Edited by Lope Navo, Photographer on
Navo explores the art of Piccinini, better known as the master of the wrinkle. An artist who finds perfection in imperfection, his work has been seen by millions and brings a sense of unreal to the natural folds of age.
Golem of Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
I haven’t seen the Spike Jonze film “Where the Wild Things Are” (2009), but the brilliant work of acclaimed Australian Conceptual Artist Patricia Piccinini (born in 1965 in Freetown, Sierra Leone) reminds of such wrinkly creepers, including the Middle-earth’s Golem of Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003), New Orleans’ Ben Button in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Transylvania’s Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992).
Piccinini explores what she calls the ‘often specious distinctions between the artificial and the natural’. By displaying the similarities and differences between the organic, natural and our constructed material world, Piccinini challenges our classification of life. This inspires her to combine human and animal physiology and technological development in many of her works.
www.patriciapiccinini.com
Location: ?Melbourne, Victoria?, Australia
Navo is a globetrotting fashion and documentary photographer whose rich cultural heritage is evident in the unique aesthetic he acquired through his travels. At the age of 27 he has lived and worked as a painter, graphic designer and a photographer in the cities of Riyadh, Dhahran, Dubai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Bangkok, New York and Berlin.
His signature style uses erotic overtones, surrealism, and cinema to inject texture and story to his photographs.