Skrebneski Documented est un recueil intime de photographies prises au cours des sept dernières décennies par l’illustre photographe de Chicago Victor Skrebneski. Éditée par le photographe lui-même, cette collection évocatrice présente ses images les plus connues, y compris sa série de “portraits en pull col roulé noir”–portraits dramatiques en noir et blanc de stars emblématiques dont Liza Minnelli, Bette Davis et Orson Welles; études de mouvements dynamiques et flous; photographies de nus provocateurs de corps sculptés parfaits; collages dadaïstes composés de parties du corps. Capturant l’esprit expérimental, repoussant les frontières et l’esprit incessant des images de Skrebneski, ce volume documente un qui est qui des visages célèbres, y compris des portraits d’Andy Warhol, Audrey Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, David Bowie, Iman, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Fred Astaire, et Diana Ross ; photos en n.b. et en couleurs.
Skrebneski Documented is an intimate compendium of photographs shot over the past seven decades by the illustrious Chicago-based photographer Victor Skrebneski. Edited by the photographer himself, this evocative collection features his best-known images, including his series of “black-turtleneck-sweater portraits”–dramatic black-and-white portraits of iconic stars including Liza Minnelli, Bette Davis, and Orson Welles; dynamic, blurry motion studies; provocative nude photographs of flawless, sculpted bodies; and Dadaist collages comprised of body parts. Capturing the experimental, boundary-pushing spirit and unceasing wit of Skrebneski’s images, this volume documents a who’s who of famous faces, including portraits of Andy Warhol, Audrey Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, David Bowie, Iman, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Fred Astaire, and Diana Ross. For photography, art, and fashion lovers alike, this is a true collector’s item that celebrates the exhilarating work by one of America’s greatest photographic artists.
