Industrial Blues

Industrial Blues by Gunther Cartwright The work, Industrial Blues, is not about a state of mind but rather it is a visual statement about photographic color and form. Using the man-made environment and its resultant visual cacophony, Cartwright seeks out spaces and structures that one sees everyday, but perhaps does not record. “The power lines, communication towers, fences and industrial structures are a part of my daily visual experience. They are not visual detritus. I see them as elements of the landscape. They are there and they make their visual “sound” and “motion”. I am not interested in the picturesque but rather the formal arrangements of elements and color within the manmade landscape.” By their framing, juxtaposition, and use of color, the resultant images are bright, bold transformations of what was in front of the camera. The images are often surreal and have a distorted sense of scale. With the strong use of color and an often close vantage point, Cartwright is able to bring interest and even beauty to the apparent chaos. --- Alexandra Noble, Director, The Photographers’ Gallery, London, England