Gall, Sally
Heavenly Creatures
- ISBN 13:
- 9781576879160
- author:
- Gall, Sally
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- powerHouse Books,U.S.
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 104
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 x 40 centimetres (1.16 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Photography, Individual Photographer,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Sally Gall's latest artist book, Heavenly Creatures, is a captivating exploration of the natural world. Through her unique lens, she transforms everyday scenes into abstracted masterpieces, imbuing ordinary objects with an otherworldly essence. Gall's photographs are a testament to her fascination with light, air, and movement. Delicate laundry on the line becomes a choreographed dance of fabric and sky, while kites and paper flying machines soar upwards, their fragile connections to earth barely visible. These images not only reference the works of influential artists like Joan Miro and Georgia O'Keeffe but also evoke a sense of poetry in the everyday. Heavenly Creatures is a testament to Gall's lifelong investigation into the sensual properties of nature, where abstract composition, context, and color come together to create a world both familiar and strange.