Art takes on many forms. While styles ebb and flow in the mainstream, so to speak, selecting art still remains a very intimate decision based on personal style and what appeals to ones eye. Vintage photography is nothing new to the art or interior design scene, however we are seeing it displayed in fresh new ways and being reproduced by high profile designers. In this post, the Jigsaw Designers selected famed photographer Slim Aarons as the feature photographer for this months Art We Love. (Seen in self portrait below.)
Aarons joined the army at age 18 and served as a combat photographer in World War II. Afterwards, leaving Aarons with an extreme dislike for war he famously stated, “The only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful, seminude girls tanning in a tranquil sun.” Hence leading in him the desire to photograph ‘attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places’ as he himself coined. One spot-on example would be the image of sunbathing beauties on St. Tropez beach below.
Aarons photographed the jet setters and society types from the 50’s to the 80’s. Trekking across the world from Capri, St. Tropez, Palm Springs and then some; he yachted, vacationed and observed the celebrities and aristocrats at their leisure, often times from inside their own estates and villas.
Not your typical college dorm poster; what brings these time transcending images to life again are most often the process used for display. A photograph is printed from scans of the original negative that are then mounted on aluminum and faced with museum quality plexiglass. Processing from a negative allows one to create the image at any size, even a wall mural in the mid-century baby nursery below. But, most often the museum quality plexi brings added luster to the color saturated images Aarons was famous for.
One of the most beloved images featured here is called Poolside Gossip which was photographed at the famous Kaufman house in Palm Springs, CA. The image of society ladies relaxing and simultaneously “stirring the pot” is charming and yet, familiar to us all. This image is available in a variety of sizes at www.jigsawdesigngroup.com along with many other Slim Aarons favorites.
Summer by the sea in the south of France beckons you in the timeless image of celebs sun worshiping at the Hotel Du Cap in Antibes. Ultimately, Aarons’ imagery draws you in and makes you feel welcome, making his work a fabulous compliment to ones swinging stylish pad.
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