VALENTINA, Bowie Tribute
40" x 40" (101.5 cm x 101.5 cm)
Photography on Plexiglas - Nº 1 of Limited Edition of 10
Alex Korolkovas
From São Paulo (Brazil), Korolkovas started his career in 1992, when he went to California to study at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and to work assisting several world renowned image-makers including photographer Earl Miller.
KOROLKOVAS’ VALENTINA
Old passions die hard, even more so with artists. Photographer Alex Korolkovas knows it well. Recently, he re-created a story that began in the late 80s when he was introduced by a friend to the 1960s Italian comics by Guido Crepax, and fell in love with its main character, Valentina. "It's more than the narrative; it’s aesthetics, sensuality, insight and the contrast of her fragility versus her fortitude that caught me." Photographing the model Barbara Nogueira, Korolkovas finally gave life to his Valentina. Once the viewer is in front of it, it is impossible to overlook the significance of Korolkovas’ VALENTINA.