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The photographic project ICONIC began in 2016 and evolved since then into a huge work of art and passion.

With the help of fashion designer Lucie Vervellea and visual and makeup artist Joris Souris, I was able to recreate with innovation and accuracy more than 150 photos of artistic and historic figures who shaped the world as we know it.

In order to make the project flawless, artistic and physiognomic skills were required as well as historic and biographic knowledge of each icon.

Here's a mesmerizing glimpse of this work. You can also check out my work at the links below.

More info: Instagram | etienneclotis.com | Facebook | Vimeo

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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

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I am Etienne CLOTIS photographer and director. I am passionate about images. I love to tell stories for 20 years already!

I am passionate about all forms of art, as a child, I did dance, singing and theatre, then I went back to the Conservatory to make films, but one day I fell in love with photography!

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    Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson

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    Freddie Mercury

    Freddie Mercury

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    "Iconic" was born thanks to my passion for Marilyn Monroe, I find it extraordinary that someone who has died for years can still be so present in the collective culture.

    One day I photographed a look-alike of Marilyn and it was the beginning of the creation of "Iconic". I partnered with a talented makeup artist, Joris Souris and a stylist who is passionate about her profession, Lucie Vervellea.

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    Carrie Fisher

    Carrie Fisher

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    Vincent Van Gogh

    Vincent Van Gogh

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    The challenge was to dive into the life of a character because it was not possible for me to just copy a photograph or a vague idea of the icon we wanted to photograph.

    The goal was to get to know the character, to find my vision of his or her life! What period to represent? How to dress him or her? What’s gonna be recognizable? For that I read between 2 and 3 biographies per character, it takes a lot of time! But it was still an exciting adventure!

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    Janis Joplin

    Janis Joplin

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    Frida Kahlo

    Frida Kahlo

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    "Iconic" represents three years of work, it is now a book with more than 180 photographs inside. It is with this book that I got my Master's in photography and I am very proud of it!

    You can check out the book here!

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    David Bowie

    David Bowie

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    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein

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    Twiggy

    Twiggy

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    Marlene Dietrich

    Marlene Dietrich

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    Ray Charles

    Ray Charles

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    Napoléon

    Napoléon

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    Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra

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    Elizabeth Taylor

    Elizabeth Taylor

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    Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso

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    Bob Marley

    Bob Marley

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    Audrey Hepburn

    Audrey Hepburn

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    Olivia Newton And John Travolta

    Olivia Newton And John Travolta

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    Jackie Kennedy

    Jackie Kennedy

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    James Dean

    James Dean

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    Alfred Hitchcock

    Alfred Hitchcock

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    Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix

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    Grace Jones

    Grace Jones

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    Louis Xiv

    Louis Xiv

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    Maria Callas

    Maria Callas

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    Mohamed Ali

    Mohamed Ali

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    Nina Simone

    Nina Simone

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    Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

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    Jeanne D'arc

    Jeanne D'arc

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    Marilyn Monroe

    Marilyn Monroe

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    Le Petit Prince

    Le Petit Prince

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    Jean Paul Gaultier

    Jean Paul Gaultier

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    Alice In Wonderland

    Alice In Wonderland

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    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Presley

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    Coco Chanel

    Coco Chanel

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    Juliette Gréco

    Juliette Gréco

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    Johnny Hallyday

    Johnny Hallyday

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    Evita

    Evita

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    Prince

    Prince

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    Catherine Deneuve

    Catherine Deneuve

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    Cher

    Cher

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