The Third Dimension
Bruce Silverstein Gallery’s exhibition “Photographer as Sculptor, Sculptor as Photographer” redefines the boundary between photography and sculpture, showing how each medium can shape, and be shaped by, the other.
The exhibition juxtaposes well known sculptures and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries to explore a shared language made of light, form, and material. Masterpieces like Auguste Rodin’s expressive bronzes, Edward Weston’s sculptural nudes, Henry Moore’s abstractions and Karl Blossfeldt’s botanical studies reveal how both mediums shape human perception through volume and space.
André Kertész (1894-1985) Distortion, 1933
Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple), 1915-1925
Rodin/Auguste Jacques-Ernest Bulloz The Death of Adonis, 1906
Constantin Brâncuși (1876-1957) Architectural Project, 1923
Featuring artists such as Brâncuși, Man Ray, Chamberlain, and David Smith, the show combines human and abstract forms across time. By placing sculpture and photography in direct conversation, the it challenges their traditional divide and highlights a strong convergence of vision.
Edward Weston (1886-1958) Anita Brenner, Mexico, 1924
Aaron Siskind (1903-1991) Martha's Vineyard 112, 1954
Rodin/Alphonese Eugène Druet Study of Hand, 1900
The exhibition “Photographer as Sculptor, Sculptor as Photographer” is on view at Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York City, for the first time in a new gallery space, until June 7th.
