The Male Aesthetic

ARTIST: Lou Daprile

The Male Aesthetic is as much anthropological study as it is artwork. The artist Lou Daprile explains that the artwork records each model reenacting their grooming process into the camera as if it were a mirror.  The video then contrasted with polaroids of them after completion.  “Women invest so much time into their appearance while men are ready after a few rapid gestures,” Daprile explained. “The beauty in the simplicity and universal nature of the ritual.  I tried to document this in the video where as the polaroids capture the distinct personalities of each model.”