MIRRORED MANHATTAN Abstractions #7
by Ron Dubren
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About the Book
Mirrors are magical. Several past projects have explored the uncanny, strange, and surreal aspects of their properties (i.e. Through the Looking Glass; Fun House Gallery; Fun Mirror Poses).
In the past few years, buildings sheathed in mirrored glass windows have become a signature look of post-modern architecture. Manhattan has many of these buildings, and this series derives from photographing the reflections.
We often think of a mirror’s reflections, despite being illusions, as accurate depictions of their reflected surroundings. In fact, the seemingly flat mirrored window surfaces have slight imperfections and distortions that make the reflections more visually interesting. The further away the objects that are reflected, the more distorted they become. Paradoxically, zooming in closer to further isolate the shots from their actual or real context made them even more abstract to the point where the reflected objects are often not recognizable.
In the past few years, buildings sheathed in mirrored glass windows have become a signature look of post-modern architecture. Manhattan has many of these buildings, and this series derives from photographing the reflections.
We often think of a mirror’s reflections, despite being illusions, as accurate depictions of their reflected surroundings. In fact, the seemingly flat mirrored window surfaces have slight imperfections and distortions that make the reflections more visually interesting. The further away the objects that are reflected, the more distorted they become. Paradoxically, zooming in closer to further isolate the shots from their actual or real context made them even more abstract to the point where the reflected objects are often not recognizable.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 60 - Publish Date: Sep 19, 2013
- Language English
- Keywords mirror architecture building reflections glass abstraction
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About the Creator
Ron Dubren
New York. NY
Past: Phd Clincal Psychology; Research scientist; Experimental Video Artist; Toy and Game inventor, designer, and product developer. Co-invented Tickle Me Elmo (my 15 minutes). Current: Contemporary conceptual visual artist, photographer, designer, and maker of book image projects.