Hello dear readers!
Happy New Year!!!
What a shame! I totally abandonned my dear blog... The culprit? Too many work... I am really sorry!
Now, let's go to the arty world! This time, I would like to make you discover a poetic and ephemeral art: Berndnaut Smilde's clouds. Clouds, this white (or gray/orange/pink) and silky thing we watch everyday to check the weather, as well as the origins of lots of interpretations when we were children.
Of course, we all know clouds are initially composed of water droplets. But honestly, have you ever dreamed about touching clouds when you are flying? In my view, it looks like Chantilly cream when I am gourmand, cotton when I need to rest.
Back to art, Berndnaut Smilde is from Netherlands. He studied design at Minerva Academy and Frank Mohr Institute in Groningen. This mysterious artist has exhibited his work all around the world: Germany, Ireland, England, USA, Italy, Taiwan, France, Turkey, Sweden, Belgium...
This cloud maker started the project called "Nimbus" in 2010. He created ephemeral clouds inside unusual places, in buildings, in castles.... The conditions are fully respected to make a real cloud (temperature, humidity, luminosity). Smilde has a tormented vision about clouds, according to him, it is a sign of threat. These clouds goes on for a few seconds, Smilde photographs them before they disappear...
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| Nimbus,
2010 |
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| Nimbus II, 2012 |
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| Nimbus Green Room, San Francisco, 2013 |
Recently, he did a commission called "Inocloud" for the Harper Bazaar September Issue 2013 with the photograph Simon Procter. Famous artisted directors of fashion companies participated: Karl Lagerfeld, Donatella Versace, Alber Elbaz and Dolce & Gabbana.
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| Dolce and Gabbana, D&G office, Milan |
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| Donatella Versace, Milan's Palazzo Litta |
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| Alber Elbaz, ballroom of the historic Intercontinental Le Grand Hotel, Paris |
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| Karl Lagerfeld, Grand Palais, Paris |
Photo Credit: Berndnaut Smilde
A great video here !
