Lynn Saville: Elevated
Yancey Richardson is pleased to present Elevated, Lynn Saville鈥檚 third solo exhibition with the gallery. Seven photographs will be on view in the project gallery from April 4 鈥� May 18, with the artist present in the gallery Saturday, April 6 from 2 - 6 PM.
Twilight in the city, after the sun disappears below the horizon and the hustle and bustle has dissipated, is where Lynn Saville finds refuge and inspiration. For decades, she has documented these fleeting, dream-like moments suspended in time within the urban landscape.
Elevated showcases Saville鈥檚 mastery of the city鈥檚 natural light. Much like Edward Hopper, who painted the solitude of New York City through its buildings and rooftops, Saville鈥檚 photographs transform architectural elements and structures into dramatic geometric forms and patterns through light and shadows. Saville describes the importance of capturing images at twilight, 鈥淒uring this transitional time, the change from daylight to moonlight and artificial light seems to awaken the city鈥檚 own dreams, apart from the business and errands of its inhabitants. For me, these dreams are expressed in basic shapes and patterns, as if the infrastructure were communing with its own geometry while distracting details are hidden in shadow. The shifting light brings out forms that may disappear in the darkness of night or remain invisible during the more chaotic visual world of daylight.鈥�
As the exhibition title implies, photographs featured in the show were taken from the elevated platforms of New York City鈥檚 mass transit system or from the street looking upward at structures on rooftops. These photographs explore perspectives on the language of the built environment and our perception of the cityscape. For example, Elevated subway platforms offer an expanse of skyline structures such as rooftops, water towers, and upper sections of nearby buildings, which along with the coming and goings of trains become the focal point.
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Yancey Richardson is pleased to present Elevated, Lynn Saville鈥檚 third solo exhibition with the gallery. Seven photographs will be on view in the project gallery from April 4 鈥� May 18, with the artist present in the gallery Saturday, April 6 from 2 - 6 PM.
Twilight in the city, after the sun disappears below the horizon and the hustle and bustle has dissipated, is where Lynn Saville finds refuge and inspiration. For decades, she has documented these fleeting, dream-like moments suspended in time within the urban landscape.
Elevated showcases Saville鈥檚 mastery of the city鈥檚 natural light. Much like Edward Hopper, who painted the solitude of New York City through its buildings and rooftops, Saville鈥檚 photographs transform architectural elements and structures into dramatic geometric forms and patterns through light and shadows. Saville describes the importance of capturing images at twilight, 鈥淒uring this transitional time, the change from daylight to moonlight and artificial light seems to awaken the city鈥檚 own dreams, apart from the business and errands of its inhabitants. For me, these dreams are expressed in basic shapes and patterns, as if the infrastructure were communing with its own geometry while distracting details are hidden in shadow. The shifting light brings out forms that may disappear in the darkness of night or remain invisible during the more chaotic visual world of daylight.鈥�
As the exhibition title implies, photographs featured in the show were taken from the elevated platforms of New York City鈥檚 mass transit system or from the street looking upward at structures on rooftops. These photographs explore perspectives on the language of the built environment and our perception of the cityscape. For example, Elevated subway platforms offer an expanse of skyline structures such as rooftops, water towers, and upper sections of nearby buildings, which along with the coming and goings of trains become the focal point.
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