Posted by Fabio 16 March 2011
Katy Grannan influence of portraiture, from classical painting to fashion advertising, can be sensed in the poses and gazes her models adopt. From escapism to self-discovery and catharsis, the motivations for posing- the projection of an idealized self into the lens of a stranger – are varied, yet the resulting images consistently reflect the intensity of the relationship between artist and model.
www.katygrannan.com
Posted by Fabio 15 March 2011
Amy Purdy is a snowboarder, skateboarder, makeup artist, actress, model and is also a double leg amputee. At the age of 19, she contracted Neisseria meningitis, a form of bacterial meningitis. Due to the disease, which affected her circulatory system, both of her legs had to be amputated below the knee. Her spleen and a kidney had to be removed as well. Two years later, she received a kidney transplant from her father. Her friends now refer to her by the nickname Lucky.
Posted by Fabio 14 March 2011
Video for the track ‘San Pedro’ by Mogwai. Taken from the album ‘Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’. Directed by Antony Crook.
Posted by Fabio 14 March 2011
Born in Marseilles (France) 1961, Antoine d’Agata left France in 1983 and remained overseas for the next ten years. Finding himself in New York in 1990, he pursued an interest in photography by taking courses at the International Center of Photography, where his teachers included Larry Clark and Nan Goldin.
Posted by Fabio 14 March 2011
Marcel Dzama has become known for his prolific drawings, which are characterized by their distinctive palette of muted browns, grays, greens, and reds. In recent years, the artist has expanded his practice to encompass three-dimensional work and film and has developed an immediately recognizable language that draws from a diverse range of references and artistic influences, including Dada and Marcel Duchamp. read more
Posted by Fabio 11 March 2011
Milan based photographer Yara de Nicola who we previously have featured here on FILE has recently documented and covered Milan and Paris fashion week with a series of beautiful and intense backstage photography.
Posted by Fabio 11 March 2011
Dominique Young Unique – Hottest new female rapper hitting the scene. War Talk was shot and edited by Johannes Schaff in Tampa 2011.
Posted by Fabio 10 March 2011
RED is a series containing four photographs by Bosnian photographer Šejla Kamerić. read more