Ken Weissblum

Ken Weissblum lives and works in New York. Like most artists, the influences on his work are multi-dimensional. His training and practice as a psychoanalyst promotes free associations that emerge in his images. Residing and working in the city affords him access to a diverse source of artistic talent, particularly in the field of dance, the primary source for his nudes. He views models as true collaborators by asking them to respond to a concept or interact with an object as he visually captures their expressions and movements.

Just as a painter combines different elements to tell a story, through advanced digital imaging techniques, he blends two traditional photographic subjects: figures and landscapes. He calls the results “Metaphotography” in which he creates environmental nudes where the background is more than a supporting backdrop. In his work, the figure comes to life within it’s own world.

By unconsciously combining the primal forms of nudes with graphical elements in landscapes, he discovers new juxtapositions of shapes, textures, light and shadows to create images heretofore unforeseen. Not unlike the style of the Surrealists, he strives to shape his own fantasies into pictorial dream-like realities.

His work has appeared in numerous publications (Shutterbug magazine, American Photo magazine, Photo Life magazine, e-Digital Photo magazine, Photographers Forum magazine and calendars by Walden Books/Random House) and various Internet websites.

Additional images by Ken can be seen at metaphotography.com. Limited edition prints of his work can be purchased at Great Modern Pictures, New York greatmodernpictures.com/weiss1.htm.

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