Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1964

Ray K. Metzker

Between light and lines

05/09/2008

11/10/2008

Gallery FIFTY ONE

“What appears in the pictures was the subject’s decision, not mine. I took what they presented – delicate moments – unadorned and unglamorous, yet tender and exquisite.” Ray K. Metzker

Fifty One Fine Art Photography is proud to present its very first solo show of the American photographer Ray K. Metzker (°1931) and his fascinating black and white images which question the nature of the photograph and photographic ‘reality’.

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Ray K. Metzker - Chicago, 1958
Ray K. Metzker - Chicago, 1958
Ray K. Metzker - Chicago, 1958
Ray K. Metzker - Chicago, 1958
Ray K. Metzker - Couplets, 1968
Ray K. Metzker - Couplets, 1968
Ray K. Metzker - Double Frame, 1965
Ray K. Metzker - Double Frame, 1965

 

 

Ray K. Metzker - Penn Center Piece, 1965
Ray K. Metzker - Couplets, 1968
Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1963
Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1963
Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1962
Ray K. Metzker - Under the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1966
Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1963
Ray K. Metzker - Philadelphia, 1963