blake little shoots honey covered humans for preservation series
blake little shoots honey covered humans for preservation series
all images © blake little
american artist blake little‘s career as a celebrity portrait photographer has seen him frame some of the most famous faces in the world. most recently, little has experimented with the human body and mediums that can be used in tandem with skin. this investigation has lead him to ‘preservation‘, his recently-completely project and monograph, which adds a ‘sweet’ sculptural quality to his portfolio.
little has covered portrait subjects in tubs of sticky-sweet honey while being photographed in the studio. models representing a diverse range of ages, ethnicities and body types have been completely canvassed in cascading sheets of golden goo, resulting in their almost amber-preserved appearance. seemingly frozen in place, the subjects evoke sensuality and drama, their positions and limbs exaggerated by the molten material hanging from them. little presents ‘preservation’ at kopeikin gallery, los angeles from march 7 to april 18, 2015. take a look at the accompanying video below (contains nudity) to see how the images were created in his studio.
tao, 2012
sarah, front 2012
angelina and paul, 2014
ouriel, front, 2012
moxie, 2014
ouriel, back, 2012
catherine, 2012
devion, back, 2012
riot, 2013
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I though this was a cool concept until I saw the dog and the baby. Both of whome had no say in this at all.
When is the extravagance art?
awesome
but thats raises the question of waste.
It’s so interesting, I can’t look away! Amazing work!
Seriously? Pour a liberal counting of honey all over a dog just to massage an ego?
Unrivaled ! and Nice ..
Disgusting and useless. Waste of food. Why do you publish this, Designboom?
freeking awesome!!!!!
Stunning, beautiful work. Congratulations. If I had a moment of doubt it was with the pictures of the dog and the baby. As an owner of 3x dogs and father of two, now adult sons, I wouldn’t put my children or pets in a situation such as this. Yet, even these two photos have power. I hope both the child and dog were well cared for. That aside, it is an exhibition of remarkable photos. Best wishes.
Gorgeous!!!
Intriguing imagery most certainly. The studio lighting captured the ephemeral but superb transformations wrought by the flowing honey into engaging lacquered representations of those souls we seldom take note of on our daily travels.
Perhaps the complaints concerning your use of the regurgitated/redigested product of bees would have been avoided if you had used the vascular fluids drained from maple trees instead. Outstanding results!