Here is another photoshoot from Flore Morton’s Styling 1 class – and it was inspired by the master painter Vincent Van Gogh! Each photo replicates an aspect of one of his paintings, whether it is color, light, or the subject. We love the way that they abstracted a single element from each work of art, and used that as inspiration to create something completely different. The photo shoot was styled by Anita Long and Uma Anupindi, one of our exchange students from the National Institute of Technology (NIFT) in India, and shot by BFA Photography student Bailey Harada Stone. Natasha Bacon, from City Models, brings the images to life. Enjoy!

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London, July 1, 2011

Say hello to my favourite paintings at the Courtauld Institute, Somerset House.

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La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (1891/2)

Cover of L’Estampe Originale by Henri de Toulouse-Laurec (1893)

Yvette Guilbert by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1983)

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Welcome to all new and returning students, on site and online, at the School of Fashion of the Academy of Art University.

I wish you a wonderful Summer Semester.

Please take a few minutes to look at, and listen to this video.

“Starry Starry Night” was the hit song when I graduated from St. Martin’s School of Art (as it was known then). It brings back memories of a hot London summer when we all set forth to conquer the world –- as you will, some sooner, some later.

Vincent Van Gogh is one of the greatest painters. Alas, he did not know it then and died before he was recognized.

Today, he would have been on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr and might have found a following overnight… he might have been happier but would have had less time to work. He might never have got around to painting Starry Night?

Written by: Gladys Perint Palmer

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