Daniel Gordon

No Title 20”x 24” C-Print 2002

Daniel Gordon is an american artist best known for producing large color photographs that fall somewhere between a collage and set-up photography. Gordon was born 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts and his art took off while as an undergraduate, with his “Flying Pictures”. These pictures were a series of low-fi simulations of human flight. An assistant photographed Gordon as he catapulted himself into the air, capturing the magical instant before gravity had its way. The resulting images blur the lines between reality and fiction, simultaneously documenting his activity and portraying an impossible event.

Skull and Seashells 59.25″ x 74″, C-Print 2014

Artichoke 7″ x 9″, C-Print 2013

Still Life with Fruit and Ficus, 2016, C-Print, 59.25 x 74

July 10, 2009  16″ x 20″, C-Print 2009

His work Involves creating three-dimensional sculptures made from cut paper and printed images taken from magazines and the internet that he then photographs. Unlike the perfection of images manipulated with Adobe Photoshop, these paper creations are deliberately imperfect and unpolished. Daniel Gordon uses photography to create images that follow along with the lines of obsession with the human body and the discomforts of having one. 

Artichokes and Leeks  39.75″ x 49.75″, C-Print 2014

He is the creator of Flying Pictures, Still Lifes, Portraits, and Parts and Flowers and Shadows. He has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions and is represented by James Fuentes in New York City, his work has also been featured in magazines such as  The New Yorker, The New York Times, Art Review, New York Magazine and more. He is the co-director of The Downstairs Project in Brooklyn where he lives with his wife and daughter and also works

.Red Face III 23.75″ x 18.9″, C-Print 2014

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