OK, so we all agree that, once in a while, there are people someone that have their own vision. These persons might change the world, might dictate a new direction or might influence a certain area so much, that after them there will be an entire wave. And you know what’s even better? When influencers meet. Then what you have is an earthquake.

So, yesterday you read just a glimpse about this guy, Nick Knight. He might not be a name on everyone’s lips, but, in fact, he is now becoming more and more visible, due to the artists he is working with. Let’s look back and see who he worked with the whole time. Amazingly, you’ll see that you already knew some of his works, maybe you wanted to check the-director-of-that-video and the photographer-of-that-crazy-photo-shoot. Here they are, lying there, just waiting to be read:

1. Nick Knight and Gareth Pugh – magnitude 5 

In 2008 the two collaborated on a project called Insensate.

There are artists that know exactly what they want to do and whose direction is well established- once you see one of their works you recognize it as being theirs.

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But then there are those artists who are constantly changing, adapting to a context or creating a special context for their own creativity. Indeed, Knight seems as if he is boundless when it comes to thinking fashion photography.

Gareth Pugh A/W 2008- Insensate film

2. Nick Knight and Yohji Yamamoto – magnitude 7 

The Yohji Yamamoto catalogues made by Marc Astoli, Nick Knight and Peter Saville between 1986 and 1988 were creating a new dimension to fashion.

So, a long time ago, when these names did not immediately open doors, the two artists collaborated on a project. Also, this area became more and more visible and he gave it a new direction, where it was see more as art.

I don’t know about you, but whenever I happen to find such proofs of influencers that worked long before together, it makes me think that eventually all important people meet to create together. Also, it gives me a sense of how much time and energy they’ve invested in something they believed in. In 1986 and 1988 they were already doing what they wanted to do and what they do still the present day, only that they didn’t yet get there. How many of you were born between these years? Yeah, see what I mean? That’s a whole lifetime.

Yohji Yamamoto Catalogue, Pour Homme 1987/88
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3. Nick Knight and Björk - magnitude 6 

How I feel about this collaboration? You know when you have two great friends, that don’t yet know each other? But you start thinking that they should meet, since they are both imaginative, determined and very self-aware of what they can do. Then you start think what if they met? And you are so excited about it and hope they would get together well. An when they do- Bam! Fireworks! Everything works. I don’t know how they came to work together, maybe they liked each other’s work and said it was time they did something together. Anyhow, the beautifully video became instantly a buzz in the art scene.

photo kosmiche.wordpress.com

4. Nick Knight and Lady Gaga – magnitude 5 

As much as she is blamed, she is admired. Lady Gaga is truly interested in working with artists that are very good on their specific area. Behind her image there are so many talented persons and it is so good to see that emerging artists grow in visibility due to their common projects. And keeping an eye on the art scene is something that Lady Gaga does. We’ll talk more about that in another article. For now, here is what Nick Knight did with her:

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So, which collaboration did you like best?