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Clay Lipsky
Ethereal Abstraction “Looking through the lens is much like looking into another dimension for me. It is a medium that offers so much diversity in terms of style and expression.” It was… Read more
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Illuminated IV
Illuminated
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Illuminated IV
Illuminated
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Illuminated VI
Illuminated
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Illuminated VI
Illuminated
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Illuminated VII
Illuminated
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Illuminated VII
Illuminated
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Illuminated II
Illuminated
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Illuminated II
Illuminated
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Illuminated III
Illuminated
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Illuminated III
Illuminated
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Illuminated V
Illuminated
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Illuminated V
Illuminated
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Background Information about Clay Lipsky
Introduction
Ethereal Abstraction
“Looking through the lens is much like looking into another dimension for me. It is a medium that offers so much diversity in terms of style and expression.”
It was only a few years ago that Clay Lipsky began to focus entirely on photography. In his “Illuminated” series, in which the images have a powerful narrative and strong symbolism, it is easy to recognise his previous experience as a director. The scenes evoke a perfect summer’s day with surging waves, salty sea air, and sand between our toes, and they are imbued with an almost irrepressible urge for freedom. Lipsky achieves this effect by overlaying components: Amidst trees, meadows, beaches and the ocean, the distinctive silhouette of a woman emerges.
Using double exposures, the artist captures the sensual female form, but the enigmatic stranger remains a shadow standing before a dreamlike backdrop. Through this abstraction, Lipsky’s photographs develop a lightness and a timeless allure. With their iconic imagery, the photos recall scenes from our collective memories, calling on us to recollect and relive our own endless summers. The use of Polaroid film for the series only serves to strengthen this effect, allowing the artist to generate quite remarkable colours while lending the images an original yet vintage appearance.
Clay Lipsky has been recognised with the prestigious Emmy Award for his graphic design work. His photographs have already appeared in countless exhibitions in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Warsaw to name a few.
Hannah Hör
“Looking through the lens is much like looking into another dimension for me. It is a medium that offers so much diversity in terms of style and expression.”
It was only a few years ago that Clay Lipsky began to focus entirely on photography. In his “Illuminated” series, in which the images have a powerful narrative and strong symbolism, it is easy to recognise his previous experience as a director. The scenes evoke a perfect summer’s day with surging waves, salty sea air, and sand between our toes, and they are imbued with an almost irrepressible urge for freedom. Lipsky achieves this effect by overlaying components: Amidst trees, meadows, beaches and the ocean, the distinctive silhouette of a woman emerges.
Using double exposures, the artist captures the sensual female form, but the enigmatic stranger remains a shadow standing before a dreamlike backdrop. Through this abstraction, Lipsky’s photographs develop a lightness and a timeless allure. With their iconic imagery, the photos recall scenes from our collective memories, calling on us to recollect and relive our own endless summers. The use of Polaroid film for the series only serves to strengthen this effect, allowing the artist to generate quite remarkable colours while lending the images an original yet vintage appearance.
Clay Lipsky has been recognised with the prestigious Emmy Award for his graphic design work. His photographs have already appeared in countless exhibitions in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Warsaw to name a few.
Hannah Hör
Bio
1974 | Born in Scottsdale, USA |
Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA |
Awards
2013 | Fresh Award |
2013 | Photo LA Emerging Focus |
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
2013 | Atomic Overlook, Smithsonian’s National Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas, USA |
Group Exhibitions
2014 | Faces of America, dnj Gallery, Santa Monica, USA |
2014 | Alternate Realities, Arena1, Santa Monica, USA |
2014 | Fact and Friction, Chung King Gallery, Los Angeles, USA |
2014 | Structure, Wall Space Gallery, Santa Barbara, USA |
2014 | Critical Mass Top 50 Show, Houston Center for Photography, USA |
2013 | Ballarat International Foto Bienniale, Victoria, Australia |
2013 | Plastic Camera Show, Rayko, San Francisco, USA |
2013 | Emerging Focus, Photo LA, Los Angeles, USA |
2012 | The Next: Emerging LA Artists, Perfect Exposure Gallery, Los Angeles, USA |
2012 | Lust, Jennifer Schwartz Gallery, Atlanta, USA |
2012 | Momentum, Impossible Project Space, New York City, USA |
2012 | LA Collection, Duncan Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, USA |
2011 | Dirty, Tampa Museum of Art, USA |
2011 | Water: Our Thirsty World, Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, USA |
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