Kyle Thompson (photographer) explained

Kyle J Thompson
Birth Date:January 11, 1992[1]
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Occupation:Photographer

Kyle Thompson (born January 11, 1992)[1] is an American photographer from Chicago, Illinois. His style, as he describes it, is surreal conceptual photography:[2] the creation of a surreal world in order to depict concepts. Thompson specializes in self-portraiture and has a fascination with abandoned houses and empty forests, locations where the majority of his photographs take place.

Early life

Thompson was born January 11, 1992.[1] He has lived in the suburbs of Chicago all his life. His photographs first came to attention through his posts on reddit, which garnered hundreds of thousands of views.[3]

He has no formal education in photography.[4]

Style

Thompson is renowned for his use of unusual locations. He frequently uses abandoned houses, vacant forests and rivers and lakes. His love of the outdoors sprang from his distaste of the suburbs where he grew up. He has said "the suburbs are a fake and constructed reality."[5] [6]

Thompson's photographs have been called "surrealist and almost dreamlike".[7] He has received attention for his artistic interpretation of the selfie.[8] [9]

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gli scatti di Kyle Thompson. Ritratti e autoritratti della star statunitense fra sogni, incubi, ricordi e traumi, in mostra alla Reggia di Caserta. –. Il Giornale.
  2. Web site: "One photo a day": Budding photographer finds living in surrealism. December 21, 2012.
  3. Web site: Photographer Kyle Thompson Elevates the 'Selfie' to Self-Portraiture. Justin. Jones. December 2, 2013. thedailybeast.com.
  4. Web site: Biography – Kyle Thompson. Kyle Thompson.
  5. Web site: Discover. Dolce & Gabbana. February 22, 2013. January 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130120155432/http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/Faces/Artists/kyle-thompson-photographer-interview-self-portraits-chicago-illinois/2012/6/7. dead.
  6. Web site: Breathing Life into Disaster Porn: Kyle Thompson's Ghost Town.
  7. Web site: Le foto surreali di Kyle Thompson – Il Post. April 3, 2018.
  8. Web site: The entrancing self-portraiture of Kyle Thompson. January 29, 2014.
  9. Web site: Surrealist Photographer Takes Out of This World Self-Portraits.
  10. Web site: Kyle Thompson: la giovane star della fotografia Usa arriva a Caserta – Style. March 29, 2018.
  11. Web site: La fotografia di Kyle Thompson alla Reggia di Caserta – Panorama. Rita. Fenini. April 2, 2018.