Contrapposto (Library Way) - Limited Edition of 6 Photograph

The "Glory of Commerce" sculptural group, atop the Grand Central Terminal facade, stands watch in contrapposto (English: counterpoise) over this lively viaduct intersection, midtown Manhattan. The counterpoise tension can be found in opposing architectural styles -- Beaux-Arts; contemporary glass and steel -- as well as varied transportation -- pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, rail. The composition itself is halved by style and century: a contrapposto split down the middle reveals the spirit of the 19th century [right] reflected in the window of our 21st [left]. "Library Way" can be seen laterally, leading crosstown to Grand Central's analagous Beaux-Arts structure, The New York Public Library. From the series, “Mono New York” — monochrome impressions of New York City. Fleeting glimpses capture movement and stillness, often combined. This series takes a conceptual cue from the Japanese “Mono No Aware”: Mono no aware (物の哀れ), literally "the pathos of things", and also translated as "an empathy toward things", or "a sensitivity to ephemera", is a Japanese term for the awareness of impermanence (無常 mujō), or transience of things, and both a transient gentle sadness (or wistfulness) at their passing as well as a longer, deeper gentle sadness about this state being the reality of life. Edition of 6 + 1 A/P and 1 P/P. Printed exclusively for the artist by Brooklyn Editions' Master Printmaker, New York City. Hahnemühle Photo Silk Baryta 310 gsm, with Hahnemühle Certificate of Authenticity. Archival pigment inks printed with Epson P20000.