Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
American, b. 1953
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977.
Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance.
The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Toya Lake Boulder, Study 2, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 in.
Michae...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. Two trees stand tall in a landscape blanketed in snow. A mountain range emerges from horizon ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
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Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mill View, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2021
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.
Mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
White Cloud, Widnes, Cheshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. Dark snow barriers contrast with the blanket of stark white snow. A single tree stands in the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Asparagus Sticks, Study 3, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 in.
Micha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Washing Day, Colne, Lancashire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size:9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.
Mi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kurosawa's Trees, Study 3, Memanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
One Hundred and Seventy Eight Birds, San Francisco, California, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Irving Park Tree, Study 2, Portland, Oregon, USA by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Irving Park Tree, Study 2, Portland, Oregon, USA by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands alone in the park, framed by the bright le...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Row of Kannons, Doryuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hercules, Vaux-le-Vicomte, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Image size: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Printed 2000
Michael Kenna's black an...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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