Shape, Ground, Shadow: The Photographs of Ellsworth Kelly - A publication
featuring 60 photographs by Ellsworth Kelly, one of the most influential artists
revered for the past 100 years. \n \nMarking the first exhibition
museum dedicated solely to the photographs of Ellsworth Kelly, this volume
Beautifully designed presents each photograph in the illuminating presentation
from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on this lesser-known aspect of Ellsworth's art
Kelly. Beginning in the late 1940s, Ellsworth Kelly created a set
abstract works of art that marked his time, drawing inspiration from the many
visual phenomena that he perceived around him. Made largely
For himself, Kelly's photographs record these discoveries in
tightly composed, often reverberated images of nature and architecture
by striking shadows and lights. \nAs similar as they are
may appear, the paintings, sculptures and works on paper of
Kelly's photographs are not based on his own. For Kelly, the camera
was just another artistic tool that allowed him to transcribe
brilliantly illuminated its surroundings in art that, though abstract, resonated
always with his subjective experiences of the real, everyday world. \nThe
Kelly's sensory fascination with these worlds, shadows on a staircase in
seaside with the curves of a snowy hill, shines through throughout this
beautiful book. For those who know or are discovering the artist, these photographs
offer a direct and vivid chance to see Ellsworth's eye and mind
Kelly at work, unlike all other genres in which this
revolutionary artist worked.
