Ryan Robinson
April 21, 2013
Survey of Contemporary Art Practices 2003C
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Though the Looking Glass Gallery Statement
Through the Looking Glass glorifies the photographers ability to capture a moment in time. Each picture has a complete and real story behind it. Each one of the photographers featured use black and white as well as color photography to portray their stories. They capture images that are not always pleasing or pretty, they often have a slightly strange quality to them. They are not made to be perfect they are made to be real. This show focuses on the fact that the photographers are capturing blips of history. The pictures are supposed to envoke feeling and wonder and create a very whimsical vibe.
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ~Karl Lagerfield These artists captures these moments and convey their lives and the lives of others through their photography.
Tour
The guests will walk into the gallery with one single wall in front of them, with the title of the show in the center made out of photo letters. The gallery will be dimly lit and a stream of white christmas lights will lead your way along the wall, into the next room of photos. The first room wall contain photos by Sally Mann featuring her Family portraits along with Dianne Arbus. Their photos will be arranged randomly together. The lights will take the viewer into the next room which will have Edward Westin work featuring, Nudes. Then the lights will take the guests to the last and final room which will have Alec Soth’s work along with Nan Goldin’s that will both be arranged intermittently.
Sally Mann
Sally Mann: a photographer who features her family in her series “Family Pictures.” Much controversy surrounds this series because it can be viewed as child porn. She explores the concept of children growing up. She also posses them very poetically and allows for a very natural and whimsical childhood to come out in her photos.
Sally Mann
Three Graces
Photograph
8x10”
Sally Mann
Dog Scratches
Gelatin Silver Enlargement Print
20x24”
Sally Mann
The Wet Bed
Gelatin Silver Enlargement Print
18.9x23”
Sally Mann
Naptime
Silver Gelatin Print
24x20”
Diane Arbus
Diane Arbus: a photographer that has quite a few child inspired pictures, she believed that the camera should, “a little bit cold, a little bit harsh.” She would search the New York street searching for rough and unsightly images. Her photos have a raw and real quality that makes the viewer question what really is going on.
Diane Arbus
Identical Twins, 1967, New Jersy
Gelatin Silver Print
10x8”
Diane Arbus
Child with Toy Hand Gernade in Central Park, 1962, New York City
Gelatin Silver Print
8x10”
Diane Arbus
Teenage couple on Hudson St., 1963, New York
Gelatin Silver Print
10x8”
Diane Arbus
Two Boys Smoking in the Park, 1963
Gelatin Silver Print
14.9x14.9”
Edward Weston
Edward Westin: is known for his ability to take a plain object and make it look like a magnificent piece of art. His work can be “direct, plain and honest” showing real people in the real form. He used a method of pre-visualization where he would plan out his lighting, atmosphere and movement in order to concentrate on revealing the object “in its deepest moment before moment of perception.”
Edward Weston
Winter Idyll, 1945
Negative Photograph
8x10”
Edward Weston
Nude, 1934
Negative Photogragh
8x10”
Edward Weston
Ivanos and Bugatii, 1931
Negative Photogrph
8x10”
Edward Westin
Nude Floating, 1938
Negative Photograpgh
8x10”
Alec Soth
Alec Soth a photographer that enjoys traveling and capturing what he sees along the way, he typically features the western United States. His photos have a very cinematic feel with elements of a narrative behind each picture. He features rural and suburban communities and focuses on capturing real life images.
Alec Soth
Kristin
Photographs
48x58”
Alec Soth
Hotel, Dallas City, Illinois
Photograph
40x32”
Alec Soth
Cape Girardeu, Missouri
Photography
39x67”
Alec Soth
Impala
Photograph
36x45”
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