BARBARA MORGAN – LETTER TO THE WORLD
2020-01-13Barbara Morgan (1900-1992) was a pioneering figure in American photography known for her dynamic images of modern dance, experiments in photomontage, and gestural light drawings. Throughout her career, Morgan worked to visualize the “inner meanings” of her subjects. Her photographs capture fundamental elements of both photography and life – light and motion. Raised in southern California, Morgan studied and taught painting and became interested in gesture and movement. She carried this fascination into her photography, determined to record what she called the world’s “rhythmic vitality.” The varied images on view in this exhibition reflect Morgan’s lifelong fascination with movement at every level, from the atomic to the tectonic, and her ceaseless effort to distill that energy into her photographs.
Opposite – Wild Bee Honeycomb Skyscraper, 1973
Exhibition runs through to February 9th, 2020
Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square
Portland
04101 OR
