Ashing a lipstick-smeared cigarette into an egg yolk is just the level of discomfort and sex appeal that photographer Miles Aldridge has mastered over his 30 years in the business.
As one of the few contemporary photographers to shoot nearly exclusively on film, Aldridge arranges and captures models in colorful, exaggerated scenes that can be characterized as quintessentially film noir infused with pop culture.
Aldridge was born in London in 1964. He received his first camera as a gift from his father, the illustrator and art director Alan Aldridge. He later studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1987. He directed music videos for several years before committing to photography full-time in the 1990s.
Aldridge’s photos have a distinctly cinematic quality achieved through a process similar to arranging a shot for a film. Beginning with a sketch, Aldridge envisions a scene while planning the lighting and color choices that will go into it. His style is influenced by the works of portrait photographer Richard Avedon and directors such as Derek Jarman and David Lynch.
Aldridge's fashion photography has been published in many magazines and news outlets, ranging from Vogue and Vogue Italia to the New Yorker and the New York Times. He has been featured in numerous exhibitions since his first solo show in 2009 at Hamiltons Gallery in London, including solo shows at Steven Kasher Gallery in New York and Reflex Amsterdam. Aldridge has also participated in group shows at Frank Fluegel Gallery in Nuremberg, Huxley-Parlour Gallery in London and Rukaj Gallery in Toronto.
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$22,747
H 64.73 in W 50.56 in
Untitled (after Cattelan) #1 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Nude, Art
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Untitled (after Cattelan) #1, 2016 Chromogenic print Image 152.5 x 116.5 cm (60 x 45 3/4 in.) Sheet 164.4 x 128.4 cm (64 3/4 x 50 1/2 in.) Editi...
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$25,409
H 44.49 in W 64.77 in
A Dazzling Beauty #3 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Nude, Fashion, Erotic, Billiard
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) A Dazzling Beauty #3 2008 Chromogenic print Image 101 x 152.5 cm (39 3/4 x 60 in.) Sheet 113 x 164.5 cm (44 1/2 x 64 3/4 in.) Edition of 3 plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/3 Print only A fiercely original photographer, Miles Aldridge (*1964, Great Britain) is best known for the technicolor dream-like worlds he creates and the glamorous, beautiful women who inhabit them. Aldridge creates ultra-cinematic images, drawing inspiration from film directors such as David Lynch and Federico Fellini as well as the psychedelic graphic design of his father, Alan Aldridge. Staged to perfection the stars of Aldridge’s surrealistic stories and technicolour dream-like worlds are glamorous, beautiful women. He captures his subjects in a state of dramatic contemplation, making them more complicated and intriguing than simply beautiful. The women’s immaculate appearance and blank expression leave room for interpretation and, like a mirror for Aldridge’s works at large, hint with a touch of dark humour at the perfected façade of fashion’s glamour and the need for idealised beauty. Moreover, his works are characterized by vivid, fluorescent colours as well as the Hollywood lighting and perfectionist attention to detail. His works are part of renowned museum collections, such as the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the International Center of Photography in New York. – Miles Aldridge, Fashion, Women, Glamour, Colour, Model, Erotic, People, Red Lips, Nude, Game, Play, Pool Billard...
C Print
$16,707
H 26.78 in W 39.97 in
Dinner Party #2 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Model, Flowers, Food
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Dinner Party #2, 2009 Chromogenic print Print only Medium: 68 x 101.5 cm (26 3/4 x 40 in.) Edition of 10, plus 2 AP; Ed. 2/10 A fiercely origi...
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$19,056
H 30.52 in W 43.9 in
A Dazzling Beauty #2 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Nude, Fashion, Erotic, Dinner, Art
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
MILES ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) A Dazzling Beauty #2 2008 Chromogenic print Image 67.5 x 101.5 cm (26 5/8 x 40 in.) Sheet 77.5 x 111.5 cm (30 1/2 x 43 7/8 in.) Edition of 10, ...
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$42,106
H 52.05 in W 72.49 in
The Ninth Hour (after Cattelan) – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Nude
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) The Ninth Hour (after Cattelan) , 2016 Chromogenic print Image 116 x 168 cm (45 3/4 x 66 1/4 in.) Sheet 132.2 x 184.1 x cm (52 x 72 1/2 in.) Edi...
C Print
$25,288
H 45.24 in W 64.73 in
Immaculée #4 – Miles Aldridge, Woman, Fashion, Erotic, Art, Glamour, Portrait
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Immaculée #4, 2007 Chromogenic print Image 102.5 x 152.5 cm (40 1/2 x 60 in.) Sheet 114.8 x 164.4 cm (45 1/4 x 64 3/4 in.) Edition of 6, plus 2 ...
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$13,914
H 29.53 in W 40.56 in
Better Than Life – Miles Aldridge, Model, Art, Nude, Fashion, Erotic, Pinup
By Miles Aldridge
Located in Zurich, CH
Miles ALDRIDGE (*1964, Great Britain) Better Than Life from the series 'after Miller', 2017 Screenprint in colours with silver ink printed on 410gsm Somerset Paper 75 x 103 cm (29 1/...
Screen
$19,457
H 19.75 in W 30 in
Home Works #3, 2008 - Miles Aldridge (Colour Photography)
By Miles Aldridge
Located in London, GB
Miles Aldridge (Colour Photography) Signed and numbered on reverse Chromogenic print 19 ¾ × 30 inches, edition of 10 + 2 AP 33 × 25 ½ inches, edition of 10 60 × 46 ¼ inches, edition ...
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