Post by Gary Tatintsian Gallery

Starting his career as an artist, David LaChapelle @david_lachapelle took a pause in fine arts, once he successfully dived into the commercial photography world. For decades, LaChapelle worked with Interview Magazine, Vanity Fair, Italian Vogue, and Rolling Stone. He explained his shift in career and style saying, “Hardly anyone collected color photography at the time and that’s what I was making, saturated color prints. I realized that I might be burning a bridge with the galleries by working for magazines, but it’s been said, “sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge”.” In ‘Deluge’, 2007 he return to his artist roots, exploring the concept of great disruption. LaChapelle shares how great disruptions can feel like the end of the world- yet, the world still goes on. He takes the classical styles of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel or Karl Bryullov’s ‘The Last Day of Pompeii’ and combines them with tragedy and pop culture references. Courtesy Gary Tatintsian Gallery and the artist. #davidlaсhapelle #lachapelle #deluge #popart #photo #glamour #michelangelo #sistinechapel #karlbryullov #interviewmagazine #vogue #rollingstone #colorphotography #garytatintsiangallery