Saturday, October 02, 2004
Lovely picture, ain't it? I've always felt that b/w pictures exude a particular sense of charm-calm. And as I'd discovered today, Veronique Vial demonstrates this aspect perfectly. She had done a series of b/w portraits for her 'Women before 10 A.M' themed series. Flipping through, you might conclude these aren't any different. Just the usual shots of famous people, only they weren't made up or as well dressed as in glitzy functions. But I think otherwise. I love Vial's idea of linking all these portraits with a single simple theme, capturing people before/as/after they've woken up and before the stated 10 A.M - how, like conceptual art almost. I had popped by Books Kinokuniya after the meeting (lengthy, as usual) today and chanced upon its sequel, 'Men before 10 A.M Too'. Vial made men with toothbrushes in their mouths look sexy. Really.
