Jacob Loewentheil : Matthew Morrocco & Marcel Sternberger : Forging Portraiture

Reflecting Reality: How Contemporary Photography Honors the Past

The exhibition Forging Portraiture at the 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop invites us to contemplate the enduring legacy of portraiture through a fascinating juxtaposition of past and present. Curating this visual dialogue are the works of Marcel Sternberger, a pioneer of psychological portraiture, and Matthew Morrocco, a contemporary artist inspired by his work.

There’s undeniable beauty in how both artists translate their era through photography. Sternberger, a force in the 1940s, captured iconic portraits of renowned figures like FDR and Frida Kahlo, meticulously revealing the human side of history’s movers and shakers. Morrocco, through his distinctive “Mirror Portrait Series,” traverses time, finding a synchronized purpose that resonates across generations. By incorporating himself into his portraits, Morrocco compels us to consider not only the subject but also the lens through which they are visually interpreted.

Morrocco’s

artistic lineage is evident.

In his work, a thread through time echoes with Sternberger’s own. Both artists understood the power of capturing not just the likeness, but the essence of their subjects. For audiences familiar only with their digital selves, what better way to revisit the power of a single image than with a photographer whose method mirrors our own desire for control over our projected persona?

Mirrors Reflecting Legacy: Understanding Through Morrocco’s Lens

Through spending time with artistic contemporaries like Salman Toor, Jacolby Satterwhite and Kimberly Drew,

he mirrors the process both in front of and behind the camera,amica. Morrocco is not simply documenting the simplicity of friendly gatherings alongside compellingly placed, dramatic black and white poses

that speak volumes about the times we least expect it – re-establishing the legendary role that chance forgiveness.

In essence, Morrocco’s "Mirror Portrait Series" revisits Pre-Instagram vibes without either shying away from their world.

Two Photographers, Two Eras

For Morrocco, photography isn’t just an art form but also a powerful concept; a conversation Starter

men and womens

. Morrocco attracts viewers.

By choosing to include himself as a core element in each portrait, not only posing

but making the viewer an active participant in the work. Forging Portraiture takes on an added dimension. Like a ghost in the portrait-making, attempting to instanteously,

the immediate nature of a

person’s image by scattering their presence among others and pulling.

The Enduring Legacy

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It prompts us to think about individuality and the constant back-and-forth between artist and subject.

(Howard-Steve Holdt)

Stalwart Echoes

A poignant reminder that underpins Forging Portraiture: This is more than

through plain portraits

exactly. We are reminded that just as Sternberger preserved the essence of his time, Morrocco is capturing the nuances of ours. Both succeeding generations.

.“Art’s most powerful shot

conservation, by Jacob Loewentheil, who tirelessly collects

Jacob Loewentheil’s careful curation – sharp

through the lens, ”

Matthew Morrocco🌟 appears in a Special SLIDE SHOW.

Forging Portraiture https://www.19thshop.com/

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