Glen E. Friedman: Difference between revisions
m wording |
Moved work from the bio data, added tags for unsourced statements |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Glen E. Friedman''' (born 1962) is an American photographer and artist. |
'''Glen E. Friedman''' (born 1962) is an American photographer and artist. |
||
==works== |
|||
Friedman is perhaps best known for his work promoting rebellious artists such as [[Fugazi]], [[Black Flag]], [[Ice-T]], [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Minor Threat]], [[Misfits]], [[Bad Brains]], [[Beastie Boys]], [[Run-D.M.C.]], [[KRS-1]], and [[Public Enemy]], as well as old-school skateboarders like: [[Tony Alva]], [[Jay Adams]], [[Alan Gelfand]], [[Duane Peters]], and [[Stacy Peralta]]. Friedman's photos are said to reflect the spirit of progression and angst that defined an era. Friedman has helped define the moment and movements he was caught up in {{citation needed}}. His process was much more incendiary than it was documentary {{citation needed}}. |
|||
Friedman's work has been seen in international publications for more than thirty years. Original prints of his work are in the permanent collection of the [[Experience Music Project]] Museum in [[Seattle, Washington]], and private collections worldwide. |
Friedman's work has been seen in international publications for more than thirty years. Original prints of his work are in the permanent collection of the [[Experience Music Project]] Museum in [[Seattle, Washington]], and private collections worldwide. |
||
A consummate artist and political [[activist]], he shuns intoxicants, and follows a strict [[vegan]] diet. |
A consummate artist and political [[activist]], he shuns intoxicants, and follows a strict [[vegan]] diet {{citation needed}}. |
||
===History=== |
===History=== |
||
==Early History== |
|||
Friedman's childhood was largely spent skating in the legendary West L.A. schoolyards of the area called "[[Dogtown]]." His friends were beginning to be featured in magazines, but he felt the images failed to capture skating's true essence. Though still in junior high school, he thought he could do better. |
Friedman's childhood was largely spent skating in the legendary West L.A. schoolyards of the area called "[[Dogtown]]." His friends were beginning to be featured in magazines, but he felt the images failed to capture skating's true essence. Though still in junior high school, he thought he could do better. |
||
In the fall of 1976, Friedman discovered an empty pool, and corralled a few friends into riding it so he could take pictures. He showed the results to a freelance ''[[SkateBoarder]]'' writer he met on the local schoolyard banks, who put the eighth-grader in touch with the editor. They published the first photos Glen submitted as a full-page subscription ad. He soon after became their youngest staff member. |
In the fall of 1976, Friedman discovered an empty pool, and corralled a few friends into riding it so he could take pictures. He showed the results to a freelance ''[[SkateBoarder]]'' writer he met on the local schoolyard banks, who put the eighth-grader in touch with the editor. They published the first photos Glen submitted as a full-page subscription ad. He soon after became their youngest staff member. |
||
Revision as of 23:29, 14 March 2007
Glen E. Friedman (born 1962) is an American photographer and artist.
works
Friedman is perhaps best known for his work promoting rebellious artists such as Fugazi, Black Flag, Ice-T, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Misfits, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C., KRS-1, and Public Enemy, as well as old-school skateboarders like: Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Alan Gelfand, Duane Peters, and Stacy Peralta. Friedman's photos are said to reflect the spirit of progression and angst that defined an era. Friedman has helped define the moment and movements he was caught up in [citation needed]. His process was much more incendiary than it was documentary [citation needed].
Friedman's work has been seen in international publications for more than thirty years. Original prints of his work are in the permanent collection of the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle, Washington, and private collections worldwide. A consummate artist and political activist, he shuns intoxicants, and follows a strict vegan diet [citation needed].
History
Friedman's childhood was largely spent skating in the legendary West L.A. schoolyards of the area called "Dogtown." His friends were beginning to be featured in magazines, but he felt the images failed to capture skating's true essence. Though still in junior high school, he thought he could do better. In the fall of 1976, Friedman discovered an empty pool, and corralled a few friends into riding it so he could take pictures. He showed the results to a freelance SkateBoarder writer he met on the local schoolyard banks, who put the eighth-grader in touch with the editor. They published the first photos Glen submitted as a full-page subscription ad. He soon after became their youngest staff member.
