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Björk (book)
''Björk'' or ''Björk as a book'' is a 192-page coffee table book published by the Icelandic singer and composer Björk Guðmundsdóttir (2001), designed by M/M Paris. Background To coincide with the release of Björk's fourth studio album ''Vespertine'' (2001), Björk released a photo-book. The eponymous book has been created by Björk and has been edited and designed by celebrated Paris based design firm M/M (Paris) who, along with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, have also created the artwork for ''Vespertine'' and directed the video for the first single off the album, " Hidden Place". The photograph on the rear cover of the book is an early test shot for the video. The book is non-chronological and all the images have been specifically chosen to illustrate this creative process. The book is divided into 3 sections: # Photography - a series of photographs of Björk # Words – text pieces, including an interview conducted by Björk with David Atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an Eclecticism in music, eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronica, pop music, pop, dance music, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music, avant-garde music. She is one of the most influential pioneers in electronic music, electronic and experimental music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk gained prominence as a solo artist with her albums ''Debut (Björk album), Debut'' (1993), ''Post (Björk album), Post'' (1995), and ''Homogenic'' (1997), collaborating with artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cunningham
Chris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is an English video artist and music video director who directed music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, and Aphex Twin and Björk. Early in his career he worked as a comic book artist. He has created art installations and directed short movies. In the mid 2000s, Cunningham began doing music production work, and has also designed album artwork for a variety of musicians. Cunningham worked on a never completed movie adaptation of William Gibson's cyberpunk novel '' Neuromancer.'' His style is noted for its use of robotics, body horror and Mickey mousing (syncing action with music). Biography Early work - comic books and film special effects Between circa 1990 and 1992, he worked as a comic book artist for 2000 AD working under the pseudonym "Chris Halls" (Halls is his stepfather's surname). He worked on comics including '' Aliens'' and '' Judge Dredd Megazine.'' His contributions included cover p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rankin (photographer)
John Rankin Waddell (born 1966), known as Rankin, is a British photographer and director who has photographed, amongst other subjects, Björk, Kate Moss, Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, David Bowie and Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. The Evening Standard, ''London Evening Standard'' described Rankin's fashion and portrait photography style as "high-gloss, highly sexed and hyper-perfect". He has directed music videos, documentaries, a feature film, short films and commercials. Early life and education Rankin was born in Glasgow. In 1976, his family moved to Yorkshire, where he attended Thirsk School and Sixth Form College, Thirsk School. They again relocated, to St Albans, where he studied at Beaumont School, St Albans, Beaumont School. He worked as a hospital porter when he was 21, and studied accounting at Brighton Polytechnic until he realised his interests lay elsewhere and dropped out. Rankin took up photography on a BTech course at Barnfield College in Luton, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørn Opsahl
Bjorn Opsahl (10 August 1968 – 27 February 2025) was a Norwegian photographer, director and lecturer from Oslo. Opsahl debuted as a visual artist with the exhibition "Deadscapes" in 2005 at the Henie Onstad Art Centre, and followed up with "Ask the Dust" on Stenersen Museum in 2009. Life and career Opsahl was a photographer and judge on ''Norway's Next Top Model'' (season 4 & 5, all episodes) and Sweden's Next Top Model (season 4, episode 10). He was also the judge and photographer for all episodes of Norway's Miss Universe pageant in 2005. After moving to Los Angeles in 2008, he participated in the tattoo artist Kat Von D's television show LA Ink (Season 3, episode 13). Opsahl taught photography and directing at Nordic School of Photography in Oslo, and has held a number of workshops and lectures around the country since 2005. In 2011, he started working with the Scandinavian talk show Skavlan, which ended in autumn 2014 with a book and exhibitions in Oslo and Stockholm. Opsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France on 21 July 1949) is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna (entertainer), Madonna, David Bowie, Sting (musician), Sting, Björk, Don Henley, Neneh Cherry, Jaye Muller (J./Count Jaye), Axel Bauer and Les Rita Mitsouko. Mondino has also photographed the covers and album packaging for Aṣa's ''Beautiful Imperfection'' (2010), the Marianne Faithfull albums ''Before The Poison'' (2005) and ''Easy Come, Easy Go (Marianne Faithfull album), Easy Come, Easy Go'' (2008), Shakespear's Sister's ''Hormonally Yours'' (1992), Alain Bashung's ''Osez Joséphine'' (1991), ''Chatterton (album), Chatterton'' (1994), Mylène Farmer's ''Désobéissance'' (2018), Jaye Muller, J.'s ''We Are the Majority'' (1992) and Prince (musician), Prince's ''Lovesexy'' (1988). He also designed the titles for the Anglo-French TV music show ''Rapido (TV series), Rapido''. The video for Don Henley's "The Boys of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby McFarlan Pond
