THEN & NOW: THE ENDURING ALLURE OF LIGHT IN PHOTOGRAPY
"THE EXPLORATION OF HISTORY, the specifics of geography and atmosphere and the pull of travel are elements of Mark Chester's silver print 'Horse and Rider,' a highly layered and emotive photograph recently published in his new book Twosomes (Un-Gyve Press, Boston). Set atop and in foreground of an effective contrasting landscape, the image of a solitary cowboy and his horse projects a lonely slow experience. Here nostalgia speaks, memories are shifting and the objects of human life are slowly decaying. The visual focal point of Chester's image are the contrasting texture and hard lines of the abandoned building against the organic and smoky valley and mountain, with the additional layer of human figure in action in front of the building. Chester plays with the concept of "together, yet alone" in this work. Though [horse] and rider share mutual need, complementing each other, they are also individuals, and their distance marks the emotional condition of the image."
ARTSCOPE: FEATURE
Mark Chester: Twosomes (Un-Gyve Press) 'Horse & Rider' in THEN & NOW at the Copley Society of Art (CO|SO)
