Port of Call 1 (Angle of Repose 1)

"Her Angle of Repose 1" is the anchor abstract piece of the Port of Call Series. The rest of the series is made of composites combining digitally altered versions of this piece. For me it is a meditative piece when hung this way, with a strong female presence. Perhaps she is reflecting on the journey of her life or is dreaming of her sailor across the sea. The best part about abstract art is that the viewer can derive their own story from it. 

The Port of Call Series was shot in January 2022 on North Caicos Island and it is an exercise in ABSTRACT REALISM built on the wabi sabi of a section of my model, a ship that has carried many people and goods in the past. Here it is a symbol of the voyages of humanity on a planetary time scale. It has reached its final port of call but the journey for the descendant crew continues on.

These are composites that are built on a single shot sculpted and recombined in different ways in my digital darkroom.