Lucie Robinson Explained

Lucie Robinson (born 1978) is a portrait, art and fashion photographer.

Robinson was born in Jablonec nad Nisou in the former Czechoslovakia into a family with roots in Austria Imperial Russia and Germany.[1] She studied joaillerie in her hometown and design at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (VSUP) in Prague. In 1996 she launched a career as a commercial model,[2] moving to Paris in 1998.

She had received formal education covering artistic techniques, but concentrated on the medium of photography and by the early 2000s established herself as a portrait and fashion photographer. She photographed many celebrities and top models including a 2009 publicity campaign for Louis Vuitton featuring Paulina Porizkova, Miloš Forman and Helena Houdová.[3] Her portraits and fashion editorials have been published by Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vision (China), Wig (UK) and further fashion and lifestyle magazines in Europe and in Asia. However, Robinson’s uncredited work appeared also in commercial advertisement campaigns for industrial clients like Cadbury, Orange Mobile, T-Mobile and Procter & Gamble. Her art photographs commissioned by Marriott International are displayed in over one hundred hotels worldwide.[4]

Her work has won various prizes, including the 2006 Cannes Fashion Photography Festival[5] and three consecutive wins (2007–2009) of the Schwarzkopf Press Awards.[6] In 2008, a solo exhibition of her work on fashion and architecture was staged in the New York Museum of Arts and Design.[7] At The 2018 Art Fair India in New Delhi, her work on "Follow Me" video art reel has been showcased.[8] During the Art Basel Week Miami 2019, her photographs have been presented in a performative installation at the Satellite Art Show. [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fotografka Lucie Robinson: Skoro každá žena se dá nafotit dobře. June 16, 2008. Photographer Lucy Robinson: Almost every woman can shoot well. Czech. 17 January 2010.
  2. Xantypa Magazine, 20.10.2008, p. 68, available online at http://web.utb.cz/cs/docs/monitoring_44_08.rtf?PHPSESSID=fbd16967b73f5766e7596a39386867f3. last retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. Web site: ŽENA-IN.cz - České celebrity pro Vuitton - Magazín . Zena-in.cz . 2010-02-08.
  4. Web site: EXPERIENCE THE WORLD THROUGH CREATIVE EYES . Marriott International.
  5. Web site: Festival International de la Photographie de Mode 2006 . photosapiens.com . 2010-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922183308/http://www.photosapiens.com/Festival-International-de-la-photo-de-mode-2006.html . 2009-09-22 .
  6. Web site: Schwarzkopf Professional - Hairdressing Awards - Vítězové . Schwarzkopf-professional.cz . 2010-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070713111554/http://www.schwarzkopf-professional.cz/cz_CZ/odbornost/hairdressing-awards/vitezove/ . 2007-07-13 .
  7. Web site: Join Miss World Tatana Kucharova, Tomas Bata and Many Other Distinguished Guests and Models in Czech Spring Gala Celebration of One-of-a-Kind Travel Exhibition ZliNY . PR.com . 2008-05-16 . 2010-02-08.
  8. Web site: Le Meridien partners with India Art Fair . traveltrendstoday.in . 2018-02-13 . 2018-02-14.
  9. Web site: Satellite Art Show's 2019 Edition Is a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Art Fair . miaminewtimes.com . 2019-12-05 . 2020-02-25.