Photographer and former freelance ballet dancer heads Kicks Starter project “Dance Prints – Human Slicing Through Space”.
He’s been featured on Mashable (with 1.9 k shares!), PBS Arts, DanceSpirit, PetaPixel (1.4 k Likes!), The Ballet Bag, The Phoblographer, The Photo Brigade, Mostrarte and Le Journal de Montreal, just to name a few.
Dance Prints – Humans Slicing Through Space by Jesus Chapa-Malacara
This week I had the pleasure of hanging out with Brookly and Boston-based photographer Jesús Chapa-Malacara. He shared his recent project “Dance Prints – Human Slicing Through Space” which takes the viewer on a visual journey of a dancer’s motion through space.
Jesus explained that in order to finance his project and create these amazing images he’s begun a Kickstarter campaign rallying the support of all those who share his vision and love for photography and dance.
Having been a dancer himself, Jesus wanted to explore a new way of looking at dance. The results are short of mind-blowing!
Dance Prints – Humans Slicing Through Space by Jesus Chapa-Malacara
Here’s our conversation. The final minutes are quite insightful; I’m sure you’ll agree. Enjoy!
Video can also be viewed on YouTube channel by Romy Macias.
Here’s a sampling of Jesus’ breathtaking images!
Jesus not only uses ballet dancers as subjects, but breakdancers and ballroom dancers as well. He hopes to expand to athletes in the near future.
Dance Prints – Humans Slicing Through Space by Jesus Chapa-Malacara
Here’s Jesus’ Kickstarter video.
Video, courtesy of Kickstarter.com.
If you find Jesus’ art inspiring please visit his Kickstarter page and consider making a pledge starting at $1.
As of the date of this post, there are 21 days remaining for the “Dance Prints” campaign which ends on February 14, 2014 at 11 a.m. Eastern. So skip over to Kickstart.com and take a look!
As a contributor you’ll receive what KickStarter calls rewards in exchange for your support to Jesus’ project.
Rewards include (depending on the amount pledged) prints, in form of greeting cards, stationary, posters and digital screen savers. What a great Valentine’s gift these prints will make!
Greeting cards and stationary with “Augmented Reality” capability. Point your smart device and the prints come to life!
There is also a behind-the-scenes live video call included in a few of the pledge amounts. To get all the details click here.
If you’d like to see more of Jesus’ ground-breaking art photography please also visit his website: fotosjcm.com,
You’re welcome to “Like” Chapa-Malacara’s Facebook Page too at: https://www.facebook.com/fotosjcm
More on Jesus and his visionary art:
*All images used with permission of Jesús Chapa-Malacara
