Big Boys Do Cry
A new series of portraits by conceptual photographer Sam Taylor-Wood features some of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men – Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Daniel Craig, Hayden Christensen etc – in tears.
According to Taylor-Wood, the idea’s pretty simple: “It’s about the idea of taking these big, masculine men and showing a different side.â€
Yay, straightforward, unpretentious art!
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Not new. The photos were taken 2002 – 2004, shown in Chelsea in Fall 2004, and published as a book that same year. But yes, crying guys are timeless.
unpretentious? straightforward? you need to take an art history class.
Oh how I love to see a big, masculine man such as Hayden Christensen reduced to tears. At least his acting in that photo is better than as whiny Anakin.
All kidding aside, it seems worth a look. But it’s far from being a breakthrough in modern art. These guys are actors because they CAN delve deep and show their softer, weaker sides.
Sounds cool, but that isn’t the most flattering shot of Mr. Christensen.
I just viewed a gallery of all the shots. I think Robert Downey, Jr. (beautiful pose), Larry Fishburne (the window behind him created a halo effect), Michael Madsen (gotta love the vulnerability in the arm over his face + looking to the heavens), Daniel Craig (raw) had some of the best shots.
Ben Stiller looked like he was almost laughing + I couldn’t take Robin Williams’ seriously b/c I was so distracted by those furry arms. All in all, a very interesting collection.