Shadow Frame (Actors/Directors)

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Shadow Frame (2009 - 2014) 

In this series, found images of film actors and directors in discussion form the starting point for a series of large paintings begun in 2009. Mostly from films made in the 1960s and 70s, the original photographs record the shared moment of imagination and communication between the two figures. The paintings made from these (oil on canvas, 2009-11) were photographed and produced as a series of prints the same size as the paintings, showing a negative image only. The works explore interpretation and translation, from the discussion portrayed and the original moment of photographing, through the painting process, to a second, contemporary moment of photographic capture.

All works © Anna Mossman

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Untitled (Roeg/Sutherland)
2009, C-type photograph 1010x1520mm
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2
Untitled (Polanski/Nicholson)
2009, C-type photograph, 1010x1520mm
02_Untitled (Polanski:Nicholson).jpg
3
Untitled (Antonioni/Redgrave)
2009, C-type photograph, 1010x1520mm
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4
Untitled (Polanski/Farrow)
2010, C-type photograph, 1010x1520mm
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5
Untitled (Farrow/Polanski)
2010, C-type photograph, 1120x1420mm
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6
Untitled (Antonioni/Nicholson)
2010, C-type photograph, 1000x1000mm
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7
Untitled (Gainsbourg/Von Trier)
2011, C-type photograph, 1200x2500mm
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8
Untitiled (Location 1)
2011, C-type photograph, 695x498mm
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