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| David La Chapelle for Galliano |
David LaChapelle's photography career began in the 1980's in New York City galleries. After attending the North Carolina School of Arts, he moved to New York where he enrolled at both the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. With shows at 303 Gallery, Trabia McAffee and others, his work caught the eye of his hero Andy Warhol and the editors of Interview Magazine, who offered him his first professional photography job.
Working at Interview Magazine, LaChapelle quickly began photographing some of the most famous faces of the times. Before long, he was shooting for the top editorial publications of the world, and creating the most memorable advertising campaigns of a generation. His striking images have appeared on and in between the covers of magazines such as Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and i-D.
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| David La Chapelle introduces Lil Kim "I was employing "pop" in the broadest sense of the word. I was photographing the most popular people in the world to the marginalized always attempting to communicate to the public in an explicit and understandable way. The images were always meant to attract, not alienate. Inclusion has always been the goal when making these pictures, and continues on in the newest works that will be exhibited. The difference between the works I did as a photographer for hire and the most recent is that I'm freed from the constraints of magazines. The work has not only been liberated from the limitations of glossy pages, but has also emerged from the white frame, engaging the viewer with the exploration of three-dimensional tableaux" David La Chapelle  I feel that we are living in a very precarious time, with environmental devastation, economic instability, religious wars waged, and excessive consumption amidst extreme poverty. I have always used photography as a means to try to understand the world and the paradox that is my life. There is the feeling that we are living at a precipice. My hope is that through the narratives told in my images, I will engage people and connect with them addressing the same ideas or questions that possibly challenge them". David La Chapelle |
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| Gaga for La Chapelle |
This is just an introductory of his creations and by gosh.... his talent to me remains undisputed.
I think he captures his thoughts well and mixs bizarre reality with kitsch to create a statement.
These images need not words by them, it allows you the reciever the opportunity to understand the artistic direction to then translate your story.
You see with Art there is no right... no wrong it just images ...
David La Chapelle photographs his feelings giving you the chance to be the perciever and draw your own conclusion.
www.lachappellestudio.com
