Considered a pioneer of postmodern ideas in the 1970s, he came to prominence with his early text paintings and moved on to
photographic images paired with text.
Not exact matches
wall space gallery is pleased to present a new exhibition featuring gallery artist Barbara Parmet
paired with guest artist Christa Blackwood expanding the notion of
photographic object and
image.
In her woven work she integrates many components in her process, capturing her unique
images multiple times through a repetitive sequence of traditional analog
photographic methods, then arranging the large format prints into precise and deliberate
pairings.
The exhibit
pairs 54
photographic images (often taken at different times), in 27
pairs that embody the titular theme.
A two - part exhibition spread over a
pair of L.A. museums explores the
photographic legacy of an artist who brought as much grace to
images of flowers as he did to S&M.
Each of the contemporary works is
paired with historical points of reference: a Bill Viola video titled Catherine's Dream hangs next to Goya's powerful
image The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters; Rachel Whiteread's Untitled (Felt floor) is
paired with Ralston Crawford's
photographic study of the New York City 3rd Avenue elevated train tracks; Wim Wenders large format photograph of the Australian outback is installed near Edward Hopper's haunting graphic
image titled Night Shadows.
The
pair experimented with different
photographic techniques, lighting, positioning and lens to create some
images ahead of their time and eerily prophetic of humanity.
The resulting body of texts, an amalgam of different people's responses, were framed and
paired with
photographic images, showing the empty spaces where the works once hung.