The masterwork Y (2022) stands as a definitive milestone belonging to the highly curated Lous and The Yakuza project, originally executed by the creative duo Hunter & Gatti in partnership with Louis Vuitton and legendary stylist Carine Roitfeld. This striking piece of contemporary fine art photography captures the powerful presence of Belgian singer Lous dressed in a high-fashion look designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, exploring an uncertain realm between the past, present, and future. The photographic print is radically transformed through an energetic physical intervention of hand-applied acrylic and oil wax, completely surrounding the figure in a vibrant constellation of electric neon pink dots. These graphic elements beautifully represent the artist’s cognitive lens and hand extending beyond the camera into the painted world.
This is a project together with Louis Vuitton and the stylist Carine Roitfeld and Madame Figaro, starring the Belgian singer Lous and the Yakuza. All the looks Lous is wearing are designed by Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton, for his part, is interested in the uncertain ground between the past, present, and future. “I like the figure of a vampire who travels through the ages, adapting to dress codes of the era”. Hunter & Gatti celebrates with color the powerful energy of Lous and The Yakuza. The “dots” symbolize the presence of the artist's photography eye and mind coming to grips with the world via an extended hand and brush beyond the photography.
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