Tag: 1962

Ralph Eugene Meatyard :: Untitled, ca. 1965. Gelatin silver print.

In his figurative scene, Meatyard applied the same techniques he used
in his abstract work. Formal means – reflected and indirect as well as
direct light, blurring, composition, texture, shift of focal plane and
multiple exposure – joins figures and props to become carriers of
narrative and symbolic content. Ambiguity and paradox, which are Zen
teaching tools used to free the mind from logic on the path to
enlightenment, were among Meatyard’s favorite devices.

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Ordeal by Roses # 29

Eikoh Hosoe :: Ordeal by Roses # 29, 1962. | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg)
Eikoh Hosoe :: Barakei (Killed by Roses) # 29, 1962 (printed 2006). | src Akron Art Museum
Hosoe’s best known series is Barakei, a wild yet poetic portrait of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima. A celebrated intellectual, Mishima wanted to be seen as a “man of the body.” These prints are non-traditional, incorporating montage, multiple exposures, bleaching and other manipulation.