David LaChapelle is an American fine art and commercial photographer, as well as a music video, commercial and film director. LaChapelle was born on March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts as well as the School of the Visual Arts in New York City. LaChapelle is most well known for his outrageous and humorous tableaux portraits of celebrities in unique and sometimes surreal settings. Because his subject matter is weighted heavily in pop culture featuring pop culture icons and showcasing the exploitation of wealth and fame, his work has often times been considered borderline kitsch. According to LaChapelle's biography on his official website,
"LaChapelle's work continues to be inspired by everything from art history to street culture, creating both a record and mirror of all facets of popular culture today. He is quite simply the only photographic artist currently working in the world today whose work has transcended the fashion or celebrity magazine context it was made for, and has been enshrined by the notoriously discerning and fickle contemporary art intelligentsia."LaChapelle's official
website.
Interview with LaChapelle by DesignBoom.com
LaChapelle's work was recently exhibited at the
Sebastian Guinness Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.
Miracle Tan, 2004
Houston, We Have a Problem, 1999
Amanda as Warhol's Marilyn, 2002
Jesus Is My Homeboy, 2009
Miracle Tan, 2004
Houston, We Have a Problem, 1999
Amanda as Warhol's Marilyn, 2002
Jesus Is My Homeboy, 2009
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