Arte Para Ver: Stacey Mark

Formada en la cuna del mismísimo Steven Klein y con una trayectoria profesional avalada por años de experiencia como directora de fotografía de la revista Nylon, Stacey Mark no había sostenido una cámara antes hasta ese momento, en el festival de cine de Toronto, en el que Asia Argento decidió posar para ella.

A pesar de que su carrera como fotógrafa es relativamente corta, no existe espacio para las críticas. Retratos de mujeres sensuales pero inocentes, en un ambiente íntimo y natural que Mark logra crear dejando a un lado la teatrealidad y la pose y jugando con la luz y el color. Y a pesar de tratarse de una fotografía 100% feminista, parece que los hombres también tienen cabida en este experimento, que esperemos dure una eternidad.

Arta Para Leer: Candy Magazine

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Arte Para Ver: Chris Appelhans

Born in Idaho to migrant sharecroppers, illustrator Chris Appelhans eventually fled the peaceful valleys and clean air of his birthplace and relocated to Los Angeles, City of Moist and Bountiful Dreams. There he befriended peoplefolk of all shapes and colors and learned to create works of Art using twigs, grass and other natural objects.æ He currently sells these Art works to finance his lifelong addiction to cheese - in particular the Kraft Ole English variety of cheese spread.

Arte Para Pensar: Michael Moore

Michael Moore nació el 23 de abril de 1954 en Davison (Flint, Michigan). Es un cineasta documentalista y escritor estadounidense conocido por su postura progresista y su visión crítica hacia la globalización, las grandes corporaciones, la violencia armada, la invasión a Iraq y las políticas del gobierno de George W. Bush.
Michael Moore alcanzó la fama con su película “Roger & Me” (Roger y yo), un documental sobre lo ocurrido en su pueblo natal (Flint, Michigan) después de que la empresa General Motors cerrara sus fábricas para abrir nuevas en México, con el fin de abaratar costos de empleo.
En 1999 Moore ganó el premio Hugh M. Hefner al arte y el entretenimiento por su programa televisivo “The Awful Truth” (’la horrible verdad‘).
Su documental “Bowling for Columbine” (Sorprendido por Columbine, pueblo donde dos muchachos mataron a tiros a sus compañeros de escuela), estrenado en el año 2002, presentó un análisis de la cultura armamentista estadounidense. La película ganó especial atención en el Festival de Cine de Cannes (en Francia), y ganó el premio César a la mejor película extranjera. Ganó también el premio Oscar a mejor documental en el año 2003. Al aceptar el Oscar, generó una gran polémica en Hollywood ya que fue el único ganador que aprovechó la oportunidad para denunciar públicamente al presidente George W. Bush por llevar a su país a “una guerra ficticia” según palabras del propio Moore refiriéndose a la Invasión de Iraq de 2003, lo que provocó una reacción mezclada en los presentes. Gracias a las duras críticas contra su discurso, la venta de sus libros y las entradas para ver su película aumentaron considerablemente.
En su documental “Fahrenheit 9/11″ el cineasta habla de los vínculos económicos de décadas entre la familia del presidente Bush, la familia real saudí y la familia Bin Laden, las hipotéticas motivaciones financieras “ocultas” de la invasión de Iraq de 2003 y la supuesta credulidad y ausencia de sentido crítico del ciudadano estadounidense promedio. El film tuvo un éxito sin precedentes en el género documental, con una recaudación de 120 millones de dólares, se convirtió en el documental más taquillero de todos los tiempos. Todo ello a pesar de los problemas que tuvo para ser distribuida después de que The Walt Disney Company, propietaria de la distribuidora Miramax, se negara a distribuir la cinta. Sin embargo, tras obtener la Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cannes 2004, y gracias a la polémica en los medios estadounidenses (incluso se habló de prohibir su distribución en EE.UU.) -que el propio Moore agradeció por aumentar el interés en su obra- la película fue distribuida por tres pequeñas productoras, justamente en la fecha deseada por Moore: el 4 de julio, día de la independencia de Estados Unidos. Se creía que podía ser importante su impacto en las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de ese mismo año. No obstante, su influencia quedó puesta en cuestión cuando los estadounidenses reeligieron a George W. Bush.
El 29 de junio de 2007 se produjo el estreno de su esperado documental “Sicko”. En el Festival Internacional de Cine de Toronto presentó fragmentos de su nuevo trabajo, una crítica al sistema de salud en Estados Unidos. El filme es un agudo retrato del sistema de salud estadounidense, una crítica a la industria farmacéutica y un retrato de las necesidades que atraviesa la mayoría de los pacientes en Estados Unidos.

