Luis González Palma “Retratos”
Throckmorton Fine Art
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An exhibition of recent work by the acclaimed Guatemalan photographer, Luis González Palma. He is well-known for his stark portraits of men, women, and children staring intently at the camera. The gelatin silver prints have a coffee-colored tone, evocative of colonial-era photographs. But the whites of the eyes are left a stark white, heightening the intended focus on the “gaze”—the stare. González Palma has written that the face is a symbol of the human condition, and that the direct, unmediated, gaze of individuals reveals both their dignity and their fragility.
[Image: Luis Gonzalez Palma "Colchoncito" (2008) Hand painted and toned gelatin silver prints 20 x 40 in.]
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Schedule
from September 17, 2009 to October 24, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-09-17 from 18:00 to 20:00