Michael Kenna Photographs
March 18, 2004 1:26 PM Subscribe
Michael Kenna: Photographs
The heightened contrast gives these photos an otherworldly, almost painterly quality. Although the subjects are often stereotypical of "arty" photography (i.e. the Lone Tree in a Field, the Room in Partial Shadow) they are very nice.
posted by gwint at 1:42 PM on March 18, 2004
posted by gwint at 1:42 PM on March 18, 2004
if you like Kenna, you'll probably find Rocky Schenck interesting as well
posted by matteo at 1:43 PM on March 18, 2004
posted by matteo at 1:43 PM on March 18, 2004
saw some of his stuff at tacoma's museum of glass :D
good stuff!
posted by kliuless at 2:03 PM on March 18, 2004
good stuff!
posted by kliuless at 2:03 PM on March 18, 2004
Wow. Beautiful.
I went to Uni with a Michelle Kenna, photographer, so I freaked out for 2 seconds.
posted by arha at 2:39 PM on March 18, 2004
I went to Uni with a Michelle Kenna, photographer, so I freaked out for 2 seconds.
posted by arha at 2:39 PM on March 18, 2004
Very well done, and they are indeed painterly. Although not in a textured brush-stroke type of way, it's more about the compositions. Interestingly, paintings started to get composed this way upon the introduction and acceptance of photography -- i'm thinking of the cropping and the way the elements are positioned relatively to the edges of the pictures. That is sometimes called "photographic cropping" among painters. So my point, and argument, is that these pictures are photos that look like paintings that look like photos.
posted by edlundart at 2:40 PM on March 18, 2004
posted by edlundart at 2:40 PM on March 18, 2004
Thought his stuff looked familiar then saw his commercial work page. Looks like every major auto mfg has used him at one time or another.
posted by stbalbach at 3:45 PM on March 18, 2004
posted by stbalbach at 3:45 PM on March 18, 2004
They have a very asian/zen feel. Beautiful and pacifying. Thanks, hama7!
posted by velacroix at 6:20 PM on March 18, 2004
posted by velacroix at 6:20 PM on March 18, 2004
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posted by hama7 at 1:28 PM on March 18, 2004