Andy Goldsworthy: Fall Leaves
I really enjoyed this series by Andy Goldsworthy. It reminds me a bit of John Pfahl’s Altered Landscapes, maybe. More photos can be found on Flickr.
(via Jennilee)
Update: I did a bit more research (which I admit I should have done before originally posting this) and discovered that Andy Goldsworthy is a well-known artist and not the owner of the Flickr account I linked to. While I’m happy to have discovered Mr. Goldsworthy’s work, the lack of attribution from the original poster is a bit annoying. The Wikipedia link has some good information about Goldsworthy if you’re interested.
Landscapes from the Brooklyn Museum
I spent some time at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend and was reminded of how great their collection is. I discovered a few paintings that I’ve overlooked in the past, and found a new appreciation for some old favorites. Brooklyn doesn’t have the largest or deepest collection, by any means, but they’ve got some real knockouts.
Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn, ca. 1819-1820.
Paul Huet, Landscape in the Forest at Compiègne, 1826-1828.
Gustave Courbet, The Edge of the Pool (Au Bord de l'Etang), 1867.
Louis Rémy Mignot, Niagara, 1866.
Charles-François Daubigny, An Apple Orchard, 1871-1878.
Frederic Edwin Church, Tropical Scenery, 1873.
Winslow Homer, In the Mountains, 1877.
George Wesley Bellows, A Morning Snow--Hudson River, 1910.
W. Cole Brigham, Charles Merrill Memorial Window, ca. 1910.
Israel Litwak, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, 1951.
Randy Dudley, Gowanus Canal from 2nd Street, 1986.
Pat Steir, Everlasting Waterfall, 1989.
Valerie Hegarty, Fallen Bierstadt, 2007.
A couple of side notes:
The site of Dudley’s painting of the Gowanus canal is about a block from my house. Dudley’s work reminds me quite a bit of Rackstraw Downes, both in subject and in style. I’d like to find more information about him.
Also, Valerie Hegerty has a fantastic edition available from 20×200 which benefits the Brooklyn Museum.
Andy Sewell, The Heath
I’ve come across some wonderful landscape photography from the UK lately; so much so that I’ve decided to do a week of posts featuring some of the work I’ve found. I’ll kick things off with Andy Sewell, who was recommended to me by Phil Underdown. Sewell’s latest work is called The Heath, a look at a fragment of parkland in London taken over the course of five years.
Like many of the UK photographers I’ve been enjoying recently, Sewell’s work exhibits a wonderful sense of place. The photographs are not so much a record of the views within the park as they are a look at the park and how it exists within the world. The views are an important element of the work, of course, but equally important are the signals of use that are found in the images.
The Heath will be released as a book in the near future, you can learn more and find out how to pre-order a special edition here.
Andy Sewell, from The Heath
Andy Sewell, from The Heath
Andy Sewell, from The Heath
Andy Sewell, from The Heath
Andy Sewell, from The Heath
Salt
Salt is a short documentary film that chronicles Australian photographer Murray Fredericks‘ expeditions to the salt flats of Lake Eyre in South Australia. The trips are grueling and much of the film focuses on the isolation, exhaustion, and boredom Fredericks experiences while he is working. I found the film to be a little navel-gazing at times, but overall it’s worth watching if just for the landscapes and the view into another photographer’s working process.
The YouTube trailer is below. You can watch the entire film online at POV until September 17.