Gary Fisher
Selected Recent Work
©2017 - 2024 Gary Fisher
Temporal Shift Series - 2019 through Present
In 2019 I began a new series of time sequences of cloud phenomena. The series deals with cloud phenomena recorded photographically at two instants of time. The time interval might be seconds to minutes. My criterion as to when to record the first and second photographs is based on how the clouds emotionally appear to me as they evolve.
There is purposeful ambiguity as to which image in the pair occurs first. The time interval between images is also ambiguous. For me these sequences are metaphors for temporality and moment-to-moment awareness.
The foundation for this work stemmed from photographic cloud sequences I made in the 1970's and 1990's. The images in this Temporal Shift Series were made in Southern California, the Sierra and the Mohave desert. The scale of these images is intimate, forcing the viewer to engage with them from a close perspective.
Each of the photographs is an original, one-off, in-camera dye diffusion print made with an Instax camera. Being original photographs enhances the temporality of the work.
Since 2019 I have recorded over 150 "Temporal Shift" pairs.
There is purposeful ambiguity as to which image in the pair occurs first. The time interval between images is also ambiguous. For me these sequences are metaphors for temporality and moment-to-moment awareness.
The foundation for this work stemmed from photographic cloud sequences I made in the 1970's and 1990's. The images in this Temporal Shift Series were made in Southern California, the Sierra and the Mohave desert. The scale of these images is intimate, forcing the viewer to engage with them from a close perspective.
Each of the photographs is an original, one-off, in-camera dye diffusion print made with an Instax camera. Being original photographs enhances the temporality of the work.
Since 2019 I have recorded over 150 "Temporal Shift" pairs.
Temporal Shift #31, 2019, 7" x 12"
C 2019 Gary Fisher
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
Temporal Shift #1, 2019, 7" x 12"
C 2019 Gary Fisher
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
in camera dye diffusion photographs of the overhead sky at two instants of time
Selected Abstract Skyscape Paintings
skyscape, "Looking In", #21, 2018, 17"x8"x4"
aerosol alkyd resin based enamel on concave heat-formed acrylic sheet
skyscape, "Looking Out" #20, 2018, 17" x 8" x 4"
aerosol alkyd resin based enamel on convex heat-formed acrylic sheet
Skyscape, Untitled #39 2019, 40" x 18" x 4"
aerosol alkyd resin based enamel on convex aluminum sheet
Skyscape, Untitled #33, 2019, 40"x16"x4"
aerosol alkyd resin based enamel on convex aluminum sheet
I returned to painting in 2017 principally because I felt it was the right medium for me to express the emotional impact of atmosphere.
Through 2019 I completed forty abstract skyscapes in acrylic and aerosol media on flat, concave and convex acrylic and aluminum panels. Below are a few examples of this work. None of these are taken from photographs nor represent actual cloud phenomena. My intent is to represent the ethereal nature of the sky and express its emotional impact free from context. These paintings are purposely matte and without texture, thus enhancing the illusion of the sky and clouds as one approaches the paintings.
Through 2019 I completed forty abstract skyscapes in acrylic and aerosol media on flat, concave and convex acrylic and aluminum panels. Below are a few examples of this work. None of these are taken from photographs nor represent actual cloud phenomena. My intent is to represent the ethereal nature of the sky and express its emotional impact free from context. These paintings are purposely matte and without texture, thus enhancing the illusion of the sky and clouds as one approaches the paintings.