Name: Morning In a City
Brand: Richard Tuschman

Morning In a City

View Similar Items

Uwe Ommer - Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series

Unknown - Natalie Wood in Coat for "The Great Race"

Ray Jones - Lucille Ball: Glamour in Fur

Unknown - Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow

George Hurrell - Bette Davis in "Dark Victory"

Bud Fraker - Ginger Rogers in Fur Coat

Ernest Bachrach - Barbara Stanwyck in Fur Stole

Robert Coburn - Rita Hayworth Posed in Fur

Jake Chessum - Kate Moss At 16

Netta Laufer - Cat - From the Black beauty series

Stuart Möller - Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print

Kevin Westenberg - White Stripes by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition

About the Item

From the series "Hopper Meditations" Hopper Meditations is a personal photographic response to the work of the American painter, Edward Hopper. My images are created by digitally marrying dollhouse-size dioramas with live models. The sets I built, painted and photographed in my studio. A lot of the furniture is standard dollhouse furniture, but some I made myself. I then photographed the models against a plain backdrop, and lastly, made the digital composites in Photoshop. When I began the series, my plan was to base each work on a specific Hopper painting, and this is the case in the earlier works in the series. As the series progressed, though, I felt more freedom to create my own compositions that were inspired by Hopper's style and vision, but not based on specific paintings. I have always loved the way Hopper’s paintings, with an economy of means, are able to address the mysteries and complexities of the human condition. Placing one or two figures in humble, intimate settings, he created quiet scenes that are psychologically compelling with open-ended narratives. The characters’ emotional states can seem to waver paradoxically between reverie and alienation, or perhaps between longing and resignation. Dramatic lighting heightens the emotional overtones, but any final interpretation is left to the viewer. These are all qualities I hope to imbue in my images as well. In other ways, my pictures diverge from Hopper’s paintings. The general mood in my work is more somber, and the lighting is less harsh, than in Hopper’s. I am trying to achieve an effect perhaps closer to the chiaroscuro lighting of Rembrandt, another painter I greatly admire. I would like the lighting to act as almost another character, not only illuminating the form of the figures, but also echoing and evoking the their inner lives. I suppose I would like to marry the theatricality of Rembrandt with the humility of Hopper. In this way, I like to think of my images as dramas for a small stage, with the figures as actors in a one or two character play. The characters, by appearance, are rooted specifically in the past, somewhere in Hopper’s mid-twentieth century. For me, this augments the dreamlike, staged effect of the scenes. The themes they evoke, though—solitude, alienation, longing—are timeless and universal. Richard Tuschman January 2014 Prices and availability are subject to change without notice

Creator:
Richard Tuschman (1956, American)
Creation Year:
2012
Dimensions:
Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
24 x 36, Edition of 6Price: $2,80043 x 63, Edition of 3Price: $5,000
Medium:
Archival Pigment
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: G140412143756

1960s Modern Nude Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Uwe Ommer
Set of 2 Aventure d'une libertine Photographs. From The Secret Album Series, 2015

$4,320

Natalie Wood in Coat for "The Great Race"

Located in Austin, TX

This stunning black and white portrait features Natalie Wood smiling in a heavy coat for her role in "The Great Race". Natalie Wood was an American-Russian actress. She began her ca...

Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Natalie Wood in Coat for "The Great Race", 1965

$495

Lucille Ball: Glamour in Fur

By Ray Jones

Located in Austin, TX

Stunning and glamorous image of Lucille Ball in fur.Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedian, model, film-studio executive, and producer. She was the star of the self-produced ...

Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Ray Jones
Lucille Ball: Glamour in Fur, 1945

$495

Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow

Located in Austin, TX

Black and white candid capture of Prince Rainer, Grace Kelly, and their children playing in the snow in Switzerland, circa 1959. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - ...

Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly, Prince Rainier, and Their Children in the Snow, 1959

$495

Bette Davis in "Dark Victory"

By George Hurrell

Located in Austin, TX

Black and white capture of actress Bette Davis in a fur coat for her role in "Dark Victory", circa 1939. What's included: - Limited Edition Archival Print - Numbered Certificate of ...

Category

1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

George Hurrell
Bette Davis in "Dark Victory", 1939

$495

Ginger Rogers in Fur Coat

By Bud Fraker

Located in Austin, TX

Black and white studio portrait of Ginger Rogers in a fur coat, circa 1953. Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an A...

Category