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In his monumental photographs, taken with a large-format analogue camera, Pawel Bownik examines "artificiality" in photography. Drawing inspiration from the classic iconography of historical still lifes, genre painting as well as the aesthetics of 1940s American cinema, he questions historical norms of representation. Carefully dissecting the elementary components of his subjects, his work is driven by his attention to minutiae. Flowers are disassembled, only to be surgically reconstructed - without hiding their artificiality. Alternatively, he challenges the historical narratives symbolized by traditional costumes: Turning them inside-out invokes the possibility of a different reading: In their reversed state, the intricate embroideries not only reveal their materiality, but also speak of their socio-historical context. Undercoat encompasses Bownik's work from the past decade, informed by the artist's awareness of the underlying patterns that give form to our surroundings and how we perceive them.
ISBN-13

9783775752503

ISBN-10

3775752501

Weight

1.72 Pounds

Dimensions

7.50 x 1.00 x 9.70 In

List Price

$55.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

296 pages

Publisher

Hatje Cantz

Published On

2022-07-26


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