Based upon work in my retro series, I worked with Jen Ridel over at Deco Home to create this print ad for their store. It was a fast turnaround, as every job seems to be nowadays.
Deco Home Print Ad
July 22nd, 2010It’s hot out there
July 16th, 2010On the long, hot, summer drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles
Vanity Fair
July 8th, 2010
Backstage Pass to Galliano
Backstage at John Galliano’s fall-winter ’08 and spring-summer ’09 ready-to-wear shows in Paris, photographer Mark Leibowitz challenged himself to keep his photos simple. There to document the behind-the-scenes, as he has for many seasons, he sought to cut through what he calls “choreographed chaos”—the precise but fraught dance between the models, makeup artists, and various stylists, set to a frantic rhythm. Eventually, however, Leibowitz decided to let his work get complicated.
The result is the exhibition “Backstage at Galliano,” shown privately in New York City through May 1. The photographs offer a frenetic and multi-tiered view of the performance that takes place moments before the show on the catwalk. Bright, ethereal, and—he nailed it—chaotic, the images illustrate a dimension defined by avant-garde headpieces, pouted lips, painted faces (Leibowitz’s Ode to Pat is a tip of the hat to legendary makeup artist Pat McGrath), and never-ending limbs.
“Over the 12 seasons I’ve shot backstage at Galliano, I’ve always felt and loved the energy reflective of the designer,” Leibowitz said. “In an environment as layered as backstage, it’s amazing what’s pulled off.”
A share of the proceeds from the collection will be donated to two charities near Leibowitz’s heart: the African Millennium Foundation, which supports social and economic empowerment for African women, and B Lab, a nonprofit with a focus on corporate accountability.
A native of San Francisco, Leibowitz will next take his photos west, first to his home city, and then to Los Angeles. The exhibition will also be on display in Cannes and London, with a likely return to New York with a show in the Hamptons this summer.
– Molly Erman, Vanity Fair, April 28, 2009
New York Magazine
July 8th, 2010
‘Backstage at Galliano’ Exhibit Is a Psychedelic Mind Trip
For the fall 2008 and spring 2009 seasons, photographer Mark Leibowitz went backstage at the John Galliano ready-to-wear fashion shows. And rather than pointing his lens solely at the clothes and the models, he shot the chaos that goes on behind the scenes. The result — a beautiful mix of colors, faces, hats, and dresses that captures the essence of a fashion show and all of its beauty and mayhem. “Cramped quarters, poor lighting, and a frantic atmosphere became my invitation to deconstruct the pandemonium, revealing elegance and grace,” he tells us. “During the shows I remained still while the variety of colors and layers in these images evolved past the lens in seemingly choreographed procession.” The arresting photographs will be on display at a private event later this week. And since the “Backstage at Galliano” exhibition will not be open to the public, you can click ahead to view a portion of it here.
– Sharon Clott, New York Fashion: The Cut, April 20, 2009
Shooting and Editing on iPhone 4
July 6th, 2010Amazing – a short film entirely shot and edited on the new iPhone 4.
It’s called “Apple of My Eye”
Check it out.
Cold+Hot Exhibition at MICAËLA GALLERY
July 2nd, 2010We’re very pleased to be a part of the Cold + Hot exhibition at MICAËLA GALLERY in San Francisco. The show opened last night and will be up through August 28.
From the Micaela Gallery Blog:
Greetings!,
MICAËLA GALLERY presents COLD+HOT 2010, an annual showcase of the work of selected national and international glass sculptors in a single exhibition. Featured artists are Peter Bremers, Kathleen Elliot, Michael Janis, Michelle Knox, Weston Lambert, Carol Lawton,Silvia Levenson, JP Long, Susan Longini, Thomas Scoon, Carmen Spera, and Kristiina Uslar, who collectively demonstrate the expansive versatility of glass as a sculpture medium in terms of material, color, and form, alongside video work by Tim Tate and photography byMark Leibowitz.
The exhibition title, “COLD+HOT 2010,” derives from the distinct processes used by glass artists for millennia – sculpting its form, or cold-working it while cold (actually, at room temperature), very hard and brittle; and working hot glass, shaping it while molten, using blowing and/or kiln forming techniques at temperatures ranging from 1700 to over 3000 degrees.
Visually rich, “COLD+HOT 2010″ introduces the work of new artists to Micaëla Gallery, Kathleen Elliot, Michael Janis, Tim Tate, and Mark Leibowitz.
KATHLEEN ELLIOT, a multi-awarded artist (Juror’s Award, Bay Area Glass Institute 2010), works with botanical sculpture – natural and imaginary – which have earned recognition for her work on a national level throughout the U.S.
MICHAEL JANIS received the 2010 Saxe Fellowship at the Bay Area Glass Institute’s recent “Great Glass Auction,” in San Jose, California. “COLD+HOT 2010″ features selections from Janis’ Tarot Series.
San Francisco Bay area native MARK LEIBOWITZ graduated from Stanford University and lived in Spain and Brazil prior to moving to Los Angeles. His work blends lifestyle, fashion, travel and portraiture. Recent projects include backstage coverage of the fashion shows in New York, Milan and Paris and philanthropy.
Ken Trapp, former Curator-in-Charge of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, states that TIM TATE “takes on the clichés of our culture, and lays down a challenge for himself.” By blending traditional sculpture with new media technology, Tate builds the framework to fit his artistic narrative.
You are cordially invited to join us for a welcoming reception for the artists on Thursday, 1 July 2010, from 5 to 7.30 pm.
For inquiries or a preview of these works, please contact info@micaela.com.
Kindest regards,
MICAËLA GALLERY
A print exhibition catalog, PDF exhibition catalog, photographs and high resolution images are available upon request. To order print exhibition catalog, please contact the gallery at info@micaela.com
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