daring & exciting! That said, it soon might open a new era of sweet little battles with ours men that dresses far to good not to be gays.

"Why menswear? It’s more fun to play with. We all have it in uss to dress up, but in human nature it is always the males who are far more grandosie and beautiful then the female. Its just since the Victorian era mens fashion became to a slave to ‘making things easier’. How did we go from the beautiful tied cravat to a tie with elastic hidden under the collar?" she said. I absolutely agree, men should be all gorgeous and fashion addicts like we are! We shall all benefit. Ha, ha!

www.katieeary.com

Homework: Mr Neon & Miss Vampire

This shot belongs to a series of photographs I made last week for my homework on the "time and movement" assignment. I asked my roomates Jaka and Anina to be my models for the scenario I created in my mind - they were gladly to 'act in my movie' and were amazing to work with!!

So the story is about Mr Neon who visits his late love ... she appears in the grave yard as a ghost ... then, when the dark comes and she becomes a vampire he decided to take her bite just to be with her ...

I knooow, I'm so hopelessly romantic! :)

Photography Marta Lamovsek

Alien Landed in Eastern Europe

"There’s something powerfully weird about this beautiful photoset by Marta Lamovsek, not least in this image, where the model really does look like an alien landed in eastern Europe." says Warren Ellis, well-known English writer on his well-known web page.
By the way, his new comic book SUPERGOD is out this Wednesday. Must say there is something powerfully weird about this beautiful cover ... and the title. (See the image bellow this post.)

I swear to God, I have to lay my hands on inside of that book.

Photography by Marta Lamovšek, credits DP crew

SUPERGOD by Warren Ellis

Coming soon ...

Graphic by Garrie Gastonny

Truth or Dare?

There is no future without a past, they say. My past is pretty mysterious, in a way. I could write a book about my life that nobody knows about ... but, I'm not into that - I have no need to tell you all my dirty little secrets.

Nevertheless you must be aware of the fact, that each time I create a photograph, a visual, I reveal a little bit more about myself: what I have been seeing, what I have been through, what touched my heart, what is my world all about... I can hide, but I can't escape, can I?

Photography by Marta Lamovsek, credits to DPcrew

Brane B. Kastelic meets Marta L. Lamovšek

Pred dnevi sem v Londonu naredila intervju z Branetom Kastelicem. "Kako sem spoznala svojega novinarskega boga erotike?" je intervju za seksi Blogorolo, ki je pred dnevi izšla v tiskani verziji. Toplo jo vsem priporočam v branje - in gledanje! No, in včeraj sem na Branetovem blogu zasledila tale post, kjer je po prvem odstavku o pornošik Beyonce opisal svojo izkušnjo med prvim srečanjem, pogovorom in fotkanjem z mano, zadeto od lajfa.

"Po pravici povedano, sem se tako, kako bi rekel, ja, naskakovalno, počutil tudi, ko me je fotografinja Marta Lamovšek (na študiju v Londonu), s katero sva se prvič srečala v živo, fotkala za novo tiskano Blogorolo (mislim, da je že izšla), za katero je z menoj delala tudi intervju (pogovarjala sva se, kot morda domnevate, predvsem o seksu, čeprav se rad pogovarjam tudi o drugih rečeh).
Nagajive električno modre oči, seksi nasmehi in smeh, mimika obraza, telesna govorica, sonček, to, da ga je ves čas imela v rokah – fotoaparat – in da je vztrajno pritiskala - sprožilec – je v meni ustvarilo nepopisno prijetno erotično napetost, kakršne še nisem doživel med fotkanjem, čeprav so me v bistvu veliko krat fotkali zelo dobri fotografi.
Pa ne samo zato, ker mislim, da je bila Marta prva ženska - fotografinja, ki me je pofotkala samega, brez družine…
Na delu je bila kemija. Prvič sem med fotkanjem zares užival… In prvič sem se moral držati nazaj, da nisem naskočil osebe, ki je imela v rokah… fotoaparat! Upam, da se to na fotkah pozna!"

Hja, kaj naj rečem, razen - z nedolžnim nasmehom do ušes: Brane, Brane, Brane ... ;)

photo by Marta Lamovšek

A Rebel's Dream

Photography & art direction by Marta Lamovšek, styling Katja Jakopovič and Nika Brešan, make-up Tina Fabian, hair Matjaž for Mič styling, asistentka Metka Lamovšek, model Neža, production Maja Gutman

We Are The World

... we are the children ...

Photography by Marta Lamovsek, credits to DP crew.

Smells Like Fuel :: Vonj po Gorivu

My new fashion editorial is published in October's Joy magazine! I'll post the rest of photos any day now on Flickr. Hope you enJOY this opening spread!

Photography & art direction Marta Lamovšek, styling Katja Jakopovič and Nika Brešan, make-up Tina Fabian, hair Matjaž for Mič styling, asistentka Metka Lamovšek, model Neža, production Maja Gutman