Nick SimpsonThe Gentleman Caller (Nick Simpson Sepia Victorian Styled Theatrical Photograph)2013
2013
About the Item
- Creator:Nick Simpson (British)
- Creation Year:2013
- Dimensions:Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2273394621
Nick Simpson
London based artist, Nick Simpson is celebrated for his fictional series entitled The Bumforth Man Collection. The series consists of archival prints inspired by a mythical story concerning a quantity of glass photographic plates discovered in an old oak chest on the Bumforth Manor estate in rural England, the family home of the Gascoigne-Simpson's for over nine generations. These plates, which had laid gathering dust for over a 100 years, were supposedly the work of Simpson’s great grandfather, Samuel Heracles Gascoigne-Simpson, a disciple of William Henry Fox Talbot, commonly considered to be the father of photography. To bring this story to life, Simpson starts by building a set, authentically styled and dressed to re-create the Victorian photographic salons of the late 1900s. This becomes the stage upon which he places his eclectic choice of models and actors, all following his original tight narrative to create a richly detailed tableau. The scene is then captured in a single sitting using an original 1867 Petzval lens mounted on a mahogany plate camera. Hand painting, scratching and distressing the plates add a patina, further adding to the illusion of historical provenance. Nick Simpson previously worked as a commercial photographer and creative director, before embarking upon a full-time career as an artist in 2011. He has exhibited extensively in the UK, but this will be his first exhibition in the USA.
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