Ranunculous 232a
Marc Kittner
Photography - 144.8 x 114.3 x 0.5 cm Photography - 57 x 45 x 0.2 inch
£2,277
Presentation
Artist Statement:
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Rhode Island, I stayed in the east through college. There I majored in Philosophy, studying Hegel and Wittgenstein, both western philosophers steeped in eastern religion. I also took courses on Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese Painting. I then spent over 35 years in Seattle, with international travel regularly to Southeast Asia.
I retired in 2018, when my wife and I moved to Philadelphia for her new job. Since then, photography, and particularly botanical photography, has been my focus.
Botanicals help me understand my own place in the world. I aim for what Buddhists call practicing beginner's mind; always practicing, trying to understand just what I should be learning in that moment, so to speak. Because I am taking between 20 and 100 exposures in sequence, each image is created slowly and quietly. When stitched together, they invite you to take more than a first glance before moving on.
Education:
Self-taught.
Awards & Distinctions:
Commendation, 2022 International Garden Photographer of the Year Macro Competition.
Honorable Mention, 2021 Toyko International Foto Festival.
Artistic Influences:
Georga O'Keefe, Dale Chihuly; Mogdigliani, Wen Zhengming.
Tags:
Macro, nature, flower, botanical, photography, floral.
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1954