VIEW IN MY ROOM
This bird’s-eye view captures a pulsing river of pedestrian traffic surging through the expansive zebra crosswalk below. Stripped in high contrast monochrome, the photo transforms individuals into graphic shapes against asphalt, swarming en masse like particles to form a larger organism. Despite the overhead perspective rendering people nearly unidentifiable, their composite movement still emits an energetic rhythm. From this height their density and directionality takes precedence over identity, their pacing dictated by traffic signals. Yet, even colonized into ants, glints of individualistic quirks resist: a dot frozen mid-stride,a cyclist passing through, and another lingering longer than the uniform mass flowing around them. Are they strangers within the coordinated dance, rebelling against the collective current or denizens comfortable bending machine rules? Either way, personality punctures the regimented machinery. Together, the scale and patterns evoke the relentless yet erratic tempo of Tokyo; a metronomic celebration of humans behaving collectively yet uniquely.
Photography:Black & White on Paper
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:11
Size:16 W x 24 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Matt Blum is known for his stunning black and white portraits. His monochromatic works showcase his ability to capture the natural beauty of the world around us with a timeless, understated elegance. Blum's images range from striking travel photographs to intimate portraits of people and animals, all captured with a keen eye for composition and lighting. Through his black and white photography, Blum invites viewers to see the world in a new and different way, highlighting the beauty of the natural world with a subtle and classic approach. Blum emerged doing fashion and glamour work and eventually traversed into commercial and editorial ventures for clients including GQ, Esquire, USA Today, Men's Health, and Playboy. In 2013, Blum was nominated by FashionTV for "Photographer of the Year".
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