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We follow the work of French photographer Maud Chalard for a while now and we also had the chance to get an insight into her life in one of our 24 Hours Features.
We love that she captures scenes so full of heart and emotions that you can almost feel the warmth sparking from her imagery. Love is what seems to inspire Maud Chalard as well since she often shoots couples in intimate moments and wonderfully natural scenes. Amongst her images you can also find some self-portraits of her and her (equally talented) boyfriend Théo Gosselin. If you enjoy her work, you can also follow Maud Chalard on Facebook.
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Philadelphia artist Kim Alsbrooks recreates historial oil portraits on flattened beers cans and fast food containers. Titled “My White Trash Family” the series was conceived while Alsbrook was living in the south and found herself grappling with prevailing ideas of class. She shares via a statement about the project:
The White Trash Series was developed while living in the South out of frustration with some of the prevailing ideologies, in particular, class distinction. This ideology seems to be based on a combination of myth, biased history and a bizarre sentimentality about old wars and social structures. With the juxtaposition of the portraits from museums, once painted on ivory, now on flattened trash like beer cans and fast food containers, the artist sets out to even the playing field, challenging the perception of the social elite in today’s society.
Filmmaker Jesse Brass recently caught up with Alsbrook to interview her for his Making Art series. Watch it above.