PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERTO GRECO
https://www.grecoroberto.biz/
https://www.instagram.com/roberto_greco_photo/
HAIR BY OLIVIER SCHAWALDER
http://www.olivierschawalder.com/
https://www.instagram.com/olivierschawalder/
TOMATOES
Q - Your color pallets seem selectively chosen, can you offer some insight into how you come to choose the colours and tones of your imagery?
ROBERTO - I guess it's quite instinctive now, but it certainly comes from my love to painting. I try to match complementary colour but also to make different shades of the same tones to put the light on a product, or a subject.
MASQUE
Q - Your photographs embody many qualities found in traditional still life paintings… do you come from a fine art / painting background? How did you arrive at this style?
ROBERTO - Before I studied photography in Switzerland I was horticulturist, and nature is really present in the old masters still life… so that is maybe why I was attracted by this painting at the beginning. But today I'm more into minimalistic set ..even if it isn't easier!
Q - You are a still life master, why did you choose the avenue of still life photography?
ROBERTO - As a lot of students, my beginnings were more into photographing people, real life, maybe as a documentary of my own life. But as soon as I finished my studies in 2008 I started to compose in my apartment, taking what I have on hand, especially in my kitchen. It was peaceful moments, silence was my only partner and step by step I get that it was what I prefer. Taking time with inanimate objects.
Q - Roberto, in my opinion, if you take the fabric away from these images it would seem there would be less of a human touch to it. In a lot of your work we see the use of draping fabric, what draws you to this?
ROBERTO - To be honest, I never took attention to this point, but again, it certainly comes from my first love of old masters still life. Fabrics offers a lot of possibilities, texture, transparency, motion, sensuality. It's like a brushstroke!
Q - These images are classy but with a quirky touch, and this is why OPALUS is so drawn to them. In a few words, Roberto, how would you describe your work?
ROBERTO - I have one sentence that could describe my work : Even if we don't laugh, there is no reason to be sad.
POISSONS
VOILE
Q: In a few words, Olivier, how would you describe your work?
OLIVIER - Strong and delicate with a touch of goth.
Q: What is your process for creating these wigs?
OLIVIER - Starting with a vague idea, and making them evolves on the spot until I reach something I find right. (that can take a couple of days..)
Q: After living in Japan, what elements of the Japanese aesthetic do you now bring into your work?
OLIVIER - Precision, and perfection.
Q: From looking at the images, it is obvious that you take great care and precision in your craft. How does precision with your work contribute to the final image?
OLIVIER - It's all about discussing with Roberto during the process, as his aesthetic is a good match with mine. The precision comes naturally form both of us.
QUEEN
