Adam Fuss took his first photo at age four. A young woman feeding ducks and a small bird, angel-like, flying toward her hand at the exact moment of the “click”.
The image seems prescient. How did he do that? And now, years later, looking at Fuss’ arresting body of work, the question is still relevant. How does he do this? Sunflowers, spirals, and slithering snakes, viscera, bunnies, and floating babies. Black, white, and colorful glory, a striking mix of science and the metaphysical.
But what really marks Fuss’ images? There’s no camera. This modern day artist uses an antiquarian, 19th century technique, carefully thought out photograms. Fuss says he is “always going after something that is perfect and compellingly beautiful.”
Adam Fuss will be speaking at 7 p.m. this evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. An exhibition of his work entitled Adam Fuss is currently on view in the MFA’s Foster and Rabb galleries through January 12, 2003.
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Adam Fuss (An exhibit of his work is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through January 12, 2003).