Rankin damien hirst biography
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Rankin (photographer)
British photographer (born )
John Rankin Waddell (born ), known as Rankin, is a British photographer and director who has photographed, amongst other subjects, Björk, Kate Moss, Madonna, David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
The London Evening Standard described Rankin's fashion and portrait photography style as "high-gloss, highly sexed and hyper-perfect".[12]
He has directed music videos, documentaries, a feature film, short films and commercials.[13][14][15][16]
Early life and education
[edit]Rankin was born in Glasgow.[17] In , his family moved to Yorkshire,[18] where he attended Thirsk School. They again relocated, to St Albans, where he studied at Beaumont School.[1]
He worked as a hospital porter when he was 21,[19] and studied accounting at Brighton Polytechnic until he realised his interests lay elsewhere and dropped out.[2][15]
Rankin took up photography on a BTech course at Barnfield College in Luton, and then a BA course at the London College of Printing. He did not graduate from either.[3][20]
Celebrity portraits
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Fresh from LA, this new exhibition full of myths and monsters brings together two art legends; Rankin and Damien Hirst. The iconic artists have long been friends, and this collaboration allows for the duo to blend both their respective creative mediums and shared fascination with ancient mythology. ‘Myths, Monsters and Legends’ presents a series of imagined narratives, inspired by the legends of the past but executed with a thoroughly modern perspective. Bringing the inspiration to life is supermodel and muse Dani Smith, who poses with skulls and snakes for hair for the collection.
This exhibition has been displayed at Rankin’s LA gallery for the past week, but this week moves to the North London space, The Annroy Gallery. Both artist and photographer have shaped contemporary art and culture for the past 20 years; Damien Hirst becoming the very symbol of ‘Britart’ and the subject of much debate and controversy in the industry, and Rankin earning the reputation of one of our generations most influential photographers due to his iconic and personal portraits, and as the co-founder of Dazed & Confused magazine.
The two artists have been pushing boundaries and buttons for their entire life’s work, yet for their first collaborative project, it is the past they hav
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- Rankin
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- Damien Hirst
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