From A Galaxy Far Away…
If René Magritte, the 20th surrealistic Belgian painter, was reincarnated, he would have come back as Christophe Huet. The Parisian graphic designer has such a personal vision, that his specialty is photoshopping the most mundane images of daily life. Reality is not nearly as much fun as the imagination. Why not add a giant head on a tiny body, or a door to another realm placed keenly in the middle of a library? His pictorial signature has pleased an increasing numbers of magazines and companies, so much so that Christophe launched his own agency a few years back called Asylum (Agence Asile). Working for Cartier, Lancôme, Microsoft and Playstation, Christophe Huet was given total carte blanche to strike our imagination, and pep up the sometimes mundane companies. He’s used to making up whole worlds, from fang high hills to dancers with a jungle creeper-cable. With a camera and a computer in hand, there’s just one limit: how far will Huet’s imagination stretch? To the ends of the earth, we hope.
Reminisce
For their latest collection, L.A. streetwear company FUCT teamed up with well-respected fashion photographer Shawn Mortensen to give us two limited edition tees featuring the mugs of hip hop icons Snoop and the King of New York himself, the Notorious B.I.G. The photographs, shot in California, show Snoop as a young up-and-comer, pointing a gun at the camera, and a visibly cheery B.I.G, who, according to Mortensen kept telling jokes during the shoot. They are part of Mortensen MCMXC Photo Series and were both shot in Cali between 91′ and 92′. Mortensen, whose celebrity portraits have graced the pages of various publications - remember Trace’s Gwen Stefani cover ?! - was an excellent choice to document this prolific era in rap when the East Coast/West Coast rivalries were at the very core of the creative process. You can order them here.