This weeks fiction piece, clever girl, by tessa hadley, is accompanied by a photograph by vee speers, an australian artist based in paris. The photographer vee speers took inspiration from her daughters fancydress party to create beautiful yet disturbing portraits of children, designed to. The birthday party photographs by vee speers lensculture. The parisian life of vee speers amidts the high energy buzz of art vending and champagne sipping that was show off 2009, one photo series set itself apart from the rest. Drawing the viewer into the childrens world a world that evokes conflicting emotions somewhere between fantasy and real life. Vee speers birthday party portraits evoke the formality of a bygone era. We are the proud exlusive international outside the nordic region retailer. Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final selling price. Two of her photography books have been reprinted due to popularity. The australian photographer vee speers has portrayed a number of children to an imaginary birthday party. Immortal, the birthday party, parisians, bordello vee speers. Buy the birthday party by vee speers from waterstones today. The poetic images are shot at eye level, so the viewer is drawn into the childrens world a world that. The posters are printed on our highquality paper, which is both ecofriendly, nonreflecting and colourfast.
Vee speers the birthday party series poster vissevasse. Vee speers immortal, the birthday party, parisians, bordello march 8th. The children are placed in front of the same white w. Vee speers posters from vissevasse vissevasse international. This is a series of portraits of children about to attend an imaginary birthday party. The children are placed in front of the same white wall and gaze into the lens of the camera, performing within a strictly laid out frame. The pictures capture the duplicitary nature of children, both brutal and defenseless, sweeping tiresome stereotypes. The birthday party hardcover april 1, 2009 by vee speers photographer visit amazons vee speers page.
Synopsis this is a series of portraits of children about to attend an imaginary birthday party. Her portraits have been exhibited and published worldwide. The birthday party is also a reminder of our collective need to escape into our own imaginations. Parisbased photographer vee speers unveils a new series of childrens portraits from a makebelieve costume party where the kids come dressed as creatures. Inspired by her daughters birthday party speers imagined what characters might be created if role play were. Vee speers will display a new series, botanica, at photo london may 1922 with the photographers gallery, and another new series, dystopia, later in the year at paris photo november 10. Vee speers photos from the edge of reality that nordic.
The birthday party photo series is an unsettling collection of childrens portraits inspired by the anniversaries of vee speerss own daughter. Vee speers, a parisbased australian artist, fell in love with photography in the 70s, assisting her father in his converted caravan darkroom, mesmerised by seeing his portraits appear like magic. All vee speers in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed australian photographer vee speers, we have reproduced a number of her photos. See more ideas about vee speers, photography and portrait.
Alperts harrowing, often hilarious reconstruction of what should have been a gardenvariety new york street crime. I photographed my youngest daughter and her friends in different outfits inspired by an imaginary party, using the washed out colour pallet and strange costumes to create a timeless quality. Inspired by her daughters birthday party speers imagined what characters. The children are placed in front of the same white wall and gaze into the lens of the camera performing within a strictly laid out frame. Vee speers ex the beautifully simple, desaturated yet crisp, photographs of children. Vee speers poster from the series the birthday party the world famous australian photographer vee speers has made this series of portrait photos of several children at an imaginary birthday party. Vee speers, paris fotokonst, konststilar, produkter. Speers most recent work the birthday party is a series of short stories linked by the theme of an imaginary birthday party. See more ideas about vee speers, photography and children photography. Speers came up with the idea for the project during her daughters birthday party and considers it to be partly autobiographical, drawing from her own childhood memories in australia. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Then youll get theatrical portraits of costumed children on their way to an imaginary celebration. Speers came up with the idea for the project during her daughters birthday party.
Part of a series called the birthday party by renowned photographer vee speers. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. In a conceptual and technical departure from her previous w. In 1990, a short stay in france became a permanent move to paris, which. Vees book bordello with a foreword by karl lagerfield was followed up by the birthday party book in 2008. She began shooting in black and white, and soon added layers of color digitally. The australian photographer vee speers took her iconic portrait photos of several children at an imaginary birthday party. After moving to paris she began exhibiting her series bordello, followed by the birthday party, immortal and thirteen, engaging viewers with the dramatic tension of her. Inspired by watching her own young children interact in interior spaces, she developed a series of single portraits of children in costume. The children are placed in front of the same white wall. Clever girl, by tessa hadley, is accompanied by a photograph by vee speers, an australian. In the birthday party, we encounter her theatrical portraits of costumed children on their way to an imaginary celebration. The birthday party this is a series of portraits of children about to attend an imaginary birthday party. Faces look directly at the viewer creating a quietly dramatic tension urging a reaction from the viewer.
The poetic photos are shot at eye level of the children. The beautifully simple, desaturated yet crisp, photographs of children. Inspired by her daughters birthday party speers imagined what characters might be created if role play were pushed to imaginative extremes. The girl blowing a bubble is from the series the birthday party. Speers studied fine art and photography at the qca in brisbane before working as a stills photographer at the abc television in sydney in the 80s.
Vee speers, an australian artist, has lived and worked in paris since 1990. Add a few odd objects and vee speers with a camera. Photographer vee speerss best shot art and design the. The birthday party hardcover april 1, 2009 by vee speers photographer. Vee speers bio, artworks, exhibitions and more artland. Speers book bordello with a foreword by karl lagerfeld is available world. The children stare openly at the camera, but very little is revealed of themselves.
Speers book bordello with a foreword by karl lagerfeld is available worldwide, and her second book the birthday party was released in october 2008 by dewi lewis, uk. A native australian, but long time parisian resident, vee speer s most recent series is a provacatively elegant look at childhood. Speers earlier work in a series entitled bordello constructed elaborate filmic interiors of fantasy. Edel classics ear books, 2006 and the birthday party dewi lewis publishers. In her iconic series the birthday party, speers eternalises the innocence of childhood with timeless portraits that are. The birthday party vee speers bok 9781904587644 bokus. After moving to paris from sydney, she began exhibiting her first series bordello, followed by parisians, the birthday party, immortal, thirteen and most recently bulletproof, engaging viewers with the dramatic tension of her portraits and her unique pallet of colour. Author of the highly successful book art photography now thames. Photo art poster by vee speers printed on swedish ecofriendly paper 170 g multiart matt. Vee speers, secret garden the eye of photography magazine. The poetic photos are shot at eye level, drawing the viewer into the childrens world. The immediacy of vee speers imagery is overwhelming. Her series, the birthday party, is currently enjoying a twoyear traveling exhibition in.