A New York Split Second by Christian Stoll
Christian Stoll shares his amazing photographic concept with a great production. In his short multi-exposition series he caught a vibrant atmosphere of New York
Freezing Flowers by Paloma Rincon
Freezing Flowers is a Self Initiated project of Paloma Rincón exploring one of the most traditional Still Life sub genres which is Floral Photography.
Flowers have been represented all through Art History as part of paintings, mosaic or sculptures having it´s more important and independent period in the XIX c.
“I wanted to feature this classic subject-matter using some of the particularities of it´s own language and technique and at the same time giving it a more contemporary approach, playing with ice geometries in a juxtaposition of textures and materials.”
Photo: Alex Penfornis
Pigalle, Ill-Studio and Nike have redesigned the Paris Duperré basketball court
"French design and photography agency Ill-Studio and fashion brand Pigalle have redesigned and repainted the Paris Duperré basketball court, with support from Nike. The court is squeezed between buildings in a Parisian suburb on Rue Duperré, and became internationally renowned in its previous guise, painted in graphical blocks of primary colours."
Cubism design From 2015
First decorated in 2009 by Nike and Pigalle founder Stephane Ashpool, the same year Pigalle launched, the court has been redesigned and redecorated multiple times, working with Ill-Studio since 2014.
Witches by Denise De La Rue
On 22 June, the second part of Mexican artist Denise De La Rue’s special exhibition “Angels and Witches” Goya Metamorphose opens at the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid. The artist has created a series of mesmerising photographs juxtaposing iconic Spanish actresses with the painter’s work, analysing the dichotomies and similarities between these characters whilst engaging with historical and relevant sites such as the Museum.
The works are imbued with mysticism, magic, life, death, and the powers of creation, transformation and destruction, characteristics which De La Rue has recognised in Goya’s angels and witches and as key characteristics of the acting profession. These paintings therefore create a dialogue between the actresses and Goya’s paintings and demonstrate De La Rue’s interest in researching the capability of women to transform and empower themselves, which historically has been seen as threatening to the conservative preconception of patriarchal societies.
This exhibition is a rare opportunity to experience the full series of Goya’s Witches. Two of the works have been lost and De La Rue has recaptured them by retrieving historic files that include details of the works. Using photography technology, the artist has reconstructed the works and reunited them in the same space for the first time since the pieces left the Dukes of Osuna’s, the series’ commissioner, hands. Two of the works are owned by the Lázaro Galdiano and will be on show alongside Witches.
The first part of “Angels and Witches” Goya, Metamorphose was Angels at the Royal Chapel of San Antonio de la Florida in Madrid, where Goya’s remains rest as well as where some of his most recognised frescos are. Having the two exhibitions of Angels and Witches in dialogue with Goya’s work in these pertinent venues is a unique opportunity to see and understand Goya’s interest in witchcraft and the holy, revised by photography and a contemporary perspective.
Video from previous installation "Angelas" inspired by Goya
Conversation
Emmanuel Levinas, a French philosopher, states that Other, dissimilar and incommensurable to oneself, appears to one as a ‘visage’. Though the manifestation of Other’s visage, both natural and inevitable, could seem to one as an unilateral intrusion, it establishes a passage to transcend the outer world from the enclosed inner self as the subject that perceives and embraces the visage. One, therefore, is completed from the responsibility and understanding of Other, ultimately finding one’s true self.
The photography project ‘Conversation’ is a journey that begins from concerns of acquaintances, eventually finding oneself in the process. In the photographs, the space becomes the world where one encounter the Other, and the cloth tossed into the air becomes the medium that draws out one's relationship with Other. Other, as an unsubstantial light flashed into space, actualises when the visage materialises onto the aimlessly tossed cloth, and one’s act of capturing the moment signifies one's conversation with the Other. One finds one’s essence through Other, not just an illusion of light, but as a real existent materialised on a white cloth.
Created by Jeong Wonjun
Iridescent Loops by Andrei Proko
Paris-based photographer and art director of Courreges Parfums, Andrei Proko, creates small but impressive loops for in-house campaigns
Giovanni Gastel Photography
"Giovanni Gastel's static scenes provide an alluring and unsettling glimpse into private spaces characterised by poetic irony and balance"
"Combining minimalist design with voyeuristic angles, audiences are invited to measure and compare different modes of domesticity in the works of Giovanni Gastel. Each living room is a hive of conceptualised activity"
" Milan-born Giovanni Gastel first has contact with photography in the 1970s, which truly began to take shape in 1981 when he was introduced to the world of fashion, collaborating with the likes of @vogueitalia and @mondouomo. Ritratti di Living plays upon flattened shadows and deep colours, providing an emotional backdrop for the lifestyles advertised."
