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ADC Young Guns Live: Christopher Lane
Posted on 2007-Nov-1 at 07:40
Travel. The ever-so-popular source of inspiration - and Mr. Christopher Lane (with mic) is no different.

He's starting his presentation with his America on Parade series. It's clear to see why travel inspires so many people - there are just so so so many things out there in this world that are new, interesting, and just utterly weird if you take the time to go out there and find where they're hiding. Looks like in Chris' world (and I might have to agree considering the crazy NYC Halloween parade roared through the West Village last night) parades take the cake. Especially hedonistic gay pride parades...

But he also seems to find a lot of heart and soul in small town parades. "They're kinda boring... but interesting." You never know what you'll find in the middle of nowhere...

The audience is really getting a kick out of Christopher's work. Lots of laughs and applause and what not. But a couple deep-thinking oohs and aahs are coming up. Looks like parades aren't all fun and games. Some of them seem to touch a more politically charged chord...

Like Asif, Christopher has more than dabbled in pay-the-bills editorial work. However, he still manages to keep his style and integrity through out. Check out this portrait of Isaac Mizrahi for Target:

Yep, still has that Christopher Lane point of view. I hope to one day be able to have the power to demand that my personal creative POV take precedence in all my work. If you want to see more of how Christopher manages to do what he does, check out his pretty amazing work at http://www.christopherlane.com/

Next up, Mr. Justin Gignac... back in another 15ish min.

B.