Featuring: Lou Doillon
Designer: Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci
Director: Karim Sadli
Creative Director: Stephen Blaise
Cinematographer: Peter Trilling
Original score: Casey Smith
Photography: Mark Viszaly
Creative director: Sophie Rotas
Editor: David Vigh
Make up artist: Natasa Kovalik
Hair stylist: Barsi Balázs
Music: Nine Inch Nails
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Macbeth Act 5, scene 5, 19–28
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Brooke Shaden was born in March of 1987 in Lancaster, PA, USA. She grew up near the "Amish Country" until attending Temple University. Brooke was photographically born in December 2008 after graduating from Temple with two degrees: film and English. She now resides in Los Angeles, CA, USA with her husband and three cats.
Brooke has been said to encapsulate a new way of creating imagery for our time and has "...dramatically restated a new photographic feminist agenda for the 21st century." Her use of the square format and heavy texture work to create a painterly aesthetic is redefining the boundaries of photography. With these tools at hand, she creates new worlds through her images.
Self portraiture for her is not autobiographical in nature. Instead, she attempts to place herself within worlds she wishes we could live in, where secrets float out in the open, where the impossible becomes possible. Brooke's photography questions the definition of what it means to be alive.
Klaus Kampert, Jahrgang 1953, lebt und arbeitet als freischaffender Foto-Designer in Düsseldorf. Unter dem Eindruck der amerikanischen " Straight Photography" von Weston, Adams und Strand beginnt er während seines Philosophiestudiums ernsthaft zu fotografieren. Als Fotograf ist er Autodidakt. Nachdem er bei mehreren bekannten Mode- und Werbefotografen assistiert hat, macht er sich 1981 in Düsseldorf selbständig. Sein Interesse gilt der People-Fotografie mit den Arbeitsschwerpunkten Beauty, Akt, Portrait und Tanz. Er arbeitet für führende Werbeagenturen und Unternehmen, widmet sich aber auch in großem Maße freier und kultureller Themen. Viele seiner Bilder, besonders Akte und Tanzmotive sind international veröffentlicht und bei Sammlern sehr gefragt.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
- The last question. Max Sauco – who is he? Can you describe yourself?
- It is beyond my strength to describe myself.
- Then I will have a try. Max Sauco is an artist who succeeds in dissecting the inner world, ideas and subconscious of a human of today through stripping and taking out from a human’s viscera the most genuine things. Things hiding behind the social masks of statuses and behind biological covers but remain unaltered for millions of years – feelings, emotions, the ego. A lot of people spend their lives remaining unknown even to their closest human beings. Probably this is due to the fear to be disapproved and to remain misunderstood. It is much easier to get dressed in a carnival costume and to put on a mask in order to blend into the pageant and to dance to the music. Max Sauco is a kind of costume designer who redresses people and takes off the carnival masks so as to demonstrate: what they try to cover up is in fact absolutely imperishable, beautiful, genuine and actually unique. That said, artist Sauco himself lives in a quiet observer’s costume and takes off his mask only at his desk. Probably this is the real value? In a closed vessel with a boiling liquid inside temperature is higher and boiling is more intense but should you open it the liquid will get spilled. Now, is there anything you disagree with?
- Cool! Absolutely agree. It is about me.
Clara und Rosa
Freud ist gestorben
My Pushkin
Darwin and Freud as the greatest disappointment
Wall
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
He studied Medicine for three years at the university of Florence. At 23 he decided to turn his passion for photography into a profession and started to shoot fashion and beauty.
Since 1990 he lives in the USA, in Los Angeles . His work has been published by some of the leading magazines in the world such as "MarieClaire", "Men's Health","Playboy","Vogue","Max", "Maxim" and many others.
In 2003, Guido Argentini's first book, SILVEREYE, presented an exquisite series of studio and landscape nudes. That work was a reflection of the artist's great personal passion for sculpture and dance.
In his second book, PRIVATE ROOMS, 2005, Guido Argentini offers an entirely different type of personal journey, one where eroticism and beauty are clearly inseparable. Within these pages, we are invited to take a glimpse into a unique "feminine universe".
This second book is the result of ten years of photographs, all taken in the intimacy of closed rooms, ancient villas, modern apartments, many hotels, from the most elegant five-star locations enriched with luxurious velvets and four-posted beds to the most squalid insignificant hourly-rate motels furnished with cheap plastic chairs and worn-out wallpaper. A universe where all these rooms become the theaters of the artist's self-directed voyeuristic fantasies.
Is latest book, "REFLECTIONS" was published in 2007, a vast collection of photographs of women looking at themselves in mirrors: a sort of unconscious research about the woman who studies herself, falls in love, and gets lost in her own image.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Der Fotograf Corwin Prescott versteht es, seinen Bildern mit und ohne digitaler Bearbeitung eine ganz besondere Farb-Intensität zu verleihen. Dies gilt nicht nur für die atemberaubenden Natur-Aufnahmen, sondern auch für die nackten Frauenkörper, in deren Ablichtung seine zweite Leidenschaft zu liegen scheint. Neben den schönen Aufnahmen der Frauen in der Natur gibt es auf seiner Homepage auch recht saftige Aufnahmen zu sehen. Obwohl die Darstellungen nicht besonders subtil sind, sondern deutlich in den Bereich der Fetisch-Fotografie fallen, gelingt es Prescott, die Bilder nicht obzön wirken zu lassen. Er gibt ihnen im Gegenteil eine anmutige Farbintensität, die es ihm erlaubt, alles mit Würde und Stolz zu zeigen.
