di Bernd Skupin - Anton Corbijn
The faces that Anton Corbijn photographs are familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of popular culture. Rock stars and divas, actors and supermodels, Corbijns subjects are not only accustomed to being photographed, their images have reached iconic status. But something happens when a celebrity faces Corbijns camera. It isnt that this groundbreaking photographer imbues his subjects with some artificially imposed mythology. Rather, he allows each persons own mythology to speak for and against itself: whether its the famous photo of David Bowie descending Christ-like from a cross; Luciano Pavarotti with the scowl and wild eyes of a heavy metal rocker; Courtney Love emerging from the ocean like Venus on a wave; or Christy Turlington crouching vulnerably on a treacherous bridge. Corbijns easy relationship with the famousfrom Michael Stipe and Bono to Salman Rushdie and Danny DeVitooffers him access to decidedly un-glamorous attitudes and poses not often seen in celebrity photos. Yet Corbijn never denies the star power of his subjects. Dazzling and alluring, imaginative and provocative, Corbijns pictures are a paean to the artistic skills and visions that have made his subjects as famous as they are beloved.
> Anton Corbijn was born in the Netherlands in 1955. One of the worlds most sought-after photographers of pop culture, his pictures have appeared in Spin, Playboy, Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Elle, and Esquire, and he has exhibited his work throughout the world. He lives and works in London.
Veste editoriale: Brossura
Formato: 24x30
Pagine: 168
Immagini a colori: 28
Immagini b/n: 154
Lingua: E-GB
Anno: 2001
ISBN: 9783888149276
