Marilyn Bridges
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ALEXANDER
APRIL 19 - JUNE 16, 2007
Opening reception:
Thursday, April 19, 2007, 6 PM - 8 PM
We are pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition of recent photographs by Marilyn Bridges, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ALEXANDER, beginning Thursday, April 19, 2007 to June 16, 2007. Throckmorton Fine Art is open to the public Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM and located at 145 East 57th Street, 3rd floor, between Lexington and 3rd Avenue.
Marilyn Bridges, an experienced pilot and renowned black and white aerial photographer, has been producing and publishing an unparalleled archive of aerial photography of ancient sites and antiquities for a quarter century. Her camera now focuses on the cities and monuments of ancient Anatolia.
Western Anatolia became abundant in Classical sculpture and architecture beginning in the 6th century BC and through this terrain passed historical figures such as Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Cleopatra, and Hadrian, to name a few. Greeks, Persians, Romans and others have left their marks on the landscape, providing a rich and diverse record of ruins for archaeologists to explore. Bridges' photographs portray the scenes and stories from this memorable time, allowing us to look back across centuries, as if in a dream.
These aerial photographs, while offering a relevant documentation of the past, reflect a contemporary perspective combined with the aesthetic sensibilities of the artist. In works like Aspendos Aqueduct and Didyma Temple of Apollo, modern and ancient architecture merge, exemplifying a respect for Anatolia's history through structural reminders for its people both then and now. To obtain these photographs, Bridges incorporated her unique skills of flying low near stall speeds over uneven terrain. She says, "By directing the aircraft and the camera, I can make the best use of raking sunlight and shadows to coax dimension from the Earth's surface."
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