‘Dum Dum Boys’ das sind geil durchgeknallte maskuline Rockstars, schmerzfrei fotografiert von dem schwedischen Starfotograf Mikael Jansson. Lust am Geschlechtsübergreifenden Rolllenspiel-Experiment hatten Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Nick Cave, David Johansen und Michael Stipe. Wobei Iggy wie immer ganz klar die Nase vorn hatte. Hier auf GoSee ein Auszug aus dem Pressetext plus erste Motive. Die Ausstellung noch bis zum 27ten Oktober in Amsterdam.
For every photographer it must be a delight to have Iggy Pop in front of their lens as he is renowned, like Kate Moss, for having an incredible force of energy, with a willingness to experiment. Pop has built up a reputation for being photographed in ‘crazy’ scenarios, for example, for the recent Iggy and The Stooges album ‘Ready to Die’ he appeared as a Jihad suicide bomber with explosives tied around his waist.
For this series, Jansson photographed Pop, dynamic in motion, in his trademark, bare-chested, uniform, and wearing a dress carrying a luxury brand snakeskin handbag. Jansson portrayed Michael Stipe, the front man of R.E.M., smearing his face with paint, whilst with Lou Reed, famously a grumpy interviewee, with an uninspired, annoyed look on his face.
Jansson is one of the current, leading fashion photographers working for W Magazine and Vogue Paris. Also, he regularly contributes to Interview Magazine for whom he shoots celebrity cover features and influential actors, musicians and designers.
Viewing his work, one may presume that the photographs were taken by someone from an exotic country. That is not the case, though, as Jansson comes from Sweden, a country for whom its people are usually known for being understated, but Jansson’s style of photography is flambouyant, sultry and extravert.
This extravertism comes to the forefront in the, predominately black and white, series being exhibited in The Ravestijn Gallery. Most of all, Jansson has captured the idea that rock stars live their life to the max. They radiate a ‘Lust for Life’.
Dum Dum Boys - Mikael Jansson
The Ravestijn Gallery
- Sun 27 Oct 2013
Westerdoksdijk 603-A
1013 BX Amsterdam
The Netherlands
theravestijngallery.com
