Andres Serrano by Chuck Close. This is an anachronistic daguerreotype, which means it looks a lot different in real life than on a computer! Wet plate photography is usually done on glass plates, and the particular method that Mr. Close chose for this photograph involves printing what I would describe as a mirror. It is very hard to see the actual photograph except from certain angles. When looking directly at it, Andres Serrano’s face is barely an outline over your own. It’s amazing.
This was another wonderful work of art in my college’s art museum.
Amazing. Our museum is so cool!
Great post! This work is currently on view in the Ellen Johnson Gallery. It does, indeed, look much different in real life.
