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KATE MOSS for Christmas.., by 5 Pieces Gallery on Nov 30, 2012 10:17:58 GMT 1, We are very pleased to announce the release of some very special diamond dust limited editions of the most iconic photos of supermodel Kate Moss by famous fashion photographer Kate Garner. They come as a 64.77 x 48.26 cm high quality fine art prints on Somerset art paper, with a dot screen and diamond dust applied. All editions are signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 15 and offered on an escalating scale. More infos here www.5piecesgalleryphoto.com/category/photography-kate-garner

Artist Statement:
This film of Kate Moss was an outtake from a shoot i was doing for a Conde Nast mag in 1990. It was to portray Kate as a grown up glamorous girl for the first time instead of her usual grunge look.

I did her first shoot ever for iD magazine 2 yrs earlier at age 14. At that point she was wide eyed and confused, not really knowing what was going on. Two years later, she had grown up a lot, turning up at the shoot with her boyfriends' underpants hanging below her little denim mini skirt.

Still.... she had eggshell all over her, like a young bird. When getting ready for 3rd shot of the day,as Kate was dressing. and seeing her in grown up black stockings, her hair piled seductively on top of her head, but the high heeled shoes too big for her and her plain practical black underwear such a contrast to the stockings, I thought, this is how I want to shoot her, this is saying who she is right now, not the glamorous gowns that had been brought in for the day.

We were in Praed Street Hotel in Paddington, London. Very uninteresting visually..... apart from the gorgeous 1920's all marble bathrooms.

I had toys with me from a shoot the day before. I asked her if we could shoot one film in the bathroom exactly as she was, holding a teddy bear. I shot her from underneath to give her stature and power which contrasted wonderfully with the mixture of childlike innocence and burgeoning sensuality that Kate exuded at this point. I shot one film. I liked it better than all the other shots of the day when she was dressed as a 'fashion model'.

It's interesting to see all the shots from that one strip of film and see Kate tentatively and awkwardly holding a pose and then in the next shot looking grown-up and in control of her beauty.

She was already a wonderful muse and model.

The irony of this shoot is that the magazine didn't publish it, stating that Kate was not going to make it as a model. They ate their words and kindly Kate allowed me to shoot her again for the same magazine a year later.

About the artist:
Kate Garner (1954, Wigan/UK) is an English singer and photographer. Garner was one third of the trio of 1980s avant-garde, new wave pop project called Haysi Fantayzee, the other members being Jeremy Healy and Paul Caplin. Garner then launched a successful photographic career, working over a period of time with Sinéad O'Connor, creating memorable images of O'Connor including working on her 1987 debut, The Lion and the Cobra. Garner has also photographed many musicians and celebrities. Among them are: Dr. Dre, Leigh Bowery, JT LeRoy, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, David Bowie, Lauryn Hill, Vanessa Paradis, Björk, and Kate Moss. Her work has appeared in the American and British versions of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She has also worked for W magazine, Interview, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle and The Sunday Times. She is a continuing contributor to i-D magazine.

We are very pleased to announce the release of some very special diamond dust limited editions of the most iconic photos of supermodel Kate Moss by famous fashion photographer Kate Garner. They come as a 64.77 x 48.26 cm high quality fine art prints on Somerset art paper, with a dot screen and diamond dust applied. All editions are signed and numbered by the artist in an edition of 15 and offered on an escalating scale. More infos here www.5piecesgalleryphoto.com/category/photography-kate-garner

Artist Statement:
This film of Kate Moss was an outtake from a shoot i was doing for a Conde Nast mag in 1990. It was to portray Kate as a grown up glamorous girl for the first time instead of her usual grunge look.

I did her first shoot ever for iD magazine 2 yrs earlier at age 14. At that point she was wide eyed and confused, not really knowing what was going on. Two years later, she had grown up a lot, turning up at the shoot with her boyfriends' underpants hanging below her little denim mini skirt.

Still.... she had eggshell all over her, like a young bird. When getting ready for 3rd shot of the day,as Kate was dressing. and seeing her in grown up black stockings, her hair piled seductively on top of her head, but the high heeled shoes too big for her and her plain practical black underwear such a contrast to the stockings, I thought, this is how I want to shoot her, this is saying who she is right now, not the glamorous gowns that had been brought in for the day.

We were in Praed Street Hotel in Paddington, London. Very uninteresting visually..... apart from the gorgeous 1920's all marble bathrooms.

I had toys with me from a shoot the day before. I asked her if we could shoot one film in the bathroom exactly as she was, holding a teddy bear. I shot her from underneath to give her stature and power which contrasted wonderfully with the mixture of childlike innocence and burgeoning sensuality that Kate exuded at this point. I shot one film. I liked it better than all the other shots of the day when she was dressed as a 'fashion model'.

It's interesting to see all the shots from that one strip of film and see Kate tentatively and awkwardly holding a pose and then in the next shot looking grown-up and in control of her beauty.

She was already a wonderful muse and model.

The irony of this shoot is that the magazine didn't publish it, stating that Kate was not going to make it as a model. They ate their words and kindly Kate allowed me to shoot her again for the same magazine a year later.

About the artist:
Kate Garner (1954, Wigan/UK) is an English singer and photographer. Garner was one third of the trio of 1980s avant-garde, new wave pop project called Haysi Fantayzee, the other members being Jeremy Healy and Paul Caplin. Garner then launched a successful photographic career, working over a period of time with Sinéad O'Connor, creating memorable images of O'Connor including working on her 1987 debut, The Lion and the Cobra. Garner has also photographed many musicians and celebrities. Among them are: Dr. Dre, Leigh Bowery, JT LeRoy, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, David Bowie, Lauryn Hill, Vanessa Paradis, Björk, and Kate Moss. Her work has appeared in the American and British versions of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. She has also worked for W magazine, Interview, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle and The Sunday Times. She is a continuing contributor to i-D magazine.