Winston Wächter Fine Art is pleased to announce a show of photographs by Rena Bass Forman. Through her representations of bodies of water from diverse geographic locations such as Sri Lanka, Newfoundland, Labrador, the Pacific Northwest, and Italy, Forman explores the common bonds that exist within these vastly different landscapes, namely the power of the sea to both calm and overwhelm. Each photograph is the result of the artist exposing herself to these alternately soothing and punishing elements.

Forman’s large scale, sepia toned silver prints exhibit an aesthetic kinship with 19th century Romantic landscape paintings. There are both historical and art historical allusions imbedded in these luminous image but also some very topical concerns. Referenced here by her subtly foreboding title, is the potentially catastrophic effect that man's presence has on nature, and vice versa. This balance between the strength and vulnerability of nature serves as a compelling foundation for her work.


For further information, please contact Amanda Snyder at 212-327-2526.