mary ellen bartley

Mary Ellen Bartley - Center for Book Arts

Mary Ellen is a famous abstract photographer exploring the tactile and formal qualities of the printed book. She works to look at the geometrics and pure form of where her objects she photographs goes.

Mary Ellen Bartley's Stacks of Color at Drawing Room | The East Hampton Star

throughout this week I have been attempting to replicate her methods.

I worked to place objects in unique and different settings, whilst playing around with the placement of the camera angles.

Not only does she create uniquely placing images of books and other still life objects, but expands her work by cutting out pieces of her already made pictures, and re-adjusting them in smooth but also ridged ways, eventually creating an unique and attractive image.

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