La Carmencita, John Singer Sargent. American (1856 - 1925)
Teun Hocks (b. 1947)
For over a quarter of a century, the Dutch photographer and painter Teun Hocks has been performing as the “everyman” in his photographs, inventing scenes that are confrontations with failure, puzzlement and wonder. His single-figure studies are pictures of a middle-aged man caught in variously absurd circumstances.
Hocks’ photographs are cinematic in their process and mood. First, he constructs scenes in his studio and takes a black and white photograph. He then hand colors the photographs with transparent oil paint, taking precise care in the coloring in order to create specific emotions and atmosphere. The accumulation of these elements makes the environments seem like surreal portals.
Frantisek Kupka, Madame Kupka Among Verticals (detail), 1910-11
Here is a detail photo of mine of Mme Kupka Among Verticals by Frantisek Kupka that may be of interest to your readers. While not the full picture I feel it does the vibrancy of the painting more justice in terms of the more accurate colouring.
(Submitted by firstfloormetaphor)
