Ari Marcopoulos

I choose Ari to research because he has a similar interest as me in documenting non mainstream subcultures of America.  He focuses on the subcultures of American youth while I focus/ are more interested specifically in the subcultures of people interested in different forms of body modifications (currently specifically those with tattoos and scarification).  I like how he has documented his subjects with different forms of photography over time.  I am trying to show each of my subjects photos with different forms of photography (focusing more on color then type of photography).  I believe he has just the same passion and interest in photographing and learning about his subject's as I do for mine.  That is why I choose to research him.

Ari Marcopoulos was born in 1957 and is still alive today.  He was from the Netherlands.  He came to American in 1979 and started his photography career then.  He first started in New York City assisting Andy Warhol.  After that he assisted Irving Penn.  He is empathetic to his subjects mainly snowboarders, skateboarders, artists, musicians, American youth and others.  Currently he works both in LA and NYC and he is represented by AFG Management.  He takes pictures in the studio and the streets and is most known for his snap shot portraits of his subjects.  Beastie boys have used his pictures for his albums.  He lives in Sonoma, California now with his family.   (I apologise for scattered biography each site with biography on him had different information).  Along with being a photographer he is also a filmographer.  He has come out with little more then a  handful of books with his photography. 


"His straightforward portraits and lush snapshots capture everyday moments of beauty and anxiety, becoming, as he says, “something that just stands for life lived.” -http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AriMarcopoulos

"Ari: I am interested in people and they can feel it, so they just let me do my thing…
Elisa: How does getting into the intimate lives of people help you get the right shot?
Ari: It is good when people are comfortable with you so the camera does not become an obstacle."
http://dossierjournal.com/style/fashion/dossier-in-conversation-with-ari-marcopolous/

 

Interviews-

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/ari-marcopoulos/2/

http://dossierjournal.com/style/fashion/dossier-in-conversation-with-ari-marcopolous/

http://slamxhype.com/art-design/ari-marcopoulos-interview/

Gallery represtents him-

(May not represent him anymore) http://www.afgmanagement.com/company

Ari has no personal website.