Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Light on Water

Using movement to follow luminescent, broken reflections in water, the artist’s experimental photographs create a free-form effect similar to qualities of Abstract Expressionist paintings.

Square black-and-white photograph of light and shadow filtering through rippling water
Square black-and-white photograph of light and shadow filtering through water
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of light trails reflecting off of moving water
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of light reflecting off of splashing water
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of falling water droplets catching the light
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of light trails reflecting off of moving water
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of bubble trails rising underwater
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of two trails of light reflecting off of moving water
Square black-and-white long-exposure photograph of faint squiggly light trails on moving water
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