This shoot is based on the Josef Albers book of the same name. click the image above to go to the set at vicestyle.com
- Photos Ben Ritter
- Creative Director John McSwain
- Styling Annette Lamothe-Ramos
- Hair Lena Ott
- Make-Up Erin Green
- Models Sam, Heidi, Rachel at Major
Some words from creative director john mcswain about his concept.
Well, where to begin? We thought that maybe this story could use a little history for those potentially unfamiliar with the subject instead of leaving it pretentiously wide open. The Interaction of Color is based on Josef Albers' influential color theory book of the same name. This book, its collection of images and its simple basic layout of colors and the way they, oh what's the word, interact with each other is a staple of introductory art school courses. A few years ago I became heavily interested in vibrating colors and the effects they can have on one's perception, specifically their potential for hallucinatory gain. I often used to head to the MoMA to zone out in front of the Yves Klein blue or the Dan Flavin neon. I once even lost total track of time just staring at some blue graffiti on a bright red wall at Max Fish. I ran through some old color theory texts to research this interest and kept returning to this book. I didn't receive a whole lot of info on the subject but there's just something so very elegant about the book. And so finally the idea arose to create an editorial based on a few images that stood out to us from the book. Ben, Annette and I began working on the logistics of turning colors, shapes and patterns into babes, colors, shapes and patterns. I guess some of you will recognize some images and for those that don't but have interest I highly recommend you look into the book and Albers himself. Art school or not I think many of us have so many shared experiences based on key texts, ideas and theories and it's fun to acknowledge the influence that they've had and to help spread them to new readers elsewhere. Enjoy!
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