Iconic B

• Photographer
  Alberto Alicata, Italy

In this project, Alberto Alicata, traces the history of photography,
image iconic realized by the great masters, resorting to the use of
a symbol of contemporary Western culture: Barbie. Irving Penn,
Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, David Lachapelle, Mario Testino are
some of the names which Alicata honors, studying carefully
chosen shots and recreating a set to measure Barbie rebuilt in
detail the limits of the obsessive precision, the original that
inspired it, in order to strengthen the authenticity and strength of
timeless images, now become part of our visual memory and
intended to be timeless. Intuition playful operate this simulation,
using one of the most imitated, idolized, collected and studied
which is renewed in every historical period, this production puts in
a dimension in the making, is intended to be enriched with new
images, and more opportunity to quote unexpected suggestions.