LISSY ELLE

GET BACK IN YOUR BOOK /// LISSY ELLE

☁ LISSY ELLE
☁ LISSY ELLE @ THE ARTIST AND HIS MODEL

MICHAEL CORRIDORE

WHITESVILLE AND NOWHERE PHOTO SERIES BY MICHAEL CORRIDORE

☁ MICHAEL CORRIDORE
☁ MICHAEL CORRIDORE @ JERIKO

MAXIMILIAN WIEDEMANN

MAXIMILIAN WIEDEMANN
☁ MAXIMILIAN WIEDEMANN @ GGGALLERY

KATRIEN FRANKEN

MOMENT SERIES



I AM NEAR SERIES

KATRIEN FRANKEN /// I AM NEAR SERIES /// MOMENT SERIES

The I AM NEAR series makes me think of the movie The Others, with Nicole Kidman.

☁ KATRIEN FRANKEN
☁ KATRIEN FRANKEN @ ICON_OLOGY

SANDRA TORRALBA

SANDRA TORRALBA/// ESTRANGED SEX SERIES

“Estranged” refers to someone or something who was formerly close and no longer is. With a broad and holistic understanding of sexuality and sex and after years of honest and stark introspection and reflection upon existence and society begins “Estranged Sex”: a work about a sexuality that is both strange and estranged, natural and alienated.
"Estranged sex" suggests an ironic, critical and rarefied approach to sexuality. Sexuality is understood as a psychosocial and biological entity present on each and every aspect of individuals existence, it is a vast and comprehensive understanding of the term that gives meaning to this series.
“Estranged Sex” is not a distorted reflection of reality given by a subjective mirror but more the reaction to such reality. Equally, it is not a modern and sexually liberated statement, but rather a fight for a freer understanding. What I propose is a reflection upon sexual taboos, the deconstruction of pornography, the naturalization of what's humane and the normalization of the alienated, the legitimation of female sexuality' s goodness and its understanding as something vast and complete. I am thus challenging the established boundaries upon sexuality and defying society's compulsive obsession to control, condemn and restrict human nature.
Human beings are presented here in all their pathetic splendour, tragic vulnerability and endearing humanity, as a familiar being silenced on his doubts and rarities, alienated and absent minded. We observe it doubting in its quotidian spaces whereby he reflects back to us a shameful reality where the rarification of what's natural coexists with the normalization of what's weird. The dislocated and confused being, censored in his daily experiences, tries to find ways to reconcile its animality, corporeality and desires with social intrusions, with no luck, mindlessly getting on extraordinary circumstances, facing equally, what's most beautiful and most ugly of experience.



☁ SANDRA TORRALBA

RUSSELL JAMES

Since RUSSELL JAMES is Victoria's Secret main photographer, we all know he can photograph girls in the most sexy ways, and his website is full of nice girls shots. But I thought this series, NOMAD 2008, was interesting and raw and that it showed another side of his photography.

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RUSSELL JAMES (Born in Perth, Western Australia) is a fashion, celebrity and beauty photographer.

Russel James is most famous for his work as the main photographer for Victoria's Secret. James's work has appeared on the cover of Allure, American Photo, French Foto, Amica, Elle USA, Elle Australia, Esquire, Flaunt, GQ UK, GQ Germany, GQ Spain, GQ USA, GQ Italy, InStyle USA, InStyle UK, InStyle Germany, InStyle Australia, Marie Claire, Vogue, Sports Illustrated and W magazine.

He recently produced the book SEXY for Victoria's Secret. The commission was for three famous photographers to produce their view of Victoria's Secret. The other two books were photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth and Raphael Mazzucco.

Russell James was selected as one of twelve "Hasselblad Masters of 2007. He has also appeared three seasons on America's Next Top Model as a guest photographer and judge and has appeared twice on Australia's Next Top Model as a photographer and a judge.

James is also an accomplished director, directing music videos, art films and television commercials. (wikipedia)



☁ RUSSELL JAMES

NAWEL

NAWEL combines classical realist painting with contemporary Pop language and photography. The care taken in her trained hand along with an intimate understanding of the fashion industry brings a certain honesty to her paintings. Nawel's realist oil paintings perfectly capture the figures the artist intends to depict, expressing sentimentality in the model's visage. Nawel offers the viewer an inside-look at the fashion industry by representing models romantically adorned, but isolated. It is Nawel's unique background as an illustrator, designer and artist that has informed her distinctive style of painting. Born in Paris, the fashion industry led Nawel to Tokyo via Milan in her professional life. Although Nawel worked in couture for a decade, she continued painting during that time, inspired by her formal training at Les arts appliques in Paris.

Nawel has collaborated with: Vogue, Numero, Citizen K, L'Officiel, Mi(x)te, Spoon, Jalouse, Le Figaro, Cosmo Girl, BlackBook, Composite Magazine, Flair, Io Donna, GQ, Sleek and commissions for Levis, Nike, and Hermès..

Her mentors include: Guy Laroche's house of couture, and stylist/costume designers Martin Margiela and Fifi Chachnil..

Fine art exhibitions include: La B.A.N.K gallery in Paris, France; Le Bon Marche in Paris, France; and Christies in Amsterdam, The Netherlands as well Nawel's work has been featured in museum/gallery exhibits in Tokyo, Japan; Berlin, Germany and many other venues throughout the world..
(TEXT BY Michele Mariaud)


☁ NAWEL