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Richard
Jul-17-2007, 01:32 AM
Haunting images of children from German artist Loretta Lux here (http://www.lorettalux.de/).

Check it out.

Regards,
ivar
Jul-17-2007, 02:35 AM
Haunting images of children from German artist Loretta Lux here (http://www.lorettalux.de/).

Check it out.

Regards,I like them :thumb

The website is a bit annoying to navigate though...
ShepsMom
Jul-17-2007, 06:56 PM
Interesting is right, some of them portraits looks a little spooky :scratch and some don't look real. I probably don't know what i'm talking about.
pathfinder
Jul-17-2007, 07:11 PM
She certainly likes that trick of making the head 10-30% larger than it is in reality. Also the pastel colors and line drawing style too.

Arresting images - not really photos, but not really drawings either.
This seems to be where a lot of photographers tend to move towards.

Marc talked about a change towards the surreal in photos. Certainly apt here.
David_S85
Jul-17-2007, 07:29 PM
L.L.'s works look like a mix between photographic portraiture + Norman Rockwell. I also have a difficult time believing that's her real name. Nevertheless, interesting stuff.
pyrtek
Jul-17-2007, 11:28 PM
Poor kids. :)
wholenewlight
Jul-18-2007, 12:14 PM
L.L.'s works look like a mix between photographic portraiture + Norman Rockwell. I also have a difficult time believing that's her real name. Nevertheless, interesting stuff.

It isn't her real name. Supposedly no one knows her real name. And she never describes how she creates her art - except that sometimes she'll spend six months on the same shot in photoshop (concurrently with other projects, I assume!).

http://www.lorettalux.de/images/press-lore_lux.pdf
emmalou
Jul-18-2007, 12:28 PM
Honestly, it creeps me out.:dunno
wholenewlight
Jul-18-2007, 02:29 PM
Creepy in a way but I like her work.

Surreal to be sure.

Not semi-offensive like Jill Greenberg' shots of crying kids (here's a link to an old thread (http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=385384&postcount=1)discussing her work).
Richard
Jul-19-2007, 12:34 AM
Creepy in a way but I like her work.

Surreal to be sure.
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I have always liked surrealism, but I wouldn't want her to do a portrait of my kid. :D

I think what impressed me the most about these photos is the consistent vision. I guess that's what separates the artists from the rest of us.