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SUBVERSIV
ISBN 3-88769-333-7, format 30 x 24 cm, approx. 120
colourprints, Fadenheftung, Texts from Ralf
König (Comic-strip artist) and Thomas
Sokolowski (Director Andy Warhol Museum), 24,90
Euro
Erotic portraits from the international Art-
and Queerscene. Many celebrities, Artists, Models,
Pop- and Pornstars. Glamourous, partly outrageous
sexual, very picturesque photographs.
"Hopfs photographs captivate with their intensive
colours, extraordinary sceneries and evade
themselves in their intensitiy and immediacy
conventional attributions - they are subversive.
Partly outrageous sexual, these pictures let the
viewer immerse into a glamourous world of
irritating beauty, which Hopf develops through his
eyes. Without words this book tells Love- and
Lifestories of individuals who offend against rules
and gives direct insights into a diverse and
creative reality." (M.Malinowski)
"Hopf's
models, a wild mix of the international, art- and
porno scene, seem to feel very well in front of his
objective. Shining in powerful colors the portraits
document eyes twinkling positions, cattish erotic
and inviting sexuality. Whether Quentin Crisp,
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf or Ralf König- all of
them trusted Rinaldo Hopf and made it possible to
have a view in their inner- and love-life which
surprise with their blunt intimacy. Actually the
portrait-shooting of special stars is only able in
the fewest cases to present something new about the
illustrate models. Too often,the portrait shooting
is on active service for the models who cannot
withstand the try to be recognized in their typical
pose. The photographer has his profits from that,
too. The publicity of the stars also helps the own
publicity, but not in the case of Rinaldo Hopfs
work. E.g.: While Ralf König has fun with
Frank Tepel (Hopf's friend), the photographer
always helps, watches them, creates the scene to
give the passing moment its liberty. His technique,
balanced between tactful acting and shaky shoots of
a special moment, represents the photographer
himself. So actually the explicit photo series of
König and Tepel shows a special threesome. So
Hopf's erotic and fiery pictorial language is
without any misunderstanding. Probably especially
this involvement wakes up this big trust of the
models. (…) In "Subversiv" the people really
take ther pants off, open their blouses, put off
the t-shirts. Then an infecting life-willing
appears, a real life gear. An exploding flood of
pictures (…) A really normal looking close-up
shot of the artist-pair Gilbert and George comes up
to be the "subversive". It's a convulsively soft,
an almost sentimental kiss on the cheek." (Akut
Magazin Dec.2004)
„There were often famous people,
celebrities, and the first impression of surprise
was, that these people allowed to be portrayed like
„this", fastly gave way to the calm
implicitness that these pictures emulate. This was
a mixture of polaroid snapshot and accurate
arrangement, it is exactly balanced, and that
causes this special tension. The portrayed people
are young, old, fat, slim, elegant, bizarre,
normal, odd but never exploited, never really
exposed, always self-confident and very present."
(Ralf König, comic-strip artist)
"...his work tells of liberty and its lines
which always need to be crossed. For Rinaldo Hopf
eccentric is a sister of freedom. In front of this
foreground the models, who are portraits in his
photos seem to be absolutely believable and
represent dignity, humanity an beauty in the most
extravagant pose, naked or in the most funny
outfit. It belongs to his concerns that there are
sturdy erotic and sexual scenes." (Martin Levec,
makes expositions)
Queer-Paket:
Rinaldo Hopf & Del La Grace Volcano
& Daijna Roos & Rebecca Swan together only
Euro 111,
order
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