5 Self-Portrait Artists You Should Know
It takes a lot of guts to do a powerful self-portrait. After the jump, my 5 favorites du jour, starting with:
Ali Mahdavi
Ali Mahdavi was born in Tehran (Iran) in 1974. He’s an accomplished fashion/celebrity photographer and a clothing designer for Thierry Mugler, but his most passionate and interesting works are, to me, his self-portraits. The creepy baby-photo above is from a two-part series called My Baby Cares For Me, and the cenobite-like images below are fom a 6-part series called As You Desire Me. See them all on his site.
Alyz Tale
Elegy editor Alyz Tale is like a real-life Amelie Poulain. In this whimsical series, she expresses her moods through shoes and socks. But she’s not just another pretty pair of feet; her self-portraits where the face is seen (here, here and here) are equally compelling.
Aaron Hawks
Aaron Hawks is a fucking pervert, and a total nerd. A nerdvert. He appears in many of his images looking like the lascivious ghost of Buddy Holly, in turns placing the models or being placed by them in compromising positions. What’s always struck me about Aaron Hawks’ work is that every woman I know loves it! Many photographers who have similar themes can really gross me out, but somehow in his photos, no matter what’s going on, it looks like a good time is had by all.
Kimiko Yoshida
Kimiko Yoshida takes self-portraits of herself as brides from different cultures, be they geographical or ethereal. Above, you have the Mao Bride, then clockwise The Sakura Bride, The Cyber Bride, The Green Tea Bride and The Akha Bride of Thailand. Thanks, Lucylle, for the tip! Yoshida has received some excellent write-ups on The Pink Tentacle and Ectomo.
Lilya Corneli
Lilya Corneli takes moody self-portraits full of color and grain. She relies heavily on makeup and textured fabrics such as veils to create a mood. Many girls who create these types of self-portraits, with gauze and lipstick and doll-like skin, project this aura of “hey, assholes! I’m HOT.” But Corneli’s images don’t give that impression at all. There’s something honest about them.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I like this post.
To keep in the spirit of things, here is something I did last night.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
I always loved Aaron Hawks’ photography, how he uses urban decay/abandoned places far beyond the overabused clichés that come with that type of imagery…
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
You are amazing coilhouse, my college Fine art project at the moment is on ‘alternative self-portrait’! This entry will help a great deal. :D
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 am
Jesus, I am discovering I have such a palette fetish, I keep looking at those Alyz Tale pieces thinking, “Oooohhhmmmmfffff, those colors ….. They are sooo hot…”
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:26 am
Aaron Hawks’ nudes reminded me of a local fella’s work, only more whimsical – with occasional cat.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/merkley/
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Ahh, Merkley…
There’s nothing better than viewing uncomfortable and insecure scenester girls disrobing through the eyes of a skillful and opportunistic predator to remind me of what its like to be a man…
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I ADORE Ali Madhavi ! brilliant photographer !
February 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
ah i love reading this blog. thanks for the heads up on some amazing artists. very inspiring..
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