In a further effort to convince my faithful reading public that I am not a cynic, merely throwing stones, I present to you a new weekly(?) feature, soon to become a reader favorite: Artists I Like.
First up, John Divola
I saw some of Divola’s work when this Aperture monograph first came out, but I guess never got a chance to look further into it. While at Harvard Book Store today, I found it in the remainders for like $25 and I pounced. Turns out it’s a fantastic series of images, reminiscent of Aaron Siskind, Lewis Baltz (et al), and Jeff Wall to name a few, but with a distinctly original feel. He goes into abandoned buildings (the most trite of the trite photo subjects I know) and creates these assemblages and paintings that really are fascinating exhibits of composition, contrast, and at times, color. I’m not sure what I make of the socio-political aspect of the work, I am more interested in the incredible emotions achieved through the modernist compositions.
Here are a couple (from www.divola.com):
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