“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain
Georges Dambier and Fashion in Motion To look at Georges Dambier’s photographs is to enter…
The approaching centennial of Marilyn Monroe offers an occasion to celebrate the global icon and reconsider a life and persona that remain as compelling as they are elusive. Few figures of the 20th century have been as widely photographed, circulated, and mythologized.
“Until you spread your wings you have no idea how far you’ll fly.” — Anon
‘Lillian developed a darkroom technique before she felt compelled to take up a camera. Her fine art experience led her to view a print as the end product of a studio process’. Lillian Bassman herself, on the other hand, described her interest in the darkroom as ‘creating a new kind of vision aside from what the camera saw.’
“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” — Abraham Lincoln
“The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” — Harriet Jacobs
For her work in the Super Models series, Valerie Belin creates photography imbued with the rich visual texture and conceptual depth that has become characteristic of her aesthetic. Influenced by the evolution of previous series capturing mannequins and masks, Belin’s Super Models are projections that depict an unreal idea of the female body.