EVE WITHOUT ADAM.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Todd Hido lebt und arbeitet in der San Francisco Bay Area/USA. In 2001 veröffentlichte er seine erste Monographie mit dem Titel „HouseHunting“ und wurde damit zum aufgehenden Stern der Amerikanischen Kunstszene. Inzwischen sind seine Arbeiten in der ganzen Welt bekannt und werden in den größten und wichtigsten Kunstinstitutionen wie z.B. dem Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, Georg Eastman House sowie dem Art Institute of Chicago, dauerhaft ausgestellt.
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Seine Portraits von Frauen, die in trostlosen Räumen posieren, verweisen auf Entwurzelung, Heimatlosigkeit, Isolation, Verlassenheit und Schwund. Sie dokumentieren damit eine unumgängliche Endlichkeit. Wir lernen nicht den Namen seiner ‚Fotomodelle’ oder den Ort kennen – die Bilder könnten überall in der Welt und zu jedem Zeitpunkt gemacht worden sein. Die Zeit wird mit warmer Ausstrahlung in dauerhafter Aktualität unprätentiös eingefroren.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Thorsten Jankowski hat den Begriff "Braunschweiger Schule" in der Fotografie geprägt. Der Stil von Thorsten Jankowski und der Braunschweiger Schule ist in der Online Szene der Fine Art Fotografie inzwischen international bekannt. In seinem Studio entstehen Körperbilder und Portraits, die einen eigenen Stil entwickelt haben und einen hohen Wiedererkennungswert haben.
„Thorsten Jankowski setzt seine Models wie ein Bildhauer in Szene" urteilt „GQ". Und es stimmt: Man merkt diesen mit architektonischer Akribie komponierten Fotos an, dass ihr Erschaffer Design studiert hat. Menschen werden in seinen Bildern zu Skulpturen. Der Blick auf sie ist überraschend. Die Perspektiven sind neu. Das akkurat und intelligent gesetzte Licht verleiht dem Setting etwas Erhabenes, fast schon Heiliges. Als Models wählt Jankowski gerne Menschen, die sich in ihrer Schönheit den üblichen Klischees entziehen. Seine Models haben Ausdruck und polarisieren, ihr Blick bleibt haften – und dies ist durchaus gewollt.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Krijn van Noordwijk has been a photographer (and occasional director) since 2006. Krijn's portrait work combines graphic but classical aesthetics with a contemporary view on people and their emotions.
Krijn's work is featured in many magazines in the Netherlands and in ad campaigns for brands like Heineken, Philips, Audi, KPN Hi Telecom, Supperclub, Beatport, Amsterdam Dance Event and many others.
In previous lives, Krijn has worked as a creative director in several advertising agencies, winning numerous awards while having a great time. He founded his own creative shop 'LABORATORIVM' in 1996. In this lab art, music, graphics and advertising were all mixed. He was a board member in the ADCN, the Dutch Art Directors Club, as well as the ADCE, the Art Directors Club Europe. Also, Krijn has been a jury member in many creative award shows, like the Dutch ADCN 'Lamp' Awards, the Cannes Lions and ADCE. In 2006 Krijn broke away to focus on photography.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Jasper Goodall was born in 1973 in Birmingam, England. His Father was an architect and his mother a fine artist and photographer who was instrumental in the UK Feminist Arts Movement during the 1970’s/80’s. He Graduated from The University of Brighton in 1995.
Goodall was at the forefront of the reinvention and rejuvenation of illustration in the late nineties and helped pave the way for the huge resurgence of the medium that we have witnessed in the last ten years. His iconic work for The Face magazine has influenced so many image makers, it has almost become a school of illustration in itself. His client list encompasses many areas- music, fashion, advertising, publishing and Editorial and is too long to include in this brief bio.
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Goodall continues to work as a freelance illustrator as well as selling limited edition prints and planning for future shows. In addition to his creative output he teaches on the illustration degree course at the University of Brighton in the UK.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran
Ian Cuttler, a Grammy Award Winning art director, left a successful 9 year career at Sony Music NY to become a full time photographer. While at Sony, he collaborated with and learned from the world’s top photographers, creating visual campaigns for artists such as Beyonce, Ricky Martin, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Julio Iglesias, Marc Anthony and Destiny’s Child.
After dedicating himself to photography full time, Ian Cuttler has been shooting for clients such as Converse, Sony BMG, Gillette, Axe, Christie’s NY and Pfizer as well creating editorial material for GQ Germany, Stern, Max Magazine, Maxim and H Magazine, among others.
Awards include: Grammy Award for best art direction “Johnny Cash : The Legend” box set music package. Grammy nomination for best art direction “Louis Armstrong: The complete Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings.” Winner of the Best Design Show” and numerous awards and recognitions from HOW, Print, The Color Awards, AIGA among others.
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"Wir leben nur, um Schönheit zu entdecken. Alles andere ist eine Art des Wartens."
Khalil Gibran