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Laurence Salzmann
The Bridge
2002

Name: The Bridge
Brand: Laurence Salzmann
Price: 2710.91 AUD
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$1,750

£1,322.78

€1,520.11

CA$2,436.86

A$2,710.91

CHF 1,421.09

MX$33,126.68

NOK 18,095.86

SEK 17,034.75

DKK 11,347.07

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Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 7. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. Laurence Salzmann’s first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery depicts the gritty world of wrestling in the city of Santiago de Cuba. The word “La Lucha” means both wrestling and struggle in Cuban Spanish. Here the dual meaning refers equally to the young wrestlers’ physical struggle and the Cuban people’s fight to survive in an economically and politically oppressed culture. Both rely on pride, ingenuity and an indomitable spirit as they strive to gain respect on the global stage. Salzmann’s photographs reflect over a decade long passion that began on a trip to Santiago de Cuba to improve relations between our two countries. While there, Salzmann stumbled upon a gym where young boys aged 8-18 learn Greco-Roman style wrestling. Once home he could not get the silhouetted forms of young athletes in training out of his head. This classical series of eighteen photographs, ranging in size from 11″ x 14″ to 20″ x 24″ are silver gelatin prints. Using his Hasselblad, Salzmann’s shots are un-posed and almost voyeuristic, revealing an intimate and universal portrait of human resilience. While Salzmann’s work is rooted in the social-documentary tradition, the exquisitely printed images tell a narrative of personal discovery that appeals to all ages and cultures. Taking early inspiration from American photographic greats such as Walker Evans and Paul Strand, Salzmann’s method is to create a relationship whereby the subjects feel comfortable with his presence. In the invitational image, “Ascending”, we see four boys train using their only resources, their sinewy bodies and the primitive gym’s concrete stairs. Each boy grips the ankles of another, wheelbarrow style, as they climb the steps on their hands. The slanted staircase, the triangulated shapes of the boy’s limbs intertwined, and the brown bodies against the stark white wall create an arresting image that goes beyond its documentary origin to artistry. Viewed from afar it recalls the ancient Greek brush in red-figure technique used to decorate fine pottery. In the image, “Jump of the Tiger”, a young man vaults across the back of another. The intense physicality of the wrestler’s movement is softened by the sway and grace of the body caught in air, almost dance-like in its arc. Salzmann’s “La Lucha” photographs are complemented, both in this exhibit and the photographic book of the same name, by the expressive paintings of Cuban artist Luis El Estudiante. In ““Lucha con un Cocodrilo”, the artist portrays a wrestler standing triumphant over a crocodile, a wink in his eye. The painting reflects the Cuban attitude that makes light of the difficulty they encounter. Black and White, men, sports, Cuban, athlete, gymnastics, athletic, male, man

Creator:

Laurence Salzmann

Creation Year:

2002

Dimensions:

Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)

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11 x 14Price: $1,00016 x 20Price: $1,25030 x 40Price: $3,000

Medium:

Silver Gelatin

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

21st Century

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Framing Options Available

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Gallery Location:

Hudson, NY

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Silver Gelatin

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