David Drebin: Temptation
Using the luminous backdrop of cities such as Rio De Janiero, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Barcelona, New York, and Paris, Drebin elicits voyeuristic tendancies in his viewers. Living vicariously in the luxury of Drebin鈥檚 rich cinematic settings, the audience observes the glamorous sophisticates who portray an array of tales from lust to heartbreak.
鈥淒avid Drebin鈥檚 photographs are reminiscent of the allure of the silver screen. His images depict storylines dramatized against the backdrop of urban landscapes. Intimate relationships are suggested by the gestures of the characters we meet suspended in each film still鈥 It is as if we have walked into the cinema halfway through the feature film.鈥 (Michelle Marie Roy, The Morning After)
David Drebin has said of his own photographic stories, 鈥淭here is a seemingly endless stream of destinations our souls long to experience. Places that we often envision as being more interesting than the spaces we are currently in鈥t is the destination of possibilities.鈥 (David Drebin, November 2010).
A graduate from Parson鈥檚 School of Design, David Drebin has received notable success with ad campaigns for The New York Times, Sony, Mercedes, MTV, Davidoff, as well as photographing for various publications such as GQ, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Elle, and Rolling Stone. His work is included in numerous private collections throughout Europe and the United State. David Drebin currently lives and works in New York City.
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Using the luminous backdrop of cities such as Rio De Janiero, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Barcelona, New York, and Paris, Drebin elicits voyeuristic tendancies in his viewers. Living vicariously in the luxury of Drebin鈥檚 rich cinematic settings, the audience observes the glamorous sophisticates who portray an array of tales from lust to heartbreak.
鈥淒avid Drebin鈥檚 photographs are reminiscent of the allure of the silver screen. His images depict storylines dramatized against the backdrop of urban landscapes. Intimate relationships are suggested by the gestures of the characters we meet suspended in each film still鈥 It is as if we have walked into the cinema halfway through the feature film.鈥 (Michelle Marie Roy, The Morning After)
David Drebin has said of his own photographic stories, 鈥淭here is a seemingly endless stream of destinations our souls long to experience. Places that we often envision as being more interesting than the spaces we are currently in鈥t is the destination of possibilities.鈥 (David Drebin, November 2010).
A graduate from Parson鈥檚 School of Design, David Drebin has received notable success with ad campaigns for The New York Times, Sony, Mercedes, MTV, Davidoff, as well as photographing for various publications such as GQ, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, Elle, and Rolling Stone. His work is included in numerous private collections throughout Europe and the United State. David Drebin currently lives and works in New York City.
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