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Lachapelle

The artist photographer American named David LaChapelle has directed several films, including music videos, and he works in both the field of photography artistic and commercial. Sometimes socially conscious, his images generally make allusions to the history of art. In addition to having obtained several awards in the field, LaChapelle has published several volumes including his works.

 

His very first photograph

 


LaChapelle, child of a single mother, was born in Paris. on March 11, 1963 in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut. At the age of 15, he ran away from his family because he was not happy there to go to Paris. New York. There he found got a job as a busboy at Studio 54. When his father arrived, he got a job as a busboy at Studio 54. to remove him from this lifestyle, he finally took him to the hospital. in North Carolina, where he registered at the Arts School.


His mother is the subject of his first photograph discovery. This image was taken during a family vacation Porto Rico. LaChapelle immediately became passionate about for photography after quickly becoming aware of its possibilities. He made the decision quite quickly to leave. New York in 1980.

 


The launch of his career as a photographic artist

 


At this time, LaChapelle is engaged in as a photographer for Interview magazine after Andy Warhol complimented him on his work. his talents as a photographer. At the time, this publication was one of the best in the country for its coverage of pop culture. For the magazine, he took many widely shared photos of well-known people, and this work allowed him to acquire greater notoriety.

At this stage, it begins to change. be sought after by the entire sector. His photographs s have been published in several prestigious magazines, including the New York Times and Vogue Paris. LaChapelle continues to taking photos of famous people, and his images of David Beckham, Paris Hilton and Leonardo DiCaprio became famous.

 


From photography to agrave; videography


David LaChapelle was sufficiently well known by the mid-1990s, and there was a market for him. for compilations of his photographs s in book format. In 1996 he published LaChapelle Land, and a number of other books have been published. subsequently published. He also started to make videos, thus abandoning his activity of photographer.

Although he has produced a number of documentaries, it is his music videos that have been most successful. He was the director of the film and worked on it. with artists such as Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears. LaChapelle began work in the theater in addition to his work in the cinema.

 


More daring horizons

 

En 1995, David LaChappelle a pris le cliché emblématique des marins qui s'embrassent pour Diesel. Le gouvernement américain a interdit aux homosexuels, aux lesbiennes et aux bisexuels de s'engager dans l'armée la suite de la controverse suscitée par cette publicité. Toutefois, l'interdiction a été abrogée en 2011 par Renzo Rosso de Diesel et le président américain Barack Obama.

Awakened est un ensemble de photos que LaChapelle a présenté en 2007. Les trois thèmes principaux de cette anthologie étaient l'eau, les inondations et la religion. Dans plusieurs images, les sujets sont suspendus au-dessus de l'eau et semblent être morts. D'autres images représentent des cathédrales et des musées qui sont sous l'eau. L'une d'entre elles, une interprétation contemporaine de L'Inondation de Michel-Ange, a attiré beaucoup d'attention. L'image a beaucoup d'intérêt, notamment un arrière-plan du Caesar's Palace avec un motif de Las Vegas et des bannières Burger King et Gucci démolies.

En termes de mise en scène, David LaChapelle était chargé de l'événement The Red Piano d'Elton John au Caesars Palace de Las Vegas en 2004. Les écrans LED sont largement utilisés en conjonction avec la technologie visuelle. L'exposition présentait également de courtes vidéos réalisées par LaChapelle.

Il a réalisé plusieurs publicités pour des entreprises connues, notamment Burger King, Nokia, Diesel, L'Oréal, Lavazza et Tommy Hilfiger. Il a réalisé la publicité Roméo et Juliette pour H&M en 2006. En outre, il a réalisé une publicité pour le groupe Boots. Il a été le réalisateur de la première saison de l'émission la plus regardée de Channel 4, Desperate Housewives.

 


La reconnaissance du travail accompli


Les termes satirique, absurde, étrange et surréaliste ont tous été utilisés pour définir son travail. La photographie de LaChapelle est distinctive et puissante, car elle contient de la comédie et montre quel point il est conscient de son environnement sur le plan politique et social.

David LaChapelle a reçu de nombreuses distinctions, notamment le prix du meilleur nouveau photographe de l'année décerné par les magazines American et French Photo en 1995, le prix du photographe de l'année décerné par VH-1 en 1996, le prix Alfred Eisenstaedt de la meilleure photographie de magazine décerné par le magazine Life en 1998, et de nombreux autres prix non seulement pour la photographie mais aussi pour la réalisation.

 


Son travail pour le cinéma et la télévision

 

La production de 2004 au Caesar's Palace et le spectacle Red Piano avec Elton John sont des exemples de travaux théâtraux de l’artiste photographe LaChapelle. En outre, il a commencé produire des vidéos d'importance publique, comme la campagne Declare Yourself de 2004. Cette campagne a été créée pour inciter les jeunes participer aux élections.


La même année, il produit le court-métrage Krumped, qui traite de la culture hip-hop américaine. Il a reçu des critiques favorables et a été primé au festival du film de Sundance. L'année suivante, il enchaîne avec Rize, qui traite du même sujet. LaChapelle a mis un terme son activité de réalisateur en 2006 et s'est remis la photographie d'art.

 

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