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In the world of his evocative and magnificent photography, nothing is quite what it seems. The rich, sensual images of his “Water Series,” captured here, draw the eye again and again in an ongoing search for the meaning contained in these mysterious figures. The photographs collected in this remarkable book record, without alteration, what was within the field of view of the lens when the film was exposed. Yet the worlds of Oglesbee creates—often as elaborately constructed and illuminated as small movie sets—are both paradoxical and richly expressive. Lovingly reproduced in rich quadtone printing, these photographs can be seen here in all their completely, as they were meant to be seen. See an online image gallery from Aquatique Brian Oglesbee lives in New York State, and has been exhibiting his photographs in group and solo shows in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan since the early 1980's. His work hangs in many public and private collections including the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York; the international Centre of Photography, New York; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. View an video perspective on his work by MorganZ. To learn more, visit his website. Lesley Brill has published essays on the photographs of Diane Arbus, Eugene Atget, and Brett Weston, and books on the films of Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston. He is a professor and former chair in the Department of English at Wayne State University in Detroit. Also available: Aquatique: Photographs by Brian Oglesbee, Limited Edition
Foreword by Lesley Brill
Hardcover in a clamshell box
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