Mike Enders’ newest victim for his tub interview series was the mysterious photographer Venfield8, who has hid his “identity” until today! Venfield8 doesn’t give it all up though, and playfully leaves his shades on declaring that the art is what matters, not who he is.
Mike and Venfield8 chat about the benefits of working as an anonymous artist, the blurry line between porn and art, “Bear Hill,” future projects and much more!
VENFIELD8 is a pseudonymous artist based in Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is known that as a fashion photographer he has been working in the industry for about 15 years shooting for varied publications, from independent magazines to Conde Nast titles. In the few interviews he has granted, he says he started Venfield 8 as a way to get away from art director, agents and conservative clients always looking over his shoulder – he says he wanted to photograph without restraints and conditions. Soon after his Tumblr debut his work caught the attention of both the fashion and art press. A gallery show quickly followed in Los Angeles. In late 2012 posters of his tongue-in-cheek series of faux cologne ads, Essence Masculine, were posted in LA, and NY. The numbered prints were quickly torn down and traded on eBay, earning him the praise, “Banksy of Tumblr”.
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