There was a famous photo shoot, by Peter Lindbergh, back in the nineties, of the then top models. I was not old enough to know about it until recently; I mean, I got into the world of fashion in 2007, so it was before my time. The best known photograph is a street scene, with the eight A-listers posing as fifties biker toughs, in some industrial part of New York. I believe that the significance of the photo is that it records an evolution in the world of fashion: the birth of the birth of the cult of the supermodel. Sure, there had been famous models before, but since the nineties, they have become as much icons as the fashions they wear.
The reason that I mention that spread is that in 2010, Cameron Krone paid homage to it, with a spread of the top Polish models. Anja Rubik, Kasia Struss, Magdalena Frackowiak, Anna Jagodzinska, and Monika "Jac" Jagaciak, were all featured, making this just about my dream shoot. My work, here, is from this series.
I have always found this portrait of Anja Rubik somewhat humorous. Her expression seems to demand why, exactly, there is no chocolate in the house. Maybe that's just from my own experience — I have definitely seen my dad get it. The original is pen&ink on 5.5"x8.5" paper, but it can be done as a print or a painting (see below). Completed June 2, 2012.
A completed painting of this work, for my best friend.
Acrylic on canvas, 18"x24"
Completed August 5, 2012
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