I have decided to start my book with no other phrase than this, simply because this is where the title as well as the entire concept of my illustrations came from. “Not a fan, not a stalker”, but an individual, who has drawn inspiration from a non-conventional model, different from all others. I would like to point out that I am not one of those people, the so-called fans, who simply pin somebody’s picture to their wall. I am an artist, who has been inspired by this very person ever since the first day I watched a promotional video from a Galliano fashion show. That was when everything changed. Up until recently I could not understand what this phrase means, what it is like to discover your muse, who you want to draw in every single way, what it is like to be unable to sleep until you do. I guess this is what it is like to be incapable of resisting something… I made a poster of him for the first time when I got an assignment at the art academy where I study. The task was to draw a person we admire in some way. I knew how I was going to depict him right away. Andy perpetuated Marilyn’s iconic status through his work in a way that has been emulated ever since, but what is more important is the meaning behind a certain work of art. This art book, as I shall call it, is not just a book containing illustrations; it is not a sketchbook, but an art book where apart from illustrations you put in something else, something much more important. But you will find out what it is only after you take a look and read all this. The reactions I got have led me to believe that ordinary people, who take no interest in this field, cannot comprehend this idea. They think that you are obsessed, a fan – a word that does not always have positive connotations, but has taken on a new meaning – that of a maniac. This is why the book is entitled Stalker, because I have discovered an alternate meaning of this word. For years I have been searching for something to draw today, something which fires your imagination and compels you to sit for days doing so. So, I will say no more and let you see for yourselves, through my prism, what I saw in LAWSON RHYS TAYLOR.
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Çàïî÷âàì êíèãàòà òî÷íî ñ òîçè èçðàç è ñ íèêîé äðóã, ïðîñòî çàùîòî îò òóê ñå ðîäè èäåÿòà çà çàãëàâèåòî è çà öÿëîñòíàòà êîíöåïöèÿ íà èëþñòðàöèèòå ìè. “Not a fan, not a stalker”, a ÷îâåê, êîéòî íàìåðè âäúõíîâåíèåòî â åäèí íå òèïè÷åí ìîäåë, ðàçëè÷åí îò ïîâå÷åòî. Äúðæà äà îòáåëåæà, ÷å íå ñúì îò õîðàòà èëè òàêà íàðå÷åíèòå ôåíîâå, êîèòî ïðîñòî ñè îêà÷âàò íå÷èÿ ñíèìêà íà ñòåíàòà ñè. Àç ñúì àðòèñò, êîéòî íàìåðè âäúõíîâåíèåòî èìåííî â òîçè ÷îâåê, îùå îò ïúðâèÿ äåí, â êîéòî ãëåäàõ ïðîìî êëèï îò ìîäíîòî øîó íà Ãàëèàíî. È îò òóê ñå ïðîìåíè âñè÷êî. Äî ñêîðî íå ðàçáèðàõ èçðàçà, êàêâî å äà íàìåðèø ìóçà, êîÿòî èñêàø äà íàðèñóâàø ïî âñÿêàêúâ íà÷èí, äà íå ÿäåø, äîêàòî òîâà íå ñå ñëó÷è. ßâíî òîâà e äà ñè è áåçñèëåí ïðåä íåùî... Çà ïúðâè ïúò ãî ðèñóâàõ, êàòî ïîëó÷èõ çàäà÷à â Õóäîæåñòâåíàòà àêàäåìèÿ, êúäåòî ó÷à. Óñëîâèåòî áåøå äà íàðèñóâàìå ëè÷íîñòòà, íà êîÿòî ñå âúçõèùàâàìå ïî íÿêàêúâ íà÷èí. Âåäíàãà çíàåõ êàê ùå ãî èçîáðàçÿ. Àíäè å óâåêîâå÷èë Ìåðèëèí êàòî èêîíà, ïî íà÷èí, êîéòî è äî äíåñ íå ñïèðà äà ñå ðåïðîäóöèðà, íî íå òîâà å âàæíîòî, à èìåííî ñìèñúëà, êîéòî ñåäè çàä äàäåíî ïðîèçâåäåíèå. Òîçè artbook, êàêòî ùå ãî íàðåêà, çàùîòî íå å ïðîñòî êíèãà ñ èëþñòðàöèè, íå å sketchbook, à artbook, êúäåòî îñâåí èëþñòðàöèè âëàãàø è îùå íåùî, ìíîãî ïî-âàæíî. Íî