David Drebin zum ersten Mal in den Niederlande

David Drebin zählt neben Esther Haase, Guido Argentini und Peter Lindbergh zu DEN zeitgenössischen Fotostars der Modefotografie. Der gebürtige Canadier lebt seit seinem Studium an der Parson School of Design in New York City.
Nachdem sich Drebin als Werbe- und Modefotograf erfolgreich etablierte folgten Ausstellungen mit eigenen Fotoarbeiten in namhaften europäischen und amerikanischen Gallerien (wie z.B. Fathey Gallery in LA, Camerawork in Berlin, Yound Gallery in Brüssel) sowie die 2007 die Veröffentlichung seiner ersten Monografie „ Love & Other Stories”.

David Drebins Welt ist satt, üppig und glamourös. In alltäglichen anmutenden Szenen inszeniert er bevorzugt schöne, erotische und autarke Frauen in einem kalkulierten Spiel mit Licht und Schatten, Formen und Farben. Auf den ersten Blick bildet David Drebin die Welt der Jungen, Schönen und Reichen ab. Auf den zweiten Blick transportieren seine detailreichen Bilder brodelnde Emotionen und Stimmungslagen, die den Betrachter fesseln und berühren.

Noch bis 12. April ist David Drebins erste Ausstellung in den Niederlanden unter dem Namen „Sexy Funny, Funny Sexy” in der TORCH Gallery Amsterdam zu sehen.

DREBIN BY DREBIN
“I decided to become a photographer over 10 years ago strictly because I wanted to understand my own imagination and what I really thought about other human beings.I guess one could call it Fashion photography even though I have yet to put myself in any category.I love Fashion but I am more fascinated by the people who wear the fashion than the actual fashion hence the photograph of the person who happens to wear the fashion without intending to be a fashion photograph but merely a photograph…self involved but not self conscious necessarily.

I like pictures that are often dupilicitous and have hidden meanings that are ultimately gripping and stay in mind far beyond the moment of looking at the picture for the first time.I like the pictures that the picture I am looking at makes me think about in my own imagination. l I like pictures that often say one thing but mean another…maybe that is what is now referred to as “narrative” photography.

I am a big fan of Richard Avedon because of his process of taking pictures probably more than any individual image he ever took.He always seemed to want to bring something out of the person more than just take a pretty picture.I like his seemingly constant attempt to reveal some sort of truth.I am after the same thing. i also love the pictures of Guy Bourdin even though I have no idea what his process was for doing what he did.
I just liked the glamourous element within his work.

I don’t really have a favourite image that I have taken so far but I guess the girl flashing cars over the highway is one because it is a person living and loving it it seems to me. I also love the girl in the red dress…where is she going?? Where is she coming from?? I like the pictures within my pictures.I hope you do too. (From younggalleryphoto.com)

Photos by David Drebin