bauer paul
bohusch wolfgang
bollenberger ulrike
brucic carmen
de keller sandra
del missier renée
freuis catharina
gavrich irina
girardoni johannes
guschelbauer markus
hardegg luise
hosch rainer
klomfar bruno
koller severin
larcher claudia
manfredi anja
monaco julie
nguyen monika
oberndorfer markus
okazaki elsa
oláh stefan
ribarits tina
rodiek romy
sailer gregor
schell moritz
schmid anita
six&petritsch
traxler helga
waldschütz andreas
zeisel magdalena
ziegler laurent
RAINER HOSCH
ABOUT THE WORK
Participation at the VIP Program PARIS PHOTO LOS ANGELES at Fitzpatrick Leland House (2015)
'4 Portraits'The work of a portraitist often focuses on the human face. Studying the history of close-ups one inevitably comes to mug shots, passport photos and photo booth strips. My fascination with all three led me to experiment with lighting techniques that evoke the same kind of feeling and energy. This small series was created with a ring flash, a very in your face kind of light that even surprises and challenges these veteran subjects that are very familiar with the typical process of a portrait session.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born 1970, Vienna Austria. Rainer lives in Los Angeles, his work brings him everywhere.
COLLECTIONS | SELECTION
2009
Permanent Collection National Museum of Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | SELECTION
2012 2003
New York New York, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Thank You. Museum of the 20th Century, Vienna, Austria
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | SELECTION
2015 2014 2013 2009
The Copenhagen Interpretation, The Lodge Gallery, New York Pumpkin Pie, Daniel Rolnik Gallery, Los Angeles Artists Across America, Flower Pepper Gallery, Los Angeles 10 Year Anniversary Show, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen Highline 09, Rogue Gallery, New York Urban Suroundings, Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen
PUBLICATIONS
SMILE “the best of 20 years of ID”(Taschen), London ZOO #11, quarterly London THE FASHIONBOOK, Phaidon (Collaboration with Stephen Sprouse) THANK YOU VIENNA, Ahead Media (Catalogue for Exhibition in Vienna 2004) PORTRAITS OF ARTISTS, Self-published NEW YORK NEW YORK, GP, Limited Edition of 50
CONTACT
rh@rainerhosch.com rainerhosch.com
Images by courtesy of Gallery Poulsen