{"id":19593,"date":"2023-09-02T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/photographmag.com\/uncategorized\/ellen-von-unwerth-this-side-of-paradise-scad-fash-savannah-ga\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T10:12:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T15:12:25","slug":"ellen-von-unwerth-this-side-of-paradise-scad-fash-savannah-ga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/photographmag.com\/reviews\/ellen-von-unwerth-this-side-of-paradise-scad-fash-savannah-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellen von Unwerth: This Side of Paradise | SCAD FASH, Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ellen von Unwerth: This Side of Paradise<\/em>, on view through January 7, 2024, is an exercise in excess. Glamour, hedonism, and fantasy radiate from more than 50 photographs and video works at SCAD FASH<\/a>\u2019s immersive exhibition space. Ellen von Unwerth, a German model-turned-fashion-photographer, seems to confront the audience with a question: How much can you take?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opulent and maximalist, the photographs feature big-name celebrities, super models, drag icons, and porn stars. They often appear mid-party, glitzed-out and exuberant, at the height of the night\u2019s festivities. Special care is given to texture: velvet, mesh, lace, the slick sheen of lip gloss, and champagne bubbles all vie for attention. In Banana Shake,<\/em> 2018, performer Allanah Starr sucks on a gold sequined banana in front of a red velvet curtain, gold and diamonds glittering around her neck. In Glamourised, <\/em>2018, Ariela De Oliveira wears shimmering eyeshadow and lipstick in a slightly blurred photograph, as a red feather boa flies up around her face. The effect is sexy, even sensual, while not necessarily intimate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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