Still Life No. 1 (Dreaming of the Masters)
Still Life No. 1 (Dreaming of the Masters)
Still Life No. 1 (Dreaming of the Masters)
Artist

Still Life No. 1 (Dreaming of the Masters)

Date2015
MediumPigment-ink print on archival paper
DimensionsImage Size: 30 x 36 in. (76.2 x 91.4 cm) Framed Size: 39 1/2 x 45 1/2 in. (100.3 x 115.6 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2017.026.1
ClassificationsPhotographs
Locations
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DescriptionFrom the moment I realized my first digital assemblages were more than curious experiments, I needed to look at the work of painters, for creating a single work from hundreds of images gave me enormous control over my compositions and with a plasticity more akin to drawing and painting than traditional camera arts. I first devoured the Cubists, especially Braque and Picasso, along with Rivera and both the work and writings of David Hockney. l revisited my favorite 15th century Flemish masters, and then discovered the 15th century Sienese masters, most importantly the Master of the Osservanza, Bartolo de Fredi, and Sassetta. In February 2015 I took a Bolt bus to New York to see the exhibit Cubism: Braque, Gris, Leger, Picasso and by the time I got home I knew the subject of my next piece would be a still life.