Lew Thomas 1932 in San Francisco, CA-2021 in Petaluma, CA
ARITHMETICAL PORTRAIT, 1972/2014
6 gelatin silver prints, press type, mounted, gray backing board, vinyl, framed, Joe Schopplein print, unique
27 1/2 x 29 inches
69.8 x 73.7 cm
69.8 x 73.7 cm
“In ARITHMETICAL PORTRAIT six photographs were taken of the subject from a distance of six inches. [. . .] The contour of the head was represented by collaging the prints...
“In ARITHMETICAL PORTRAIT six photographs were taken of the subject from a distance of six inches. [. . .] The contour of the head was represented by collaging the prints to resemble a single profile. [. . .] Viewed at close range the portrait will read as a topography of skin and hair. From a distance the multiple composition will appear to have the individual character of a unit.”
—Lew Thomas, Structural(ism) and Photography, 1978
—Lew Thomas, Structural(ism) and Photography, 1978
Provenance
Lew Thomas: Structural(ism) and Photography, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, March 22 - April 26, 2014