Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Life Imitates Art Imitates Life

All photos courtesy of Marc Lafia.

At the Pulse art fair on Saturday, I came across Marc Lafia, who was asking people to pose in front of various artworks in the booths. Turns out, Lafia is an artist himself, and he was photographing fair visitors who resembled people in paintings they happened to be walking past. Some of Lafia's subjects look remarkably similar to the portraits he paired them with, and the resulting images riff on identity and individuality. Check these out:




2 comments:

  1. What!? That's Ed! I know him :D I'm still liking the hair cut.

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  2. Marc Lafia is the most under recognized art genius of our times.
    Viva Lafia!

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