New York-based photographer Patricia Gilman’s haunting images, shot during travels to every corner of the planet, capture and isolate moments of incredible beauty that most observers would miss.
Her subjects range from vast, dramatic panoramas and human figures exploring lush landscapes to surprisingly intimate images of animals. Beyond these images’ irrepressible intrigue, Gilman composes her digital photographs with prodigious care and skill. She favors nearly vertical and horizontal lines — rather than more conventional diagonals — which lend her images an eerie stillness and a sharp edge.
As with her unorthodox compositional tendencies, Gilman eschews broad spectrums of color, preferring to create images dominated by two or three tones. Like the interplay between their strong lines, the images’ stark divisions of tone create extreme contrasts and juxtapositions of light and dark areas, warm and cool tones. The cumulative effect of these bold choices of hue and angle is an aesthetic that catches viewers’ eyes and then invites them to linger as subtle and subdued details emerge. Gilman’s photographs are spectacularly adventurous in both form and content.
Exhibition Dates: October 29, 2013 – November 19, 2013
Reception: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Patricia_Gilman.aspx
About the Exhibition
Illumination: An Exhibition of Fine Art Photography displays the tremendous power of which photography is capable, both as a means of expression and as an art form. These creations employ the potential of the medium to the full, in the service of the guiding ideas and instincts that animate them. Each artist infuses their work with a sense of vision and clarity, conveying a new and intriguing way of looking at life which both appeals and excites. Intelligent, insightful, and full of a captivating appreciation for the world, this is fine art photography at its memorable best.
The exhibition opens on October 29, 2013 and continues until November 19, 2013, with a reception on the evening of Thursday November 7, 2013, at 6-8PM. Entrance is free and art enthusiasts are warmly invited to attend and experience these original and compelling works of art.
Featured Artists:
Lella Beretta | Mili DC Hartinger | Lynne Douglas | Patricia Gilman | Stuart L. Gordon | Debbie Klein | George Ligon | Tom McGee | Klaus Pfeiffer | María Pisaca | S.L.S. | Dušan Swalens | Sylvio Tabet | Natalie Wollmann
