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Alex Prager — Kate from The Big Valley
Alex Prager

Kate from The Big Valley

A dramatically lit cinematic photograph depicting a woman named Kate, evoking the lush, saturated aesthetic of classic Hollywood Westerns and the iconic television series *The Big Valley*. Prager masterfully constructs a staged, hyper-real scene that blurs the line between fiction and reality, drawing on the visual language of 1960s film and television. The chromogenic print's rich, vivid colors heighten the theatrical tension, transforming the image into a carefully choreographed tableau that feels simultaneously nostalgic and unsettling.

Medium
Chromogenic print.

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October 1, 2013

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Alex Prager, Kate from The Big Valley

A dramatically lit cinematic photograph depicting a woman named Kate, evoking the lush, saturated aesthetic of classic Hollywood Westerns and the iconic television series *The Big Valley*. Prager masterfully constructs a staged, hyper-real scene that blurs the line between fiction and reality, drawing on the visual language of 1960s film and television. The chromogenic print's rich, vivid colors heighten the theatrical tension, transforming the image into a carefully choreographed tableau that feels simultaneously nostalgic and unsettling.

Medium
Chromogenic print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Contemporary Photographer, Dramatic Mood, Narrative Style, Narrative Photography, Nostalgic Mood, Cinematic Photography, Technicolor Palette, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Staged Photography, Chromogenic Print, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Cinematic Style, Female Artist, Vivid Colors, Figurative

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