Text via Aesthetica Magazine
Elena Iv-skaya Photography
Elena Iv-skaya is an international photographer based in Réunion island. She is specialized in beauty and fashion commercial work. Her style is permeated with the passion for highly aesthetic, strong and elegant imagery.
The Forgotten Dream by Flora Borsi
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the United States as the nation's busiest immigrant inspection station for over sixty years from 1892 until 1954. Photographer Flora Borsi was shocked by the fact about 3500 people lost their lifes on Island while waiting and hoping for an opportunity for a new life. So she created a project "The Forgotten Dream" to remember all that hopes and fears
“I would like to draw attention to the Immigrants who wanted to live a better life in America. I tried to connect past and present with visualising these people in today’s environment. Black and white images from the previous century are often forgotten, so I colorised them and retouched the damages to make more connected to the present. The images are fictional, many people couldn’t ever get into Manhattan or live in America.
Migration is an ongoing situation and the story of Ellis Island is still relevant nowadays.
This is not history. This is today.”
Young Photographer David Uzochukwu
Discovered by FKA Twigs for her Nike campaign , young photographer from Brussels @daviduzochukwu David Uzochukwu is now shooting for editorials like Wonderland magazine clutching tightly at his signature style, where vulnerability is met with power and dipped in soft light
Animeyed by Flora Borsi
Photographer Flora Borsi explores the human identity and the relations between animals and people in her new series "Animeyed" where she "replaced" her right eye with animal's chosen
Louis MacLean Photography
Scottish photographer Louis MacLean has a keen eye for details merely stripping taken object from its function to only have composition made of form and colour.
Metalliferous Streams by Eric Bellefeuille
“My passion for patterned art has evolved to focus on fluid-based photography over the course of the last ten years. From working with computer generated fractals, to researching various procedural pattern systems, to playing with acrylic paints in a water tank, I finally found my way to ferrofluid and ink experiments. This photoshoot was done with a Nikon D7100, and a Nikon micro lens”
The Vanity by Murray Fredericks
"Australian photographer Murray Fredericks’ long relationship with Lake Eyre, where his most recent series Vanity has been produced, commenced in 2003, and to date consists of twenty journeys to the centre of the lake where he photographs for weeks at a time in the vast and infinite landscape. Fredericks is not interested in documenting the literal forms of the landscape. He views the landscape as medium in itself which, when represented in a photograph, has the potential to convey the emotional quality of his experience and relationship to the lake."
“The mirror can be seen as emblematic of our obsession with ourselves, individually, and collectively. In the ‘Vanity’ series, rather than reflecting our own ‘surface’ image, the mirror is positioned to draw our gaze out and away from ourselves, into the environment, driving us towards an emotional engagement with light, colour and space”
Murray Fredericks's Salt: Vanity is on view at Hamiltons through June 14, 2017.
Splash
Splash by Bleeblu
“A month ago I took a photo I had the idea the night before. I imagined a girl being held up by her incredibly long hair—like ridiculously long. Doubtful I’d find a model with hair as long as I envisioned so I just altered the idea to fit the photo shoot I was already doing.
I uploaded the photo and within 5 minutes can tell it was going to do really well. Just not 130,000 likes and 2,000 comments really well. I don’t know what I did or how it happened, but I’m glad.”
Giuseppe Palmisano Photography
Working mainly with nude models Italian photographer Giuseppe Palmisano creates projects that eliminates sexual context and female body objectification leaving the viewer a lot of visual puzzles.
Felix Renaud Photography
This small image session of cliff-jumper champion Lysanne Richard says a lot about photography skills of Felix Renaud
Hattie Watson Photography
Started as a model and a self-portrait artist Hattie Watson transformed into full-body documentary and portrait photographer ready to take off for the next venture behind the lens of her camera
Sing-Sing Studio
Sing-Sing is a collaborative animation, photography, and design studio formed by Adi Goodrich, & Sean Pecknold (previously) They use a lot of vibrant colours and positive energy in creating projects like a lyric video for Fleet Foxes, a few photography and animations works for Headspace, an optical illusion photo series for Sagmeister & Walsh, an Alphabet book and a lot more
Neil Kryszak
"Electronic music composer, producer, drummer and photographer Neil Kryszak believes that all art forms can communicate beautiful aesthetic values, as long as they are visually or audibly pleasing."
"After moving to Los Angeles, he began focusing on photography, inspired by the new surroundings and lifestyle. His pictures are characterized by surreal and exotic aesthetics, showing reflections of multicolored lights saturating the streets, architecture and the distant scenery, all fading into black. Led by intuition and trust, the instantaneous creative release and the ability to provoke through a frozen moment attracted Neil to photography. Especially the night time is very meditative to the artist. When it’s calm, there is a lot to imagine and to work with creatively, intrigued by adventure and mystery. Characterized by experimental and psychedelic art styles, the pictures also feature a 70s, 80s and 90s nostalgia.", text by Sarah Press
