When I saw the spread of Laura Letinsky in Elle Decor last month I couldn't help but feel enamored. The artist and professor at the University of Chicago's photographs evoke a feeling of loss, destruction and a feeling of "what was" that I have come to love. You might recall my post on Laura Salierno's photographs of the dismantling of The Plaza Hotel - and how I loved the fact that she was able to capture that exact moment in between what The Plaza was and what it was to become. Laura Letinsky's amazingly artistic still life photographs capture those moments people forget. The times in between the enjoyment of such objects, and the time they are discarded, put away or forgotten. While what she captures might seem mundane - I see the beauty in what was once there - and envision what could have been. Latisnky is represented by the Yancey Richardson Gallery in Chelsea - I definitely plan on taking a trip over there to marvel some more.
I promise you...they're even more impressive and captivating in person. :)
Posted by: andrea dennis | February 20, 2010 at 01:54 AM