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The style of David LaChapelle's photography is unique and unable to fit into one category. Some people consider his photography a form of Surrealism, while others classify it as hyper-real. He is especially well known for photographing celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Amanda Lepore. Shop a collection of David LaChapelle art on 1stDibs.
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David LaChapelle American Jesus poster (Hand Signed by David LaChapelle)
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
This work was published for the exhibition, American Jesus, held 13 July - 18 September 2010 at Paul Kasmin, New York in cooperation with Fred Torres Colla...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Ink
Vintage Untitled Beach Scene, 1987
By David LaChapelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Please ignore the glare on the glass. Rare, early, signed and dated (verso) 1987 vintage silver gelatin print. this is one of a kind and not editioned according to correspondence I have from his studio. this is one of three. one of them has a label from Triton gallery in NYC (on the others you can see where it was) Image size is 13 x 8.75 inches (33.02 x 22.23 cm.) paper is 14X11 inches
David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, film director, and artist. He is best known for his photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "kitsch pop surrealism." One 1996 article called him the "Fellini of photography," a phrase that continues to be applied to him. David LaChapelle's photography career began in the 1980's in New York City galleries. After attending the North Carolina School of Arts, he moved to New York where he enrolled at both the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. With shows at 303 GalleryLaChapelle which also exhibited artists such as Doug Aitken and Karen Kilimnik , Trabia McAffee and others, his work caught the eye of Andy Warhol and the editors of Interview Magazine, who offered him his first professional photography job. LaChapelle's friends during this period included Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat
Working at Interview Magazine, LaChapelle quickly began photographing some of the most famous faces of the times. Before long, he was shooting for the top editorial publications of the world, and creating the most memorable advertising campaigns of a generation. LaChapelle cites a number of artists who have influenced his photography. In a 2009 interview, he mentioned the Baroque painters Andrea Pozzo and Caravaggio as two of his favorites.[23] Critics have noted that LaChapelle's work has been influenced by Salvador Dalí, Jeff Koons, Michelangelo, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol. His striking images have appeared on and in between the covers of magazines such as Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and i-D. In his twenty-year career in publishing, he has photographed personalities as diverse as Tupac Shakur, Madonna, Amanda Lepore, Eminem, Philip Johnson, Lance Armstrong...
Category
1980s Conceptual Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude Man and Woman in the Grass (White Rabbits)
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
Vintage gelatin silver print
Signed, inscribed, and dated in pencil, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Hired by Andy Warhol as a photographer f...
Category
1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Collapse in a Garden, 1995
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on label of authenticity
Category
1990s Color Photography
Materials
C Print
After the Deluge: Statue, Los Angeles
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer on a label of authenticity
Category
Early 2000s Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Archangel Uriel
By David LaChapelle
Located in New York, NY
David LaChapelle Archangel Uriel
1985/2022
Signed and numbered on label, verso
Archival pigment print (Edition of 500)
16 x 12 inches
Contact gall...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment