Return of the Mirage!
Mirage 26: Abstract Art Nude I took a short break from the Mirage series of abstract art nudes, partly to focus on some networking and partly due to work. But…
Mirage 24: More Holga fun!
Another from the Mirage series of art nudes in polished metal, and another using a plastic Holga lens. More after the jump! (more…)
Mirage 23: It’s not about the gear
Photographers love gear, and with so many excellent toys out there, it can be easy to get lost in GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). But in art, it’s not about the gear but the final product. Sometimes the most humble of tools gets us to the image. (more…)
Mirage 10 Update!
Mirage 10 accepted to Curiouser and Curiouser show! My image "Mirage 10" got accepted to the Curiouser and Curiouser: Photographic Dreams and Fictions juried show at the Vermont Photo Place…
Mirage 21
Mirage 21- from a series of abstract art nudes. My experiments with surface alterations to the metal plates continues! I brought out some of the surface markings by pushing the…
Mirage 20
Mirage 20: from a series of abstract art nudes. I've continued to work with the plate surfaces lately. The streaks and smudges on the copper mirror surface give this a…
Experimentation pt 2: Surfaces in the Mirage Art Nudes
Experimentation with surface treatments in the Mirage series of abstract art nudes. This is the second image where I was experimenting with surface treatments to the metal plate. My goal…
Experimentation: Plate Surfaces in the Mirage Series
Experimentation with surfaces in the Mirage series of abstract art nudes.
The Mirage series has been about re-imagining the art nude. I love working with the human form- it can be so graceful, pliable and surprising. But nudes can just as easily be cliché. I didn’t want to create a literal image of the body; it’s just been so “done” in the internet era. Which is why I find the metal reflections so appealing. The images are traces, abstract suggestions of the human form, rather than literal translations. The treatment of the metal has been a major component of the Mirage series. The polishing, scratching and distressing of the sheet are an integral part of the process and the final image. It got me thinking about how I might bring more texture to the metal surface. (more…)
Mirage 15
Fifteenth in the Mirage series of abstract art nudes. This image, unlike others in the Mirage series, was produced outside. It is a photograph of reflection in a sheet of…