Sante D'Orazio, Barely Private

by Ruscha, Ed

• ISBN13: 9783836514606
• ISBN10: 3836514605
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Taschen America Llc

Summary

A decade after his sizzling debutA Private View,Sante drs"Orazioreturns with a second volume of photo-diary-scrapbook, covering 1997 to 2008.Uncensored and provocative,drs"Oraziors"s shots are mounted in collage-style entriesframed with candid, handwrittenobservations.All-night parties and day-long photo sessions provide the light and shade of drs"Oraziors"s jetset lifestyle-celebrities, models, musicians, actors and artistsall feature, in various states of dress and undress. Informal images contrast with posed shots, color with black and white, and outtakes are shown along published photos from the likes ofPlayboyandInterview.With a keen eye, drs"Orazio creates a dynamic tableau of moods and styles. Access to this demi-monde is rare; capturing its essence in words and pictures, rarer still. Sante drs"Orazio succeeds on both counts.

Author Biography

About the photographer: Sante D'Orazio (b. 1956) is an internationally renowned photographer whose advertising campaign clients include Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Revlon, and L'Oreal, and whose editorial fashion shoots have featured in Vogue, Esquire, Town & Country, Max, Interview and Vanity Fair. His previous books include A Private View (1998), Sante D'Orazio: Photographs (2000), and Gianni and Donatella (2007). About the author: Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) is a painter, photographer and graphic artist, and one of the founders of Pop Art. Known for his landscapes with superimposed slogans and "word paintings," Ruscha has had many international retrospectives, and represented the USA at the 2005 Venice Biennale. He lives and works in Los Angeles.