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David Maisel (born 1961) is an American photographer and visual artist whose works explore vestiges and remnants of civilizations both past and present. His work has been the subject of five major monographs, published by Nazraeli Press , Chronicle Books , and Steidl .
Maisel’s aerial photographs address the aesthetics and environmental impact of radically human-altered landscapes, while his abstract paintings respond to catastrophic climate change events such as wildfire and flood.
Aug 11, 2011 · Maisel photographed many of the 3,500 canisters with incredible detail, their multicolor blooming corrosion reminiscent of nature’s wonders like vibrant sunset skies or rich bedrock textures or the aurora borealis.
Paintings on Paper. When wildfires in California ignited in summer of 2020, and the skies filled with ash and smoke, I began to paint abstracted visions of these conflagrations – at first as works on paper, and then, shifting scale and substrate, works on linen at up to six by twelve feet.
David Maisel (b. 1961, New York) is an artist working in photography, painting, and video. He is the recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts. Among his chief concerns are the politics and aesthetics of radically human-altered environments, and how we perceive our place in time via investigations of cultural artifacts from ...
Sep 15, 2007 · A selection from The Van Gogh Blues. By Eric Maisel, PhD | Posted 9/15/07 | Updated 5/8/23. In order for you to live an authentic, meaningful life, which is the principal remedy for the depression creative people experience, you must feel that: the plan of your life is meaningful, the work you do is meaningful, and.
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Feb 18, 2021 · His large-scale surreal images demonstrate the dynamic interaction between natural environments and modern society. Maisel’s photographs of the ecologically impaired areas take into account the aesthetics and politics of open pit extraction, clear-cut forests, rampant urbanization, and water recovery zones.
