Loretta Lux: It’s the EYES!

I LOVE the photographs of Loretta Lux. Born in 1969 in Dresden, Loretta is red hot in the photo world. Six years ago (2005) she received the International Center of Photography’s very prestigious Infinity Award for Art. Her carefully composed photographs are unsettling, perfectly arranged with nothing left to chance. Her use of Photoshop is widely discussed, yet when asked, she (and her dealer) say that the technique is not open for discussion. That’s OK with me. The photographs in person are incredible. Children are by far her favorite subject, except her children exist as emotionless automatons you just don’t feel a desire to hug.

Learn more at: (www.lorettalux.de) or at Yossi Milo Gallery (www.yossimilo.com) in New York.

"Boy in Blue Raincoat" 2001 Ilfochrome print, © Loretta Lux, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

"The Drummer" 2004 Ilfochrome print, © Loretta Lux, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

"Portrait of Antonia" 2007 Ilfochrome print, © Loretta Lux, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Reposted from 11/18/08.

Palm Pre Commercials

(Above and below) Still image from Sprint Palm Pre commercial with actress Tamara Hope.


(Above) Photograph by Loretta Lux.
(Above) Photograph by Loretta Lux.




IS IT ME? OR DO I SEE A RESEMBLANCE IN THE CURRENT PALM PRE COMMERCIALS ON TV (see above) to the surreal photographs of Loretta Lux? Loretta is one of my favorite contemporary photographers, who creates incredible images of children in bleak but beautiful surroundings. In a way, if a Loretta Lux photograph could talk, would it be like this television commercial with Tamara Hope? I am not saying anything negative about the commercials— in fact, I love them. If the art director said: “yea, I wanted this surreal, Renaissance-style/Loretta Lux type of image,” I’d say he did a great job. The Palm Pre commercials are hauntingly wonderful, and I stop everything when it comes on the tube.

If you will remember, I did a post on Loretta Lux back in November. Click here for a review.

Loretta Lux is represented by Yossi Milo Gallery in New York and her work is © copyright.