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I find this effect to be incredibly beautiful, and an interesting approach; bringing a sort of life and movement to the centuries-old genre of painting that speaks to anything but!  Dutch Masters painted in this genre referred to as Vanitas as a way to remind people of their fragile mortality.  This photographic series, however, is an amalgam of true Vanitas and what later turned into meticulous still life painting with only a nod to the more obvious and gruesome imagery of decades past. From photographer Alexander James… In his most recent series, ‘Vanitas’, Alexander James re-visits the works of the 17th century Dutch Masters. Using period props, food and real insects, he captures carefully staged underwater scenes ‘in-camera’ without the use of post production, either traditional or digital. Working with subtle distortions of light & movement from the waters own wave energy to create a unique and painterly effect. The subjects appear as if to be floating in a black space that neither interferes nor disrupts the subject matter, the collaboration within this void offering a serene and dreamlike sensation.

I find this effect to be incredibly beautiful, and an interesting approach; bringing a sort of life and movement to the centuries-old genre of painting that speaks to anything but!  Dutch Masters painted in this genre referred to as Vanitas as a way to remind people of their fragile mortality.  This photographic series, however, is an amalgam of true Vanitas and what later turned into meticulous still life painting with only a nod to the more obvious and gruesome imagery of decades past.

From photographer Alexander James…

In his most recent series, ‘Vanitas’, Alexander James re-visits the works of the 17th century Dutch Masters. Using period props, food and real insects, he captures carefully staged underwater scenes ‘in-camera’ without the use of post production, either traditional or digital. Working with subtle distortions of light & movement from the waters own wave energy to create a unique and painterly effect. The subjects appear as if to be floating in a black space that neither interferes nor disrupts the subject matter, the collaboration within this void offering a serene and dreamlike sensation.

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I’m formerly a Chicago girl and was lucky enough to have worked at the Art Institute of Chicago, my home away from home, for a time.  In it, I was able to learn and absorb more than I could have hoped from some of the best curators in the world.

So- to celebrate one of my favorite museums, today I am participating in a fun little adventure around the world. (Explanation can be found at http://www.museumpics.com/)

From my house and heart to yours!

-Amy