MM Paris

MM Paris create amazing images using a mixture of media includ

ing typography, photography and illustration. Their posters range from black and white with a little colour to posters with a variety of bright colours. The works are chaotic, but in the right way that they look expressive and full of passion. I love how they do not stick to just one style but instead have a more broad approach to their work. When talking about their work they explain that the client is a main factor of each work and should it reflect their personality which shows as each piece is individual, e.g. *“You could say that that person's individuality influences us”. The typography used is creative and imaginative and the use of photography and illustration works well combined.

*http://www.mmparis.com/texts/mm_shimizu.html

MM Paris has worked with Bjork in her video *‘Hidden Place’. I like the use of colour of the liquid like movement that passes through the openings of Bjork’s face, i.e. eyes, nose, etc. I also like how the camera moves with the movement suggesting that it is moving around inside her head when u can’t actually see it. This tells me that this is the hidden place. However, for me it is too repetitive and although it does change slightly I feel that the direction, colour and size changing more could alter this.

One of my favourite works is the ‘Alphabet’ followed by the ‘Alphamen’, black and white fashion photography cut out into glyphs to form the alphabet. Each letter works well as a fashion image on its own as well as part of an alphabet. Particularly the letters in ‘Alphamen’ they remind me of something on a clothing or aftershave poster advertisement.

The ‘Balenciaga’ posters also use photography but close-ups of women’s faces. By working over the top with more photos and illustration they add depth and intrigue as to why this has been done. Is it to reflect the thoughts or representation of the women or just to make them more visually pleasing or interesting?