LARRY CLARK - PRINTS from the Artist’s Personal Collection
the artist hand selected all four of the 4 x 6 in. photographs and they are stamp signed - see photos
they come with full provenance and a signed note from one of the photographed individuals - Eddie Velasquez. He says "the photographs in this package are from the Wassup Rockers era". They feature both Eddie and his brother Jonathan Velasquez. They are both professional skateboarders and film stars featuring in both Wassup Rockers (2005) and Paranoid Park (2007).
Jonathan Velasquez and Larry Clark became good friends in 2003, after meeting on an LA shoot. Larry took Jonathan and his skater friends to the skate park every Saturday for more than 18 months. The result was a screenplay for Wassup Rockers. The two remain close friends after 17 years. Larry himself learnt to skate at 47.
Larry Clark's portraits of youth subjects such as sex, violence, drugs, and street culture adorn the walls of both the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
controversial subject areas that are straddle the boundaries of decency, and challenge the viewer. A quality that the best fine art photographers manage with ease.
the taboo busting artist has infleunced the likes of Martin Scorsese, Nan Goldin, and Frenchman Antoine D’Agata, all gritty artists in their own guise.
originating from a sale for the people who “come to my shows in thousands and could never afford 10 to 15 thousand dollars for a print,” Mr. Clark, 70, wrote in an email. “This is a payback to all the skate rats and collectors who would like a souvenir, so I can die happy.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassup_Rockers
Wassup Rockers is about a group of Guatemalan American and Salvadoran American teenagers in South Los Angeles who, instead of conforming to the hip hop culture of their gang-infested neighborhood, wear tight pants, listen to punk rock, and ride skateboards. Avoiding the violence of their dangerous home turf is an everyday challenge. The climax of the film occurs out on a skate-ride around Beverly Hills, California. Racial tension fumes the air of Beverly Hills as the pack of skaters effortlessly manages to coincidentally run into trouble. Janice Dickinson makes an appearance in the film as a rich alcoholic divorcee whose Spanish-speaking maid help Los Rockers & fashion designer Jeremy Scott appears as a photographer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Clark
Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film Kids (1995) and his photography book Tulsa. His work focuses primarily on youth who casually engage in illegal drug use, underage sex, and violence, and who are part of a specific subculture, such as surfing, punk rock, or skateboarding.
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