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Art Dumay
Product description
Paul Blanca, pseudonym for Paul Vlaswinkel was a Dutch photographer born in Amsterdam in 1958 and who died there in 2021. He became known in the 1980s for his controversial and violent photographs. He was self-taught and led a rough life full of alcohol and drugs. He was influenced by Hans Van Manen, Benno Premsela and Robert Mapplethorpe. Blanca, the photographer did not shy away from confrontation. He became known became a photograph for which a crying Mickey Mouse with thumb raised was bloody carved into his back. The image became iconic within Dutch portrait photography. He mutilated himself with razors, iron wire, nails and arrows, portrayed heroin prostitutes in their moment of surrender and distorted bodies with wires. In New York, he was mentored by Robert Mapplethorpe, who called the still-young photographer his only real rival. Despite subjects that are averse to the broad public, Paul Blanca manages to capture the "moment" in an aesthetic and profound way. His photographs make the viewer think about what beauty is and therefore remain intriguing. In the 1990s, Blanca was accused by fellow artist Rob Scholte of the Amsterdam bombing in which Scholte lost his legs. The accusations were never proven, but galleries dropped Blanca. His later works are more subdued in nature.
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ConditionExcellentColorsGold, White, Creme, BlackMaterialOtherNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight84 cmWidth64 cm