We recently chatted with NYC based music & fashion photographer, Santiago Felipe.
He also shared a statement about Annie Leibovitz in The Back Room.
Here’s our full interview:
1. How would you describe your work to someone just being introduced to you?
Cinematic, I think. I always go for expressions & emotion. It comes naturally. What also helps is that I stand out or in a weird way I’m drawn to who I’m photographing. I’ve had clients say that they love how I work. When shooting concerts I’ve had artists pose, smile or point at me out of all the photographers shooting the show. It’s kind of great and even throws me off sometimes.
2. Where does your imagery stem from. What inspires you?
Music. For example, all the fashion/portrait stuff I’ve been setting up lately, it just comes to me when I’m riding on the train or something, just listening to my iPod. I’ll start forming images or ideas.
I’ll feed off the vibe or mood the music put me in. I believe that’s why a lot of my concert photos come together. If I’m really enjoying myself or know the music well, the photos always seem to turn out great.
Read the remainder of this interview after the jump…
In previous weeks, we’ve highlighted female modern artists, female fashion designers & Icelandic musicians.
All of the following bands have openly admitted their love for The Ramones: Social Distortion, Bad Brains, The Descendents, Motorhead, The Lemonheads, The Strokes, The Queers, The Dickies, The Undertones.
Burberry’s latest collection is heavily influenced by the fashion of The Ramones.
We’re previously featured La Roux, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Florence & The Machine and Grace Jones.
We’ve also profiled Sleigh Bells, Delphic & Gorillaz.
Last year, NYC’s White Rabbits broke out in a major way with their amazing sophomore release, ‘It’s Frightening’, produced by Spoon’s Britt Daniel.
They’ve toured North America extensively and will see the rest of the world by year’s end.
Visit White Rabbits on MySpace.
Exhibitions
If you’re looking for a shock and awe artist, it would be hard to find someone that tops the bold work of Marc Quinn. Take his Self project for example – for this sanguinary project, he froze several pints of his own blood, collecting it over a period of 5 months, and then used the blood to sculpt a replica of his own head. He is also famous for a recent work released in 2008 of model Kate Moss cast in solid gold sitting in a contorted Yoga position. Allison sculpture/ Some other interesting tidbits, he was once a roommate of Damien Hirst, and he’s also part of YBA (Young British Artist) collective that has other deliciously twisted minds like Chris Ofili. We guess it’s true – you’re truly a product of the company you keep.
The LA-based label Odyn Vovk is the brainchild of Austin Sherbanenko, a designer that’s not afraid to shun the norm in favor of creating designs that make retail buyers scratch their coiffed hairdos in utter disbelief. His designs reflect an edgy rock aesthetic which is influenced by hardcore punk music and Eastern European black metal. The name Odyn Vovk itself means “one wolf” in Ukrainian, and it applies quite nicely to the bold and raw designs coming from Sherbanenko’s collection. “I've heard that designers are toning their stuff down, going not as detailed, less intricate, less zippers, whatever the case is,” Sherbanenko told Style.com. “But definitely not from me. Dude, whatever, let's just do it anyway. Fuck it. Who cares?" Our sentiments exactly.
To know Peaches is to love Peaches – unless you’re a person that doesn’t revel in those fringe individuals who aim to push the envelope with any chance they get. Just checking out the names of her last three albums (2003-Father Fucker, 2006 – Impeach My Bush, 2009 – I Feel Cream), you can quickly surmise that with her, it’s either full-tilt or nothing at all. Peaches raw electro-clash sounds can liven up even the dullest party, and her live shows tend to be lascivious, full-on, musical assaults. So whenever she hits your town, make it a point to get a choice position in the front row, and watch the chaos unfurl.
