Fashion photography is truly coming into its own as a popular culture player. Greats like George Hoyningen-Huené, Man Ray, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Richard Avedon and Henry Clarke are collected and auctioned alongside works of established fine art masters. So it does not surprise anyone that museums, too, would celebrate fashion photography in style.
Meghan Douglas. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Stella Tennant. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Madonna. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Kate Moss. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Who doesn’t love a little fashion flair, a little fashion escapism from time to time? Beauty and glitz are great bedfellows and if you happen to be in or around Boston, make a point to check out the Boston MFA’s new Mario Testino solo exhibition, “In Your Face”.
An untitled image from Rio de Janeiro. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Hilary Rhoda, Jessica Stam, Liya Kebede, Du Juan, Hye Park, Bette Franke, and Behati Prinsloo. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Tom Brady. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Karlie Kloss, Bao Bao Wan, and Shaolin Monks, Beijing, 2011. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
For those who may not recall Mario Testino’s name, you’ve known him and his work for many years now. His work is synonymous with high-octane advertising campaigns (can we say Gucci, Christian Dior, Dolce e Gabbana?), celebrity portraits (Madonna, Brad Pitt, everybody celebrity) and fashion editorials (multiple Vogue editions, even Vanity Fair). He’s everywhere!
Reese Witherspoon. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Los Angeles, 2003. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Mariah Carey, Donatella Versace, and Beyonce Knowles, Milan, 2002. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Sienna Miller, Rome, 2007. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
From the ‘Fur is Dead’ shoot by Mario Testino for Vogue Paris, Aug 2008
From the ‘Fur is Dead’ shoot by Mario Testino for Vogue Paris, Aug 2008
Jennifer Lopez by Mario Testino in September 2011 Vanity Fair
Jennifer Lopez in September 2011 Vanity Fair in her first post-break up interview
Unlike many photographers who routinely make a point of extracting the psyche of their subjects, Mr. Testino chooses to embrace humor, beauty, clothes, and sex appeal instead. He embraces the happiness of fashion and turns it into his winning formula.
Josh Hartnett, New York, 2005. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Jennifer Lopez, Los Angeles, 2004. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Gisele Bündchen, New York, 2007. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Carmen Kass, Los Angeles, 2009. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
Mario Testino for Vogue Hommes International Fall/Winter 2007
Mario Testino for Vogue Hommes International Fall/Winter 2007
Fashion and commerce often get a bad wrap for being bedfellows, but that is becoming less of an issue lately. Artists for centuries have always sold their work for profit, so why shouldn’t fashion photographers get a piece of the pie and some recognition when they are at it? Oh, and did we mentioned that along with “In Your Face”, there is a smaller, more intimate exhibit of his “British Royal Portraits”? He was Princess Diana’s favourite photographer after all!
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Charles, Prince of Wales, with his sons, Harry (left) and William in London in 2004. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Digitally produced Chromogenic C Type print. © Mario Testino
“In Your Face” and “British Royal Portraits,” featuring photographs by Mario Testino,
October 21, 2012 – February 3, 2013 at the Boston Museum of Fine Art.
Visit www.mfa.org for details.
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