Patrick + Viktor Demarchelier @ Camera Work in Berlin

CAMERA WORK in Berlin presents an exhibition with works by Patrick and Victor Demarchelier from March 5, 2016 until the 7th of May.
The exhibition does not only present the comprehensive body of work of both artists but also illustrates how Patrick Demarchelier influenced his son in his art.

With more than 60 works, the exhibition at CAMERA WORK becomes the largest ever exhibition of two artists. For the first time works will be exhibited, created by both photographers in cooperation.

Patrick Demarchelier is for several decades the leading photo artist in the genre of fashion and nude photography. He celebrates in his works the beauty of the top models. He succeeds in a naturalness to provide space that has become the extreme rarity in the genre of fashion photography.
The photographic work of Patrick Demarchelier is recognizable by its perfectionism.

Christy Turlington by Viktor Demarchelier

Significant influence of contemporary trends in the photographic art can be found in the work by Victor Demarchelier.
It promises to be an exciting composition, the classic combined with modern influences. And a foundation for future work by Viktor.

Toni Garn by Viktor Demarchelier

About Patrick Demarchelier
Patrick Demarchelier, born in 1943 near Paris, grew up with four brothers and his mother in Le Havre. For his seventeenth birthday, his stepfather bought him a Kodak camera which sparked his enthusiams for photography. An apriori vague passion for the photographic profession evolved into setting a clear objective for his professional future.
His curiosity and the desire for perfecting his photographic abilities made him move to Paris when he was twenty years old.

While working in photo laboratories, he began perusing leading fashion magazines to study the visual language and aesthetics of prestigious photographers. Subsequently, Demarchelier advanced to one of the world’s most famous fashion photographers. His relocation to New York in 1975 accompanied his international breakthrough.

Since the late 1970s, reputable fashion magazines like Elle, Glamour, GQ, Mademoiselle, Vogue and Rolling Stone have been publishing his works.

Furthermore, Patrick Demarchelier has been working for prestigious international couture and jewelry houses, including Armani, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Dior, Versace or Yves Saint Laurent.

The British Royal Family honored him especially when commissioning him, as the first non-british photographer, to portray a member of their family – Lady Diana.

Patrick Demarchelier works and lives with his wife and three sons, among them Victor, in New York.

Victor Demarchelier
Victor is born and raised in New York and is the youngest son of Patrick Demarchelier.

After Victor Demarchelier had completed a business degree in 2006, he was hired by his father to work every day in the studio to learn about the complexity of photographic art.
In this decade Victor Demarchelier was able to pursue the successful path of his father in a new generation.
Inspired by his father but with his own aesthetics Victor Demarchelier now works for magazines such as Vogue, Interview, GQ, Harper's Bazaar and V Magazine.

Source: CAMERA WORK. For more information visit the website.