Lance Clayton
Swim, Bear Lake, Utah, 1998
1998

Name: Swim, Bear Lake, Utah, 1998
Brand: Lance Clayton
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Black and White, Water, Swimming, Utah, experimental, ocean, lake, water, b&w, black & white, man, sky, weather, vignette. burry, motion blur, activity, moody, photograph, photography Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 25. This photograph is currently on Exhibition at Robin Rice Gallery's Summertime Salon 2018. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. ABOUT: Lance Clayton’s aquatic, figurative photographs contain an attention to detail that leaves the viewer constantly discovering new information within them. His oblique compositions are a profusion of the quirky, the surreal, and the ambiguous, all of which are permeated by a haunting presence. Rather than presenting a factual reality, an illusion is fabricated to conjure the realms of our imagination. “Swim”, is an illustrative shot of a man doing the butterfly stroke, his back to the viewer with arms powerfully extended across the frame, as if to embrace the open, infinite skies above him. The grainy quality of the piece is created using a dark room technique in which tissue is layered upon the photograph, creating an allover ethereal atmosphere reminiscent of Edward Steichen’s early work. Clayton’s inspiration is primarily grounded in dreams, with references to notable artists such as Diane Arbus, George Hurrell, and Duane Michaels. The artist cites “The Photographic Illusion: Duane Michaels” as a notable influence, propelling his aesthetic of creating worlds rather than capturing moments. Clayton is a native of Logan, Utah. A self-taught commercial photographer by trade, Clayton began photography in his adolescent years “to pass the time,” which then evolved into his first job at the age of twenty processing film and printing black & white photographs for a commercial photographer. After a stint as a photo assistant in New York, Clayton returned to Utah, building a portfolio while working with publications such as Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, and Grazia.

Creator:

Lance Clayton

Creation Year:

1998

Dimensions:

Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)

Medium:

Archival Pigment

Period:

1990-1999

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