ITEM #060

Triceratops, Teesside, England 1985
Gunther Cartwright

1985, 28"x32"
Lambda Print
from the Industrial Blues series

Value: $800
Current bid: $225

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about the series Industrial Blues

The work, Industrial Blues, is not about a state of mind but rather a statement about color and form. Using the manufactured environment and its resultant visual cacophony, Cartwright seeks out spaces and structures that one sees everyday, but perhaps does not record. “The power lines, telephone poles, fences and industrial structure are a part of my daily visual experience. They are not in my way. I see them as elements of the landscape. They are there and they make their visual “sound”. I am not interested in the picturesque but rather the formal arrangements of elements and color within the landscape.”

By their framing, juxtaposition, and use of color, the resultant images are bright, bold transformations of what was in front of the camera. The images are often surreal and have a distorted sense of scale. With the strong use of color and an often “close” vantage point, Cartwright is able to bring interest and even beauty to the apparent chaos. - Alexandra Noble, Director, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, England