By Lance Clayton
Located in Hudson, NY
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.
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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...
Category
1990s Photography
MaterialsArchival Pigment