ClampArt Exhibition :: Digital Portrait [ZOO Daily]
Over twenty-five years ago, artist Nancy Burson helped develop software with scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that enabled the construction of composite portraits. With this as the starting point, ClampArt opened 'The Evolution of the Digital Portrait' featuring Burson's fascinating 'beauty composites' of Hollywood starlets from 1982; Noah Kalina's poignant 6-minute film 'Everyday: Noah Kalina Takes a Photo of Himself Every Day for 6 Years' which has now been viewed on YouTube over 6 million times; and a lot of engaging material in between. ClampArt staples - Marc Yankus, who combines surfaces from old photographs and prints with new photographs, and the controversial Jill Greenberg - also join Aziz+Cucher, who in the mid-1990s more...
Monkey Portraits by Jill Greenberg
Jill Greenberg first established her artistic reputation as a preeminent celebrity photographer.
This story shows 8 images from Jill's exhibition at Clampart and drawn from her book "Monkey Portraits" published by Bulfinch Press. The 5 year project includes images of marmosets, mandrills, macaques, and chimps who have had a career in film and television. Greenberg's subjects are ultimately a reflection of their human cousins. more...