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Finding the perfect lookalike to work with is crucial and a lengthy process. We have our regulars, but we also use social media all the time to find people. It's amazing who you can unearth on Twitter.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Also Amazing Crucial Find Finding Lengthy Media Our People Perfect Process Social Social Media Time Twitter Use Who Work You

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I go up to people and ask if I can use them in my photos. Occasionally it is the person in question, as happened with James Hewitt. How embarrassing. He just laughed and said, 'You can't afford me.'

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Afford Ask Embarrassing Go Happened He How James Just Laughed Me Occasionally People Person Photos Question Said Them Up Use You I Can

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Now celebrity has taken on a holy status all of its own, and we look to the stars to provide us with the transcendental experience that was once achieved through religion.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Achieved Celebrity Experience Holy Look Now Once Own Provide Religion Stars Status Taken Through Transcendental Us

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The religious imagery and fairytales that formed our shared cultural references have been replaced by the cult of celebrity. Marilyn is the sex goddess, Camilla Parker Bowles is cast as the wicked witch, Che Guevara is the revolutionary. Celebrities have become visual shorthand for narratives that shape our lives.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Become Been Cast Celebrities Celebrity Cult Cultural Formed Goddess Imagery Lives Marilyn Narratives Our Our Lives Parker References Religious Replaced Revolutionary Sex Shape Shared Shorthand Visual Wicked Witch

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Warhol was the ultimate voyeur, constantly observing people through the lens. He watched and listened, but did not participate. Behind the camera, Warhol was in control.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Behind Camera Constantly Control Did He Lens Listened Observing Participate People Through Ultimate Voyeur Warhol Watched

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Photography acts as a teaser, suggesting we can know something that we can never know. And the more we can't obtain it, the more we want it.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Acts Know More Never Obtain Photography Something Suggesting Want

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Art work is inconclusive. It opens your mind up. At least, that's what I hope it does. And advertising, using exactly the same photograph, closes things down. It makes it conclusive. It sells a product, and that is its primary function.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Advertising Art Closes Conclusive Does Down Exactly Exactly The Same Function Hope Least Makes Mind Opens Photograph Primary Product Same Sells Things Up Using Work Your

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I'm really interested in how we view the public figure, what makes a public figure, what makes a celebrity, and how images make politicians, so I take an interest in politics, but it's really an interest in the image.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Celebrity Figure How Image Images Interest Interested Make Makes Politicians Politics Public Public Figure Really Take View

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Because Bin Laden's culture doesn't permit the worship of images, they understand how powerful images are. We wouldn't have thought of creating a visual bomb. In a way, he's chopped down two iconic buildings, and used our very truth imagery, to express himself. It's fascinating... I mean, dreadful.

~Alison Jackson

Topics: Because Bin Bomb Buildings Chopped Creating Culture Down Dreadful Express Fascinating He Himself How Iconic Imagery Images Mean Our Permit Powerful Thought Truth Two Understand Used Very Visual Way Worship

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Artist

Born: May 15th, 1960

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