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Rafael Fuchs, renowned for his celebrity portraits and pioneering use of color photography, continues to explore the photography media and its aesthetics of presentation and boundaries.
Following the subversive notion of “More Is Less,” Rafael is extending the technique he first embraced in the late 80’s of mosaic-like darkroom printing, and is using the computer to create dazzling images of multiplicity, as in the works "Pears" and "Prive" (2012).
The exhibition highlights recent works, mostly from the Summer of 2012.
The intimate and intense single portraits that were taken at the home-studio of the photographer as well as the grid-like large prints radiate with frantic energy.
Encouraged to express themselves, Rafael’s subjects were captured in a moment of being self-conscious or self-possessed. For instance, the usage of ropes in some of the works was a suggestion of the subject.
This recent work that has a bite of gritty realism explores different modes of portraiture, as role-playing, collaboration and documentation.
The title “Till We Bleed” refers mostly to the commitment to explore the boundaries of art and consensus in our contemporary culture. It is also a homage to an impossible love.
Rafael Fuchs is a multiple awards winning photographer residing in Brooklyn, NY, who has been shooting for major publications and has published 11 books of his personal work.
Fuchs Projects is a contemporary art gallery located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. Our mission is to preserve, produce, create events and exhibit art works of emerging and mid-career artists who are a part of the Bushwick art evolution and are creating challenging, educating and titillating works that are related especially to the photography media. Fuchs Projects is located on 56 Bogart St. #1E. Brooklyn, NY 11206.
