Rogue and Master in Terry Richardson

Sex, whether in the east or the west, is the death of the public. Terry richardson is obviously aware of this and has taken action. Even he himself said, "Maybe the pictures in pornographic magazines will make people feel very exciting, but fashion magazines can also publish these pictures, which is no big deal." I like being a bad boy. I want to maximize the influence of these images. This is a challenge to see how far my boundaries can go. "It is terry richardson who tirelessly reminds the audience of the existence of sex all the time, so that his works can get such extensive attention from the public, whether it is praise or abuse. Terry richardson was born in New York State in the 1960s. His mother Anne Lomax is a fashion designer and his father Bob Richardson is a photographer. At that time, together with helmut newton and Richard Avedon, they promoted the breakthrough of fashion photography in 1970s. Terry richardson followed in his father's footsteps. Since he got his first camera, he, like his father, has taken video art as his lifelong pursuit. From 65438 to 0990, terry richardson began his career as a photographer with a series of photos recording social scenes in eastern New York.

Terry richardson has been a full-time fashion photographer since the mid-1990s. In this field, terry richardson reached the pinnacle of his career. His works have appeared in avant-garde magazines such as I-D, VOGUE and THEFACE all the year round, and he is also the object of photography pursued by world-renowned brands such as GUCCI, SISLEY and Armani. In particular, SISLEY, an Italian clothing brand that can only rank second in the luxury goods industry, has created many classic works that can be written into fashion advertising creative textbooks because of its perennial cooperation with terry richardson. Terry richardson also made his unique lens language known and recognized by the world through his cooperation with Sisley for nearly ten seasons. Today, terry richardson has become one of the most famous figures in fashion photography. His exaggerated personal image, rich and exciting work style, client list across fashion, entertainment and publishing circles, and even supermodel wife Eric O 'Connor are all objects that people are eager to worship, imitate and chase.

Terry richardson's success in fashion photography is due to his father's reputation or his mother's support, but to his six words-personality, personality, personality. Terry richardson's strong personal style is the cornerstone of his success, and it is also his best visual business card and poster. Even if he is the most contemporary photographer in America, it is no exaggeration. Throughout terry richardson's works, two key words stand out, that is, sex and nature. No one can deny the ubiquitous sexual suggestion in terry richardson's photos. Naked body, dark expression, teasing meaning, these straightforward expressions can be seen in his works, which seems to be a well-deserved necessity. Even more deadly, three intertwined tongues, a clip on a man's nipple, and a woman's almost infinite sexual fantasy conveyed by the sunset between her legs stimulate the viewer all the time.

Nature refers to terry richardson's shooting skills and his image style. As if deliberately opposed to the hundreds of thousands of machines and equipment used in orthodox commercial photography, terry richardson, with the highest status in the fashion world, only used stupid cameras that even photographers scoffed at. And his explanation is even more "natural" to make people's noses crooked: "Because my eyesight is not very good, I can't focus with an ordinary camera." This is obviously a provocation to the "equipment-only theorists" in photography. However, terry richardson's later stories can inspire these people: "I'm never sure what I'm going to shoot, so I can reserve a little space and create an unintentional and strange structural presentation. I find the result will be very interesting. The camera itself will become an extension of itself and naturally show something. " When everyone is pursuing pixels and calculating aperture, terry richardson's simple and natural expression seems to be closer to the core and essence of photography.

After humiliating the photographer with a stupid camera, terry richardson mocked the model with dull expression and stiff movements with small details that can be seen everywhere in life. He knows how to really communicate with models. In order to relax the models, he will explain his ideas to them in detail and even shoot naked (he calls this mode closer spiritual communication). Terry richardson said, "My best works are all improvised. Models are very important, especially when advertising for Heathley. If the model is not good enough, the whole thing will be a mess. You tell them what you want to do and how to do it. Then, you let them do it and let them do it themselves.

"Some people are born to do this. I let them have sex and kiss together. Sometimes find a couple, but sometimes strangers have to do it. So, modeling is really important. I can't do anything without them. But I won't contact them. I once went out for a walk to give a couple some time to adapt. I said I'm going out to buy a cup of coffee and then I left. " The shapes in terry richardson's works are almost life scenes that you can see at any time in the corner, inside the window and outside the window.

