Steven Meisel has remarkably maintained a career with Italian Vogue for over ten years. He has created every cover and every lead editorial since he began, which is almost unheard of with the normal fashion world demands of the next newest thing. He stands as one of the most prolific fashion photographers of his time and an innovator. He is one of the first to push the relationship between famous actors and fashion. He has collaborated with Madonna on their book SEX, which came out in 1992. Meisel obsessed over beauty at a young age, constantly drawing women from photos in Harper's Bazaar or Vogue rather than playing with toys. He followed that passion with a degree from Parson's in fashion illustration. He continued by photographing models from local agencies who put his images in their books. These images were discovered and he was asked by Seventeen to photograph for them. Since then, he has found a way to convey his political views and questions through icons of beauty. In July 2008, he photographed solely black models for a Vogue issue to confront the rising issue of racism in fashion magazines, runway shows, and ad campaigns.
Artist Website: http://www.artandcommerce.com/AAC/C.aspx?VP=SlideShow_VPage&IAPA=1&STY=A&L4=2U1XC58OBF39&L5=2U1XC583YX5A&L6=2U1XC583YDU0&XX=Artists
Gallery Website: http://www.icp.org/site/c.dnJGKJNsFqG/b.2079967/k.A4A8/Steven_Meisel.htm
Artist Interview: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2009-02-27/steven-meisel-icp-puzzle/
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