Darrel Ellis by Darrel Ellis, Steven G. Fullwood, Derek Conra... - 9781732641556

Darrel EllisAuthor(s): Darrel Ellis, Steven G. Fullwood, Derek Conrad Murray, Tiana Reid, Sadie Barnette, Alanna Fields, Ariel Goldberg, S*an D. Henry-Smith, Paul Mpagi Sepuya\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Visual Aids for the Arts Inc, United States\nImprint: Visual Aids for the Arts Inc\nISBN-13: 9781732641556, 978-1732641556\nSynopsis\nThe first monograph on Darrel Ellis' expressive transformations of photographic memory\n\nKnown for his experimental approach to painting and photography, New Yorkbased mixed-media artist Darrel Ellis [tel] explored the psychic terrain between surface, memory and lyric self-representation. Working in part from his late fathers photographs, Ellis projected, deconstructed and reimaged his family history, creating uncanny portraits marked by voids and warps. His commitment to the self-portrait was no less inspired, particularly after his experiences of being photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar. Ellis was on the cusp of major recognition .