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Apparently, there was an article about the author of this photo in Wired magazine. Basically that hairy creature thing is supposed to be a symbol of all the flaws of humanity and he depicts the creature in different settings. Apparently, he spends up to a couple thousand dollars per shot with the makeup, set, cg creatures and what not.
Does anyone have any additional information?

― Go, GO, GO!, Friday, 17 February 2006 22:01 (twenty years ago)

I saw this book at Forbidden Planet over a year ago.

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:02 (twenty years ago)

that's really horrifying and really, really fucking funny to me right now all at the same time.

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:03 (twenty years ago)

dood looks like that stupid Pizza Hut mascot.

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:07 (twenty years ago)

But isn't that gut on the left supposed to be on the hairy creature ?

― stu (stu), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)

Actually. I saw this book at Forbidden Planet a few days ago.

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:13 (twenty years ago)

We carried this at Kim's, when I worked there -- it was mostly really affecting, in a sad/horrifying way. Can't remember the photographer's name, though.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:14 (twenty years ago)

disturbing. I know I will have some kind of horrifying dream about this tonight. Oh, art, I guess you are doing your job then...

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

shit i remember this article but i dont recall any further information

(useless post i guess)

― nervous (cochere), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:17 (twenty years ago)

bingo!

― senseiDancer (sexyDancer), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:21 (twenty years ago)

the wired article in question

― nervous (cochere), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:22 (twenty years ago)

didn't Diesel do a campain either using these photos or something very similar?

― team jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:25 (twenty years ago)

That looks like the work of a contemporary photographer-- Larry something or other I want to say. He has a whole series of photos with that creature. His other job is doing Hustler photoshoots IIRC.

― Sparkle Motion's Rising Force, Friday, 17 February 2006 22:35 (twenty years ago)

oops looks like somebody already ID'd it. And I was wrong on the name... I guess not all photographers are named Larry.

― Sparkle Motion's Rising Force, Friday, 17 February 2006 22:37 (twenty years ago)

Charlie White! The monster guy's name is "Joshua."
I saw these photos when he was first given a show for this stuff. They have haunted me ever since then.

Also: He directed the video for "Evil" by Interpol, I believe, which is also creepy as hell and has Paul Banks rendered as a similar looking puppet.

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:39 (twenty years ago)

I think Diesel may have ripped off the concept, actually.

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:41 (twenty years ago)

http://blog.tapuz.co.il/hers/images/52290_55.jpg

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:42 (twenty years ago)

http://www.themorningnews.org/images/PWL_charlie_white_1.jpg

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:43 (twenty years ago)

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/3980760294.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:46 (twenty years ago)

(Breasts censored by Amazon.com, incidentally)

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:47 (twenty years ago)

http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2002/june/white/basementsm.jpg

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:50 (twenty years ago)

i also saw (the first?) charlie white show- "understanding joshua" at andrea rosen several years ago. the photos are all large format, i think actual size. it was frightening and confusing and fantastic. repulsive and titilating and vibrant and disturbing. i hated joshua because he never left my mind and i've yet to find anyone else that had seen him, until now.

― nein Socken (nein Socken), Saturday, 18 February 2006 00:49 (twenty years ago)

http://tomoyo.lenin.ru/Charlie_White/Picture.jpg

― Her, Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:05 (twenty years ago)

Wow. Who would have guessed those were under that black square?

― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:10 (twenty years ago)

the first time i saw them, i had dreams about him for weeks afterwards. the tenderness, the seeking of acceptance, connecting, and the failures of communication. i think most days, im joshua i think, i feel msot days like joshua, but joshua has succeded, w. friends. family. lovers. he has redemmed himself despite his difficulties.

― anthony easton (anthony), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:11 (twenty years ago)

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