Elliott Kaufman Art

archival chromogenic digital print image size: 19 x 23 inches unframed Elliott Kaufman describes New York City as a laboratory in constant movement. In his series “Street Dance,” Kaufman photographs repetitive actions of passersby – such as riding a bicycle or entering a subway station – from a single vantage point and arranges the images in a grid. Key to his series, Kaufman explains, was calculating how changing light would affect the environment. “The bicycles had to be back-lit at the very end of the day,” he says. “The subway steps were calculated so that the light would cast perfect north/south shadows.” He also shot a varying number of exposures at each scene to relay the “staccato rhythm” he sought – as many as 225. “The camera catches the commonality of movement,” he says, “until what endures is a patter of dance and motion.” A number of artists have led him in this direction, including the Bauhaus and the collaborative media which they pioneered, the 1977 film Powers Of Ten, which depicts the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten, Mike Figgis...

Contemporary color photograph of the interior of an abandoned power station 35 x 25 inches unframed 41.5 x 31.5 inches in white wood frame with AR non-glare glass This contemporary photograph of an abandoned theater interior was captured by New York based photographer, Elliott Kaufman, in 2005. Here the artist highlights the beautiful crumbling interior of the Glendale Power Station in Yonkers, NY. The photograph is complimented with a custom white wood frame measuring 41.5 x 31.5 inches. There is wiring on the back for installation. About the series: Elliott Kaufman conveys the haunting magnificence of forgotten buildings in the Abandoned series. Architectural marvels once home to heartbreaking operas, spectacular gatherings, or a loving family now sit vacant and linger in fading memories of the past with each new crack of paint, crumbling brick, or falling beam. Through his lens, Kaufman captures the remnants of these majestic structures, romanticizing what once was for viewers in the present day. This series won 2nd place in the ASMP National Competition. Exhibitions: 2014 Carrie Haddad Gallery: Water Pictures : December 18th thru January 2015. 2014 International Center of Photography, Juried Group Faculty Show: Photographs in the Social Landscape 2013 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY. Group Show: Street Dance Series 2012 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY. Group Show : Time Transformations 2012 The Hudson Studio, Hudson, NY.: Solo Show : Abandoned Architecture. 2011 Garrison Art Gallery, Juried Group Show 2010 Alan Klotz Gallery, Group Show on the 400th Anniversary of the Hudson River. 2009 Through the Eyes of Others Photographs of India...

Contemporary color photograph of the interior of an abandoned theater 35 x 25 inches unframed 41.5 x 31.5 inches in white wood frame with AR non-glare glass This contemporary photograph of an abandoned theater interior was captured by New York based photographer, Elliott Kaufman, in 2005. Here the artist highlights the beautiful fading facade of the once renowned Capitol Theater in New London, CT. The photograph is complimented with a custom white wood frame measuring 41.5 x 31.5 inches. There is wiring on the back for installation. About the series: Elliott Kaufman conveys the haunting magnificence of forgotten buildings in the Abandoned series. Architectural marvels once home to heartbreaking operas, spectacular gatherings, or a loving family now sit vacant and linger in fading memories of the past with each new crack of paint, crumbling brick, or falling beam. Through his lens, Kaufman captures the remnants of these majestic structures, romanticizing what once was for viewers in the present day. This series won 2nd place in the ASMP National Competition. Exhibitions: 2014 Carrie Haddad Gallery: Water Pictures : December 18th thru January 2015. 2014 International Center of Photography, Juried Group Faculty Show: Photographs in the Social Landscape 2013 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY. Group Show: Street Dance Series 2012 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY. Group Show : Time Transformations 2012 The Hudson Studio, Hudson, NY.: Solo Show : Abandoned Architecture. 2011 Garrison Art Gallery, Juried Group Show 2010 Alan Klotz Gallery, Group Show on the 400th Anniversary of the Hudson River. 2009 Through the Eyes of Others Photographs of India...

Hudson River is a limited edition contemporary urban photograph by artist Elliott Kaufman. Kaufman describes New York City as “a laboratory in constan...

Street Dance 2 is a contemporary color photograph by artist Elliott Kaufman. Kaufman describes New York City as “a laboratory in constant movement." In hi...