OUTROS LUGARES: agosto 2011

Stellar by Ignacio Torres

Beautifully executed animations by Texas photographer Ignacio Torres from his seriesStellar. Via his website:

This project began from the theory that humans are made of cosmic matter as a result of a stars death. I created imagery that showcased this cosmic birth through the use of dust and reflective confetti to create galaxies. The models organic bodily expressions as they are frozen in time between the particles suggest their celestial creation. In addition, space and time is heightened by the use of three-dimensional animated gifs. Their movement serves as a visual metaphor to the spatial link we share with stars as well as their separateness through time.

These are just a selection of the series, click through to see the entire project. (viabumbumbum and paranaiv)

David S. Allee

Fearless Park

Stadium Light

Forest Apartments

Turnpike Condos

Apartment for Rent

Tree Farm

Garage Driving

Big Box Retail

Rear Office

LAX Park

Rock Land

Venice Blockbuster

Fast Food Picnic

Post Office

Practice Tees

Ball Park Bowling

Sod Stadium

Field House

Trailer Trees

Five MPH

Trade Center Roof

Downtown Garage

Up Ramp

Blue Lagoon

Century City Garage

Escalators to Astoria

Museum Audio

Plaza Lights

Silver Roof

Telefonica

David S. Allee was born in New York City in 1969 and is a former urban planner. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1991, and his MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts in 2001, where he studied with Joel Sternfeld, Robert Polidori, and Vera Lutter. His photographs have been exhibited widely in museums and galleries, including solo exhibitions at the Morgan Lehman Gallery in Chelsea in 2006, Princeton University in 2005 and the Knoxville Museum of Art in 2004. His work has also been included in group shows at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Tampa Museum of Art, and the Cornell Fine Arts Museum. His photographs have appeared widely in publications and journals and were recently featured in the book City Art, with essays by Adam Gopnik and Eleanor Heartney. Mr. Allee’s photographs are in the collection of major institutions, such as the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Library of Congress, the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art as well as numerous private collections. Mr. Allee lives and works in New York City.