David Zwirner Gallery- Lucy Van Ellis

Although I wasn't able to attend the gallery tour to Chelsea last weekend, I looked through the itinerary and searched for what I felt was the most influential artist to me. I stumbled upon the artist Frank showed me when he came back from the tour and felt he was also my favorite artist.

Philip-Lorca diCorcia's show East of Eden is overflowing with perfect lighting acts as a calm veil throughout his work. His prints are on the cooler side and consist of environmental portraits. The photographs feel candid, yet planned because of the perfect light and composition that goes into each of them. His work feels like a quality planned snapshot. His images take everyday activities and make them feel somewhat surreal.

diCorcia was born in 1951 and studied a both the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Yale University. He is now a current New York resident and reaches at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

My favorite work was of a young boy jumping on a bed in what looks to be a sun room. It's a very simple photograph but has just enough detail that it is curious enough to engage a viewer for awhile.  The placement of the baby doll, the white lines on the blinds and the trees lining the deck add an extra something to these images.