Unlike ordinary fashion photography, which requires models to pose all kinds of incredible exaggerated shapes, the so-called imaginary expressions are completely different (perhaps this is because terry richardson has closer spiritual communication with models). Terry richardson presented an absolutely credible world to the audience in his fashion works series. It's not the other shore we yearn for and pursue in our dreams, but the real world around us. Terry richardson's works shocked us, not because he instilled something completely unknown into us, but because he provided us with a pair of different eyes to re-examine the beauty around us. Aren't those eyes full of desire, licking your tongue and fingers, putting flowers on your chest and private parts exactly what has happened or is happening around us? Perhaps, for various reasons, we forgot these things, but terry richardson recorded them for everyone, so that when the memories begin, we won't feel too lost and lonely.

However, after uncovering the label of terry richardson's sexuality and nature, you will find that there are exquisite stories hidden under LOMO's rich and enthusiastic image. Perfect narration is the biggest difference between terry richardson's works and general fashion photography, while sex and nature are only narrative means. Starting from 1990, he recorded social scenes in eastern new york, and this photography concept has been running through his works, even in the field of fashion photography which focuses on commercial applications.

Terry richardson's works record the most dramatic moments, which are supported by the narrative structure revealed in the details of the picture. Whether it is his documentary photos or fashion photography, the audience can get a stronger aesthetic experience by carefully pondering the hidden stories compared with the visual impact full of eyeballs. This point is beyond the reach of ordinary fashion photography oriented to highlight goods and publicity effects, and it is also the reason why terry richardson can escape from the rigid style of fashion photography.

Because terry richardson's style is very different from that of a fashion photographer in the traditional sense, it is difficult for the public to reach a * * * understanding when evaluating terry richardson, so we can see that two different comments about him can almost coexist in one space. People who like him compare him to Woody Allen, an American geek director, while those who hate him say he is a vulgar beast. But I think both comments are more appropriate.

Anyone who is familiar with terry richardson and Woody Allen will find that they are strikingly similar. They are not only interdisciplinary and prolific artists, but also have similar themes and styles, even similar faces. Terry richardson even bluntly expressed his love for Woody Allen's films. There are many animal images in terry richardson's one-season publicity photos for Ashley. No matter what the author thinks, I always feel that there is a shadow of Woody Allen's masterpiece Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex. Woody Allen and terry richardson are known as the most intellectual film directors and the most contemporary photographers in America. It is the most natural and appropriate thing to tell them together.

Terry richardson's other nickname is "Eye of the Beast", which means, I'm afraid, it's too derogatory and flattering. However, are there any purer eyes in this world than wild animals? It is true that sex can be seen everywhere in terry richardson's works, so many people think this style is vulgar. But everyone knows that sex is an inseparable part of life. What reason do we have to doubt and ignore the inevitable existence in this life?

Woody Allen wrote in Collection of Sex: "You want to know everything about sex, but you are afraid to ask." Terry richardson is those eyes that look straight at the truth and record many images that we dare not or don't want to face. When we criticize terry richardson's works and styles, we should consider whether it is only because we lack the courage to face the truth. Moreover, terry richardson's records are full of strong humanistic atmosphere, and sometimes the selected subjects really subvert the public's judgment scale, but his recording method is undoubtedly gentle and cordial. In terry richardson's works, I don't see the slightest abandonment of human nature (you can compare the works of some photographers in Eastern Europe, especially the use of color and the handling of details), and more are warm words. From this perspective, terry richardson is one of the best inheritors of the western classic humanistic care tradition.

Perhaps sadomasochism and sexual violence are a stimulus to the audience's nerves, but how different is the so-called humanistic tradition from Nazism after abandoning the concern for dissidents and ethnic minorities? It is undoubtedly a great irony that what should be the brightest point in human nature is observed and recorded by a pair of so-called "eyes of the beast". When we see terry richardson's rich and sincere works again, it is necessary to think about what blinded us. If what we can accept now is only the affectation after strict screening, then I have to say that in millions of years of human evolution, we have only gained sadness.