Lyle Ashton Harris
Untitled (Obsession)
2014
The Watering Hole II
1996
Duraflex print
40 x 30 inches
Edition of 6
movement and texture in the crimps of the fabric
photography included
i want to use/employ text
collage
"Harris teases the viewers’ perceptions and expectations, resignifying cultural cursors, and recalibrating the familiar with the extraordinary."
Bright and Alarming aesthetic
"anachronistic medium and manipulated lighting cast a deliberate and universal sepia shade over his sitters, playing with the viewer’s perception of the subjects’ race."
"Harris was aware from an early age of the camera’s ability to create a relationship between oneself and one’s environment. "
The Watering Hole I – IX
(6 of 9 panels illustrated)
Light boxes
red, pink tones
photography
print making and drawing
college
Ideas/Meanings of his work
His work explores intersections between the personal and the political, examining the impact of ethnicity, gender and desire on the contemporary social and cultural dynamic.