“I consider myself a folk artist, because my work is made for, and created with a kindred group. I find my subjects fascinating and become obsessed with wanting to know all about them, be it through photos, film, video, or writing. I'm fascinated with the process of original ideas, and the course it takes to becoming common place. I'm fully aware that whatever is initially considered bizarre will be the standard of the future.
Rick Castro, Hollywood, 2005
Rick Castro lives in Los Angeles and works as a photographer and filmmaker. He got his start as a wardrobe stylist for various fashion designers, which led him to styling wardrobe for major photographers. He learned the craft by watching them work and then tailored his knowledge to his own style. To break away from the constraints of the fashion industry, he started working on his own underground photography, focusing on documentary, fetish, and nude. He wanted to get away from the wardrobe styling that his career centered on. He developed a very severe, raw aesthetic with grainy, intense images that featured rough sexual acts. He is definitely not afraid to place his models into compromising positions and the quote at the beginning of the post aptly describes his mentality. He has published two book of photography and multiple films. He recently jumped back into the high fashion world, working on more controversial ad campaigns and editorials for a vast array of well known magazines and designers. His images ooze of confidence and drip with sexuality. They are very raw and very powerful.
Artist Website: http://www.rickcastro.com/mainpage.html
Gallery: http://www.rickcastro.com/antebellum/antebellum2.html
Interview:http://home.snafu.de/fablab/queerview/099hustlerwhite/interview099ef.html
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