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.

These photographs 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. View an online video perspective on his work by MorganZ.)

See an online image gallery from Aquatique

This Limited Edition of only 350 signed hardcover copies is presented in an elegant clamshell box along with a signed and numbered hand-made archival fiber-based 11" x 14" silver print. Numbers 1-175 include a print of Water Series 18; numbers 176-350 include a print of Water Series 46. (See images below.)

Brian Oglesbee, who lives in New York State, 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.

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.

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Aquatique: Photographs by Brian Oglesbee
12" X 14.5"
152 pages, Hardcover
Includes 120 quadtone photographs
ISBN-13: 978-1-933784-17-5
$75.00