Richard Misrach

Golden Gate Bridge, 10.14.00, 5:25 pm, 2000 

Golden Gate Bridge, 12.19.99, 7:31AM, 1999

Cabbage Crop Near Brownsville, Texas, 2015

Wall, East of Nogales, Arizona, 2015

Richard Misrach is a contemporary photographer, his works serve to promote the use of colour photography and large-scale prints. Earth forms are abundant in his work, not only does he capture serene and expansive views of landscapes and nature but also creates politically-charged series of works which demonstrate damaging effects of the earth and environment. In the early years of his career Richard photographed the series Desert Cantos which he began in 1979, this series explores the relationship society and nature. His photographs often tend to feature desert fires, rock formations, seascapes, nuclear test sites, and clouds among other motifs.
The series Golden Gate began in 1998, it is a collection of photographs which feature San Francisco's iconic bridge, in which he photographed in over the span of a few years; it studies weather, time, colour and light. In these images you can see the sun, generally it's hidden behind clouds but you can see the shine from it, creating a circular shape in the sky; its strength in brightness is determined from the time of day. The horizon line is low down; the images been taken from the same spot, this helps it focus on the studies surrounding it. In Cabbage Crop Near Brownsville, Texas and Wall, East of Nogales, Arizona the horizon line in these images are higher allowing more of the scene into the image rather than the sky. Though in his photographs the weather has a large impact on the images, this primarily being seen through the clouds as in the scenes the clouds/sky appears to be dramatic. This helps set mood around the piece; in regards to the work that i am producing i need to consider the mood that the sky could have on my images, would be best to look at the forecast to see what the weather will be like beforehand.






References:
http://www.artnet.com/artists/richard-misrach/biography
https://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/richard-misrach