Billy Kidd, 2012
Featured In FLOWERGANGFlower #9419
Decaying Flowers, is a vivid visual study of beauty and mortality, placing the youthful curves of black and white nudes alongside heavily colour-saturated, yet simultaneously dying, flower still lifes.
The fluid curves of the female body are mirrored in the soft shapes of wilting petals, both still bearing their organic imperfections, be it in the form of a birthmark on the lower back or veins tracing their way through the decaying floral matter.
I'm self taught.
In 1980 I was born in Panama City, FL to a painter and a carpenter. I was raised on the Smurfs, Snorks, Thundercats and He-Man cartoons.
When I was six years old we sold everything in a garage sale. I made an impressive $20 selling my He-Man action figures, Castle of Grayskull, G.I. Joe's and every little thing I had. I thought it would be fun to put my money in a small wooden box and bury it with a long white string tied to it coming out of the dirt, it would be my buried treasure. I never found the money. We weaved around the US from state to state in an RV. I slept above the driver seat, in a loft style bed, which I thought was the coolest thing. Towards the end of our journey we went through Death Valley. Running around in Scooby-doo underwear, it was hot, a bag of ice cost us $3.49 in 1987. We settled down in Scottsdale, AZ.
I settled in NYC in 2009, starting a journey with my agency WSM and my wife’s Heather Huey.
My advertising and editorial clients include YSL, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Varvatos, Uniqlo, Ungaro, ERES, Zenga, Vince, Levi's, Theory, Rag & Bone, Galliano, Huawei, Ford/Lincoln, Nike, Reebok, FreePeople, 7 For All Mankind, Trussardi, Fossil, Evian, Bonobos, Saks, Nordstrom, Barneys, Tommy Hilfiger, BA&SH, Sunday Telegraph, Interview, W, Vogue Italia, Vogue Mexico, Numero, Numero Homme, GQ, Grey, WSJ, Industrie, Variety, Le Monde, Porter, M, WWD, OOO, Details, Oyster, and more. My portraits include Javier Bardem, George Clooney, Julianna Moore, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Andrew Garfield, Andy Serkis, Timothee Chamalet, Armie Hammer, Ed Helms, Gary Oldman, Rachel Weisz, Christoph Waltz, Alicia Vikander, Anette Benning, Margot Robbie, Jane Goodal, Jim Carrey, Greta Gerwig, Laurie Metcalf, Elle Fanning, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Luke Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Franco, Willem Dafoe.
History
- May 26, 2022 at 12:35 PMTransfer from Billy Kidd to 1stDibs Marketplace
- May 26, 2022 at 12:35 PMReserve price set for Ξ 0.5000 ($1,569.95) by 1stDibs Marketplace
- May 20, 2022 at 2:56 PMMinted by Billy Kidd
