50 Aaron Siskind Pleasures And Terrors Of Levitation

Siskind called the series terrors and pleasures of levitation or alternatively pleasures and terrors of levitation.

Aaron siskind pleasures and terrors of levitation. Siskind titled the eventual series the pleasures and terrors of. Aaron siskind who became known for images of walls reminiscent of abstract expressionist painting also discovered abstraction on the beaches of chicago. 34 93 cm x 25 88 cm. In pleasures and terrors.

1954 classification photograph medium gelatin silver print dimensions 13 3 4 in. Caroline aaron siskind dimensions 12 11 6 cm image. Loving images of people flying and leaping we poked around to discover that in the 60 s siskind made a series of divers suspended in mid leap against the sky. Aaron siskind american 1903 1991.

Between the years 1953 and 1956 he photographed divers at chicago s oak. While depicting the human figure these photographs transcend documentation to become expressive studies in form and movement. Aaron siskind october 10 2003 january 11 2004 the thing that stimulated me most was in my mind there was this title which happened to me very rarely the pleasures and terrors of levitation and so i began working on that. Xmas 1961 greetings all the best.

Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s aaron siskind took hundreds of photographs of young men jumping into a lake in chicago. Available for sale from bruce silverstein gallery aaron siskind pleasures and terrors of levitation 474 1954 vintage gelatin silver print mounted to. X 10 3 16 in. An image from the photographer aaron siskind s series pleasures and terrors of levitation is featured in the goings on about town section of the magazine this week.

The images are devoid of situational context or horizon line and their subjects seem to float exuberantly in space. 17 3 11 7 cm paper credit line gift of the illinois arts council reference number. 1954 artwork info artwork title pleasures and terrors of levitation artist name aaron siskind date created ca. It is called pleasures and terrors of levitation 99.

From san francisco museum of modern art sfmoma aaron siskind pleasures and terrors of levitation 1954 gelatin silver print 13 3 4 10 3 16 in.