![]() Offline I surround myself with other creative individuals. The entire process of piecing an outfit together, having the photo shoot and then publishing is a lot of work. However, its very rewarding when my followers take time out to encourage me and let me know of the inspirational impact I am having on their lives. When it comes to the website, my followers inspire me more than anything. Now there are several projects in the works that will allow House of Alexzander to branch out further into the gender variant community. However with great success so quickly, I realised that the blog had much more potential. I was using it as a way to keep track of my own outfits, clothing modifications and writing. The original idea for the blog was mostly for myself actually. House of Alexzander began in August of 2012. We launched as a blog first but later decided to add custom features to make it user friendly for viewers who didn't use the Tumblr platform. When and why did you start your style Tumblr? The swim wear was actually modified from two separate swimsuits in order to fit my body type. Yes, the swim suit! One of my favourites by far simply because of the impact it had, particularly on individuals who are AMAB (assigned male at birth) with variant genders. There are very few clothing options, if any for these individuals to express themselves. Tell us about the image and outfit we selected as Tumblr of the Day. All is not as it seems at first glance of Elliott Alexzander's already-influential site, where it's namesake dons his truly gender-disruptive outfits, and blogs about his day-to-day experiences – both negative and positive. I'm sure there's tons artists like this on Tumblr, I guess I just don't really know where to look.Įvery so often, while trawling through endless, identikit OOTD Tumblrs, you find a gem that makes the search worthwhile. It's always inspiring to find people my age who have a strong vision and are motivated enough to actually carry it out. I'd like to find more young, contemporary artists who have a unique point of view or commentary on society and are creating work that is original and speaks to me. I think I've blocked it out of my memory. What’s the worst thing you’ve found on Tumblr? It's intended to make the viewer feel the image is out of reach to your understanding. When I incorporate different languages into my art, it's never intended for the person who can understand what it says. I love seeing magazines and commercials from foreign countries that I can appreciate while still having no idea what the fuck they're talking about. I'd say one of the best things I've found on tumblr would be this blog that archives thousands of advertisements, portraits and dirty magazine covers from Japan in the 1980s. ![]() What’s the best thing you’ve found on Tumblr? They had some really good shit going on back then, culturally, and the graphics that came along with these iconic shows and artists were absolutely priceless. I'm always getting inspired by artists I admire (Pierre et Gilles, David LaChapelle, Alex Prager, Alex Gross, Taylor Marie Prendergast, Jeff Koons) but my art is heavily influenced by music, television series, and movies of past decades as well – Prince, The Cars, Billy Idol, Elvis, Bowie, and shows like Baywatch and Miami Vice. I have a great appreciation for the larger than life, colourful, dream-like existences often portrayed in ads or infomercials for something that could be as simple as bleach. Jungle Carpet Python wrapped around the two of them in the shot.Ī lot of my inspiration comes from advertising and the way companies can market really basic, poorly manufactured products while convincing the public that it is the answer to all their problems. Claire, owner of popular LA based clothing line NIN3 as well as an incredibly talented singer/actor and has been a huge motivation and inspiration to my work. Luckily I lived very close to a massive flower field in Carlsbad, CA where we ended up shooting. The concept I had in mind for this photo was sort of a surreal/sci-fi, Girl-on-Girl Romance Novel cover set in a utopic, Garden of Eden-like setting. ![]() This photo "Paradise" was taken in San Diego, my home town, just after I graduated high school. Tell us about the image we selected as Tumblr of the Day – what was the concept? Curious slogans (some indecipherable) brand Altaan's images like adverts, and he often reworks the same piece with varying digi-collage layers and finishes.Ģ0, born and raised in San Diego, California but currently studying at Central Saint Martins, London Eye-burning brights and flash-back fashion abound in student Jason Altaan's arresting Tumblr of original work. ![]()
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