One of my favourite artists of the moment is the still life photographer Bela Borsodi. He looks at objects in a whole new light, challenging our perception of them by giving them personality.
His work is always imaginative and often humorous. Being in the world of fashion, it's a refreshing change to see some fun injected into a fickle industry that takes itself so seriously.
In his series "Foot Fetish", featured in V Magazine (above), he visually explores the way high heels change the shape of the female body and sexualize it. He looks at how the body fits the shoe in an exaggerated way by playing with shape and proportions. Rather than doing it on Photoshop, he shot the nude models, cut out the prints then placed them within the shoes. I love the way he's transformed shoes into these surreal, striking images and brought attention to the connotations associated with shoes.
You may recognize the image above which was shot as part of a series of ads for Selfridges. If you want to check out his work go to:
1 comment:
Absolutely. Amazing.
What a great post, I love it! I really like the shoot where the models are turned into little puppets..how fun is that?! Such a playful approach.
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