Photographers Who Redefined Celebrity Glamour Portraiture
An exhibition in Los Angeles features the work of three groundbreaking photographers from the 80's and 90's: Herb Ritts, Greg Gorman and Matthew Rolston. Take a look at these sexy photos that are just as gorgeous today.
Following on from OGN's recent look at the works of Richard Avedon, whose provocative approach changed fashion photography for ever, let's take a look at the work of photographers that come together under the umbrella of The School of Los Angeles.
The term, used by Charlie Churchward, an author and former artistic director of Vanity Fair and Vogue, proposes that the work of the trio represents a distinct artistic movement, which emerged in the late 1970s and came to maturity throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
As such, Churchward has said, “their rise (Ritts, Goerman, and Rolston) marked a significant shift in the imaging of celebrity.” It’s not so much that the aesthetic between the three was the same, but instead they shared a place, generation as well as a creative community and an artistic challenge.
The exhibition, The School of Los Angeles: Herb Ritts, Greg Gorman & Matthew Rolston runs at the Fahey / Klein Gallery at 148 North LA Brea Avenue, Los Angles until 28 November. To get you in the mood, just in case you can't make it to the show (or even if you can), here are a few more of the stylish celebrity pics.
Herb Ritts: Michelle Phiffer, Hollywood, 1991 Herb Ritts: Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Shorts), Hollywood, 1986 Matthew Rolston: Michael Jackson, King, Los Angeles, 1985 Herb Ritts: Madonna I, San Pedro, 1990 Herb Ritts: John Travolta I, Santa Barbara, 1985 Greg Gorman: Iman, Los Angeles, 1988
