Tag: Photographs

  • Vancouver Art Gallery Announces Major Gift of Stephen Shore Photographs

    The Vancouver Art Gallery announced this week that it has received a gift of more than 800 works from American photographer Stephen Shore’s series “Uncommon Places.” The donation comes from the Vancouver-based Chan family, which has long supported the museum. Taken on road trips across North America between 1973 and 1981, “Uncommon Places” is considered read more

    Vancouver Art Gallery Announces Major Gift of Stephen Shore Photographs
  • Szilveszter Makó's Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture

    Szilveszter Makó’s enigmatic photographs carry layers of mystery and introspection. Standing inside curious block-like backdrops and lain against two-dimensional fields of color and texture, his subjects seamlessly meld into stories in which every detail carries intention. Taking inspiration from art history, the Milan-based artist references Surrealism and grotesque art through his use of chiaroscuro effects read more

    Szilveszter Makó's Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture