Curated for Ad's Sake #2: Amber Mealing
The Melbourne director offers high camp and high contrast.
Great people in and around advertising have great taste in art.
I wanted to know what turns them on, so I asked them.
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Amber Mealing is a Director and Creative who describes herself as the offspring of Divine and John Waters. Slay. She honed her craft in New York, working on ad campaigns for Movado, Samsung and Estee Lauder. More recently sheâs been doing music videos and fashion content films in Australia.
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đ„ But Iâm a Cheerleader (1999)
Itâs camp, has awkward physical humor, incredible colour theory, and addresses extremely pertinent topics in a charming way.
đNatasha Lyonne
Speaking ofâŠI am obsessed with all things Natasha, her rough raspy voice, âmasculineâ walk, great sense of style. I think she is an icon for being someone that does not take herself or life too seriously.
đ· Martin Parr
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đ Sam Youkilis
đ€ The music videos of Hype Williams
đ Astrological Nymphs by Virgil Finlay
đš Alessandro Michelleâs Gucci colour palette (2015 â 2023) đ
đ Check out Amberâs work and follow her on Instagram.
Who would you like to see curate one of these? Donât be ashamed to suggest yourselfâŠ
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Hereâs some other bits and bobs that Iâve found interesting of late:
đ In 2017, a group of devs tried to make the worst volume controller.
đŻđ” The Sony Design Gallery.
đ· The rise of the IYKYK model.
đŠ Birds hitching rides on boats.
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