The Douglas Brothers, Stuart and Andrew, combine a 19th century pictorialist tradition with a contemporary sensibility. They relax focus and court movement, marginalizing light and celebrating shadow. Darkness illuminates their subjects. They spent a decade developing their imprint, quickly becoming pioneering portraitists, later described by Creative Review as “the most desirable photographers of their generation.” Their oeuvre extended to nudes, abstract, reportage, fashion and collage. See/Saw, their last exhibition of photographs is a series of intriguing black and white images, mixing portraits, pictures of bodies or animals, with a certain fantastic atmosphere. “The Douglas Brothers were one of the gallery’s earliest successes with contemporary work, “ says their gallery owner Paul Kopeiken, who recently re-connected with the brothers to produce this latest exhibition. “Their work is effortlessly timeless and utterly distinctive. If you gave Edgar Allan Poe a camera you’d end up with the work of The Douglas Brothers.”
The Douglas Brothers, See / Saw
January 13 to February 17, 2018
Kopeikin Gallery
2766 S La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034
USA
