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Michael KennaWashing Line, Burano, Venice, Italy2019
2019
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Captured between 1980-2022, ‘The Floating City’ displays four decades of Michael Kenna’s photographs that relay the artist’s poetic vision of Venice. Through his lens, the romantic spirit of the city emerges between buildings veiled in mist, glowing street lamps, ornate bridges silhouetted against the sheen of winding canals and tall wooden pilings rising from the calm lagoon. Kenna is widely celebrated for his signature use of long exposure, with some works made over several hours. By incorporating striking elements of blurred motion alongside a haunting stillness and serenity, Kenna invites the viewer to reflect on the passage of time, a theme that extends across much of his work. His atmospheric use of light, shadow and reflection elevates these street scenes to an ethereal vision of beauty, tapping into the alluring tale of an enchanted city, miraculously suspended on water. The exhibition coincides with the publication of Kenna’s new book, ‘Venice: Memories and Traces’, published earlier this year by SKIRA.
Signed, dated, inscribed on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Edition of 25
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
8 x 7 1/2 inches
- Creator:Michael Kenna (1953, American)
- Creation Year:2019
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8815618402
Michael Kenna
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977. Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance. The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
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