FINE ART PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXPLORING IDENTITY AND GENDER // Portraiture artist Michal Chelbin

The fine art portrait photography by Michal Chelbin explores universal themes: family issues, ideas of normality, identity, gender, puberty, and the desire for fame. In this short video, Chelbin shares the inspiration behind her portraiture photographs and why she still chooses to use analog cameras.

Portrait photography or portraiture is a type of photography aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people by using adequate lighting, backdrops, and poses. (Wikipedia)

Michal Chelbin's portraiture artwork has been widely shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Her work can be found in many private and public collections: The Metropolitan Museum New York, LACMA, Getty Center LA, Jewish Museum New York, Cleveland Museum of Art, Tel Aviv Museum, Sir Elton John collection, SF Moma, and more.
Michal is a regular contributor to the world's leading magazines, such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, BusinessWeek, GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, Le Monde, and others.

Michal Chelbin's critically acclaimed Monograph Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes, and Other Traveling Troupes was published by Aperture in 2008 and was awarded PDN's Photo Annual Book Award in 2009. Her next monograph, The Black Eye, was published in June 2010 by Twin Palms Publishers, with solo exhibitions in October 2010 at Andrea Meislin Gallery in New York and M+B gallery in LA.
Her third monograph entitled "Sailboats and Swans" was published in fall 2012 by Twin Palms Publishers with a solo exhibition at Andrea Meislin Gallery in New York.
Michal's fourth monograph entitled "How to Dance the Waltz" will be published in Spring 2021 by Damiani Publishers, with a solo show at Clampart NYC.

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Culture Treasures web series highlights the best cultural venues, public art, design, and architecture gems you can find worldwide. Each episode (2-3 minutes) features the creator's insight into the concept and purpose of their creation. If you plan to travel and seek unique experiences, check out Culture Treasures to find a tailor-made collection of the best-hidden gems on the planet that you shouldn't miss while traveling.

Culture Treasures is created by filmmaker and video content creator Shachaf Dekel.

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Absolutely so intriguing... and beautiful♤♤ WOW

[Y]

Wow! unbelievably beautiful-art. Photography at its best. Thank you Shachaf.