A second blog from DaaD vzw. A bit different in content.

Saturday 29 March 2014

Monica cook



Living and working in New York, Monica Cook was born in Dalton, Georgia. Her paintings look a bit revolting and grotesque at first, and that may be part of her art. There is a lot of shameless behavior, naked, squirming bodies and well defined slime, but most of all there is the glazed eyes and the translucent shiny skin. Sweaty, bruised, disturbing and fascinating at the same time.
Is it intimate or extreme behavior we are looking at...






Monday 24 March 2014

Ken-Ichi Murata



Ken-Ichi Murata produces small series of hand coloured black & white prints. Working and living in Osaka, Japan. Inspired by the old traditions, fairy tales and mythology, Ken-Ichi shows us the hidden eroticism in these stories. Or a least we get at glimpse into the artist’s fantasy realm.
Death and Eros go hand in hand in Murata's work, his work shows nymph-like japanese girls in sometimes explicit erotic poses.
On Murata's book 'Another tale of princess' Japanese photo critic Lizawa Kotaro says; this compilation of hand colored photos makes you feel a strange sensation of "fragrant peace". 








Ken-Ichi Murata starts off with a color photo, which he doesn't consider to be a work.
then produces a black and white image
hand coloring it with a brush, turning it into one of his works.

Friday 14 March 2014

David Nal-Vad and Denis Rouvre



"Co-Incidence" is a project by sculptor / painter David Nal-Vad and photographer / filmmaker Denis Rouvre. When Denis started taking pictures of Davids work as a sculptor they became friends.
Denis asked David to paint on some of his large pictures. Giving away the control of his own work and trusting David eventually resulted in "Co-Incidence". The painter, photographer and the model start out on a journey, resulting in a tantalizing exotic image.
David Nal-Vad, Franco-Gabonese working in France. Denis Rouvre is french.







Sunday 9 March 2014

Pavel Titovich


Born in 1983 and now living in Belgorod, Russia. He puts the person at the centre of his work. Pavel Titovich's work is sensual and has a vintage feel to it. The soft lighting and used accessories give the images a dreamlike feeling, pictures you might find in the attic of an old forgotten mansion.








Tuesday 4 March 2014

Milosz Wozaczynski


Born in Poland, this self-taught photographer now works from Birmingham and Brussels. Using large format, classic photosensitive materials, x-ray films and tray development. Showing great technical skill while producing inspiring black and white images.

Milosz Wozaczynski; "I love to work slowly, and I hate to have too much choice after a session. So it’s just better for me to work with large format and make just a few photographs each session. The other thing is the fact that digital photography is just too easy.”







Hasselblad Masters competition winner in wedding/social category in 2012.