OMG UTA BARTH
Speaking of pictorialists… Uta Barth is a German born, American-based contemporary photographer who has been a favorite of mine. Her work is of still life, and is similar to an expressionist painting. Barth does not focus on a single subject, instead she often out-of-focuses on recognizable entities. Barth’s is able to speak to a broad audience of transient beauty that is found in accessible landscapes. The simplistic images bring to attention the light, texture, and space, and focus on peripheral, or marginal perceptions that often remain unnoticed. Barth’s work is engrossing because of the active role the audience plays when viewing her work. Her ob...Read more