25-06-2005
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Ellen von Unwerth - Photographer
i felt we should have this thread and i would like to know what you think of her work...
i myself find it very predictable and boring, she is always creating this femme fatal-girly-sex-kitten stereotype, willfully of course, but i don't see the point of it. a bit of helmut newton but without the edge, etc. etc. then there are those riefenstahl-inspired 'deutsche mädel' series that give you a certain shock, maybe, but without any deeper effect...? all that said i admit that i occasionally fall in love with one or two of her images, because she is a good photographer after all. here is one that i love: from www.eart.ne.jp/ |
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25-06-2005
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I really like ehr stuff, I like her version of the femme fatal/sex kitten beacuase it has adittued and creativety behind it.
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25-06-2005
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25-06-2005
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25-06-2005
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^ love those pics you posted spacemiu
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25-06-2005
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the hole cover i have to like
 , i had it on my wall for ages.thanks for posting the pictures, spacemiu. i don't know, i don't feel the creativity, it's all too cute, i get the feeling of having eaten too much icecream.... |
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25-06-2005
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Ellen von Unwerth is a Teutonic who is fond of flash, and grainy film.
She is like a neo-Helmut Newton with less of the aesthetic.
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25-06-2005
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Quote:
This is very Jeanloup Sieff.
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"In truth I am not altogether wrong to consider dandyism a form of religion." Charles Baudelaire Last edited by Estella* : 26-06-2005 at 03:59 AM. |
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19-07-2005
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bump...i see this hasnt been touched in about 3 weeks but i know *i* would love to hear more opinions about her work. i'm not a fan of her stuff b/c as the first poster stated, i find it predictable and uninteresting. it seems that she's trying too hard with a lot of her stuff. like i get the impression i SHOULD be shocked or something but i'm not
 can someone who is a fan of hers explain why they like her, so that i perhaps better see the appeal? |
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20-07-2005
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I like her photos because it always looks like there's something going on. You can tell she has good interaction with her models. I see them more as sophisticated snap shots.
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20-07-2005
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ok, I like her for lots of uncool, uneducated reasons. I just like the final product. I think they're really lovely to look at and usually always have a fun element.
Here are some I like (not my favourites, but what I have on my computer) Last edited by stilista : 20-07-2005 at 07:14 AM. |
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20-07-2005
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  i always like things for uncool uneducated reasons... i appreciate your explanation, stilista, i guess if all her pictures were pleasant to look at for me, i would like her, too  |
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22-07-2005
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windowshopping
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you should chek viviane sassen out!
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03-09-2005
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Ellen von Unwerth
 Ellen von Unwerth http://www.artandcommerce.com/ Ellen von Unwerth was born in Germany in the mid 1950's. She worked in a circus as assistant to the knife thrower and worked as a model ... [more] source: http://www.staleywise.com   there is a LOT more to see, but kind of difficult to find online, anyways she is one of my favorite photographers, she just has an unique style ... |
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