Aart Verrips is a Durban-raised South African based filmmaker and photographer whose work follows a particular narrative around authenticity and connecting audiences emotionally with different subject matters. Verrips is always drawn to non-traditional faces in his photographic work, with the aim of showcasing a new standard of beauty and breathing in life to both his static and motion pictures. 

 

In a Kaleidoscope of jewel tones, Verrips' images have a crisp clean aesthetic, with a playful romanticism distilled by artful blurs, spontaneous choreography, and sculptural, printed backgrounds. 

 

Since changing careers from studying to be a pastry chef in France, Aart has worked on some of the biggest editorials in outlets that include but not limited to - TIME, Hunger InStyle, WWD, i-D, Gay Time, Dazed, ELLE, Marie Claire. He has also worked with fashion designers such as Thebe Magugu, Rich Mnisi, Lukhanyo Mdingi and major brands such as Lavazza, Garnier, H&M, Apple, Adidas, Levi’s, Reebok, Samsung, BMW, Volvo and Nike.

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Exhibitions:

 

2017 - Crudama Adulcentria | Hazzard Gallery | Johannesburg, South Africa

2018 - Human Stories | Body Issue | Now Gallery| London, UK 

2021 - British Journal of Photography | International Photography Award - Seen Fifteen Gallery, London, Uk

2022 - Photo Vogue Festival | Next Great Image Maker | BASE MILANO, Milan, Italy

2023 - Human Stories | A Young South Africa | My Liewe Land - Now Gallery | London, UK 

2023 - Lavazza 2024 Calendar | More Than Us | BASE MILANO, Milan, Italy

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