Honey covered humans blake littles preservation series of photographs presented here combine the old and the new in a bold way. Hence the idea of protection, inherent in the term. His nude subjects were completely covered with honey that seemed to depict human sculptures clad with melting gold. Honey and art may not seem to go together, but photographer blake little has incorporated the sticky sweetener into his work to nearhypnotic effect, drenching his models in an estimated 4,500. You might say that the art of photography is all about preservationof history, of memories, of ideas. January 23, 2015 culver city, ca artist blake littles new series, in which his portrait subjects are covered in gallons of honey while being photographed, explores the idea of preservation with unforgettable results, at kopeikin gallery, march 7 april 18, 2015. His book preservation features subjects covered in honey. In preservation, acclaimed portrait photographer blake little executed a simple premise and a singular technique in which his mostly unclothed subjects are covered in gallons of honey while being photographed in the studio. He has many outstanding portrait series, which includes preservation, a series of photographs where models were. Little had his first museum exhibitions blake little. Look up gallery in guerneville is proud to present bearsosos. Edited by frank rodriguez and blake little, the 144 page hard cover clothbound book contains 68 photographs from 201214 and is published in a limited edition of 750. He has had assignments in advertising, film, television, book and magazine publishing. On the set blake little creating the photographs for his new monograph preservation preservation book.
But while the word often implies a kind of stability, or even stasis, preservation also comes about through transformation. Closing date is 18 april, whilst preservation is available now to preorder with a 10% discount. To explore the idea of preservation blake captures individuals of varying ages, backgrounds, and body types covered in gallons of honey. With an insightful foreword by rock legend bob mould, who shares a similar obsession with making art, work is.
After the worldwide success of blake little s preservation comes work, the third volume of male portraiture after the bestselling company of men and manifest. Blake little covers people in honey for preservation. What was the origin of this project and how did it scale from an idea to a fullblown book and exhibit. Blake littles incredible sculptural photographs involve a lot of bravery and gallons of honey. Incredible images of people drenched in honey from. What was the origin of this project and how did it scale from an idea to a full blown book and exhibit. Honey, while delicious, is not necessarily something youd want on your skin unless youre one of the models in blake littles preservation series of photos, in which case its an absolute. On thursday march 26th at the kopeikin gallery, blake little will discuss his current series of work preservation with writer, critic and curator shana nys dambrot. Photographed blake little has been teasing us about the release of his new book preservation.
The second spot was for from europe with love by mickey aloisio usa. Portraits from the preservation series by blake little. Click on an image to see larger photo and hover over picture to see a description about the book. The latest book, preservation, is a remarkable collection of images that suggest people frozen in amber. The company of men, manifest and preservation and large scale drawings by juan antonio siverio create a show that explores the power of masculinity and depicts moments of bear life in new and compelling ways. Honey covered humans blake little spreservationseries of photographs presented here combine the old and the new in a bold way. Ive worked with blake little on all of his books for the last ten years. Photographs from the gay rodeo, ran from january through july 2014 at the eiteljorg museum. He has worked with personalities in entertainment, sports and politics. The series is titled preservation, and it features images of nude or barelyclothed models that are coated from head to toe in the ambercolored liquid. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He has many outstanding portrait series, which includes preservation, a series of photographs where models were drenched in 4,500 pounds of honey for a book. Directed and produced by blake little blake littles music video for 1992 by air bag one.
Naked people completely drenched in honey is like a beautiful, sticky nightmare the sweetest photoshoot featuring models covered in honey. American artist blake little, famous for his celebrity portraits, has created an unusual photography series titled preservation. Well thats exactly what blake little did and he even published a photo book of his work called, preservation. Photographer drenches his models in honey to create. The peculiar reason this 18 month old baby is covered in. The honey has a way of diffusing the personal qualities of the subject often making them unrecognizable and democratizing. Photographer blake littles images of people drenched in honey are at once breathtakingly beautiful and really rather weird. After the worldwide success of blake littles preservation comes work, the third volume of male portraiture after the bestselling company of men and manifest.
To see more works by blake little, please visit his website. In his preservation series, the photographer uses the medium as a. Blake little photographs show people covered in honey. At the most basic and perhaps the most important level it can denote survival. When i cast for the shoot i was looking for a real variety of people. After the worldwide success of blake littles preservation comes work, the third volume of male portraiture after the bestselling company of men and. Labased photographer blake little has worked with some of. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. His skills as a portrait photographer have garnered him a reputation as a favorite amongst celebrities, international publications, and corporate clients.
The honey has a way of diffusing the personal qualities of the subject often making them unrecognizable and democratizing the individual with universal iconic qualities, blake describes. Its unwieldy, and evidence of that carries through into the pictures, in the faces and bodies of the models, and in the. Photographer blake little drenches his human and canine subjects with buckets of real honey. Honey covered humans blake littles preservation honey covered humans preservation book by blake little photography.
Preservation has many meanings, from the physical to the spiritual. Preservation is blake littles fourth published monograph. As usual, its hard to go wrong with a great subject. Artist blake littles new series, in which his portrait subjects are covered in gallons of honey while being photographed, explores the idea of preservation with stunning, unforgettable. Photographer blake little is gearing up for the release of his new photo series, preservation, which features models covered in honey. Honey covered humans blake littles preservation series of photographs presented here combine the old and. The actual material is honey, which makes the process less deadly. Blake little preservation a new book by blake little. They freeze the human form, preserving it not in proverbial amber, but rather and unexpectedly in honey, another natural substance millions of years old. This simple act seems to transform the subject from an animated figure to a sculpture frozen in place. The art of human bodies covered in honey by blake little. Little had the inspiration for the process in the course of another portrait series. With an insightful foreword by rock legend bob mould, who shares a similar obsession with making art, work is different from his littles previous books.
Viscouslooking photos of models completely encased in honey. Titled preservation, the photo series features stunning images of people who look like they were preserved in amber. Preservation is the subject of blake littles fourth book, which features even more honeyed photographs. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know.
Artist blake little covers individuals of varying ages, backgrounds, and body types in gallons of honey while being photographed, exploring the idea of preservation with stunning results. For his preservation series, photographer blake little found models of all shapes and sizes, ranging from a oneandahalf year old child to a dog, to. Longtime advocate contributor blake little is releasing a new book, work. Caught in movement, but trapped in the viscose honey, the. Blake littles incredible sculptural photographs involve a lot of. Blake little preservation 9781634520409 by blake little and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Blake little preservation by blake little portrait photographer blake little covered models in honey for his series entitled preservation. Little has received worldwide success with his previous photo books, preservation, company of men, and manifest. Preservation preservation has many meanings, from the physical to the spiritual. Preservation by blake little photogrist photography magazine.
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