art crush (v.2)

The second installment of art crush brings me to an incredible, self-proclaimed still-life photographer, Eileen Quinlan. Known for her wide variety of work that examines common objects and materials, Eileen totally captivates viewers with how she uses light, color, and scale to skew and distort things into beautiful, dynamic photographs. In essence, she disassembles different layers of photography in order to find a new way of expression. Not to mention, she does this using techniques unique to herself and utilizing old-school methods that have practically been forgotten.

Due to her professional training with film, she avoids Photoshop and the result is a sincerity and authenticity that you can't find in most modern day photographers. Her work draws the viewer in and continues to entertain them with it's play on what is real and what is illusion.

The pieces of work shown above that were found in a 2013 show in New York City, exhibit the kind of eery beauty that I love about Eileen Quinlan. She knows how to provide questions in portraits while refraining to give answers in closer-up distorted illusions. While this show is all in black and white, she does also play with vibrant colors in many other shows.

To see more on Eileen Quinlan's beautiful work, check out her website here.