"Paul Jasmin's images of real and imagined dreamers evoke a sensual and glamorous ideal while firmly rooted in reality. Fade to West is a joint exhibition with Todd Weaver, developed in collaboration with Paul Jasmin prior to his death in May at the age of 90. It celebrates his artistry and his enduring love for the city of Los Angeles. Fade to West: Paul Jasmin and Todd Weaver is at Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, until 13 September."
"Both Jasmin and Weaver render California not as an ideal or illusion, but as a living, breathing place one that glows brightest in moments that never last Jasmin helped define the visual language of Los Angeles, staging moments of youth and intimacy against the soft glow of the city's ambient warmth Jasmin had a long career as a fashion and art photographer."
Paul Jasmin's images portray real and imagined dreamers with sensual, glamorous aesthetics firmly rooted in reality. Fade to West, a joint exhibition with Todd Weaver, celebrates Jasmin's artistry and enduring love for Los Angeles and runs at Fahey/Klein Gallery until 13 September. Both photographers render California as a living, breathing place that glows brightest in fleeting moments. Jasmin staged youth and intimacy against the city's ambient warmth and helped define Los Angeles' visual language. He began photography in the 1970s after travels through Paris, Morocco and New York, distilling a precise, evocative vision of beauty. His portraits are imbued with compassion, quiet curiosity and a fascination with youth, innocence, sexuality, glamour and transience.
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