Growing
up in a small suburban Texan town “where most stereotypes resonated
in some form or fashion”, Hugh
Lippe
lived with what he describes as good Christian parents and three
brothers. They were close enough to Dallas to have an urban influence
but settled next to a large man-made lake, where he was exposed to
some colourful influences and where football, sports, hunting and
masculinity were important. Early on, and perhaps as some form of
redemption, he developed an eye for the ‘mundane’ and began
taking pictures in search of honesty. His fascination with
photography eventually landed him to Brooklyn where he spent several
years living out what he now considers the dark days – admitting “I
literally lost my 20s” – but thanks that experience for his
appreciation of life today. “Throughout all ups and downs I
constantly took refuge in the arts whether that be music or something
hanging on the wall,” he says. “It was this attraction to
creativity that enabled me a unique perspective through which to view
every scenario.” Moving on from his crazy loft existence and his
classmates, Lippe now lives in the East Village with his wife Heather
in a “small but beautiful apartment” where he goes about his art
in the most straightforward way possible. “I love photography and
have been in love with it way before I matured or had to stress about
responsibilities,” he says. “I have become a bit more blunt as
the realities and politics surrounding getting images out there
surface.” (from
http://www.russhmagazine.com/arts-music/artists/hugh-lippe/)
