Monday 29 June 2009

ARTIST PROFILE: Richard Misrach




























Desert Fire 153 (Man with a Rifle),
1984
| Outdoor Dining, Bonneville Salts Flats, 1992

Richard Misrach
United States
(b. 1949)

Richard Misrach is a large-format, 8x10 landscape photographer working mostly in California and the American deserts. His work deals with the relationship between humanity and the natural environment, often focusing on abandoned landscapes where the effect of human intervention is evident. The sheer beauty of his images is incredibly seductive, however their content presents the potential problems human impact has on the environment.

To see more of Richard Mis
rach's work, visit www.artnet.com.

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