Inez + Vinoodh at the Gagosian
You can’t help but stop and stare when you come across one of Inez and Vinnodh’s pictures and we’re sure that’s what most people did last month when they attended the opening of the artists’ new exhibition at the Gagosian in Los Angeles.
Frozen Flowers, 2013
Better known for their unique portraits of the famous and fashionable as well as their campaigns for Valentino and Dior, this cult duo also captures flowers in a very specific way, one that is not entirely natural yet not too contrived.
6 Poppies, 2013
According to Inez, “working with flowers is about coming as close as [she] can get to abstract painting; it’s very intuitive.” Letting the flowers do what they will allows the photographers to bring about the “heroic” side of each subject.
3 Lilies of the Valley, 2013
2 Pink Tulips, 2 Pink Carnations, 4 Fiddlehead Ferns, 2013
We’re so used to seeing flowers pictured as beautiful creations that these botanical portraits strike us as a bit weird and slightly unsettling. Do you feel the same way? Are these blooms beautiful or bizarre?
1 Giant Red Ranunculus, 1 Yellow Rose, 1 White Gardenia, 2013
Photos via Gagosian Gallery and Wallpaper
5 Comments
a little of both maybe. I think I see what they were trying to do, but I am more traditional when it comes to my flowers!
can they be beautiful and bizarre at the same time? they strike me as such. they are most definitely unique.
I love these images! Simple and beautiful.
I would have love to have seen the exhibit.
Happy Wednesday.
Teresa
xoxo
I guess I am such a traditionalist…..I prefer my flowers a little “prettier”. But, appreciate that someone is looking at them differently. Not right or wrong. Just not my style. 🙂
xoxo Elizabeth
They are bazaar…but they are pretty….I like them!