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Ryan McGinley — Blue Breakdown
Ryan McGinley

Blue Breakdown

A vibrant chromogenic print by Ryan McGinley captures a raw and visceral moment of emotional release, rendered in McGinley's signature style of youthful abandon and uninhibited expression. The face-mounting and flush-mounting to Perspex lends the image a luminous, glass-like depth that intensifies the saturated hues and heightens the sense of immediacy. The work exemplifies McGinley's ability to blur the boundaries between documentary photography and staged spectacle, inviting the viewer into an intimate yet theatrically charged encounter.

Medium
chromogenic print, face-mounted and flush-mounted to Perspex

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Under the Influence

December 10, 2014

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Ryan McGinley, Blue Breakdown

A vibrant chromogenic print by Ryan McGinley captures a raw and visceral moment of emotional release, rendered in McGinley's signature style of youthful abandon and uninhibited expression. The face-mounting and flush-mounting to Perspex lends the image a luminous, glass-like depth that intensifies the saturated hues and heightens the sense of immediacy. The work exemplifies McGinley's ability to blur the boundaries between documentary photography and staged spectacle, inviting the viewer into an intimate yet theatrically charged encounter.

Medium
chromogenic print, face-mounted and flush-mounted to Perspex
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Color Photography, Figurative Photography, Male Artist, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Emotional Mood, Chromogenic Print, Perspex Mounted, Large Format, 21st Century, Cool Blue Tones

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