Climate Vortex Sutra (For Allen Ginsberg), Hana, Hawaii, 2014, Traditional Color Darkroom Photograph, 30"×40" and Extensions and Dimensions, Point Lobos, California (for Edward Weston), 2014, Traditional Color Darkroom Photograph, 90"×70"
Wednesday 09.24.14
David Benjamin Sherry
There are two aesthetically sublime shows up by the same photographer David Benjamin Sherry that are not to be missed. I suggest first you go to the Danziger Gallery’s new space in Chelsea to see Sherry’s collection of mono-color landscapes. They are stunning analog photographs the artist took with a hand made large format wooden camera and an aperture of/64 that Ansel Adams and Edward Weston made so famous. “Seeing the world in both a heartfelt and postmodern way, Sherry turned his pictures into vividly colored renditions of the American wilderness, transforming iconic vistas and familiar panoramas into large scale color fields.” They are breathtaking, I want one! Then bop down to Salon 94 Bowery to see the second Sherry show titled: Climate Vortex Sutra that has some landscapes, in addition to traditional black and white photographs, as well as some nudes of men - all articulated with the same meticulous care as the larger works. The colors are surreal and serene at the same time. The gallery, though full of work hung in the salon style, hums in a cohesive peaceful manner, a vibe I have not felt in a photography exhibit in a long while.
