Abstraction in Photography

Seven images from Xiomaro’s New York City street photography collection have been selected by Independent & Image Art Space in Chongqing, China, which was founded in 2008 for the practice of Chinese contemporary art development and to promote the dialgoue between China and other parts of the world.  Xiomaro’s prints will be on public display for the first time at the gallery’s Abstraction in Photography international group exhibition.  The dates will be announced soon by the organizers.

As explained by the gallery, the artists chosen for the exhibition “explore photography beyond the literal, delving into the realm of the abstract.  It’s a celebration of the unseen, where shapes, textures, and contrasts narrate stories beyond the obvious.”  The work challenges “perceptions, evoke emotions, and transform ordinary scenes into extraordinary abstract narratives.”  The images on display showcase “photography not just as a means of capturing reality, but as a medium for imaginative expression” and redefines “the boundaries of photography through the lens of abstraction.”

Xiomaro’s photographs were created in New York City and feature tight compositions of reflections and slow exposures of motion.  These photographs of fleeting moments introduce viewers to new ways of seeing at the intersection of realism and abstraction, e.g., that there is more in a mere window or crowd than the window or crowd itself.  This higher understanding through abstraction is what philosophers refer to as aphaeresis.

His photographs always offer something new to discover for private interpretation.  Layers of color, textures, and shapes can be enjoyed for their unseen beauty or they can move one to contemplate what the chaotic swirl of life in a fast-paced urban environment says about ourselves, alienation, technology, corporate consumerism, spirituality, and contemporary culture in New York or any other global metropolis.  As such, the images challenge the artificial realities of social media snapshots that are posed or manipulated by Photoshop, filters, and AI.

All photographs are available for exhibition and purchase. Contact Xiomaro