Several years later Friedman began to shoot the punk shows he was attending. He was passionately loyal to his subjects, and relentlessly devoted to winning them exposure in the press. Proto-punks such as Black Flag and others received some of their first national and international media documentation through Friedman's work.
Timeline
• 1976 - At fourteen years old Glen E. Friedman shoots his first published photograph.
• 1982 - Friedman self published his punk "photo-zine" MY RULES. It sold 10,000 copies and was the largest selling 'zine of the era.
• 1983 - Friedman produced Suicidal Tendencies first album, which became the biggest selling hardcore punk album of the decade.
• 1985 - Friedman is first introduced to Hip-Hop moguls to be, Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, after creating some memorable Beastie Boys photos, before they were known to the masses. By 1986 Friedman was photographing all the Def Jam artists and relocated back to New York in 1987. His early documentation of Run-DMC, Public Enemy, Ice-T, L.L. Cool J and the Beasties brought Hip-Hop to a wider audience.
• 1990 - By this time Friedman's work had achieved fame as record covers for many of the 80's decade finest in Hip-Hop and Punk. Many of his photographs are recognized as the subjects' definitive portraits.
• 1994 - Fuck You Heroes is published. A collection of his more well known work spanning 1976 to 1991. "Heroes" looked at the pioneering leaders of the Skateboarding, Punk and Hip-Hop subcultures. (Its title, though offensive to some, signifies his subjects' heroic rejection of reactionary social standards).
• 1996 - His second book, Fuck You Too: The Extras & More, was published by ConSafos press.
• 1997 - The FUCK YOU ALL exhibition is first shown, it brought Friedman's work to major cities around the world. Starting at the "Institute of Contemporary Art" in London, then on to Sydney, Tokyo, Rome, Milan, Berlin, Stockholm, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Antwerp by spring 2007.
• 1998 - The Idealist is published, the artistic summation of his photography. Diverging greatly from his other books. This title was revised in 2003 (The Idealist - In My Eyes - 25 Years) to include an additional five years.
• 2000 - The book, DogTown-The Legend of the Z-Boys, is published, and co-authored with long time friend and mentor C.R. Stecyk III, also edited and designed by Friedman.
• 2002 - Glen's film credit, co-producer and creative consultant, barely touch on the major influence he had on the feature-length documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys, which won audience choice award for Best Documentary at Sundance and many other awards at film festivals worldwide.
• 2004 - Friedman created the "Liberty Street Protest" for millions from around the world to see at Ground Zero in New York City. It's provocative anti-war sentiment received attention internationally.
• 2005 - His artistic treatise, Recognize is published.
• 2007 - He is scheduled to release Keep Your Eyes Open - the Fugazi photographs of Glen E. Friedman.
Published Quotes of Interest about Friedman
• The bottom line is that he was there at the beginning of so much cool stuff in so many different areas it's not funny. Henry Rollins
• 'Inspiring people, with integrity and rebelliousness.' For the past quarter century, Friedman has been doing just that. - Los Angeles Times
• One of the greats of his generation.- Washington Post
• The most prolific photographer of his generation. - American Institute of Graphic Arts
• The esoteric political and aesthetic conscience of his generation... - Juxtapoz magazine
Books
- Fuck You Heroes, Glen E. Friedman photographs 1976-1991, Burning Flags Press, 1994, ISBN 0-9641916-0-1
- The Idealist, Glen E. Friedman - In My Eyes - 25 Years (1976-2001), Burning Flags Press, 2004, ISBN 0-9641916-5-2
- Fuck You Too The Extras + More - Music and Skating thru > '04, Glen E. Friedman ConSafos press 2005, ISBN 0-9656535-0-1
- DOGTOWN-The Legend Of The Z-Boys , C.R. Stecyk III & Glen E. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, 2000, ISBN 0-9641916-4-4
- RECOGNIZE , Glen E. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, 2005, ISBN 0-9641916-6-0
- Keep Your Eyes Open, Glen E. Friedman, Burning Flags Press, 2007, ISBN 0-9641916-8-7
External links
• ATTENTION wiki editors and contributors -
LEGAL PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED for material on this page that has been taken from the copywritten website www.BurningFlags.com
  | This article about an American photographer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |