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Bernard Descamps

Artwork Details

Untitled
1982 , printed 1994
Bernard Descamps
gelatin silver print on paper
9 1/2 in x 7 5/16 in (24.1 cm x 18.6 cm);19 5/16 in x 14 5/16 in (49.05 cm x 36.35 cm);9 1/2 in x 7 5/16 in (24.2 cm x 18.6 cm);6 1/8 in x 5 15/16 in (15.5 cm x 15 cm)
Gift of The Morris and Beverly Baker Foundation, in memory of Morris D. Baker, a graduate of The University of Michigan School of Architecture, 1952
2000/2.132

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Description

Subject Matter:

This photograph depicts a view of a tree’s canopy arching above the photographer. The trunk of the tree rises up sharply from the lower left corner of the image, from which myriad curving serpentine branches extend outwards. Sprouting from each branch are clusters of pine needles. This tangle of curving branches and coniferous foliage forms a complex web of black shapes against a light gray sky. The composition emphasizes the dizzying, almost disorienting perspective choosen by the photographer.

Physical Description:

This photograph depicts a view looking up into the thick canopy of a tree.

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