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Ordinarily I do an annual post on the most amazing and artful calendars for each new year, but this year snuck up on me so quickly, that other than the Lavazza 2011 calendar and recently, the 2011 Miss Tuning calendar, I didn't get a chance to share this wonderful example with you.
Even though we are coming upon April already, if you didn't get a chance to look at Pirelli's spectacularly sexy calendar -all 36 photos- shot by Karl Lagerfeld (the creative director of CHANEL), it's worth a look.
The black and white 2011 Calendar is an homage to Greek Mythology with scantily clad (and in some cases, entirely nude) and stunningly beautiful male and female models portraying Greek Gods and Goddesses such as Hermes, Bacchus, Apollo, Achilles, Aurora, Zeus and actress Julianne Moore as Hera. Other models in the calendar include Anja Rubik, Baptiste Giabiconi, Iris Strubegger, Lara Stone, Erin Wasson, Bianca Balti, Garret Neff, Isabeli Fontana, Heidi Mount, Natasha Poly and Magdalena Frackowiak.
NSFW
Several of the following images may be considered very risque by some and should be considered NSFW.
special thanks to Fashionising.com for some additional photos
The Pirelli calendar is not available for purchase, but instead is designed for special Pirelli customers and clients.
Books on Pirelli Calendars Of The Past
Hey Lava Lamp lovers, Abrams has come out with a calendar for 2011 that is truly far out. The Ultraviolet 2011 Wall Calendar: 13 Posters That Glow in Blacklight features 13 vintage ultraviolet black light posters from the 60s and 70s from the collection of Dan Donahue.
Printed with fluorescent inks, the 28 page calendar measures 14.5 x 10.4 x 0.2 inches
Dan Donahue runs an artist-for-artists design group called Groop and he has given us a sneak peek at next year's 2012 black light calendar cover:
A previously published book, Ultraviolet: 69 Classic Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond
Dan Donahue with his Ultraviolet book:
above image courtesy of flickr
above: month page examples from the citiscapes and automotive 2011 calendars
Daily Painters is a website where over 150 artists post original pieces of work for sale on a daily basis. This year they are offering 17 different calendars for 2011 which are compilations of the various artists work in such categories as figurative, seascapes and sunsets, birds, cars, animals, cityscapes, florals, abstract, still lives, beaches and boats, horses, cats, dogs, cows and more.
above: month page examples from the sunsets and sunrises and food lovers 2011 calendars
The talented artists include Ali Cavanaugh, Carole Marine, Stephen Magsig, Cooper Dragonette, Gerald Schwartz, Don Gray, Liza Hirst, Kay Crain, Angela Hardy, Kim Roberti, Tom Brown, Nicole Wong, Linda Apple, Ria Hills, Michael Naples, Jean Illenye, Barbara Kacicek, Gerard Boersma and tons more.
The calendars are an easy and affordable way to admire the work of multiple contemporary artists. The twelve month calendars measure 11" x 17" when open.
above: month page examples from thefigurative and still life 2011 calendars
The calendars are sold through their Lulu store, cost $19.95 each and 5% of the revenue benefits the Faces Of The World project.
Automotive Paintings
Abstract Paintings
Animal Paintings
Floral Paintings
Paintings for Food Lovers
Bird Paintings
Dog Paintings
Figurative Paintings
Beaches, Boats, and Seascapes
Cityscape Paintings
Horse paintings
Landscape Paintings
Still Life Paintings
Cow Paintings
Cat Paintings
Sunsets and Sunrises Paintings
Western Paintings
Shop for the calendars here
Another gift option is this book produced by Daily Painters:
buy it at the link below
Colour, Obsession, Joy And Torment: The Daily Painters Art Gallery
