How to Spot a Photograph by Bill Henson
- 1). Observe the presence or absence of chiaroscuro (the contrast of light and dark). One of the key features of Bill Henson's photographs is the presence of distinctive differences in lightness and darkness.
- 2). Register the presentation of the photographs. Henson usually presents his photos as diptychs (two matching parts), triptychs or in thematic groupings.
- 3). Note where you are seeing the photograph. The Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Australia represents the artist. His work is frequently exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
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