Beth Lilly

"Tunnel Vision" - black and white photography - transportation - snapshot

2023

This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 17 by 23 inches. Edition of 10. Additional sizes available. Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...

This listing is for a framed print. A simple white frame measuring 17 by 23 inches. Edition of 10. Additional sizes available. Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW...

This listing is for a framed print. Simple white frame measuring 15 by 20 inches. Edition of 10. Additional sizes available. Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW T...

This listing is for a framed print. Simple white frame measuring 17 by 23 inches. Edition of 10. Additional sizes available. Beth Lilly is inspired by the work of Thomas Cole, JMW Turner and Paul Gauguin. Atlanta-based photographer Beth Lilly utilizes a variety of photographic styles in her conceptually driven projects that speculate on the interplay of choice, chance and circumstance. Her most recent series, “The Seventh Bardo,” documents interstate-goers, who on their journey from point A to B, seemingly step outside the confines of time and space, getting lost in contemplation and introspection. In Tibetan, the term ‘Bardo’ literally means ‘the space in-between,’ like a liminal space, and usually refers to the state between death and rebirth. She finds a long journey on the interstate to be a kind of bardo, a state rich with opportunity for transformation. The landscapes and the portraits in this series can stand alone, but are intended to relate and inform each other. The landscapes contain both blurred and sharp elements, signaling that these images are not about a specific geographical place but a psychological place. Nondescript features in the landscape repeat themselves endlessly – this is a limbo that extends forever but goes nowhere. Instead, they serve to set the emotional and psychological stage, and foster a sense of a dreamy otherworldliness “We live in a time when individuality is highly praised, and yet many of us have never been so lonely,” states Beth. “Cars travel the interstate side by side, just feet apart, yet the passengers experience complete isolation. Our windowed vehicles create the illusion of privacy and within these small worlds, people tune out the outside world and appear deep in self-reflection or absorbed in the dramas of life playing out within the small world of their car.” Beth’s portraits record these transitional moments of being lost in thought or the brief moment of connection when they curiously look back at her. Beth earned her MFA in Photography from Georgia State...

Black White Photograph, Butterfly Prints, Butterfly Photos-Shadowy Procession ABOUT THIS PIECE: This black white photograph titled "Shadowy Procession" features butterflies shot in Delaware, Ohio. This is a limited edition, hand-signed piece with a certificate of authenticity. ADDISON'S FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY HISTORY: Addison’s earliest expedition into fine art photography was through her inspiration of adding prints to create depth and drama in showroom booth designs. These images were captured during her deeply personal journeys of exploration and were never meant to become a collection, but as interior designers expressed...

Unique Photographic Collage* Printed on Canson Platine Fiber Rag Framed in black wood with archival mat The artist reserves the right to remake the collage 5 times at this size, but ...

Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...

Artist Commentary: My intention in making this photo, situated in the approach to the San Francisco Zen Monastery, was to illustrate Robert Frost's poem regarding the "road not take...