Patrick Hoelck (pronounced /hÉ'l.lÉ'k/; born September 7, 1968) is an
American filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles and New York
City. He has received considerable recognition as a photographer for
fine art and celebrity advertisements. In addition, he has directed
several mainstream music videos.Hoelck's career began at the young age
of sixteen as a music video director in New York City, and later in
Los Angeles. Hoelck’s self-published photography book, "Tar", was
the catalyst for his late-career emergence as a professional
photographer. "Tar" consists of several personal short stories and
prose entries about Hoelck’s early days living in New York City, and
his experiences as a drug addict and self-abuser. An early break came
for Hoelck when close friend and artist, Vincent Gallo, specially
requested Hoelck over the late Richard Avedon for the cover of British
magazine, "Flux". Later Hoelck produced "Cigarettes and Coffee" for
Paul Thomas Anderson.Hoelck made his directorial debut in 2009 with
the independent romantic drama, Mercy, written and produced by Scott
Caan. The movie tells the story of a young novelist who tries to write
about love, but realizes he will first need real-life experience to
take on the subject.In 2011, Hoelck released a series of Polaroid
photos entitled "Polaroid Hotel." The photos were taken over the
course of seventeen years, largely at the Standard Hotel in New York
City. The series was first a book and later an exhibit, boasting 700
guests on its opening day. In Polaroid Hotel, Hoelck pays tribute to
the art of Polaroid photography with a book of images that capture
intimate moments of his life and career, showing that just because
Polaroid has aged it hasn't lost its appeal. Gisela Getty said about
the series, "Hoelck's images seem at first to be random, thrown
together, an accidental assemblage, but they provide a narrative of
our cultural landscape, a series on contemporary urban life."
American filmmaker and photographer based in Los Angeles and New York
City. He has received considerable recognition as a photographer for
fine art and celebrity advertisements. In addition, he has directed
several mainstream music videos.Hoelck's career began at the young age
of sixteen as a music video director in New York City, and later in
Los Angeles. Hoelck’s self-published photography book, "Tar", was
the catalyst for his late-career emergence as a professional
photographer. "Tar" consists of several personal short stories and
prose entries about Hoelck’s early days living in New York City, and
his experiences as a drug addict and self-abuser. An early break came
for Hoelck when close friend and artist, Vincent Gallo, specially
requested Hoelck over the late Richard Avedon for the cover of British
magazine, "Flux". Later Hoelck produced "Cigarettes and Coffee" for
Paul Thomas Anderson.Hoelck made his directorial debut in 2009 with
the independent romantic drama, Mercy, written and produced by Scott
Caan. The movie tells the story of a young novelist who tries to write
about love, but realizes he will first need real-life experience to
take on the subject.In 2011, Hoelck released a series of Polaroid
photos entitled "Polaroid Hotel." The photos were taken over the
course of seventeen years, largely at the Standard Hotel in New York
City. The series was first a book and later an exhibit, boasting 700
guests on its opening day. In Polaroid Hotel, Hoelck pays tribute to
the art of Polaroid photography with a book of images that capture
intimate moments of his life and career, showing that just because
Polaroid has aged it hasn't lost its appeal. Gisela Getty said about
the series, "Hoelck's images seem at first to be random, thrown
together, an accidental assemblage, but they provide a narrative of
our cultural landscape, a series on contemporary urban life."
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