"About Face"- A New Perspective on Photographic Portraiture

I recently had an amazing opportunity to be photographed by world renowned photographer, Wahb Mabkhout, along with fellow plus models Danielle Line, Denise Bidot, Davie Cabral, Rosie Mercado, Heather Justice, Audrey DeLano, and Kelsey Olson, for a mixed media photography exhibit called "About Face"... in this exhibit, Wahb offers a celebration of the '40s and '50s portrait photography and the glamour divas he is mostly passionate about, such as Sophia Lauren, Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page. For this collection of portraits Wahb worked with eight curvaceous California models.  

Wahb says: "For my creative expressions, these full figured and incredibly beautiful women became my muses to become one of the advocates of the changes within the modeling and fashion industries to end the size-zero era."

***Photo courtesy of all models involved... collage courtesy of PLUS Model Magazine blog***

Here is a little preview...

Wahb and me

Davie Cabral, Wahb Mabkout, Audrey DeLano and Reah Norman

Heather Justice and Wahb

Wahb and Kelsey Olson

Wahb and Denise Bidot

Wahb with Kelsey Olsen and Danielle Line

Wahb and Rosie Mercado
***All photos above courtesy of Wahb Mabkhout***

We had an amazing team:

Photography- Wahb Mabkhout

Styling- Reah Norman

Hair- Bahram Rasizadeh

Makeup- Liza Macawili and Aliana Moss

In conjunction with the Miracle Mile Art Walk and MOPLA (Month of Photography Los Angeles), this exhibit features the works of 9 incredible artists.

Franklin Londin

Aline Smithson

Tim Sabatino

Paula Kayne

Anna Stump

Wahb Mabkhout

Pascal Giacomini

Stéphane Tourné

Ted Meyer

About Face puts a new twist on conventional photographic works – incorporating mixed media with traditional portraiture.

This exhibit opens Saturday April 9th, 2011.

7pm - 10pm

This exhibit begins April 9th, 2011 and runs through May 10th, 2011. 

The Loft at Liz's

453 S. La Brea  LA 90036

A casual chat with the exhibiting artists will take place at The Loft at Liz’s in conjunction with the Miracle Mile Art Walk on Saturday April 16th from 4-5pm.

For additional information or media inquiries please contact our gallery director, Randi Kreeft at (323) 939-4403 ext. 6 or e-mail: randi@theloftatlizs.com