Artist Information:
Shaun Wright
Seattle, WA
United States
Member Since: Feb 2005
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Artist Statement:
My work reflects my beliefs on the conflicts between nature and humanity. The photographs attempt to create a dream-like vision of serenity and natural beauty, far from the realities of a rapidly developing modern society. This illusion is created by the cleanliness of the image: the simple composition, the black and white fiber paper, the white matting, and the wood frame.
Light adds to this fantasy and gives my images strength. The lighting on the trees, stones, ferns, and fog radiates from the images forever frozen in time. This time stop allows me to really examine how light shapes my perceptions of the world. This vision is not our waking world, it is one manipulated and crafted, first through an optical lens, and finally realized through silver, evoking a soft quality of luminescence.
I choose natural compositions in order to create a sense of well being, and to eliminate the subject itself. I do not "set-up" situations or create still-lives, I look for spatial and compositional relationships that have texture and value. It is a process of discovery rather than one of preconceived vision. The Pacific Northwest landscape provides endless natural compositions through which I can express...
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Shaun Wright's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Shaun Wright's Portfolio. Browse Wright's body of work: My work reflects my beliefs on the conflicts between nature and humanity. The photographs attempt to create a dream-like vision of serenity and natural beauty, far from the realities of a rapidly developing modern society. This illusion is created by the cleanliness of the image: the simple composition, the black and white fiber paper, the white matting, and the wood frame.
Light adds to this fantasy and gives my images strength. The lighting on the trees, stones, ferns, and fog radiates from the images forever frozen in time. This time stop allows me to really examine how light shapes... | |
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