Robert NETTARP
1970–2002, Sweden

Swedish Robert Nettarp is primarily a fashion photographer, but his shots often attempt to disrupt the norm. While his subjects are usually flawlessly beautiful, Nettarp adds something eerie, discomforting, or vile. Nettarp was trained as a painter but drifted towards photography when he was 18 years old, taking photos of his model friends, and eventually gaining employment photographing for renowned Swedish label H&M. Nettarp\'s view of beauty is an interesting, and perhaps logical, one. These ominous or gross facets of Nettarp\'s images reflect his belief in \"beauty that is on the edge\".