The American genius, one of the ten highest-paid photographers in the world, has long been not looking for models for his work. He is called modern Salvador Dali for his ironic style and a completely new vision of reality.
The acquaintance that opened the door to show business
David Lachapelle - author of scandalous and provocative photographs - was born in 1963 in the United States. Having been enthusiastically engaged in art since childhood, at a young age he continues his studies in studios and schools that develop his artistic thinking.
No one knows how a career of a talented young man would have developed in the future, but meeting an amazing artist and creator of pop art Andy Warhol, who offered the young talent to work in his magazine, changes his usual way of life. Of course, all the doors to the bohemian world of art for Lachapelle, who received the blessing from such a cult person, were open.
The eccentric, but unusually able-bodied David over time acquires a reputation as a unique genius, and many show business stars consider it an honor to work with him.
Irony and lack of reverence
A professional photographer who has so easily stepped into the glamorous world, filled with gloss and vice, does not give a descent to any famous media person. He does not feel any reverence for celebrities, considering them only as objects of his photography.
Working in the style of surrealism, Lachapelle ironizes and creates an eccentric reality with its main feature - incredible expressiveness and explosive color saturation. A bright palette of colors always causes a real storm of emotions, which is what David Lachapelle wants.
Unusual work style
His style is quite recognizable: in addition to color expression, he uses special techniques that allow us to consider all the heroes of photography as soulless, but perfectly beautiful dolls.
Toy images of famous stars of pop culture are often not just erotic, but look almost on the edge, shocking a simple layman who still lacks the strength to tear himself away from an extravagant production - a small film in the frame. No wonder the sought-after master with an amazing aesthetic taste is deservedly called "Fellini in the world of photography."
Fantasies embodied in reality
A commercially successful professional photographer realizes the most original and provocative fantasies. David, unashamedly, works with images of religious themes that seem challenging to the viewer. In response to frequent claims of bullying and mockery of the most holy, he replies that this is his vision of life.
An original view of the world is a visiting card of a photographer who is invited to shoot advertising campaigns of the most popular brands and bright CD covers of world-famous stars.
Original images
He shoots scenes far from reality on an ordinary digital camera. “The quality of the lens cannot affect the aesthetic value of the frame,” says David Lachapelle, whose work is charming and unusual. His strange images are extraordinary and difficult to understand for an unprepared viewer.
Crazy world expressed through the prism of a photo lens
David believes that he lives in an era of a mad age, and emphasizes this in all possible ways. The eclecticism of styles, pretentiousness, grotesque, provocation and a challenge to society, the lack of constraint on topics that are not customary to speak out loud - this is the main style of a photo artist who does not try to distinguish between fiction and real life, he turns the world around upside down.
To be honest, not every star who dreams of joint creativity remains satisfied with such cooperation. Not everyone has the necessary self-irony to laugh at his image and love it.
A new round of creativity
But you should not consider Lachapelle to be just an accomplished conceptual photographer, later he tries himself as a director of commercials and creator of expressive video works for popular show artists. 11 years ago, he even received a prize for a documentary telling about the birth of a new hard style in dance - krampe.
Reclusiveness
In 2006, he makes an unexpected decision for everyone to leave the show business. Having settled on the Hawaiian island, David Lachapelle is engaged only in the visual arts, concentrating on art photography. Leading a very reclusive lifestyle, he rarely gives interviews, but his exhibitions are regularly held around the world.
The irony of consumer values
In conclusion, I want to say that David Lachapelle, who is considered a troubadour of luxurious life and enjoyment, with his eccentric works cast doubt on consumer values, hammering into the layman's head the idea that happiness comes to every new purchase in the house. True to the inside of modern folly, he did it better than any historical chronicle.