Ralph Gibson is an American photographer who often incorporates the narrative tone with the slight hint mixture of naughtiness and puzzling undertone. He quotes his inspirations for his photography from the works of Eugene Atget ' Vision of Paris', Evan Walker 'American Photographs' Henri Cartier- Bresson 'Defensive Moments'.
He also explores with the usages of lights with his subjects, creating a contrast between highlight and shadows in his black and white photographs. I could sense the theme of obscure and isolation in his photos. Even though the photos I chose has just two main colors : - black & white, I think he has expresses different emotions in the photos. I wonder what was his vision behind his narrative photos and how much are we allowed to figure out his meaning or how to interpret his photos as they are quite vague and at first, it makes me wonder how does people view this photos as an art? Was it his experimentation of trying to be out of the box? Playing with the cheeky elements that would convey as a taboo at first?
He also explores with the usages of lights with his subjects, creating a contrast between highlight and shadows in his black and white photographs. I could sense the theme of obscure and isolation in his photos. Even though the photos I chose has just two main colors : - black & white, I think he has expresses different emotions in the photos. I wonder what was his vision behind his narrative photos and how much are we allowed to figure out his meaning or how to interpret his photos as they are quite vague and at first, it makes me wonder how does people view this photos as an art? Was it his experimentation of trying to be out of the box? Playing with the cheeky elements that would convey as a taboo at first?
Source: Ralph Gibson's website
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