John Arsenault
2:49 pm
2012

About the Item

Archival pigment print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 13.5 x 13.5 inches (Edition of 10) 30 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. In his series, "For You!," John Arsenault captures the beauty of the everyday by photographing roses close-up. Though Arsenault has pursued many different projects, including an ongoing series of self-portraits, these photographs show a tender, romantic side of the artist steeped in the history of art. In the aesthetic tradition of Georgia O’Keeffe, these tightly-focused images of flowers are a 21st-century update on a subject that has fascinated artists dating back to 17th century Dutch flower painters. Making the photographs with his iPhone and uploading to Instagram, Arsenault is able to receive instant feedback on new images from his followers. This new technology allows for images in this series to be made at a moment’s notice. Arsenault has said of this work: “I’ve always loved taking photographs of flowers because it reminds me of my late grandmother Elizabeth, and this is a way for me to honor her and my family roots.” Raised in a small town in northern Massachusetts, John Arsenault moved to New York City in 1997 to pursue a degree in photography at the School of Visual Arts. His photographs are represented in the permanent collections of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. His first monograph, "Barmaid," was published in 2015 with Daylight Books, and his second monograph, "For You!" came out in 2017, also with Daylight Books.

Creator:
John Arsenault (1971, American)
Creation Year:
2012
Dimensions:
Height: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)
Medium:
Archival Pigment
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU93232955091