portraits

Do Rineke Dijkstra’s Beach Portraits stand the test of time?

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra utilizes photography in a way that many other contemporary artists do not. Not only do her photographs take on certain characteristics of paintings, but the subjects included appear to be a lot more present and unmediated in accurate and uncontaminated detail. Rineke Dijkstra was born in 1959 in the Netherlands, where …

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Do Yue Minjun self portraits make you laugh?

Paintings / 3 minutes of reading
Yue Minjun’s style is easily be recognized. His self-portrait oil paintings depict himself in vivid colors while grinning with his mouth gaping. An oxymoron of sorts, the self-portraits evoke feelings of sympathy as well as humor. The depictions of himself in various poses laughing draw numerous diverse interpretations. However, the general consensus is that while …

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Erwin Wurm [Austria] (b 1954) _ _Pee on someone's rug_, 2003. Instructions on how to be politically incorrect. c-print (126 x 160 cm). Cropped

Erwin Wurm is politically incorrect on purpose – Humans in awkward poses

Performances, Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Erwin Wurm is undoubtedly one of Austria’s and one of the world’s most recognizable artists. Using social taboos and absurd scenarios to create his thought-provoking work, Wurm’s artworks have broken boundaries and changed how people approach and view art in contemporary society. How to be Politically Incorrect consists of a strange series of photos depicting …

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Aleix Plademunt visits Dubailand, the world’s most expensive theme park

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
After being exposed to numerous renderings and 3d models of Dubailand, a new place near Dubai, photographer Aleix Plademunt decided to visit the place. Dubailand was compiled over a 3-month period that saw Aleix Pledemunt travel across the rich oasis of Dubai, which is a city that has come to be known for its opulent …

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia – The faces of the hustlers of Hollywood

Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Between 1990 and 1992, photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia made five trips to Los Angeles to take photos of male prostitutes in Hollywood. DiCorcia first approached his subjects in LA’s Boystown, located in West Hollywood. Instead of having sexual activities, diCorcia offered to pay after getting photographs of them. Before making an agreement with the hustlers, diCorcia …

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Steve McCurry’s monsoon photos from India & beyond – Devastatingly real

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Steve McCurry is no stranger to success having built a name for himself as one of the world’s most respected photographers. He has won numerous international awards and acclaim for his consistent and impactful repertoire and has sold books in the millions across the world. In particular, some of his most talked-about works are his …

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John Feely’s Outsider – Harsh Mongolian landscapes

Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Photographer John Feely embarked on a trip to discover the otherworldly landscapes of Western Mongolia and came back with fascinating works. The emerging Australian photographer was based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for the duration of his project and his allegorical approach to photography has helped him to quickly create a name for himself as a respected …

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Philippe Chancel & Eerie North Korea – A look behind the curtain

Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Philippe Chancel’s photographs from North Korea are simply remarkable. Chancel joins the ranks of the few photographers in the world that have actually managed to document the impenetrable nation of North Korea. For more than half a century, this enigma of a country has been the personification of a rogue state; North Korea is an …

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Steve McCurry’s magic India moments – Glamorous & worrying

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Photographer Steve McCurry has been traveling to various parts of the globe photographing and capturing different subjects and people. His photography has led him down hidden pathways and streets, searching for what he calls the magic moment when color, light, and emotion work together in perfect harmony to create a beautiful picture. His search is …

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Sebastião Salgado’s impressive photos: This was Brazil’s largest & most dangerous gold mine

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Serra Pelada is a series of photographs taken in 1986 depicting endless numbers of mine workers distributed on various parts of a tall gold mining cliff. The black and white photos were taken from a distance and at an elevated vantage point by photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Because of the location and the angle in which …

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Pieter Hugo’s Hyena Men – Fascinating photos from Nigeria

Photography / 7 minutes of reading
Pieter Hugo is one of South Africa’s most recognizable photographers most notably known today for his Hyena and Other Men series. During his nascent career, he was mainly practicing photojournalism before realizing he was not doing enough with his skills. He wanted to get more involved and engaged, to aggressively cross-examine the voyeuristic scrutiny that …

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Andy Warhol’s scandalous 13 Most Wanted Men: Destroyed within days

Installations, Mural, Paintings, Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Pop provocateur Andy Warhol was never a stranger to controversy. In 1964, as part of a series of commissions for the New York State Pavilion, Warhol was commissioned to work on an installation displayed on the face of the pavilion, which was to serve as one of the main venues of the fair. Embed from …

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Huang Qingjun’s intimate portraits of Chinese families – Family Stuff

Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Normally, life is viewed from the perspective of people as they appear in public. It is not unusual to come across a rich-looking individual only to realize that their background or where they call home is not as lavish. When what we consider to be normal is transformed inside out, then a whole new dynamism …

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Braco Dimitrijević’s casual passersby – These people are not famous

Installations, Photography / 2 minutes of reading
Braco Dimitrijević’s Casual Passer-By series are a series of canvas-based photographs created as from 1971. The works feature large-scale images of people that the artist met in the streets. Each of the pieces comes with the exact time and place where the artist met with the person. However, he did not always put the exact …

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