Photographed by Sybille Walter Styled by Samuel Drira
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Andoni and Arantxa were born at the beginning of the 80's in Spain. They have been traveling all around the world, working in arts and music. They studied photography in Paris and New York.
They currently live in Italy.
Represented in Spain by Poetic Artists Management (poeticartists.com)
Nome del gruppo: THE ELEMENT OF FREEDOM Hair stylist: Michele Qureshi Fotografo/a: Arantxa&andoni Santamaria&planes Stylist: Irene De Santis Make-up artist: Thas Bretas Fashion designer: Vincenzo Valvo Modello/a: Vika Mostovnikova
Uno stile new-romantic,elementi del movimento hippie rivisitati,a partire dalla locationaperta,in una tersa giornata di sole invernale,con la luce come elemento chiave ,di liberta' appunto,che traccia i contorni della figura in modo suggestivo e non delineato,per un perfetto connubiotra la natura circostante e gli abiti,dai tessuti leggeri e preziosi,frammentati da tocchi hippie.
Il make up e' pulito,segue le ombre naturali del viso ed e segnato naturalmente dai suoi punti luce.
I capelli dalla texture apparentemente vissuta,nascondono carichi di sensualita' qull'aria scanzonata un po' hippie e un po' romantica,donando nell'insieme una femminilita ricercata.
Prim Magazine #10 Winter 2010
'Et age noir'
Diana Ieva Birzina (Next) by Andoni & Arantxa
caps from youkioske.com/Prim Magazine N10 Winter 2010
I hope they start to take some outdoor eds, not only countryside sights, they have so very much potential but I want to see more color here... I'm a little bit tired of b&w pics. And I want they to use models friends like Marina or Madeleine
the tonality in their work is so similar to that of Camilla Akrans. I don't really see anything particularly gripping but I think they're off to a nice start.
Name: Andoni&Arantxa Year of Birth: both 1982 Nationality: born in Spain/citoyens du monde Based in: now Milan. Website:www.andoniandarantxa.com Representation: close up milan
Inspirations/Influences:
From Chuck Berry, Etta James & Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Jefferson Airplane… to Joy Division, PJ Harvey, Thom Yorke, Florence and The Machine, Bon Iver… Saint German de Pres in Paris and Williamsburg in NYC. Helmut Newton, Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, Norman Parkinson & Horst.
Three people you would love to work with:
Hanna MacGibbon, Phoebe Philo, Martin Margiela
Who do you think is one to watch?
Giacomo Simoni (stylist), Noelia Corral (hair stylist), Erika Labanauskaite (model)