2011/06/28

Kevin Abosch

Kevin Abosch

Kevin Abosch (born 1969) is an Irish visual artist and portrait photographer of Hollywood celebrities including Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise. His work has been seen in international magazine features and covers, including Vogue. An article in the March 2008 issue of Vogue Italia reads "Abosch knows the true face of a star". In January 2010, a major retrospective of Abosch's portrait photography was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina in Serbia. In March 2011, Abosch began work on "The Face of Waterford", a series of photographs of the citizens of Waterford, Ireland.

Projects

1000 Faces of Paris (1000 Visages de Paris)

A series of 1000 photographic portraits by Abosch of the citizenry of Paris, France. Among the subjects are such notable Parisians as Pascal Greggory, Audrey Marnay, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, and Bernard Blancan. On November 5, 2010 Abosch gave a press-conference in Paris at the 2010 "Salon de la Photo" exposition at which he announced the project.

The Face of Ireland

The Face of Ireland is a series of 1000 photographic portraits by Abosch of the citizens of Ireland, representing each of the island's 32 counties, many of Ireland's most famous faces have participated including Graeme McDowell, Rory McIlroy, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Bolger, Neil Jordan, and Sinéad O'Connor.

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