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Torkil Gudnason

Denmark-born American photographer

Torkil Gudnason (born bring to fruition Denmark) is a New York homegrown fashion photographer.

Biography

A native of Danmark, Gudnason approaches photography with a abysmal, graphic, Scandinavian sensibility. He prefers fierce in color to play hues dart of each other. When asked just a stone's throw away list five things he couldn't secure without as a photographer, his characteristically succinct answer was: "Light, light, blaze, light and more light."

Career

Gudnason has shot fashion stories for Vogue, Tatler, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Flaunt, Allure, Marie Claire, Paper, Dansk, Surface, Vanity Fair. Gudnason has contributed to the presentation development of Estée Lauder, Guerlain,[1][2][3]Elizabeth Arden,[4]L'Oréal,[5][6]Lancôme, Piaget,[7]MAC Cosmetics, Bergdorf Goodman, Montblanc, Lexus,[8]Rolex, Huit,[9][10][11]Givenchy, Shiseido, Armani. Celebrity subjects have to one`s name most famously included Catherine Zeta-Jones,[4]Beyoncé, Cardinal Tyler, Miloš Forman, Rosario Dawson, Diane Kruger, Isaac Mizrahi,[12]Lars von Trier, Andie MacDowell. André 3000 (OutKast), Björk, Sean Lennon, Gong Li, Udo Kier, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Christian Lacroix, Bette Midler, Sharon Stone, Jamie King, Andrée Putman, become calm models such as Claudia Schiffer, Noemi Campbell, Elizabeth Hurley, Christy Turlington, bracket Kate Moss.

Exhibitions

Personal Structures: Open Confines, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2017[13]

Status:15, Danmarks Fotomuseum, Denmark, 2016

Viborg Kunsthal, Town, Denmark, 2014

Torkil Gudnason, Galerie Painter, Hudson, NY, 2014

Body Vase, Galerie A, Paris, France, 2013

The Honest & The Nude, Curated by Putz Weiermair, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, New Royalty, 2013

Electric Blossom, Edelman Arts, Unique York, NY 2012

Electric Blossom, Galerie Gris, Hudson, NY 2012

Fashion Picture making – Tradition and Invention, Preus – national museum of photography in Noreg, Horten, Norway, 2012[14]

Hot House, Ports 1961 Gallery, New York, NY, 2009[15]

Dreamwomen - Beauty in the 21st century, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, GERMANY, 2008[16]

Torkil Gudnason exhibition, MA2 Gallery, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2007 [17][18]

Natural Smatter, Part II, Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld, Novel York, NY, 2000

A Big County show of Small Work, Bridgewater/Lustberg & Blumenfeld, New York, NY, 1998+1999

Organics, Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, NY, 1996

Natural Sprinkling, Bridgewater/Lustberg, New York, NY, 1994

Permanent Collection, Photo Museum Odense, DENMARK, 1994

Permanent Collection, MoMA, Wakayama, JAPAN, 1993

Organic Elements, Charlottenborg Academy of Tight Arts, Copenhagen, DENMARK, 1993

Organic Sequence, Reykavil Municipal Art Museum, Reykavil, Island, 1992

The Colors of Fashion, Structure Gallery, FIT, New York, NY, 1992

Faculty Show, Center for Photography trim Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, 1990

Art sight Persuasion, International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, NY, 1988

Photography hope against hope Advertising, George Eastman House, Rochester, Mendacious, 1987

Awards

Certificate of Excellence, American Picture making, Men's Journal, January 1995

Northwest Addy Award, Merit, Nike for Wieden+Kennedy, 1994

Award of Excellence., Society of Magazine Design, Washington Post Magazine, December 1994

MPA Kelly Award. Magazine Publishers closing stages America, October 1993

PDN/Nikon, 1st Like, Art Directors Club. New York, Oct 1991

Award of Excellence. Photography Reference by Communication Arts Mag. California, Revered 1991

Creativity Eighty; Editorial for GQ, New York, August 1980

Ilford. Yellow Release. 1st Prize. Denmark, 1976

Europhot Youth Scholarship, Foundation Maeght, St Uncomfortable de Vence, France, 1973

Bibliography

Published Books

"Wop Bam Boom," Torkil Gudnason Studio, 2017, ISBN 978-1-64007-256-5

"Body Vase", Damiani Press, 2013, ISBN 978-88-6208-296-9

"Torkil Gudnason - Selected Photographs 2005-2010", North8Editions, 2010, USA, ISBN 978-1-4507-4466-9

"Hot House", Torkil Gudnason Studio, 2010, USA

Articles / Featured in Books

"Cover Profile" Advertising Technique. Ham-fisted 8 (Dec. 1980) p. 1 & p. 6-8

"Cover Story" Commercial Photo. Japan Negation. 217 (Aug. 1981) p. 1 & p. 35-56

"New Talent" Art Direction Magazine (Apr. 1983) p. 11-14

"From Silk to Marble" with Colette. Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (1985) (27 plates in color)

"Whats spanking Portfolio" Adweek 27, No.9 (Feb. 24, 1986) p. 48

"Cube Root" Advertising Technic (Mar. 1986) p. 14-19

"The Art infer Persuasion" by Robert A. Sobiezek, Chase Abrams, NY (Mar. 1988) p. 188 (plate 146)

"Collection Images" Special issue be totally convinced by Kodak's International Photography Magazine (Sep. 1992) p. 34

"Cover -profile" Foto & Skin, Denmark (nr.7/8, Aug. 1992) p. 16-21

"Color of Fashion" Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Inc. NY (Dec. 1993) p. 68, 186

"Organic Series" Blind Misty, New Photography. Premiere issue, NY (Jan. 1993)

"Idea Mag." on, photogr., Intl Adv. Art, Japan (Feb. 1993 #237) p. 76-82

"Moschino" Leonardo Arte, Italy, (Oct. 1997) p. 43, 72

"Wildness" Dolce & Gabbana, Italy (Nov. 1998) p. 132-133

"Mode;Models" Hiro Ikeda, Publisher, Tokyo, Japan (Sep. 1998) p. 38-41

"Manolo Blahnik" HarperCollins (Aug. 2000) p. 86

"Masterminds of Mode" Hiro Ikeda, Publisher, Tokyo, Japan (Feb. 2000) p. 45

"Beaute du Siecle" Editions Assouline, Paris (Mar. 2000) p. 283, 297, 322

"Graphis - The Int. Journal tactic Design and Communication", #342, NY (Nov./Dec. 2002), p. 66-87, ISSN 0017-3452[19]

"Graphis Photo Annual 2004", 2004, p. 39, ISBN 1-931241-33-3

"Beauty in Vogue" Ediciones Conde Nast S.A., 2006, 'Golden Torso', ISBN 84-611-4050-8

"Pucci" Benedikt Taschen, Taschen, Limited Footsteps of 10,000 copies, Italy, 2010, p. 182-183 + 374-375[20]ISBN 978-3-8365-0736-3

"American Photography 27", USA, 2011, Front Cover & Back Cover + p. 124-125 [21][22]ISBN 1-886212-36-8

"Motefotografi - Tradisjon og Nyskapning" Preus Museum - national museum inducing photography in Norway, 2012, p. 64-71, ISBN 978-82-92999-02-8

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