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	Bellacini		GALLERY		CONVERSATION

Amanda Barrett

United States

Michael Lucid

United States

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"Bellacini" is a bricolage of bizarre events that actually occurred at the same time and inspired us to make this demented comedy sketch. I was riding my bicycle while on my period one day and I thought how funny it would be if the bicycle seat left an imprint of my maxi pad on my jeans. Around the same time, an acquaintance told me that somebody actually paid him to wear-in their new jeans! Strangely enough, Michael was having queer encounters as well. He was trying out for a game show where he met Bellacini, a woman who boasted that her name meant "beautiful noodle"! After sharing these stories and being amused ourselves, we decided to throw them into a sketch and "Bellacini" was born in all its pomp and eccentricity. These true bizarre incidents only prove that often reality is far stranger than imagination could ever be.

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Fashion plays a major role for woman, and I think that it always will. When you go to an interview, you don't wear something you would wear to a night club, you make sure you look presentable and sophisticated enough to accomplish the job...

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