Lasse Hoile
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Lasse Hoile (born 1973 in Aarhus, Denmark) is an acclaimed artist, photographer, graphic artist writer, film-maker/director, and cinematographer. Recognized for his unique vintage style intertwined with a modern day twist, Lasse is best known for his work with Steven Wilson and his projects Porcupine Tree and Blackfield. Lasse has also designed live visuals for the US progressive metal band Dream Theater. In the mid-1990s he was the vocalist for Danish death metal band, Panzerchrist. Today, Lasse continues to create various designs used for music videos, posters, and band photography.
Lasse had humble beginnings working as an editor and producing short films in 1993. Five years later in 1998, Lasse decided to take up photography only as a hobby. The hobby grew into a passion and it is here Lasse claimed he “started doing art seriously”. Though having only started “doing are seriously” a few years ago, Lasse has wasted no time in creating several documentaries, commercials, live show projections, short films, feature films, art installations, animation, grading, and post production/compositing to name a few. Though ridiculed every now and again for some of his controversial productions, Lasse still refuses to sugarcoat “truth” such as nature itself, and the behavior of human beings.
Influenced by melancholic music, Francis Bacon, David Lynch, and Andrei Tarkovsky, Lasse continues to convey though his artwork, the world through his eyes and often realities people wish did not exist. One of his projects entitled “Recycler” (1999), which can be seen on Myspace TV on myspace.com, is simply a short film about humans and our “recycling nature”. Although prefaced that this film was graphic, hundreds of fans still continue to watch, fascinated with the idea, the “realness” and thought behind it. Many of Lasse’s photographs, such as “Patient II” and “Girl in a Box” often depict, but are in no way limited to, anger, loneliness, melancholia, or emotional struggle. This can be shown through grain, distortion, color/tone variations, and noise usage which set the mood of that particular photo. Lasse states the reason why he favors those particular colors, is because they remind him of “old masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, and Rembrandt.
Another piece by Lasse which can be easily accessed through the internet or various photography sites is “Mail Order Babies”. The photograph depicts new born babies placed next to one another; side by side in boxes. According to Lasse, this photo is meant convey “…the western arrogance way of getting kids. It seems nowadays one can almost design their 'dream' child through genetic preference or adoption."
In the music video, entitled “Blackfield” for the band also entitled Blackfield is noted for its crafty layering and vividness of winding photographs inside of photographs inside of photographs. It often has led its viewers feeling nostalgic yet intrigued.
The "Blackfield" video has been viewed over 40,000 times and uploaded by many other fans of his work over and over again on youtube.com. Lasse has also directed videos for Porcupine Tree and they too also been broadcasted on youtube.com. One of the videos entitled “Fear of a Blank Planet” has been viewed over 410,000 times. Reviews of Lasse's artwork have also been mentioned on Forbes.com.
Discography
With Panzerchrist
- Outpost Fort Europa (1999/Serious)
- Six Seconds Kill (1996/Serious)
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