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Les Rasoirs - Limited Edition of 10 Photograph
United States
Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 30 W x 41 H x 0.1 D in
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About The Artwork
"Sporadic Disaster" is a part of my series, "Open To Interpretation". A world of quietness and contemplation, a world of fluidity and liberation: it is 530 in the morning, I sit in front of an empty backdrop and let my mind go without my guidance, giving it as much space as it wants. Then I compose and photograph as a spectator of my unconscious, fully aware to keep at bay the vigilance of reason, at least at this stage. I have collected over the years many objects, artifacts, old documents, whatever, and comes the moment where I no longer look at them for what they are but, instead, I follow them within the world they invite me into. I slowly listen to their stories: this one was a gift, this one I picked up on the ground, this one was bought on a rainy day when I was sad, this one is beautiful, this one not so much, this one I use daily, this one is useless. I then deliberately free them from their static existence by combining them with unexpected company, placing them in provocative or threatening positions, until new emotions emerge — fear, anxiety, lust, distress, solitude, senescence - all emotions that, sooner or later, accompany us in our journey. Some might think this approach turns forgotten memories into beauty or decay as in the imageries reminiscent of the traditional XVIIe century French still lifes but many are simply autobiographical. This series at times may seem visually disjointed because I use a traditional photographic discipline with a digital equivalent of a large format camera instead of digital textures and post processing to keep the cohesiveness of my thoughts and a strong visual impact. Emotions are not logical, they are not digital. Hopefully the viewer will discover explicit or diffuse associations that may or may not have anything to do with my personal views, but the symbols are all there for the audience's choosing, from tempus fugit to the terror of death, all skillfully camouflaged by our daily subterfuges.
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Photography:Color on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:10
Size:30 W x 41 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Benoit Malphettes, the French-born American photographer, had his fashion images appear in French Vogue by his early 20's. As his career brought him to New York and Los Angeles, he decided in 1977 to make the U.S. his permanent home. Benoit's strong signature style and his mastery of the large format camera quickly gained international recognition, with his work published in French and American Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Essence and others. His fashion and editorial work reflected the era of the 80’s Supermodel icons like Iman, Jerry Hall, Rene Russo, Cindy Crawford, who graced his work. His portraits were also sought after by the political and business elite of the West Coast such as Eli Broad, Governor Deukmejian, Assemblymember Jose Medina, and Mayor Riordan among others. Reaching his sixties, at a time of life when most of us aspire to spend their years in leisure, Benoit saw it as an opportunity of transformation to enter a period of increased conceptual creativity. He decided to leave the commercial part of his photography and moved to a more contemplative environment near the California desert. There, he built a personal studio in his new home and now uses a technical view camera, the digital-age version of the large format that allows him to retain some of the magical art of the film days. From this artistic retreat came an introspective body of work using his distinctive imagination within Still Life and Fine Art Photography. Benoit’s photography is represented in the permanent collections of public institutions, several museums, and in numerous private collections across the US and Europe. Since 2015, his work was featured in two solo exhibitions in California museums and was part of the exhibit "Facing Fire" at the California Museum of Photography. His latest collection “Open to Interpretation” will be exhibited at the County Museum of San Bernardino in Redlands in August 2022. Benoit has received the California Journalism Award for his portrait of Dr. Sterling Stuckey and in 2018, his work was included in New York’s MoMa exhibit “Is Fashion Modern”.
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