the front cover of sueddeusche zeitung featuring the nude kristen mc menamy marked teller’s entrance on the scene ...................................................
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juergen teller : fashion shoots the front cover of sueddeusche zeitung featuring the nude kristen mc menamy marked teller’s entrance on the scene: a no-frills shot showing the bare physicality of the naked human body. in a blurred mix of criticism and self-praise, teller seems intended to present the subtle ambiguous basis, the swirling vacuum on which the fashion industry is based. his work epitomises the shift away from the cosmetic perfection of the 1980s towards a much rawer, apparently spontaneous look, the models are portrayed (claudia schiffer and kate moss to name but two), placing them in a private setting, far from the world of glamour. he points out the slight physical 'imperfections' that constitute each model's unique form of beauty. alongside contemporaries corinne day, david sims and nigel shafran, he has been credited with changing the face of fashion photography, away from the slick surfaces and impossible gloss of the 80s, to a more authentic realism for the 90. teller has always insisted on creative freedom in his commercial work, and works only with models and stylists who he feels can respond personally and creatively to his concepts for shoots and campaigns. his fashion work has been in publications throughout the world. --- back to juergen teller exhibition --- see juergen teller's biography --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------	kristin mc menamy, versace heart, 1996 photographed by juergen teller, exhibition >märchenstüberl< courtesy : fotomuseum im stadtmuseum, munich orange kate, 1998 photographed by juergen teller, courtesy : fotomuseum im stadtmuseum, munich stephanie seymour - 1999 underwear shooting with jeff koons work 'cicciolina embracing the pink panther'. courtesy the photographers gallery, london campaign for katherine hamnett, 1996 courtesy katherine hamnett silhouette for helmut lang, 1999 courtesy helmut lang