Arte Para Ver: Kalle Gustafsson

Arte Para Ver: Antoine Verglas

Photographer Antoine Verglas was born in Paris. He began his career on the other side of the camera, working as the host on a popular French television show after graduating from France’s prestigious E.S.C. school of business. Verglas then had the idea that would be his entree to the fast paced world of fashion photography.

It was then, in 1990 when Verglas moved to New York with his camera and his vision. Pluck and persistence paid off, with a documentary style photo series for French Elle which featured the countries top models. Shooting Stephanie Seymour, Linda Evangelista, Naomi, Claudia Shiffer and Cindy Crawford at home in very personal portraits just as they were reaching celebrity status was his first big break, and indicative of the style which has become the Verglas signature.

This intimate style of capturing the person behind the camera has led to the rapid pace of work Verglas now has shooting for the world’s top fashion magazines. His photographs have appeared internationally in the editions of: Elle, Vogue, GQ, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, just to name a few. Starting with such big names, Verglas has to work hard to keep moving forward in a highly competitive field.

Arte Para Conducir: George Barris

George was born in Chicago in the mid twenties. In 1928, he and his older brother Sam moved to Roseville, California with relatives after their parents died. They both were excellent students especially in drama, music and drawing. George pursued a passion for building scratch-built aircraft models which led to model cars. He won competitions for construction and design.

The family gave the brothers a 1925 Buick in need of repair for the work they did at their restaurant.

This Buick became the first “Barris Brothers” custom car. The old Buick needed much attention and their creative urges to make it different took hold. They straightened the body and added bolt-on accessories before George hand painted the car in orange with blue stripes. It was promptly sold to purchase a 1929 Model A.

The brothers interest in cars intensified during their teenage years as they discovered “the black art” of body work by hanging out after school at local bodyshops, including Brown’s and Bertolucci’s in Sacramento. George created his first full custom from a used 1936 Ford convertible before he graduated from High School. This automobile lead to their first commercial customer. Shortly after George formed a club called Kustoms Car Club where the first use of “K” for kustoms appeared.

Arte Para Ver: David Byun

Arte Para Ver: David LaChapelle

Mr. David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 Fairfield, Connecticut, United States) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style. Known to be major player in the fashion photography world.

His first professional job as a photographer was offered by Andy Warhol for Interview magazine. LaChapelle has four published books of his photographs, including LaChapelle Land and Hotel LaChapelle, both containing vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities such as Marilyn Manson, Drew Barrymore and Uma Thurman.

He was the original director of Madonna’s video for the 2005 hit Hung Up but fell apart due to creative differences with Madonna.

He has directed advertisements for major stores. In 2006 he directed “Romeo and Juliet,” a 5-minute commercial for H&M’s new denim brand and “Tis the Season to be Gorgeous,” a humorous Christmas commercial for UK retailer Boots Group showing very glamorous, self-indulgent women doing relatively mundane Christmas tasks. Also in the UK, he directed the surreal Lost trailers for Channel 4, show the cast dancing in 1920s costume among the burning wreckage on the beach. In addition to this, he directed Channel 4’s promotion of Desperate Housewives season one.

Arte Para Ver: Sam Gambino

Sam Gambino was born and raised just outside of Detroit, Michigan. An avid collector of vintage advertising, he is fascinated with the styles and designs of the 1940s through the 1970s. Sam first gained an appreciation for ’40s and ’50s art as a child: “I was really fascinated with the title sequences of old Warner Brothers and Tex Avery cartoons. They were simple, yet stylish.” He also grew up around hot rods and learned custom pinstriping and hand lettering from his father - a Detroit original who began practicing the art in 1956. Furthermore, his uncle is an accomplished Detroit artist as well. Sam’s images emulate all of these influences- sometimes with a sense of humor.