Toby McFarlan Pond is an English still life photographer who works in fashion, music, and advertising. Pond was raised in the South Coast of England and currently lives in Connecticut, United States. He mainly photographs luxury goods, such as jewelry, handbags, and heels, in addition to photography of people and landscapes, often in bright, vivid color. He has photographed for ''The New York Times'', W Magazine, Vogue Hommes International, The Face, Pop Magazine, and Big Magazine. Pond has also done cover art for the Icelandic musician Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public per ....SeBjörk's website anRate your music website Accessed December 4, 2009. References External links Serlin Associates English photographers Living people Year of birth mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig McDean
Craig McDean (born 1964 in England) is a British fashion photographer, originally from Middlewich, now based in New York City. Life McDean originally trained and worked as a car mechanic before studying photography at Mid Cheshire College (OND) and Blackpool and The Fylde College of Further & Higher Education (PQE) where he took photography classes before he dropped out and moved to London. McDean began his photographic career in London as a photographer's assistant to photographer Nick Knight. His early editorial work was featured in magazines such as '' i-D'' and '' The Face'', which led to advertising campaign work for clients such as Jil Sander and Calvin Klein, and editorial commissions with Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. More recently, McDean has photographed fashion campaigns for clients including Gucci, Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, and Estée Lauder. His editorial spreads are regularly featured in magazines inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Massey
Graham Vernon Massey (born 4 August 1960 in Manchester) is a British record producer, musician, and remixer. Early career He was a member of experimental punk jazz rock group Biting Tongues, once signed to Factory Records. After recording with the latter he enrolled in a sound engineer course. By 1988, he was a founding member of the British band 808 State. Originally a hip-hop group called Hit Squad Manchester, they shifted to an acid house sound for recording their debut album '' Newbuild''. Music 808 State was named after Massey's favourite drum machine, the Roland TR-808. He said he thought Roland drum machines were "severely uncool" when they first appeared. Massey had also been a member of the D.I.Y. band Danny and the Dressmakers, a member of the Manchester punk rock band Aqua in the late 1970s (not to be confused with the Danish pop band Aqua from the 1990s), and collaborated with violinist Graham Clark. Massey co-wrote and co-produced the tracks " Army of Me" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Luchford
Glen Luchford (born 1968) is a British fashion photographer and film director. He lives and works in Venice, California.Christine Lennon (June 19, 2014)Glen Luchford Opens the Rose Hotel in Venice, Calif.''Wall Street Journal''. Life and work A self-taught photographer, Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...-born Luchford left school at 15 and moved to London, where he worked at a hair salon. He worked as a photographer for ''The Face (magazine), The Face'' magazine at age 20. Luchford first signed with New York based agency Art + Commerce at the age of 24. He was one of the first photographers to collaborate with model Kate Moss. In 1997, he signed exclusively to Prada, and has since shot advertising campaigns for Yves Saint-Laurent (brand), Yves Saint Laurent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinoodh Matadin
Inez van Lamsweerde (born 25 September 1963) and Vinoodh Matadin (born 29 September 1961) are a Dutch-American fashion photographer duo, whose work has been featured in fashion magazines and advertising campaigns. They also produce independent art work. Working together since 1986, the partnership has staged exhibitions and collaborative projects and participated in international group shows. Inez and Vinoodh live in New York with their son, Charles Star Matadin. Lives and career Lamsweerde and Matadin were born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Meeting Inez and Vinoodh met at the Fashion Academy Vogue in their hometown, Amsterdam, where they both initially studied fashion design—Vinoodh from 1981 to 1985 and Inez from 1983 to 1985. Inez took a master's degree in photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (1985–1990) and Vinoodh founded the Lawina clothing line with his classmate Rick Bovendeert. A commission for Inez to photograph the 1986 Lawina collection led to Vinoodh begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Knight (photographer)
Nicholas David Gordon Knight (born 24 November 1958) is a British fashion photographer and founder and director of SHOWstudio.com. He is an honorary professor at University of the Arts London and was awarded an honorary Ph.D. by the same university. He has produced books of his work including retrospectives ''Nicknight'' (1994) and ''Nick Knight'' (2009). In 2016, Knight's 1992 campaign photograph for fashion brand Jil Sander was sold by Phillips auction house at the record-breaking price of HKD 2,360,000. Life and career Knight was born in Hammersmith, London. He studied photography at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design and published his first book of photographs, ''Skinhead'', in 1982 when he was still a student at the school. He was then commissioned by '' i-D'' editor Terry Jones to create a series of portraits for the magazine's fifth-anniversary issue. His work caught the attention of art director Marc Ascoli, who commissioned Knight to shoot the 1986 cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