ùå ãî ðàçáåðåòå èìåííî, êîãàòî ðàçãëåäàòå è ïðî÷åòå âñè÷êî òîâà. Ðåàêöèèòå, êîèòî ïîëó÷èõ ìå íàêàðàõà äà ñå çàìèñëÿ, ÷å îáèêíîâåíèòå õîðà, êîèòî íÿìàò èíòåðåñ â òàçè ñôåðà, íå ìîãàò äà òå ðàçáåðàò. Ìèñëÿò òå çà îáñåáåí, çà ôåí- íå âèíàãè òàçè äóìà å ñ õóáàâî çíà÷åíèå, òÿ å ïðèäîáèëà íîâ ñìèñúë- âìàíèà÷åí, èìåííî çàòîâà êíèãàòà ñå êàçâà Stalker, çàùîòî ñúì íàìåðèëà äðóã ñìèñúë â òàçè äóìà. Ãîäèíè ñúì òúðñèëà êàêâî äà íàðèñóâàì äíåñ, íåùî êîåòî äà òå çàïàëè è äà ñåäíåø ñ äíè äà ãî ïðàâèø. Çàòîâà ïîâå÷å íÿìà äà ãîâîðÿ, à ùå âè îñòàâÿ ñàìè äà âèäèòå ïðåç ìîèòå î÷è, òîâà êîåòî àç âèäÿõ â LAWSON RHYS TAYLOR.
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photography by: Michael Tessier for Black Scale & Relapse Magazine
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photography by: Verena Stefanie Grotto
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Lawson Rhys Taylor Bradley Soileau Shaun Ross 19
The Addams Family 20
photography by Aline & Jacqueline Tappia 21
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photography for Fear of God LA 2013 23
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John Galliano behind the scenes
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photography by Fotoflacko
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photography by Chris Shintani for Revolve 29
photography by Chris Shintani for Revolve 30
My first poster of Lawson as a pop icon.
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photography by Nicholas Routzen Wearing Rick Owens Black Scale necklace 33
photography by Jermaine Williams Relapse Magazine THE WORST 34
For INKED Magazine
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photography by Michael Tessier Lawson Rhys Lawson & Asap Illz For Black Scale & Relapse Magazine 36
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Fear of God LA 2013 38
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For Nylon Guys 42
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photography by Aagdolla 46
photography by Lin Photography AL-Design 47
photography by Lin Photography AL- Design 48
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photography by Jermaine Williams For Black Scale holiday 2013 Collection Lookbook Ascension
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Lawson Rhys Taylor Ashton Michael 53
Lawson Rhys Taylor Bradley Soileau 54
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The Addams Family Shaun Ross Lawson Rhys Taylor Jermaine Williams Molly Goldrick 56
MODERN VICE Custom snakeskin desert boots 57
photography by Lin Photography
AL-Design 58
photography by Phillip Lopez For Secondlayer.us 59
John Galliano AW 2013 60
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For Nylon Guys featuring Borislavaaaa’s illustration borislavaaaawillmadeit.tumblr.com/ 63
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“ I AM SEEKING, I AM STRIVING, I AM IN IT, WITH ALL MY HEART.”
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WHAT Stalker Artbook
TECHNIQUE Mixed media, pencil, collages, watercolor, ink, pen.
CATEGORY Artbook
WHO Michaela Karadjova
CONTACT mihaela_karadjova@mail.bg stalkertheartbook.tumblr.com behance.net/mihaelasadventure
BORN December 9 1993 Shumen, Bulgaria
LIVES IN Sofia, Bulgaria
Special thanks to my sister Borislava Karadjova. Eternally grateful for always helping and understanding me. borislavaaaawillmadeit.tumblr.com borislavaaaa.blogspot.com borislavaaaa44@gmail.com 66