Ansel adams tree5/31/2023 ![]() ![]() Collecting photographs of trees was never an intentional strategy of the museum. As I looked through the many photographs, my instinct was to group together images of trees, a subject close to our immediate environment and related to my own work. Inventive and expressive in nature, they illuminate the intervention of artistic vision into the photographic process.Īs an artist I was struck by the breadth and size of UMMA’s remarkable collection-every theme that has interested artists over time is represented. The display on the perpendicular wall is a selection of photographic works pushed by the artists in a variety of creative directions. ![]() Here, photographic technique presumes the truth of the image. On this wall is a set of relatively straightforward, yet incredibly diverse, representations of the same subject. They present the viewer with an opportunity to see two distinctly different approaches to the art of the photograph. The photographs presented here, in two contrasting displays, were selected from the UMMA’s vast holdings. Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, Californiaġ9 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in (50.17 cm x 39.37 cm) 32 3/16 in x 26 1/4 in (81.76 cm x 66.68 cm) 28 1/8 in x 22 1/8 in (71.44 cm x 56.2 cm)įlip Your Field – Photography from the Collection ![]()
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