Raised
in New Hampshire, Paul
McDonough attended
the New England School of Art in Boston to study drawing and
painting. Prior to his studies, Paul became childhood friends with
Tod Papageorge, the noted photographer recognized for documenting the
chaotic tension between fans and athletes in professional sports
during the height of Vietnam. Swapping ideas and inspired by Tod’s
recommendation, knowledge, and passion for the medium, both
photographers formed a friendship that would resonate later in Paul’s
career trajectory. He moved to New York City in 1967 where he was
transfixed by the city’s soul and kinetic energy. In the city, Tod
introduced him to renowned photographer Garry Winogrand, and so begun
the transferring between souls.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Claus Jares is photographer from Argentina, mainly erotic
Claus Jares is a photographer from Argentina. Her childhood was one of coutry side and open air.
Her
family movd to Buenos Aires when she was 14 ; and only a few
years later, when the country was under a military dictatorship, she
left it for Boston. There, immersed in the city's art scene of the
early '80, her calling as a photographer became clear to her. She
graduated from NESOP in 1982 and began working right away in
editorial, model agencies and as set photographer for music videos
and short films.
Life
led her to Caracas, Venezuela, where she continued her career as a
freeelance photographer for agencies, as well as participating in
collective shows in the city. Back, for good, in Buenos Aires, she
has never stop shooting.
She
studied anthropology and classical theatre, involved both as
performer and as photographer.
Her
work has been exhibited in private and public galleries.
About
her erotic work, she says : « My
making erotic photography comes as no surprise to me: I’ve been
drawn to the erotic since I was a teenager, drawn by the secrets and
the mystery behind those images and its characters. Back from school
at my grandmother’s house I would step in the bathroom where,
hidden between the towels, lay an old porno, filled with sensual and
sensitive images, and romance. It must have belonged to my
grandfather, and thus to later generations… I used to feed upon
those pictures, wondering on the meaning and form of orgasm,
masturbation… After twenty minutes my grandma would call out for
me; the food was served.
I’ve
always been into sensual images, objects, clothing, shoes, stockings,
which triggered ideas. I cut and glued to my bedroom walls pictures
of Brigitte Bardot, Jane Birkin, Claudia Sánchez, Marlon Brando,
Robert Plant, Jim Morrison…and many others more! plus my music, my
records.
My
room… was my kingdom, my shelter, the place where every feeling,
every sensation ran through my body. It made my way into photography,
and, considering my kinky teenage inclinations, it was only natural
to combine the carnal with the power of creation.I’ve always
enjoyed telling stories through my pictures. Enclosed, in the dark,
at night… I’m thrilled by the unknown, the unlit, the irrational
, the supernatural.
The
women that have worked with me know and understand that this
sensitivity is with me in every job, be it a portrait, fashion, or an
erotic shoot. There’s always a sense of erotism in all my pieces.
I’ve been lucky enough to work with people that have allowed me to
take a glimpse of their souls. I often work with women, since there
is a sort of symbiosis, of ease, encouraging, pleasantly gratifying
for both of us. As a photographer I take pictures as I would take
them to myself, which I frequently do. My strength lies in the
artist, in what I am made of, a woman, a body of emotions. »
Claus Jares
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